Milton Keynes Breakers B.C.

The Milton Keynes Breakers are a basketball club based in the city of Milton Keynes, England. The club was founded in 2017, adding the Breakers name in 2022, after the famous Bletchley Codebreakers. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

The senior men's team entered the National Basketball League in 2022, ^[4] marking the return of basketball to the city of Milton Keynes for the first time since the Milton Keynes Lions, who played in the British Basketball League from 1998 to 2012, moved to London. ^{[5] [6]} In the 2023/24 senior men's national cup, they became the first non-division 1 team to win the competition in over 50 years.

The club competes in junior National Basketball League competitions in all age groups for boys and girls, while also offering community basketball in 6 different local basketball centres with their own intra-club basketball league.

Additionally, the club provides a sixth form basketball academy, in collaboration with the 5 Dimensions Trust, competing in the College Basketball League (CBL).

Current roster

Milton Keynes Breakers 25-26 roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. G Freckleton, Blayne 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) G Baker-McCann, Ben 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G Spencer, Jordan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) G Jackson, DaShawn 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) G Dieterich, Jonas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) F New Jr, Michael 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) F Thompson, Chase 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) F Wilson, Xavier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) F Tawiah, Chris 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	Head coach Ben Stanley Legend (C) Team captain Injured

Season-by-season records

Season	Division	Tier	Regular Season						Post-Season	National Cup	Kitking Trophy
			Finish	Played	Wins	Losses	Points	Win %
Milton Keynes Breakers
2022-23	D3 East	4	1st	18	18	0	36	1.000	Winners	Semi-finals
2023-24	D2 Sou	3	1st	22	21	1	42	0.955	Winners	Winners
2024-25	D1	2	4th	24	16	8	32	0.667	Runners-Up	Quarter-Finals	Runners-Up

References

1. "About MK Breakers Basketball Club". MK Breakers. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
2. "MK Breakers named National Community Club of the Year". MKFM. 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
3. Sally Murrer (2022-02-01). "This is how one thriving community club keeps 700 youngsters happy, active, and off the streets in Milton Keynes". MK Citizen. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
4. Sam Neter (2023-04-22). "Freckleton on fire as MK Breakers win Division 3 in first NBL season". Hoopsfix. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
5. James Reeve (2022-10-22). "The Breakers mark the return of men's basketball to Milton Keynes". MKFM. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
6. Ethan Jaiswal (2022-12-20). "MK Breakers make history, reaching final 4 of national cup". MKFM. Retrieved 2023-01-10.