Super League Basketball

Super League Basketball

Founded	2024 (2024)
First season	2024–25
Country	Great Britain
Federation	British Basketball
Confederation	FIBA Europe
Number of teams	9
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
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.

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. Due to this uncertainty, the British Basketball Federation (BBF) terminated BLL's operating license to run the men's professional league, with immediate effect. 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.

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

Teams

Current teams

Flyers

Gladiators

Phoenix

Riders

Lions

MCR

Eagles

Sharks

89ers

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Locations of the 2024–25 SLB teams

Team	Location	Colours	Arena	Capacity	Founded
Bristol Flyers	Bristol		SGS College Arena	750	2006
Caledonia Gladiators	East Kilbride		Playsport Arena	1,800	1998
Cheshire Phoenix	Ellesmere Port		Cheshire Oaks Arena	1,400	1984
Leicester Riders	Leicester		Mattioli Arena	2,400	1967
London Lions	London (Stratford)		Copper Box Arena	6,000	1977
Manchester Basketball	Manchester		National Basketball Centre	2,000	2024
Newcastle Eagles	Newcastle		Vertu Motors Arena	2,800	1976
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield		Canon Medical Arena	2,500	1991
Surrey 89ers	Guildford		Surrey Sports Park	970	2024

Corporate structure

Chairman

• Vaughn Millette (2024–2025)

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.

Results

Championship

Overview of SLB Championships

Teams	Champions	Runners-up	Wins	RU
London Lions	2024–25	—	1	—
Leicester Riders	—	2024–25	—	1
†Defunct club.

Playoff Finals

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Most Valuable Player
2024–25	Leicester Riders	105–74	Newcastle Eagles	The O2 Arena, London	Jaylin Hunter

Trophy Finals

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Most Valuable Player
2024–25	Newcastle Eagles	97–78	Bristol Flyers	Arena Birmingham, Birmingham	Mike Okauru

Cup Finals

Season	Winner	Score	Runners-up	Venue	Most Valuable Player
2024–25	Sheffield Sharks	105–97	Surrey 89ers	Nottingham Arena, Nottingham	Donovan Clay

Honours board

Rank	Team	Wins	RU	Wins	RU	Wins	RU	Wins	RU	Wins	RU
		SLB Championship		SLB Playoffs		SLB Cup		SLB Trophy		Total
1	Leicester Riders	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
1	Newcastle Eagles	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1
2	London Lions	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2	Sheffield Sharks	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0
3	Bristol Flyers	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1
3	Surrey 89ers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1

*Note: † Defunct club.

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

Source: Honours board

See also

• National Basketball League (2–5 tiers)
• Scottish Basketball Championship Men (2–3 tiers)
• British Basketball League (1987–2024)
• Super League Basketball Women

External links

• Official website
• GB Basketball official website