Английская Википедия:British Basketball League
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Шаблон:EngvarB The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs from Wales or Northern Ireland.[1] The BBL runs three additional knockout competitions alongside the BBL Championship which are the BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and the end-of-season BBL Playoffs. In March 2024, there will be a BBL All-Star game which will replace the BBL Cup knockout competition.
The BBL sits above the National Basketball League and the Scottish Basketball Championship which effectively form the second tier of British basketball. There is currently no automatic promotion or relegation between the lower leagues and the BBL because of the franchise system in use in the BBL although several clubs have been successful in making the step up from the NBL in recent years.
The 10 member franchises of the BBL jointly own the league[2] and a chairman is elected by the teams to oversee league operations. The head offices are located in Leicester[3] where the country's oldest team the Leicester Riders are also based.
In partnership with Basketball England the BBL launched a women's league in 2014 branded as the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL).[4]
History
Establishment (1987–1992)
The British Basketball League was formed in 1987, with leading clubs from the National Basketball League of England and Scottish National Basketball League. In 1988, Portsmouth F.C. won the inaugural BBL Championship title; the following year saw Kingston win the first of three back-to-back league crowns.
Early growth (1992–2002)
The 1990s also saw a growth in popularity and commercialism within the league. Games were televised and the league picked up sponsors such as Peugeot, Lego, Playboy and Budweiser, while attendances at games also increased. The Manchester Giants opened the 1995–96 season in front of a record 14,251 fans at the Nynex Arena against the London Leopards, a record crowd for a basketball game in Great Britain. It stood until 2006, when the NBA started staging games at the O2 Arena in London.
London clubs dominated the league, with London Towers, Crystal Palace and the Greater London Leopards all sharing success in the mid-1990s. In 1999, a Conference format similar to the NBA was introduced, with clubs split North and South. The two Conference champions met in a Championship series to decide the champions for the next three years.
Tougher times (2002–2012)
A single division format returned in 2002 and five different franchises won the Championship title in the five years after that. The new millennium, however, also saw a series of setbacks for the BBL. The collapse of ITV Digital cost the league financially, with many franchises struggling to recover from the lost revenue that the £21 million contract was providing. Long established franchises such as the Manchester Giants, Essex Leopards, Derby Storm, Thames Valley Tigers and Birmingham Bullets withdrew from the league, though new teams have been formed under the Giants and Leopards names. The membership crisis brought about the addition of new franchises such as Guildford Heat (formed by supporters of the defunct Thames Valley Tigers), and elected teams from the lower-tier English Basketball League, including the Plymouth Raiders. Both teams made a refreshing impact on the old boys, with the Heat qualifying for the Play-offs in their rookie season.
During the same season Newcastle won 30 of their 40 regular season league fixtures to clinch the Championship crown – the previous season saw the Eagles win 31 matches but lose out to Chester Jets in the final week, by just two points. That title was one of four pieces of silverware won during the dubbed "clean-sweep" season of 2005–06, the Eagles marching on to claim the BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and Playoff's – the complete set.
Current setup (2012–present)
The intervening years saw the perennial success of the Newcastle Eagles, the reemergence of the Leicester Riders as a dominant force in the domestic game, and the rise and fall of teams based in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Essex, Durham and Worthing. Long term franchise Milton Keynes relocated to London, to become a 2012 Olympics legacy tenant at the Copper Box Arena, and a new incarnation of the famous Manchester Giants name re-entered the league in the same year.
The 2015 Playoffs Final took place at The O2 Arena, London, following a string of sell-out attendances at Wembley Arena between 2012 and 2014.[5] The event saw a record breaking crowd of 14,700.[6]
The past decade has seen sustained growth across the league, with the biggest advances in facilities. Some clubs have now built their own venues, including Newcastle, Leicester, Sheffield and Caledonia, and Manchester, Cheshire and Surrey and have moved into much improved facilities, while Plymouth, and the most recent election from the EBL, the Bristol Flyers, have announced plans for their own arenas. The 2018–19 season saw, for the first time in 11 years, British participation in European competition when Leicester competed in the Basketball Champions League and FIBA Europe Cup.
