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Throwback: Derby Storm Highlights from the 98/99 Season!

April 30, 2013

Apparently dubbed the Wild Boys of British Basketball by the media, the 1998/99 Derby Storm season was a controversial, albeit successful one for Derby They were Uniball Trophy finalists, but performances on the court were overshadowed by a number of disciplinary issues throughout the season. This real nice highlight reel that cropped up on YouTube [...]

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Leicester Riders Complete Treble With Victory Over Newcastle Eagles

April 29, 2013

Leicester Riders completed the treble after beating Newcastle Eagles, 68-57, in the BBL Playoff Final in front of a sold-out Wembley Arena on Sunday afternoon. The BBL Playoff title is added to their BBL Cup and Championship trophies from earlier in the season, and is a measure of revenge for the Riders, beating the same [...]

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BBL Playoff Final Dunk Contest in Full! Lukasz Biedny Wins It!

April 29, 2013

Check out every made dunk, in order, from the BBL Dunk Contest that took place in the Wembley Arena on Sunday at the 2013 BBL Playoff Final – there were some *legit* throwdowns! Featuring (in order of appearance): James Chute, Joel Henry, Nathan Schall, Emil ‘Slash’ Olszewsk, Lukasz Biedny, and Dmitry Krivenko. It was Biedny [...]

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Lukasz Biedny Jumps Over 5 People to Win the 2013 BBL Dunk Contest!

April 29, 2013

Check out Poland’s Lukasz Biedny, who is only 6’1″, sealing his 2013 BBL Playoff Dunk Contest title as he glides (literally, glides) over five people for the sick throwdown! Full dunk contest footage coming soon (it was LEGIT!).

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BBL Inks 5 Year Kit Deal with Spalding

April 26, 2013

The British Basketball League has signed a multi-year deal with Spalding which will see every club wearing Spalding apparel from next season. The five year deal was orchestrated by David Leyden Dunbar, the newly appointed BBL Commercial Director, who says there is more to come: “Since taking up the post during October of last year, [...]

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Drew Sullivan Wins Second BBL MVP Trophy

April 17, 2013

Great Britain and Leicester Riders’ star Drew Sullivan has been named the British Basketball League MVP for a second time in his career. The veteran scooped the 2012-13 award, as voted by the league’s coaches, in recognition of an outstanding individual season and his contributions to the success of Riders in securing the BBL Cup [...]

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Jamell Anderson – The Journey

April 16, 2013

Check out this really nice feature on Leicester Riders and Great Britain Under-23, Jamell Anderson, which looks at his early experiences playing basketball, what’s it like representing his country, and more. Nice stuff.

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Off Court Ep. 1 – Kalil Irving

March 31, 2013

Check out the first of a new feature we’re going to be publishing here on Hoopsfix – ‘Off Court’. Off Court will be sitting down with various British players to talk hoops, anything ranging from how they first started playing, notable moments in their career to who they think the top competition is in their [...]

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Leicester Riders Win BBL League Title

March 31, 2013

Leicester Riders won the BBL Championship regular season crown for the first time in their 46-year history after beating Durham Wildcats 93-70 at home on Saturday night. A fifteenth consecutive victory in BBL Championship games means that Rob Paternostro and his team sealed the title after a league campaign which has seen them lose only [...]

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Sharks Upset Riders to Win BBL Trophy

March 10, 2013

Sheffield Sharks had one of the upset victories of the season on Saturday, beating Leicester Riders 71-69 to take home the BBL Trophy at the Emirates Arena, Glasgow. Riders had beaten the Sharks by no less than 16 points on four occasions this season, but this time around Sheffield had different ideas, in a game [...]

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