Birmingham CWG legacy courts complete with Clifton Road launch

By Sam Neter on November 3, 2025

Birmingham legacy

The launch of Clifton Road Youth Centre basketball court in collaboration with Wilson has marked the completion of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games legacy court project.

After the England men’s and women’s teams won 3×3 gold and silver respectively, Basketball England, Birmingham City Council and Sport England announced a project to renovate and enhance 17 basketball locations across England’s second biggest city.

On Saturday 25 October, Clifton Road – a rare covered outdoor basketball space – was revealed to the local community as the 17th and final court, complete with a striking red and black colourway to reflect the brand identity of BE’s outdoor courts renovation campaign #ProjectSwish.

BE’s Outdoor Projects Lead Toby Wilkinson said:

“Clifton Road is court 17 out of 17 that we’ve renovated in Birmingham and we put a little extra on this one with the help of our partners, Wilson.

“It’s a celebration of the project coming to a close and this great court opening for the community.”

Approximately £600,000 was invested into the project through the partnership between BE, Sport England and Birmingham City Council, as well as through the UK Government’s Shared Prosperity Fund.

The majority of the courts have a distinct purple and grey colourway painted to pay homage to the Birmingham 2022 court at Smithfield, where England created basketball history.

The locations are:

Chamberlain Gardens
Clifton Road Youth Centre
Cotteridge Park
George’s Park
Gilbertstone Recreation Ground
Mylses Hesson Basketball Court (Hamstead Playing Fields)
Kings Heath Park
Musgrave Road Recreation Ground
Nechells Open Space (Mount Street)
Nechells Wellbeing Centre
Perry Common Recreation Ground
Queen’s Park
St Paul’s Trust Children’s Centre
Shenley Field
Tower Street Recreation Ground
Victoria Common
Woodview Pocket Park

Hamstead Playing Fields basketball court was renamed after England and GB international Myles Hesson, who grew up playing on it and created one of the most watched moments of the Games, scoring the buzzer beater to sink Australia in the 3×3 gold medal game.

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