Manchester Giants today announced that from the 2020-21 BBL season, the club will make the National Basketball Performance Centre their new home. In an exciting new partnership, the Giants will work closely with Manchester City Council to energise basketball at all levels in the city. The National Basketball Performance Centre at Belle Vue Sports Village …
Keep track of all the BBL club signings that have happened over the summer with the below list. Keep checking back for updates! Bristol Flyers Daniel Edozie Cheshire Phoenix Jalen Hayes Kahron Ross Glasgow Rocks Gareth Murray Leicester Riders Conner Washington Jamell Anderson Darien Nelson-Henry London Lions Justin Robinson Joe Ikhinmwin Manchester Giants Jordan Whelan …
Armchair basketball fans have been given a boost with the news that the men’s and women’s British Basketball Cup Finals will be shown live on the BBC on Sunday 26 January. The two matches – representing the climax of one of the sport’s premier knockout competitions – will be available live on the BBC Sport …
With 12 games to choose from at a super Opening Weekend at the University of Essex, the competition to make our first line-up of the season was intense. Brea Elmore – Leicester Riders What better way to start than to talk about our first triple-double of the campaign as the classy Elmore lit it up …
Female PickUp hubs launch for 19/20 With the 2019/20 basketball season under way across Scotland, basketballscotland’s new Female PickUp Basketball project, promoting recreational basketball for women and girls, has launched weekly sessions across the country. PickUp Basketball is recreational basketball with a focus on socialising, having fun and getting active. Sessions are aimed at those …
First 19/20 Jr. NBA draft to be held next week The draft for the first Jr. NBA Leagues of 19/20 will take place at Edinburgh City Chambers next Monday, September 23rd. Pupils and staff from schools across Scotland will gather for the event as each school is paired with an NBA team for the duration …
Vacancies: Wheelchair Basketball National Academy Coaching Staff basketballscotland are now accepting applications for voluntary Coaching Staff for our Wheelchair Basketball National Academy. The Academy will support the talent development of athletes in the U14, U18 and U23 programmes. How do I get involved? Coaches will be expected to attend 30 hours of contact coaching time …
World’s first Jr. NBA Wheelchair League to tip off this month. Following on from the announcement of plans to launch the world’s first Jr. NBA Wheelchair League back in May, basketballscotland are proud to confirm the program is set to tip off later this month. Jr. NBA is the NBA’s global youth basketball programme for …
basketballscotland welcomes new Board Members During the Annual General Meeting on Sunday, elections were undertaken for five positions on the basketballscotland Board. In October last year, a process was undertaken to find individuals who could fill skills gaps on the Board. In December, Craig Chambers (Commercial), Doug Folan (Performance), Robyn Love (Wheelchair Basketball) and Stephen McCall …
The 2019/20 British Basketball League (BBL), Cup, Trophy and Play-Off games will be free-to-view on the BBL’s dedicated YouTube channel this season. The season starts on Friday 20 September 2019 and in an unprecedented move for a top-tier UK professional sporting league – BBL games will be available for fans to view completely subscription and …
We are now taking accreditation applications for the 2019-20 British Basketball League season, via the online form found at www.bbl.org.uk/media-accreditation. The information submitted by all applicants will be subject to a robust review process and priority will be given to those with a track record of covering BBL, previous attendance and those working with our current …
The Great Britain U20 Women travelled to Greece on Monday to begin their Division B European Championship pre-tournament prep. Head coach Jeff Jones named his final 12 ahead of the trip and hopes the games in Greece will prepare his side well for their first Group B game of the tournament against Ireland on August …
