Super League Basketball

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Super League Basketball
Super League Basketball.png
Founded2024;2 years 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
Current champions London Lions (1st title)
(2024–25)
Most championships London Lions (1 title)
TV partners DAZN
Website superleaguebasketballm.co.uk
Basketball current event.svg 2025–26 Super League Basketball season

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

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History

From 1987, the British Basketball League (BBL) was the pre-eminent basketball competition in Great Britain. By May 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] [4] On 2 August 2024, "Super League Basketball" was announced as the name for the new competition. [5] [6]

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

Chairman

Regulations

Import players

Rules currently allow for each team to have a maximum of six non-British qualified players per game, and any number of British-qualified (National or Right-to-Work) players. During the course of a season, any Club may license a maximum of 12 non-national players, and any non-national player who is delicensed and subsequently relicensed by a club will count as a new licence for the purposes of the calculation.

Transfer regulations

Players may be licensed at any time prior to midday on the last day of March during that season.

Salary cap

There is no salary cap in the league. Instead, clubs' total player emoluments are monitored and used to determine registration eligibility, including limits on the number of non-national players permitted in SLB Competitions.

Clubs are limited on the number of non-national players they are permitted to field in SLB Competitions, based on their total declared emoluments:

Results

Championship

Overview of SLB Championships
TeamsChampionsRunners-upWinsRU
London Lions 2024–25 —1—
Leicester Riders — 2024–25 —1
†Defunct club.


Playoff Finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueMost Valuable Player
2024–25 Leicester Riders 105–74 Newcastle Eagles The O2 Arena, London Flag of the United States.svg Jaylin Hunter

Trophy Finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueMost Valuable Player
2024–25 Newcastle Eagles 97–78 Bristol Flyers Arena Birmingham, Birmingham Flag of the United States.svg Mike Okauru
2025–26 London Lions 74–68 Newcastle Eagles Arena Birmingham, Birmingham Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Deane Williams

Cup Finals

SeasonWinnerScoreRunners-upVenueMost Valuable Player
2024–25 Sheffield Sharks 105–97 Surrey 89ers Nottingham Arena, Nottingham Flag of the United States.svg Donovan Clay

Honours board

RankTeamWinsRUWinsRUWinsRUWinsRUWinsRU
SLB ChampionshipSLB PlayoffsSLB CupSLB TrophyTotal
1 London Lions 1000001020
2 Newcastle Eagles 0001001112
3 Leicester Riders 0110000011
4 Sheffield Sharks 0000100010
5 Bristol Flyers 0000000101
5 Surrey 89ers 0000010001

*Note: † Defunct club.

*Note: This is a ranking of all SLB clubs titles won both throughout SLB history.

Source: Honours board

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. ↑ "Franchises confirmed for Super League Basketball's debut season". riders.basketball. 19 August 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Super League Basketball Launched In Great Britain". riders.basketball. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Super League Basketball announces four competition formats for debut season". superleaguebasketballm.co.uk. 13 September 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2025.
  7. ↑ Neter, Sam (22 March 2025). "SLB opens investigations as interim Chair resigns". Hoopsfix . Retrieved 13 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Super League Basketball StatementSuper League Basketball Statement". Super League Basketball. 21 March 2025. Retrieved 13 July 2025.
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