On 2 December 2021 the Miami-based investment firm 777 Partners bought 45.5% of the shares of the league. The company invested £7 million in the league, that also saw an organisational reform which included the appointment of a CEO.[7]
Rules
The BBL had a salary cap in place, named the "Team Payments Cap", which limited teams to spend no more than £250,000 on player salaries. The aim was to keep overall costs down for the teams while also ensuring competitive balance. The salary cap was dropped starting from the 2022-23 season, as it was stated to hamper the growth of BBL teams playing in European competitions.[8]
Teams
Current teams
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity | Founded | Joined |
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Bristol Flyers | Шаблон:Flagicon Bristol | SGS College Arena | 750 | 2006 | 2014 |
Caledonia Gladiators | Шаблон:Flagicon East Kilbride | Playsport Arena | 1,800 | 1998* | |
Cheshire Phoenix | Шаблон:Flagicon Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400 | 1984 | 1991 |
Leicester Riders | Шаблон:Flagicon Leicester | Morningside Arena | 2,400 | 1967 | 1987 |
London Lions | Шаблон:Flagicon London (Stratford) | Copper Box Arena | 6,000 | 1977* | 1987 |
Manchester Giants | Шаблон:Flagicon Manchester | National Basketball Centre | 2,000 | 2012 | |
Newcastle Eagles | Шаблон:Flagicon Newcastle upon Tyne | Vertu Motors Arena | 2,800 | 1976* | 1987 |
Plymouth City Patriots | Шаблон:Flagicon Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,500 | 2021 | |
Sheffield Sharks | Шаблон:Flagicon Sheffield | Park Community Arena | 2,500 | 1991 | 1994 |
Surrey Scorchers | Шаблон:Flagicon Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000 | 2005 |
- Notes
- An asterisk (*) denotes a franchise move. See the respective team articles for more information.
- The Hemel & Watford Royals, Leicester City Riders and Sunderland 76ers were all participants in the previous top-flight league, the NBL, when it changed administration to the BBL in 1987.
- The Cheshire Jets and Sheffield Sharks were both promoted from the NBL in 1991 and 1994 respectively.
- Bristol Flyers (2014) have acquired a franchise licence to compete in the BBL, having previously competed in the EBL.
Proposed new teams
Team | Location | Status | Founded | Proposed first season |
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Reading Rockets | Шаблон:Flagicon Reading | Application submitted | 1997 | 2023-24 [9] |
Birmingham | Шаблон:Flagicon Birmingham | Intention to apply | - | 2023-24 [10] |
Edinburgh | Шаблон:Flagicon Edinburgh | Intention to apply | - | 2023-24 [11] |
Former teams
Apparel
As of the 2016–17 BBL season Italian sportswear manufacturer Kappa was the kit supplier for all teams.[12]
Corporate structure
The league is an independent company owned by its member clubs and Miami-based investment firm 777 Partners, who bought 45.5% of the shares of the league, investing £7million, in December 2021. Each club, or franchise, now has an equal shareholding of 5.45%. The 8-person Management Board is made up of an independent Chairperson, non-affiliated non-executives, Investor Directors and a minority representation of BBL Club Directors.[2] Sir Rodney Walker is the current elected chairperson.
Chairs
- John Deacon (1987 to 1988)
- Kevin Routledge (1988 to 2002)
- Vince Macaulay (2002 to 2006)
- Paul Blake (2006 to 2013)
- Ed Percival (2013 to 2015)
- Sir Rodney Walker (2016 to present)
Competitions
BBL Championship
Шаблон:Main The BBL Championship is the flagship competition of the British Basketball League and features all member teams playing a double round robin (home and away) league season,[13] from September through to April.[14] Matches are played according to FIBA rules and games consist of four-quarters of 10 minutes each. Two points are awarded for a win,[13] with overtime used if the score is tied at the final buzzer – unlimited numbers of 5-minute overtime periods are played until one team is ahead when a period ends. At the end of the regular season, the team with the most points is crowned as winners of the BBL Championship, and thus British Champions. If points are equal between two or more teams then head-to-head results between said teams are used to determine the winners. In the case of a tie between multiple teams where this does not break the tie, the winners are then determined by the points difference in the games between said teams.[15] Following the completion of the Championship regular season, the top eight ranked teams advance into the post-season Playoffs which usually take place during April.[16]
In the regular season, team schedules are not identical and neither are matchdays, with games scheduled mainly around venue availability. Because of this teams may find themselves playing a series of four or five home games consecutively followed by a straight set of away games. As the regular season is also particularly short many games are played over weekends as 'doubleheaders', whereby a team will play games (possibly a home and away game) on consecutive days, something that is not commonplace in British sports, although often seen in the National Basketball AssociationШаблон:Citation needed and other North American sports.
