Super League Basketball

Last updated
Super League Basketball
Super League Basketball.png
Founded2024;1 year ago (2024)
First season 2024–25
Country Great Britain
Federation British Basketball
Confederation FIBA Europe
Number of teams9
Level on pyramid 1
International cup(s) Champions League
FIBA Europe Cup
TV partners DAZN
Website superleaguebasketballm.co.uk
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Super League Basketball season

Super League Basketball (SLB) is a men's professional basketball league. Established in 2024, the competition replaces the former British Basketball League (BBL) as the top-level men's basketball competition in Great Britain.

Contents

History

From 1987, the British Basketball League (BBL) was the pre-eminent basketball competition in Great Britain. By 2024, Basketball League Ltd (BLL), the operating company behind the BBL, was in severe financial difficulties. [1] Due to this uncertainty, the British Basketball Federation (BBF) terminated BLL's operating license to run the men's professional league, with immediate effect. [2] On the same day a new organisation, Premier Basketball Limited, was formed by a consortium of existing basketball teams formerly of the BBL. The consortium, led by Sarah Backovic, director of Sheffield Sharks, was granted a three-year license by the BBF to operate the top-level men's basketball competition, in place of the former BBL. [3]

On 2 August, Super League Basketball was announced as the name for the new competition. [4]

Teams

Current teams

TeamLocationColoursArenaCapacityFounded
Bristol Flyers Flag of England.svg Bristol     SGS College Arena 7502006
Caledonia Gladiators Flag of Scotland.svg East Kilbride     Playsport Arena 1,8001998
Cheshire Phoenix Flag of England.svg Ellesmere Port     Cheshire Oaks Arena 1,4001984
Leicester Riders Flag of England.svg Leicester     Mattioli Arena 2,4001967
London Lions Flag of England.svg London (Stratford)    Copper Box Arena 6,0001977
Manchester Basketball Flag of England.svg Manchester     National Basketball Centre 2,0002024
Newcastle Eagles Flag of England.svg Newcastle     Vertu Motors Arena 2,8001976
Sheffield Sharks Flag of England.svg Sheffield     Canon Medical Arena 2,5001991
Surrey 89ers Flag of England.svg Guildford     Surrey Sports Park 9702024

Corporate structure

Chairpersons

Regulations

Import players

Rules currently allow for each team to have a maximum of six non-British qualified players per game. This excludes players with naturalisation and leave to remain.

Salary cap

There is a salary cap set at £400,000 per season, excluding the highest paid British-qualified player, for all SLB teams. Teams are fined for exceeding this limit. The salary of an average player is £31,000 per season.

Transfer regulations

Teams must field no more than nine import players in any one season. Signings are allowed to be made throughout the pre-season and during the regular season until the league's transfer deadline on 28 February, or if during a leap year, 29 February.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Sam Neter (21 May 2024). "BBL engages with new investors amidst 777 controversy". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  2. ↑ "Company running BBL has licence terminated". BBC Sport. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. ↑ "Consortium of clubs awarded licence to run men's basketball league". BBC Sport. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  4. ↑ "Super League Basketball Launched In Great Britain". riders.basketball. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.