Tag: British Basketball League
British government to provide coronavirus bailout to the British Basketball League
Professional basketball will resume in the UK later this month, since the BBL got all necessary reassurances from the government to do so. According...
British Basketball League cancelled
The remainder of the British Basketball League season has been cancelled following the continued impact of the coronavirus, the league announced today. The decision was...
Riders storm to three-peat of Playoff titles
Leicester Riders completed a third straight British
Basketball League Playoff title after a resounding 93-61 victory over the
London City Royals at the O2 Arena on...
Two London teams to drum up national interest in British Basketball League
London Lions coach Vince Macaulay believes that having two British Basketball League teams in the capital will further heighten the interest of the sport...
London City Royals joined the BBL
As it was officially announced earlier today, London City Royals will take part in the British Basketball League Championship during the 2018/19 season. The team...
London City Royals set to join British Basketball League
London City Royals will be joining the British Basketball League after going through several weeks of financial due diligence, it has been revealed. The Royals will...
Leeds Force to withdraw from British Basketball League
British Basketball League side Leeds Force are to withdraw their franchise with immediate effect, the club announced. The club publicly struggled to maintain sponsors last...
Leicester Riders complete back-to-back BBL treble
With Los Angeles Lakers forward Luol Deng watching on, Leicester Riders completed back-to-back BBL trebles with a resounding win over the London Lions. JR Holder...
Leicester Riders and London Lions to battle it out at the O2 Arena
The 2018 BBL play-off final will see Leicester Riders defend their title at The O2 Arena next Sunday against the hometown London Lions, who...
Leicester Riders and Sheffield Sharks brave weather to put on BBL Trophy Final classic
Leicester Riders captured the BBL Trophy for the third straight year with a hard-fought 90-85 win over Sheffield Sharks in Glasgow as fans braved...
From brink of extinction to BBL Cup champions – the rise of Cheshire Phoenix
Back in 2012, the Cheshire Jets, riddled with financial woes, nearly folded as a professional franchise with then-owner Chester businessman Haydn Cook planning to release the...
Basketball & Sneakers: Tayo Ogedengbe’s passion
Surrey Scorchers captain and sneaker enthusiast Tayo Ogedengbe received a phone call one night regarding a pair of sneakers that he might have been...
Justin Robinson returns home, joins London Lions
London Lions have stepped up their summer recruitment after announcing the signing of Great Britain international guard Justin Robinson. The Londoner has a wealth of...
British Basketball Federation chairman Ian Curryer believes that new clubs can develop
Following on from the landmark ten-year deal between the British Basketball League and British Basketball, the federation’s chairman Ian Curryer believes that there is...
British Basketball and BBL agree landmark 10-year licence agreement
British Basketball and the British Basketball League have agreed terms for a landmark ten year licence agreement, paving the way for the long-term development...
Gavin Love to be announced as New Plymouth Raiders coach
Gavin Love is set to be named the new head coach of the Plymouth Raiders. Love will head to Plymouth from Luxembourg League side Contern,...
British basketball favourite shocks all with new challenge
Waking up on Friday morning in Staten Island, New York, British Basketball League mainstayer Zaire Taylor managed to finalise his latest contract for the...
Leicester Riders complete British Basketball League treble
It was billed as the league’s best two teams, in front of an expected record Playoff final audience of 15,000 at the O2 Arena,...