Playoffs
The post-season Playoffs usually takes place in April, featuring the top eight ranked teams from the Championship regular season compete in a knockout tournament. Teams are seeded depending on their final positioning in the Championship standings, so first-place faces eighth-place, second versus seventh-place, third against sixth-place and finally fourth plays the fifth-placed team. Both the Quarterfinals and the succeeding Semifinals are played over a three-game series, with the higher seed getting two home games either side of the lower seeds home game. The team that wins two of the three games advances to the next round.[13][15] As with the Quarterfinals, teams in the Semifinals are also seeded, with the highest-ranking team drawn against the lowest-ranking team in one Semifinal and the two remaining teams drawn together in the other Semifinal. The culmination of the post-season is the grand Final, held at The O2 Arena in London, which sees the two Semi-final winners play a one-game event to determine the Playoff Champions.
BBL Cup
Шаблон:Main The BBL Cup emerged from a breakaway of the English Basketball Association-organised National Cup and was contested for the first time in the 2003–04 season, when Sheffield Sharks were the inaugural winners. Since the 2019–20 season, the competition has a group stage followed by a knockout stage. The group stage consists of the teams being split into north and south groups and within each playing a double round-robin system. The top 4 teams from each group are then seeded with 1st of each group playing 4th in the other and 3rd in each group playing 2nd in the other. The winner of the Aggregate score going through to the semi-final. The winner of the aggregate score of each match in the semi-final then goes through to the BBL Cup Final.[17] The Cup final is played at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, usually in early January.[18]
BBL Trophy
Шаблон:Main The BBL Trophy traces its origins back to a previous competition known as the Anglo-Scottish Cup – and subsequently the British Master's Cup – which was founded in 1984 and was initially a competition between teams from both the English and Scottish leagues. Following the launch of the new British Basketball League administration in 1987 – who assumed control over the National Basketball League from the English Basketball Association – the British Master's Cup was scrapped and replaced with the newly formed League Trophy.[19] The Trophy competition has historically had a round-robin group stage format used for the first round, however the current competition is a knockout tournament with pairings drawn completely at random – there are no seeds, and a draw takes place after the majority of fixtures have been played in each round. As well as including all BBL member clubs, invited teams from the English Basketball League, and occasionally the Scottish Basketball League, often take part in the Trophy.[20] The Final is usually played in March at a neutral venue.[21]
European Competition
In 2018, the Leicester Riders competed in Europe's third tier of continental basketball, the Basketball Champions League, losing in the first qualification round on aggregate to the Bakken Bears.[22] They became the first British team to compete in European competition since the Guildford Heat featured in the ULEB Cup during the 2007–08 season.
Following their elimination from the Basketball Champions League, the Leicester Riders played in the 2018–19 FIBA Europe Cup, Europe's fourth tier.[23][24]
To be eligible for entry into the Basketball Champions League or the FIBA Europe Cup, teams must play in arenas with a capacity of at least 2,000 people.[25] Currently the BBL member teams that meet the tournaments' requirements are Leicester, Caledonia, London, Newcastle, Manchester and Sheffield. Bristol[26] have begun work on a suitable arena.
Players
All-time statistics leaders
Bold indicates active BBL players.
Rank | Player | Games | Pts. |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Scantlebury | 540 | 8,324 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Nigel Lloyd | 402 | 7,838 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Singleton | 454 | 6,950 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Mike New | 431 | 6,000 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Yorick Williams | 448 | 5,997 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Windless | 404 | 5,948 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Youngblood | 494 | 5,943 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russ Saunders | 241 | 5,855 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Dorsey | 273 | 5,826 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Holley | 398 | 5,703 |
Rank | Player | Games | Reb. |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Holley | 398 | 3,985 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Singleton | 454 | 3,460 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Mike New | 431 | 3,369 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Youngblood | 494 | 3,088 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Siemon | 353 | 3,057 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Scantlebury | 540 | 3,004 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Fab Flournoy | 498 | 2,910 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Martin Henlan | 336 | 2,809 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Shawn Myers | 305 | 2,674 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Windless | 404 | 2,577 |
Rank | Player | Games | Ast. |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Nigel Lloyd | 402 | 1,909 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon DeShawn Evans | 289 | 1,725 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Fab Flournoy | 499 | 1,631 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jermaine Hart | 228 | 1,537 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Jordan Moon | 289 | 1,511 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Barker | 540 | 1,470 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Neil Rodgers | 392 | 1,293 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Alton Byrd | 152 | 1,188 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Scantlebury | 540 | 1,046 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon | 211 | 1,017 |
Rank | Player | Games | Stl. |
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1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Fab Flournoy | 498 | 764 |
2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Nigel Lloyd | 402 | 722 |
3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Russ Saunders | 241 | 686 |
4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Singleton | 454 | 685 |
5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Scantlebury | 540 | 675 |
6 | Шаблон:Flagicon John Tresvant | 276 | 604 |
7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Jason Siemon | 353 | 595 |
8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Ronnie Baker | 539 | 575 |
9 | Шаблон:Flagicon T.J. Walker | 241 | 566 |
10 | Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Nelson | 369 | 553 |
Last Updated on 20 September 2012
Foreign imports
British Basketball League rules currently allow for each team to have a maximum of three "import" players – from outside of the European Union (EU) and require a work permit to play – whilst the remaining players on the roster must have citizenship of an EU country, either by birth or by naturalisation.[27] The current ruling was integrated at the beginning of the 2006–07 season, reverting from the previous law which allowed for up to four non-EU players on a roster, along with naturalised players.
