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2017–18 National Basketball League (England) Season
The 2017-18 season was the 46th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Loughborough University won their 1st league title. NBL1 Teams Team changes Promoted from NBL2 * Kent Crusaders * Newcastle University Relegated to NBL2 * Essex Leopards * Westminster Warriors Folded * London Lituanica Regular season Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final NBL2 Teams Team changes Promoted to NBL1 * Kent Crusaders * Newcastle University Relegated from NBL1 * Essex Leopards * Westminster Warriors Promoted from NBL3 * Birmingham Elite * Middlesex LTBC * Sussex Bears Relegated to NBL3 * East London All-Stars Folded * Doncaster Danum Eagles (relegated) * Tees Valley Mohawks Regular season Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final NBL3 Teams Team changes Promoted to NBL2 * Birmingham Elite * Middlesex LTBC * Sussex Bears Relegated from NBL2 * East London All-Stars Folded * Coventry Tornadoes * Brunel University Promoted ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
English Basketball League
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 5 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish Basketball Championship, sitting directly below the top tier competition, Super League Basketball. For the 2024-25 season, the league will have teams split across four levels: :Division 1 (NBL1) (13 teams) :Division 2 (NBL2) (24 teams across 2 regions) :Division 3 (NBL3) (40 teams across 4 regions) :Conference (51 teams across 5 pools) The league also runs the English Women's Basketball League, with Division 1 and Division 2 North and South, and a junior structure with over 630 teams competing in Under-18s, Under-16s, Under-14s and Under-12s leagues. There is no promotion and relegation between the National League and Super League Basketball (SBL), or its predecessor the British Basketball League, due to the sport franchising, franchise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball Performance Centre
The National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC) is a 2,000 capacity, three-court basketball arena located in Manchester, England. Background Construction on the £11m Belle Vue Sports Village, including the 2,000 seat FIBA-standard arena, began in early 2015. The arena was funded by Manchester City Council, Basketball England and Sport England. Tenants In August 2016, it was announced that the Manchester Mystics were to relocate to the NPBC ahead of the 2016–17 Women's British Basketball League, WBBL season. The NBPC is the home of the Basketball England age-group teams. The arena also hosts the governing body's end-of-season National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League playoff finals. In 2019, Manchester Thunder of the Netball Superleague began to play some home fixtures at the arena. From 2020, all Thunder home games will be played at the NBPC. On 24 July 2020, it was announced that the Manchester Giants will play at the NBPC from the 2020–21 sea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thames Valley Cavaliers
The London Cavaliers are a semi-professional basketball club, based in the Uxbridge area of West London, England. The Cavaliers, formed in 2011, play their home games at Uxbridge College and compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system. History Formed in 2011, the club, which started life as the senior team for the Bracknell Cobras junior basketball club, entered National League competition for the first time in 2012. The men's team split from the junior club to form the Cavaliers in 2014, and with an focus on elite player development, the team was promoted to the National Basketball League Division 1 in 2018. In their first season in Division 1, they secured a top 4 finish and reached the semi-finals of the end-of-season Playoffs. In 2024, the club was acquired by Vince Macaulay Vincent Babatunde Kwao Macaulay-Razaq, generally known as Vince Macaulay, is a British basketball coach. Career Macaulay grew up in Lagos, Nigeria. He is a graduate o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool Basketball Club
Liverpool B.C. are a basketball club from the city of Liverpool, England. The Men's first team compete in the English Basketball League Division 2 North league, and the club has youth teams competing in the U18, U16 and U14 Regional Divisions. They play their home games at the Archbishop Beck Catholic Sports College. History The club was founded by Jimmy Rogers and Tim Martyn-Jones as a Junior section to the local YMCA basketball team, playing under the name 'Atac' to reflect the flowing, attacking style of basketball they aimed for the team to play. The team became independent in 1973 and moved to play their home games at the local Riversdale College, changing their name to Riversdale Atac to reflect their new home base. The club then competed in the local Merseyside League and the North West Counties League for many years before turning their eyes towards national level competition. In the late 1980s, the club sought to expand its reach in the community as a precursor to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Derbyshire Arrows
The Derbyshire Arrows are an English basketball club based in Dronfield, Derbyshire. The Arrows play in National Basketball League Division 2 North, the third tier of British basketball. The club also have strong links with the city of Sheffield, having formerly been based at the University of Sheffield, and maintaining a partnership with the University's team. History Founded in 1991 to compete in local league competition, the Men's team joined the National Basketball League in 1998, starting in Division 3. The first couple of years in national competition saw mixed results, before changes at both club and league in 2000 ushered in a golden era for the club. First, former BBL talent Garnet Gayle joined as player/coach, closely followed by a restructure of the league which rebranded the third tier as Division 2. The Arrows then claimed the 2000/2001 league title without suffering a single defeat, earning promotion to Division 1 in the process. Further glories were to fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nottingham Hoods
