Milton Keynes Breakers B.C.

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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).

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonNational Cup
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Milton Keynes Breakers
2022-23 D3 East 41st18180361.000WinnersSemi-finals
2023-24 D2 Sou 31st22211420.955Winners

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References

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  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.