Manchester Basketball

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Manchester Basketball
Manchester Basketball.png
League SLB (men)
SLB (women)
Established2024;1 year ago (2024)
HistoryManchester Basketball
(2024–present)
Arena National Basketball Centre
Capacity2,000
Location Belle Vue, Manchester
Team coloursRoyal blue, red, white, black
    
OwnershipSherwood Family Investment Office

Manchester Basketball are an English professional basketball team based in the city of Manchester, that compete in Super League Basketball.

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Background

Following the removal of the professional league licence of the British Basketball League, a new top-flight basketball competition, Super League Basketball, was announced. [1] The Manchester franchise in the previous competition, the Manchester Giants, were owned by the league due to a previous period of administration in 2023, and as such the club's brand and intellectual rights were held in the now-defunct company. [2] A Manchester franchise for the new competition was acquired by Sherwood Family Investment Office, led by Ned Sherwood, with the franchise to be led by Ben Pierson. [3] [4] The team's name and brand were announced in September 2024. [5]

Men's team

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Manchester Basketball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
G/F 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Carey, Kyle 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)86 kg (190 lb)28 – (1997-01-03)3 January 1997
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Ashton-Langford, Makai 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)84 kg (185 lb)26 – (1998-05-03)3 May 1998
G 5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg John, Cody 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)84 kg (185 lb)28 – (1996-11-29)29 November 1996
F 7 Flag of the United States.svg Irvin, Zak 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)98 kg (216 lb)30 – (1994-09-05)5 September 1994
F 8 Flag of Ireland.svg Mitchell, D. J. 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)98 kg (216 lb)27 – (1997-03-12)12 March 1997
F 13 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Cayo, Nathan 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in)102 kg (225 lb)27 – (1997-10-27)27 October 1997
G 15 Flag of the United States.svg DuBose, Ian 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)102 kg (225 lb)26 – (1999-01-16)16 January 1999
G 18 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Weaver, Louis 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)85 kg (187 lb)23 – (2002-01-11)11 January 2002
F 21 Flag of the United States.svg Delpeche, Marcus 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in)98 kg (216 lb)29 – (1995-09-28)28 September 1995
G 93 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis, Nicholas  (C)1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)84 kg (185 lb)31 – (1993-03-24)24 March 1993
F 97 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ifejeh, Elijah 2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)109 kg (240 lb)27 – (1997-03-07)7 March 1997
Head coach
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Herman Mandole
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of Argentina.svg Juan Nardini
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew Pitkin
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 3 March 2025

Season-by-season records

ChampionsSLB championsRunners-upPlayoff berth
SeasonTierLeagueRegular seasonPost-seasonCupTrophyHead Coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
Manchester Basketball
2024–25 1 SLB –Callum Jones
Championship record–0 championships
Playoff record–0 playoff championships

Women's team

Players

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Manchester Basketball roster
PlayersCoaches
Pos.No.Nat.NameHt.Wt.Age
PG 1 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Fairley, Nicolette 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)32 – (1992-04-14)14 April 1992
G 2 Flag of the United States.svg Dale, Davida 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)28 – (1997-01-25)25 January 1997
G 3 Flag of the United States.svg Williams, Danni 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)28 – (1996-10-16)16 October 1996
G 4 Flag of the United States.svg Warren, Anastasia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)24 – (2000-07-26)26 July 2000
F 5 Flag of France.svg Hillotte, Camille 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)24 – (2001-01-17)17 January 2001
G 8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anderson, Georgia 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)34 – (1990-04-03)3 April 1990
G/F 10 Flag of Ireland.svg Fitzpatrick, Maura 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)28 – (1997-02-27)27 February 1997
F 11 Flag of Lithuania.svg Karasaite, Eva 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)21 – (2003-09-16)16 September 2003
F 12 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kennedy-Hopoate, Bride 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)28 – (1997-01-29)29 January 1997
C 13 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Shaw, Hannah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)34 – (1990-09-22)22 September 1990
F 45 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Thomas-Johnson, Lauren  (C)1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)36 – (1988-05-25)25 May 1988
Head coach
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Rheanne Bailey
Assistant coach(es)
  • Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mbongeni Mpofu
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
Updated: 3 March 2025

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonCupTrophyHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesWin %
Manchester Basketball
2024–25SLB1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Williams, Callum (August 20, 2024). "Manchester latest to join Super League Basketball after securing new owners". Insider Sport. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  2. ↑ Robinson, Jon (April 4, 2023). "Manchester Giants seeking new investor as British Basketball League takes control after collapse into administration". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  3. ↑ Dallares, Frank (August 19, 2024). "Second top-flight British basketball team bought by new investors". City AM. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  4. ↑ Dixon, Ed (August 19, 2024). "British basketball's Manchester franchises acquired by Sherwood Family Investment Office". SportsPro Media. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ Neter, Sam (September 12, 2024). "Manchester pro franchise reveals new brand identity". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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