2023–24 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Season2023–24
Dates14 September 2023 – 19 May 2024
Number of games180
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Great Britain:
Online:

The 2023–24 BBL season is the 37th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season features 10 teams from across England and Scotland.

Teams

Arenas and locations

Team Location Arena Capacity
Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS College Arena
750
Caledonia Gladiators East Kilbride Playsport Arena
1,800
Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,400
Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena
2,400
London Lions London Copper Box Arena
6,000
Manchester Giants Manchester National Basketball Centre
2,000
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Vertu Motors Arena
2,800
Plymouth City Patriots Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
1,500
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Canon Medical Arena
2,500
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
1,000

Personnel and sponsorship

Team Head coach Captain Main sponsor
Bristol Flyers Greece Andreas Kapoulas England Raphell Thomas-Edwards
Caledonia Gladiators Scotland Gareth Murray Bosnia and Herzegovina Fahro Alihodžić
Cheshire Phoenix England Ben Thomas United States Maceo Jack
Leicester Riders United States Rob Paternostro Canada Kimbal Mackenzie
London Lions Serbia Petar Božić United States Sam Dekker
Manchester Giants United States Brian Semonian England Callum Jones
Newcastle Eagles England Marc Steutel England Darius Defoe
Plymouth City Patriots England Paul James Albania Elvisi Dusha
Sheffield Sharks United States Atiba Lyons United States Bennett Koch
Surrey Scorchers England Lloyd Gardner England Tayo Ogedengbe

Coaching changes

Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Position in table Incoming coach Date of appointment
Manchester Giants England Vince Macaulay End of contract 26 May 2023[1] Pre season United States Brian Semonian 26 July 2023[2]
London Lions United States Ryan Schmidt Signed by Atlanta Hawks 18 July 2023[3] Pre season Serbia Petar Božić 17 August 2023

BBL Championship

The BBL Championship maintained the four-game series format, reintroduced for the 2022–23 season, for a 36-game regular season.[4]

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Lions 17 15 2 1583 1394 +189 30 Playoffs
2 Cheshire Phoenix 15 10 5 1350 1255 +95 20
3 Caledonia Gladiators 14 9 5 1161 1164 −3 18
4 Sheffield Sharks 15 9 6 1193 1129 +64 18
5 Newcastle Eagles 17 9 8 1492 1478 +14 18
6 Bristol Flyers 17 8 9 1364 1353 +11 16
7 Leicester Riders 15 7 8 1355 1334 +21 14
8 Surrey Scorchers 17 6 11 1384 1457 −73 12
9 Manchester Giants 15 4 11 1215 1380 −165 8
10 Plymouth City Patriots 16 2 14 1231 1384 −153 4
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. Source: BBC Sport

