2018-19 NBL Division Lineups Announced

The NBL (National Basketball League) structure for the 2018-19 season has been announced with all participants in divisions 1-4 confirmed.

Nottingham Hoods and Thames Valley Cavaliers earned promotion to the top-flight with Lancashire Spinners relegated to Division 2, while London Lituanica fold.

Last season’s treble-winners Myerscough College – who will also compete in the EYBL – are newcomers to D2 along with Greenwich Titans with seven teams making the step up to Division 3 from the bottom tier.

Division 4 is made up of 42 teams in the North, Midlands, South-East and South-West regions with new entries including Dorset Storm and Westminster Dragons.

Here is the full list of teams for next season in their respective divisions:

NBL Division 1

Barking Abbey Crusaders
Bradford Dragons
Derby Trailblazers
Hemel Storm
Leicester Warriors
Loughborough Student Riders
Manchester Magic
Nottingham Hoods (promoted)
Reading Rockets
Team Newcastle
Team Northumbria
Thames Valley Cavaliers (promoted)
Solent Kestrels
Worthing Thunder

NBL Division Two

Derbyshire Arrows
Essex Leopards
Greenwich Titans (promoted)
Ipswich
Lancashire Spinners (relegated)
Liverpool
London Greenhouse Pioneers
London United (formerly Middlesex LTBC)
London Westside
Myerscough College (promoted)
Sussex Bears
Westminster Warriors

NBL Division Three

North:
Birmingham Mets
Calderdale Explorers (promoted)
Charnwood College Riders
Derby Trailblazers II (promoted)
Sheffield Hallam Sharks
Sheffield Sabres (promoted)
Stoke-on-Trent Knights
Team Birmingham Elite (relegated)
Team Derby (promoted)
Team Sunderland
University of Chester
WLV Albion

South:
Barking Abbey (promoted)
Bristol Academy Flyers (promoted)
Cardiff City
Cardiff Met Archers
East London All Stars
Essex Blades
London BC Medelynas (promoted)
Northants Taurus
Oxford Brookes University
Swindon Shock
Team Solent Kestrels II

Division 4

North
Barrow Thorns
Blackpool
Cheshire Wire (new team)
Doncaster Danum Eagles
Kingston Panthers
Liverpool Stars (formerly Sefton Stars)
Myerscough College II
Newcastle Eagles U23
Stockport Falcons
Tameside

Midlands
Birmingham Mets II
Charnwood College Riders II
City of Birmingham Rockets
Coventry Flames (new team)
Mansfield Giants
Northants Thunder
Nottingham Hoods II
Nottingham Trent Hoods
Team Birmingham Elite II (new team)
University of Nottingham
Warwickshire Hawks

South East
Anglia Ruskin University
Canterbury Academy Crusaders
Canterbury Christ Church Saints (formerly Folkestone Saints)
Chelmsford Lions
Hemel Storm II (new team)
London Thunder Lewisham
London United II
Richmond Knights
Southwark Pride (relegated)
Westminster Dragons (new team)

South West
Bristol Hurricanes (formerly Bristol Storm)
Cardiff Met Archers II (new team)
Dorset Storm (new team)
Gloucester Saxons
Huish Taunton Tigers
Oxford Hoops
Oxford Stealers
RCT Gladiators
Reading Rockets II
Surrey Rams
Thames Valley Cavaliers II

For the 2017-18 list of teams, click HERE.

The league fixtures and cup draws will also be announced in due course.