New rules introduced for the 2012–13 season allow teams to field a maximum of five non-British players per game (including up to three work permitted players), further demonstrating the League's commitment towards developing British players.[28]
Transfer regulations
According to BBL rules, teams must field no more than six import (non-EU) players in any one season, though only three are allowed to be registered to a roster at any one time. 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, the date is 29 February.
Notable former players
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kieron Achara
- Шаблон:Flagicon John Amaechi
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Ted Berry
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andrew Betts
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Flinder Boyd
- Шаблон:Flagicon Rod Brown
- Шаблон:Flagicon Matthew Bryan-Amaning
- Шаблон:Flagicon Steve Bucknall
- Шаблон:Flagicon Eric Burks
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Alton Byrd
- Шаблон:Flagicon Pero Cameron
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Claxton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Modie Cox
- Шаблон:Flagicon Terry Crosby
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Dorsey
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Chuck Evans
- Шаблон:Flagicon Greg Francis
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dave Gardner
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Ricardo Greer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Kenny Gregory
- Шаблон:Flagicon Skouson Harker
- Шаблон:Flagicon Chris Haslam
- Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Huggins
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon James Life
- Шаблон:Flagicon Iain MacLean
- Шаблон:Flagicon Loren Meyer
- Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Midgley
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Terrell Myers
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Nate Reinking
- Шаблон:Flagicon Craig Robinson
- Шаблон:Flagicon Dennis Rodman
- Шаблон:Flagicon Peter Scantlebury
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Billy Singleton
- Шаблон:Flagicon Andre Smith
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Lynard Stewart
- Шаблон:Flagicon Clyde Vaughan
- Шаблон:Flagicon Jerry Williams
- Шаблон:Flagicon Шаблон:Flagicon Tony Windless
- Шаблон:Flagicon Voise Winters
Results
League
Present clubs
Club | Champions | Runners-up | Last league title |
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Newcastle Eagles | 7 | 6 | 2014–15 |
Leicester Riders | 6 | 4 | 2021–22 |
Sheffield Sharks | 4 | 5 | 2002–03 |
London Lions | 2 | 2 | 2022–23 |
Cheshire PhoenixШаблон:Efn-lr | 2 | 0 | 2004–05 |
Surrey ScorchersШаблон:Efn-lr | 1 | 1 | 2006–07 |
Caledonia GladiatorsШаблон:Efn-lr | 0 | 1 | — |
Bristol Flyers | — | — | — |
Manchester Giants | — | — | — |
Plymouth City Patriots | — | — | — |
Historical
Season | Champions | Runners Up | Third Place |
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1987–88 | Portsmouth (1) | Kingston Kings | Murray Livingston |
1988–89 | Glasgow Rangers (1) | Murray Livingston | Bracknell Tigers |
1989–90 | Kingston Kings (1) | Manchester Giants | Sunderland 76ers |
1990–91 | Kingston Kings (2) | Sunderland Saints | Thames Valley Tigers |
1991–92 | Kingston Kings (3) | Thames Valley Tigers | Worthing Bears |
1992–93 | Worthing Bears (1) | Thames Valley Tigers | London Towers |
1993–94 | Thames Valley Tigers (1) | Worthing Bears | Manchester Giants |
1994–95 | Sheffield Sharks (1) | Thames Valley Tigers | London Towers |
1995–96 | London Towers (1) | Sheffield Sharks | Birmingham Bullets |
1996–97 | Leopards (1) | London Towers | Sheffield Sharks |
1997–98 | Leopards (2) | Birmingham Bullets | Newcastle Eagles |
1998–99 | Sheffield Sharks (2) | Manchester Giants | London Towers |
Season | North Champions | North Runners Up | South Champions | South Runners Up |
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1999–00 | Manchester Giants | Sheffield Sharks | London Towers | Thames Valley Tigers |