The Nottingham Hoods are a semi-professional basketball club from the city of Nottingham, England. The Hoods, formed in 2009, compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system, and play their home games at the Nottingham Wildcats Arena. History The Hoods were originally formed in 2009, with the men's team taking to the court as part of what was then branded as the EBL Division 4 Midlands League. The team had an impressive first season in Division Four, recording thirteen wins in the league for a second place in the regular season. The end of season playoffs were to be an even greater success though, with the Hoods coming through the National Playoffs to make the final against the unbeaten Birmingham Mets. Despite the odds, the Hoods pulled off a 59-56 victory over the Mets to be crowned 2010 National Division Four Champions, and win promotion to Division Three in their first season. For the next three years, the club maintained a mid-table place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich B
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England. It is the county town, and largest in Suffolk, followed by Lowestoft and Bury St Edmunds, and the third-largest population centre in East Anglia, after Peterborough and Norwich. It is northeast of London and in 2011 had a population of 144,957. The Ipswich built-up area is the fourth-largest in the East of England and the 42nd-largest in England and Wales. It includes the towns and villages of Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Bramford and Martlesham Heath. Ipswich was first recorded during the medieval period as ''Gippeswic'', the town has also been recorded as ''Gyppewicus'' and ''Yppswyche''. It has been continuously inhabited since the Saxon period, and is believed to be one of the oldest towns in the United Kingdom.Hills, Catherine"England's Oldest Town" Retrieved 2 August 2015. The settlement was of great economic importance to the Kingdom of England throughout its history, particularly in trade, with the town's historical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
London Greenhouse Pioneers
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 5 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish Basketball Championship, sitting directly below the top tier competition, Super League Basketball. For the 2024-25 season, the league will have teams split across four levels: :Division 1 (NBL1) (13 teams) :Division 2 (NBL2) (24 teams across 2 regions) :Division 3 (NBL3) (40 teams across 4 regions) :Conference (51 teams across 5 pools) The league also runs the English Women's Basketball League, with Division 1 and Division 2 North and South, and a junior structure with over 630 teams competing in Under-18s, Under-16s, Under-14s and Under-12s leagues. There is no promotion and relegation between the National League and Super League Basketball (SBL), or its predecessor the British Basketball League, due to the franchise system in place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tees Valley Mohawks
The Tees Valley Mohawks are an English basketball club in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, which plays in the National Basketball League Division 3, the fourth tier of British basketball. Their home venue is Middlesbrough College. History The Mohawks are arguably the most successful basketball club from the area, having won numerous national trophies. Their most successful period was in the early 2000s, in that time winning the 1999-00, 2001-02 and 2002-03 Division 1 league titles, 2002-03 and 2003-04 Division 1 Playoff titles and winning the National Trophy four consecutive times from 1999 to 2003. Their most recent success was the 2008 Patrons Cup. Success dried up, and following relegation from Division 1 and after a season in Division 2 , the club took a short hiatus, focusing on developing their youth system. The club re-entered the National Basketball League in 2019, playing in the reorganised Division 3. The Mohawks won the 2022 Otto Estensen Trophy. Notable former p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doncaster Danum Eagles
The Doncaster Eagles are an English basketball club, based in the city of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The team plays in the North conference of the 2nd Division in the National Basketball League (NBL), the third tier of British Basketball. History The Eagles joined the English Basketball League in 2014, and rapidly ascended through the Divisions 3 and 4, achieving back-to-back promotions. However, upon reaching Division 2, the club were forced to move their home games 25 miles away to Scunthorpe due to the unsuitably of their home venue to host Division 2 games. The team struggled with the move, losing the positive momentum built up over the last couple of years, finishing 11th in their inaugural Division 2 season and facing relegation back to Division 3. The Eagles took the decision to withdraw during 2017–18 season due to financial constraints, re-entering the NBL in Division 4 for the 2018–19 season. As of the 2021-22 season, the Eagles have competed in the NBL Divis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
East London All-Stars
The East London All-Stars are a basketball club based in the Newham area of East London. The team was formed in 2010 as the senior team of the Newham All-Star Sports Academy, or NASSA for short, and were originally named Newham Neptunes before being rebranded to East London All-Stars in 2015. This name lasted only one season, returning to Newham Neptunes in time for the 2016-17 season. As of the 2018-19 season, the club were the All-Stars once more. The All-Stars play their home games at the University of East London's SportsDock facility, and currently compete in the English Basketball League The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 5 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish B ... (EBL) Division 2. The team achieved a rapid ascension through the lower divisions of English basketball since their establishment and sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sussex Bears
The Brighton Bears are an English basketball club, based in the town of Lancing, West Sussex. History The Bears were formed in 2014. Former Worthing Thunder coach and local basketball legend Gary Smith was brought in to lead the club as chairman and first team coach, and with him he brought a number of former Thunder players to form the nucleus of the new team. The Bears' name is not a new one to basketball in the area - the Brighton Bears played in the top-flight BBL for many years until their final season in 2006. The 'new' club has since developed rapidly, increasing the number of men's, women's and youth teams representing under the Bears' name. The Bears have also risen through the divisions of the English Basketball League, reaching their current position in Division 2 in 2017. The Bears announced plans to build a new stadium at the Black Rock seafront area and return the Brighton Bears name to the top flight British Basketball League The British Basketball Le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