Results

Home \ Away BRI CAL CHE LEI LON MAN NEW PLY SHE SUR
Bristol Flyers — 94–77 74–70 74–92 17 Feb 68–74 74–81 82–65 67–65 11 Feb
— 19 Apr 17 Nov 10 Mar 7 Apr 13 Apr 97–83 30 Mar 2 Dec 2 Mar
Caledonia Gladiators 85–82 — 83–92 84–83 29 Dec 10 Dec 73–82 99–83 87–83 86–79
4 Feb — 5 Apr 11 Feb 8 Mar 26 Dec 10 Mar 14 Apr 73–64 15 Feb
Cheshire Phoenix 23 Mar 82–92 — 102–96 82–92 83–67 17 Dec 89–77 70–75 100–80
31 Mar 18 Feb — 3 Dec 21 Apr 29 Dec 4 Feb 9 Mar 3 Mar 6 Apr
Leicester Riders 28 Dec 15 Dec 86–110 — 95–102 94–79 111–88 88–81 30 Dec 91–74
4 Apr 22 Mar 1 Mar — 79–89 19 Apr 31 Mar 9 Feb 16 Feb 94–86
London Lions 98–84 93–65 99–80 10 Dec — 94–89 109–104 8 Dec 24 Dec 82–70
95–67 3 Dec 15 Dec 3 Mar — 17 Dec 80–102 18 Apr 8 Feb 4 Feb
Manchester Giants 87–91 79–97 88–116 94–80 76–115 — 7 Apr 91–90 11 Feb 7 Dec
14 Dec 1 Mar 3 Feb 23 Dec 84–92 — 20 Apr 1 Feb 1 Apr 21 Mar
Newcastle Eagles 8 Dec 9 Feb 73–80 85–92 86–99 97–85 — 98–82 79–72 88–93
11 Apr 28 Mar 22 Mar 95–90 2 Feb 8 Mar — 16 Feb TBC 19 Apr
Plymouth City Patriots 63–92 72–82 29 Mar 18 Feb 94–70 73–77 68–95 — 92–87 105–110
68–92 23 Dec 10 Apr 24 Mar 12 Apr 5 Apr 30 Dec — 55–67 63–65
Sheffield Sharks 88–78 96–78 10 Dec 91–84 76–92 92–73 86–56 29 Feb — 81–78
22 Dec 12 Apr 14 Apr 29 Mar 5 Apr 31 Dec 24 Mar 20 Apr — 7 Mar
Surrey Scorchers 80–75 17 Dec 101–103 3 Feb 61–83 98–72 87–100 22 Dec 67–70 —
82–73 30 Mar 73–91 21 Apr 1 Jan 17 Feb 13 Apr 10 Feb 2 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 December 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Ladder progression

Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place
2023–24 BBL Championship
Team ╲ Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627
Bristol Flyers44843222346
Caledonia Gladiators36666434455
Cheshire Phoenix13535343222
Leicester Riders107322555677
London Lions21111111111
Manchester Giants810788889999
Newcastle Eagles52277777764
Plymouth City Patriots79999101010101010
Sheffield Sharks65454666533
Surrey Scorchers98101010998888
Updated to match(es) played on 26 November 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk

BBL Trophy

The 37th BBL Trophy takes a new format for the 2023–24 season. Wholly played within the month of January and during a break in Championship matches, two five team groups were randomly drawn from the 10 member clubs. Each club will play the other once, home or away. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Final Four weekend at Arena Birmingham, to be played on 28 and 29 January 2023.[5]

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification CAL CHE PLY SHE SUR
1 Caledonia Gladiators 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals — 5 Jan — — 18 Jan
2 Cheshire Phoenix 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — — 14 Jan 21 Jan —
3 Plymouth City Patriots 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Jan — — — 13 Jan
4 Sheffield Sharks 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jan — 20 Jan — —
5 Surrey Scorchers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 20 Jan — 6 Jan —
First match(es) will be played: 4 January 2024. Source: BBL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification BRI LEI LON MAN NEW
1 Bristol Flyers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semifinals — — 19 Jan — 12 Jan
2 Leicester Riders 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Jan — — 10 Jan —
3 London Lions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 Jan — — 4 Jan
4 Manchester Giants 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 Jan — 12 Jan — —
5 Newcastle Eagles 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 19 Jan — 5 Jan —
First match(es) will be played: 4 January 2024. Source: BBL

British clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
London LionsEuroCupRegular season
Caledonia GladiatorsChampions LeaguePre-qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season
Bristol FlyersENBLRegular season
Newcastle EaglesENBLRegular season

References

  1. ↑ "Vince Macaulay & Nigel Lloyd Depart The Club". manchestergiants.com. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Giants Confirm Brian Semonian As New Head Coach". manchestergiants.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  3. ↑ "Ryan Schmidt Departs London Lions". thelondonlions.com. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "British Basketball League announces exciting new formats for 2023/24 season". British Basketball League | BBL. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  5. ↑ "British Basketball League announces exciting new formats for 2023/24 season". British Basketball League | BBL. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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