2000–01 | Sheffield Sharks | Chester Jets | London Towers | Greater London Leopards |
2001–02 | Chester Jets | Sheffield Sharks | London Towers | Brighton Bears |
Season | Champions | Runners Up | Third Place |
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2002–03 | Sheffield Sharks (3) | Brighton Bears | Chester Jets |
2003–04 | Brighton Bears (2) | Sheffield Sharks | London Towers |
2004–05 | Chester Jets (1) | Newcastle Eagles | London Towers |
2005–06 | Newcastle Eagles (1) | Scottish Rocks | Sheffield Sharks |
2006–07 | Guildford Heat (1) | Sheffield Sharks | Newcastle Eagles |
2007–08 | Newcastle Eagles (2) | Guildford Heat | Plymouth Raiders |
2008–09 | Newcastle Eagles (3) | Mersey Tigers | Leicester Riders |
2009–10 | Newcastle Eagles (4) | Sheffield Sharks | Glasgow Rocks |
2010–11 | Mersey Tigers (1) | Newcastle Eagles | Sheffield Sharks |
2011–12 | Newcastle Eagles (5) | Leicester Riders | Worcester Wolves |
2012–13 | Leicester Riders (1) | Newcastle Eagles | Glasgow Rocks |
2013–14 | Newcastle Eagles (6) | Sheffield Sharks | Worcester Wolves |
2014–15 | Newcastle Eagles (7) | Leicester Riders | Worcester Wolves |
2015–16 | Leicester Riders (2) | Newcastle Eagles | Sheffield Sharks |
2016–17 | Leicester Riders (3) | Newcastle Eagles | Glasgow Rocks |
2017–18 | Leicester Riders (4) | London Lions | Newcastle Eagles |
2018–19 | London Lions (1) | Leicester Riders | Newcastle Eagles |
2019–20 | Season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | ||
2020–21 | Leicester Riders (5) | London Lions | Plymouth Raiders |
2021–22 | Leicester Riders (6) | Sheffield Sharks | London Lions |
2022–23 | London Lions (2) | Leicester Riders | Bristol Flyers |
Playoffs
Season | Champions | Result | Runners Up | Venue |
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1987–88 | Murray Livingston (1) | 81–72 | Portsmouth | Wembley Arena, London |
1988–89 | Glasgow Rangers (1) | 89–86 | Murray Livingston | NEC, Birmingham |
1989–90 | Kingston Kings (2) | 87–82 | Sunderland 76ers | NEC, Birmingham |
1990–91 | Kingston Kings (3) | 94–72 | Sunderland Saints | NEC, Birmingham |
1991–92 | Kingston Kings (4) | 84–67 | Thames Valley Tigers | Wembley Arena, London |
1992–93 | Worthing Bears (1) | 75–74 | Thames Valley Tigers | Wembley Arena, London |
1993–94 | Worthing Bears (2) | 71–65 | Guildford Kings | Wembley Arena, London |
1994–95 | Worthing Bears (3) | 77–73 | Manchester Giants | Wembley Arena, London |
1995–96 | Birmingham Bullets (1) | 78–72 | London Towers | Wembley Arena, London |
1996–97 | London Towers (1) | 89–88 | London Leopards | Wembley Arena, London |
1997–98 | Birmingham Bullets (2) | 78–75 | Thames Valley Tigers | Wembley Arena, London |
1998–99 | London Towers (2) | 82–71 | Thames Valley Tigers | Wembley Arena, London |
1999–00 | Manchester Giants (1) | 74–65 | Birmingham Bullets | Wembley Arena, London |
2000–01 | Leicester Riders (1) | 84–75 | Sheffield Sharks | Wembley Arena, London |
2001–02 | Chester Jets (1) | 93–82 | Sheffield Sharks | Wembley Arena, London |
2002–03 | Scottish Rocks (1) | 83–76 | Brighton Bears | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2003–04 | Sheffield Sharks (1) | 86–74 | Chester Jets | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2004–05 | Newcastle Eagles (1) | 78–75 | Chester Jets | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2005–06 | Newcastle Eagles (2) | 83–68 | Scottish Rocks | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2006–07 | Newcastle Eagles (3) | 95–82 | Scottish Rocks | Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne |
2007–08 | Guildford Heat (1) | 100–88 | Milton Keynes Lions | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2008–09 | Newcastle Eagles (4) | 87–84 | Mersey Tigers | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2009–10 | Mersey Tigers (1) | 80–72 | Glasgow Rocks | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2010–11 | Mersey Tigers (2) | 79–74 | Sheffield Sharks | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2011–12 | Newcastle Eagles (5) | 71–62 | Leicester Riders | National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
