Super League Basketball
| Founded | 2024 |
|---|---|
| First season | 2024–25 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Federation | British Basketball |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe (Europe) |
| Level on pyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | EuroCup Champions League FIBA Europe Cup |
 2024–25 Super League Basketball season | |
Super League Basketball (SLB) is a men's professional basketball league competition in Great Britain. Established in 2024, the competition replaced the former British Basketball League (BBL) as the top-level basketball league in the United Kingdom.
History
[edit]From 1987, the British Basketball League (BBL) was the pre-eminent basketball competition in Great Britain. By 2024, the BBL organisation was in severe financial difficulties with a lot of controversy surrounding the majority owners, 777 Partners, including fraud.[1] Due to the major financial uncertainty, the British Basketball Federation (BBF) terminated the BBL's operating license with immediate effect on 14 June.[2] On the same day a new organisation, Premier Basketball Limited, was formed by a consortium of existing basketball teams. The consortium, led by Sarah Backovic, Director of Sheffield Sharks, was immediately granted a three-year license by the BBF to operate the top-level men's basketball competition in place of the former BBL.[3]
On 2 August, the Super League Basketball name was announced for the new competition.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Sam Neter (21 May 2024). "BBL engages with new investors amidst 777 controversy". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Company running BBL has licence terminated". BBC Sport. 14 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Consortium of clubs awarded licence to run men's basketball league". BBC Sport. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "uper League Basketball Launched In Great Britain". riders.basketball. 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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