Resultados

Date R Casa vs Visitante -
03/24 18:00 - [10] Plymouth City Patriots vs Leicester Riders [5] 111-121
03/24 15:00 - [6] Sheffield Sharks vs Newcastle Eagles [4] 91-83
03/23 17:00 - [2] Cheshire Phoenix vs Bristol Flyers [8] 96-73
03/22 19:45 - [4] Newcastle Eagles vs Surrey Scorchers [7] 125-84
03/22 19:45 - [5] Leicester Riders vs Caledonia Gladiators [3] 90-115
03/22 19:45 - Newcastle Eagles vs Cheshire Phoenix PPT.
03/21 19:45 - [9] Manchester Giants vs Surrey Scorchers [8] 78-86
03/15 19:30 - [4] Newcastle Eagles vs Sheffield Sharks [6] 77-87
03/10 17:00 - [3] Caledonia Gladiators vs Newcastle Eagles [4] 98-80
03/10 14:00 - [8] Bristol Flyers vs Leicester Riders [5] 108-71
03/09 17:00 - [2] Cheshire Phoenix vs Plymouth City Patriots [10] 95-73
03/08 19:45 - [3] Caledonia Gladiators vs London Lions [1] 76-82

The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs from Wales or Northern Ireland. The BBL runs three additional knockout competitions alongside the BBL Championship which are the BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and the end-of-season BBL Playoffs. In March 2024, there will be a BBL All-Star game which will replace the BBL Cup knockout competition.

The BBL sits above the National Basketball League and the Scottish Basketball Championship which effectively form the second tier of British basketball. There is currently no automatic promotion or relegation between the lower leagues and the BBL because of the franchise system in use in the BBL although several clubs have been successful in making the step up from the NBL in recent years.

The 10 member franchises of the BBL jointly own the league and a chairman is elected by the teams to oversee league operations. The head offices are located in Leicester where the country's oldest team the Leicester Riders are also based.

In partnership with Basketball England the BBL launched a women's league in 2014 branded as the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).

History

See: List of British Basketball League seasons

Establishment (1987–1992)

The British Basketball League was formed in 1987, with leading clubs from the National Basketball League of England and Scottish National Basketball League. In 1988, Portsmouth F.C. won the inaugural BBL Championship title; the following year saw Kingston win the first of three back-to-back league crowns.

Early growth (1992–2002)

The 1990s also saw a growth in popularity and commercialism within the league. Games were televised and the league picked up sponsors such as Peugeot, Lego, Playboy and Budweiser, while attendances at games also increased. The Manchester Giants opened the 1995–96 season in front of a record 14,251 fans at the Nynex Arena against the London Leopards, a record crowd for a basketball game in Great Britain. It stood until 2006, when the NBA started staging games at the O2 Arena in London.

London clubs dominated the league, with London Towers, Crystal Palace and the Greater London Leopards all sharing success in the mid-1990s. In 1999, a Conference format similar to the NBA was introduced, with clubs split North and South. The two Conference champions met in a Championship series to decide the champions for the next three years.

Tougher times (2002–2012)

A single division format returned in 2002 and five different franchises won the Championship title in the five years after that. The new millennium, however, also saw a series of setbacks for the BBL. The collapse of ITV Digital cost the league financially, with many franchises struggling to recover from the lost revenue that the £21 million contract was providing. Long established franchises such as the Manchester Giants, Essex Leopards, Derby Storm, Thames Valley Tigers and Birmingham Bullets withdrew from the league, though new teams have been formed under the Giants and Leopards names. The membership crisis brought about the addition of new franchises such as Guildford Heat (formed by supporters of the defunct Thames Valley Tigers), and elected teams from the lower-tier English Basketball League, including the Plymouth Raiders. Both teams made a refreshing impact on the old boys, with the Heat qualifying for the Play-offs in their rookie season.

During the same season Newcastle won 30 of their 40 regular season league fixtures to clinch the Championship crown – the previous season saw the Eagles win 31 matches but lose out to Chester Jets in the final week, by just two points. That title was one of four pieces of silverware won during the dubbed "clean-sweep" season of 2005–06, the Eagles marching on to claim the BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and Playoff's – the complete set.

Current setup (2012–present)

The intervening years saw the perennial success of the Newcastle Eagles, the reemergence of the Leicester Riders as a dominant force in the domestic game, and the rise and fall of teams based in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Essex, Durham and Worthing. Long term franchise Milton Keynes relocated to London, to become a 2012 Olympics legacy tenant at the Copper Box Arena, and a new incarnation of the famous Manchester Giants name re-entered the league in the same year.

The 2015 Playoffs Final took place at The O2 Arena, London, following a string of sell-out attendances at Wembley Arena between 2012 and 2014. The event saw a record breaking crowd of 14,700.

As of the 2016–17 BBL season Italian sportswear manufacturer Kappa have been the exclusive kit supplier for all teams, replacing a previous deal with Spalding.

The past decade has seen sustained growth across the league, with the biggest advances in facilities. Some clubs have now built their own venues, including Newcastle, Leicester, Sheffield and Caledonia, and Manchester, Cheshire and Surrey and have moved into much improved facilities, while Plymouth, and the most recent election from the EBL, the Bristol Flyers, have announced plans for their own arenas. The 2018–19 season saw, for the first time in 11 years, British participation in European competition when Leicester competed in the Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup.

On 2 December 2021 the Miami-based investment firm 777 Partners bought 45.5% of the shares of the league. The company invested £7 million in the league, that also saw an organisational reform which included the appointment of a CEO.

O torneio de basquete da Grã-Bretanha, conhecido como "Inglaterra - BBL", é uma competição emocionante que reúne os melhores times de basquete do país. A British Basketball League (BBL) é a liga profissional de basquete do Reino Unido e é responsável por organizar esse torneio anualmente.

O torneio "Inglaterra - BBL" é altamente competitivo e atrai jogadores talentosos de todo o país e até mesmo do exterior. Os times participantes representam diferentes cidades e regiões da Grã-Bretanha, proporcionando uma grande diversidade de estilos de jogo e rivalidades regionais.

Os jogos são disputados em ginásios e arenas de basquete de alto nível, com uma atmosfera vibrante e empolgante. Os fãs de basquete têm a oportunidade de assistir a partidas emocionantes, com jogadas incríveis, enterradas espetaculares e arremessos de três pontos precisos.

Além disso, o torneio "Inglaterra - BBL" também é uma ótima oportunidade para os jovens talentos do basquete britânico mostrarem suas habilidades e potencial para os olheiros e treinadores. Muitos jogadores que se destacam nesse torneio têm a chance de serem contratados por equipes de ligas profissionais internacionais.

Em resumo, o torneio de basquete "Inglaterra - BBL" é uma competição emocionante e de alto nível que reúne os melhores times e jogadores da Grã-Bretanha. É uma oportunidade imperdível para os fãs de basquete desfrutarem de partidas intensas e cheias de talento, além de ser uma vitrine para os jovens talentos do basquete britânico.