2012–13 | Leicester Riders (2) | 68–57 | Newcastle Eagles | Wembley Arena, London |
2013–14 | Worcester Wolves (1) | 90–78 | Newcastle Eagles | Wembley Arena, London |
2014–15 | Newcastle Eagles (6) | 96–84 | London Lions | The O2 Arena, London |
2015–16 | Sheffield Sharks (2) | 85–78 | Leicester Riders | The O2 Arena, London |
2016–17 | Leicester Riders (3) | 84–63 | Newcastle Eagles | The O2 Arena, London |
2017–18 | Leicester Riders (4) | 81–66 | London Lions | The O2 Arena, London |
2018–19 | Leicester Riders (5) | 93–61 | London City Royals | The O2 Arena, London |
2020–21 | Newcastle Eagles (7) | 68–66 | London Lions | Morningside Arena, Leicester |
2021–22 | Leicester Riders (6) | 78–75 | London Lions | The O2 Arena, London |
2022–23 | London Lions (1) | 88–80 | Leicester Riders | The O2 Arena, London |
Honours board
Media coverage
Basketball receives little national press coverage in the United Kingdom, although coverage is more extensive from the local newspapers in cities where BBL clubs are based, with publications such as The Plymouth Herald, Manchester Evening News, Leicester Mercury and the Newcastle Chronicle all having dedicated basketball reporters who cover the respective local team. Some national newspapers list results and occasionally provide short summaries of the League's news, but more extensive coverage remains minimal.
The history of television coverage of the BBL has been sporadic. Previously the League enjoyed coverage from Channel 4 in the 1980s and Sky Sports from 1995 to 2001, where audiences peaked at around 150,000 viewers.[29] The League signed a three-year broadcast deal with the ill-fated digital TV company ITV Digital in 2001, and coverage suffered a sharp decline as the broadcaster struggled and eventually went out of business, resulting in a significant loss of income to member clubs.[30] Television coverage was then infrequent until the 2007–08 season, when international broadcaster Setanta Sports signed a deal to screen one live game a week.[31] In 2010, the League agreed a broadcast rights deal with BSkyB network Sky Sports marking the return of BBL action on Sky Sports after a 9-year gap.[32] The League's own subscription-based online TV station, BBL TV, took over the broadcast of live games from 2013 to 2015, and during the 2013–14 season match highlights were also televised and featured on British Eurosport each week.[33]
In July 2016, the league signed a two-year broadcast deal with the BBC, featuring both British Basketball League and Women's British Basketball League games. The games would be broadcast on the BBC Sport website with the showpiece finals also being broadcast on the BBC Red Button.[34] Alongside the BBC deal, a six-year deal with Perform was signed[35] which saw every BBL game broadcast via LiveBasketball.TV,[36] and a deal followed a year later with UNILAD to broadcast one game a week live via Facebook.[37] FreeSports signed a deal with the league in January 2018 to broadcast games for the remainder of the season, starting with the BBL Cup Final between Worcester Wolves and Cheshire Phoenix.
In November 2020, coverage of the league returned to Sky Sports in a new two-year deal which sees Sky broadcasting 30 games per season, including BBL Trophy Final, BBL Cup Final and BBL Playoffs.[38] This has been extended to cover the 2022/23 season.
During the 2023-24 season of the BBL, NESN will air BBL matches in the US.[39]
Awards
See also
- Basketball in England
- National Basketball League (England)
- Super League (Ireland), featuring teams from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
- Women's British Basketball League
- List of professional sports teams in the United Kingdom
- Timeline of basketball on UK television
Notes
References
External links
Шаблон:British Basketball League teamlist Шаблон:Men's professional basketball leagues Шаблон:English and British National Champions
- ↑ A single club from Northern Ireland, Belfast Star, play in the Irish Super League, the highest level competition in Ireland, and Basketball in Ireland operates on a broadly all-island basis.
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