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Getting Artest A “Distinct Possibility” for Cheshire Jets

July 11, 2011

Cheshire Jets Head Coach Paul Smith has labelled their chances of landing Los Angeles Lakers star Ron Artest a “distinct possibility”. In an interview broadcast live on Chester Dee radio about the ongoing Artest situation which kicked off a week ago when he tweeted he’d like to play in the UK, Smith revealed they’ve engaged [...]

Poll Results: Should A Basketball Game Be Able To Finish in a Draw?

July 7, 2011

We’ve had a poll running on the homepage for the last few months asking the question: “Should a basketball game be able to finish in a draw?” The poll was in response to British Basketball League Trophy semi-final games being played over two legs, with the winner being based on the aggregate score. This led [...]

Tony Blair Wants Basketball on Terrestrial TV

June 28, 2011

Former Prime Minister Tony Blair (of all people!) has shown his support for British basketball, calling for BBL games to be broadcast on terrestrial TV. Talking to the Daily Star he said: “It would be great to have British basketball back on terrestrial TV. It’s something for the broadcasters to discuss. “But there’s a lot [...]

Birmingham Granted Rights For BBL Franchise

June 13, 2011

The British Basketball League has today announced they have granted the rights for a franchise to begin operating in Birmingham for the beginning of the 2012/12 season. The franchise rights have been granted exclusively to Oaks Consultancy, a consultancy firm for sports related businesses and organisations based in the West Midlands. The introduction of the [...]

Durham Wildcats Accepted Into BBL

May 26, 2011

The British Basketball League has today announced that former EBL Division 1 side Durham Wildcats will be joining the professional ranks for the 2011/2012 season after having their application accepted to become a BBL franchise. Following two promotions in the last three seasons, this latest step to join the country’s professional league caps a meteoric [...]

Basketball in Manchester Poised For Big Changes

April 23, 2011

Basketball in Manchester is poised for big changes as the city is awash with rumours of the re-emergence of former BBL franchise Manchester Giants. After EBL Division 1 side Manchester Magic ruled out entering the BBL next season, rumours started swirling of the re-birth of the Manchester Giants franchise. This week the Magic have announced [...]

Worthing Thunder Leave BBL

April 15, 2011

Worthing Thunder today announced that the club will not be playing in the British Basketball League next season and have applied to play in England Basketball League (EBL) Division One. Due to financial problems, the club’s three year stint in the BBL has come to an end, amid a season full of rumours about their [...]

Mersey Tigers Win BBL Championship

April 7, 2011

Image Credit: Basketball Views Mersey Tigers are the 2010/2011 BBL Championship winners after beating arch-rivals Newcastle Eagles 75-80 in the north-east on Wednesday night to clinch the title. Knowing a defeat would open the door for the Eagles, Mersey held them off over the last three minutes to win their first league title and add [...]

Tigers Take BBL Trophy

March 6, 2011

The Mersey Tigers routed the Guildford Heat 84-66 on Saturday in the BBL Trophy final at London’s O2 after a dominant second half performance. With the Heat up 37-36 at half time, memories of the the heavily favoured Tigers’ January BBL Cup Final letdown were being raised. There was to be no repeat however, as [...]

Sheffield Sharks Retain BBL Cup

January 17, 2011

The Sheffield Sharks became the first BBL team to win back-to-back Cup titles yesterday, as they routed league leaders Mersey Tigers 93-66 in the BBL Cup final at the NIA in Birmingham. The Tigers never got it going from the outset, being down 10 after the first quarter, and 51-25 at the half as the [...]

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