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| Founded | 2024; 2 years ago (2024) |
|---|---|
| First season | 2024–25 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Federation | British Basketball |
| Confederation | FIBA Europe |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Level onpyramid | 1 |
| International cup(s) | Champions League FIBA Europe Cup |
| Current champions | London Lions(1st title) (2024–25) |
| Most championships | London Lions(1 title) |
| TV partners | DAZN |
| Website | superleaguebasketballm.co.uk |
 2025–26 Super League Basketball season | |
Super League Basketball (SLB) is a men'sprofessional basketballleague established in 2024. The competition replaced the formerBritish Basketball League (BBL) as the top-level men's basketball competition inGreat Britain.
From 1987, theBritish Basketball League (BBL) was the pre-eminent basketball competition inGreat Britain. By May 2024, Basketball League Ltd (BLL), the operating company behind the BBL, was in severe financial difficulties.[1] Due to this uncertainty, theBritish Basketball Federation (BBF) terminated BLL's operating license to run the men's professional league, with immediate effect.[2] On the same day a new organisation, Premier Basketball Limited, was formed by a consortium of existing basketball teams formerly of the BBL. The consortium, led by Sarah Backovic, director ofSheffield Sharks, was granted a three-year license by the BBF to operate the top-level men's basketball competition, in place of the former BBL.[3][4]On 2 August 2024, "Super League Basketball" was announced as the name for the new competition.[5][6]
| Team | Location | Colours | Arena | Capacity | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Flyers |  Bristol | SGS College Arena | 750 | 2006 | |
| Caledonia Gladiators |  East Kilbride | Playsport Arena | 1,800 | 1998 | |
| Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400 | 1984 | |
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | Mattioli Arena | 2,400 | 1967 | |
| London Lions | London(Stratford) | Copper Box Arena | 6,000 | 1977 | |
| Manchester Basketball | Manchester | National Basketball Centre | 2,000 | 2024 | |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle | Vertu Motors Arena | 2,800 | 1976 | |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Canon Medical Arena | 2,500 | 1991 | |
| Surrey 89ers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 970 | 2024 |
Rules currently allow for each team to have a maximum of six non-British qualified players per game, and any number of British-qualified (National or Right-to-Work) players. During the course of a season, any Club may license a maximum of 12 non-national players, and any non-national player who is delicensed and subsequently relicensed by a club will count as a new licence for the purposes of the calculation.
Players may be licensed at any time prior to midday on the last day of March during that season.
There is no salary cap in the league. Instead, clubs' total player emoluments are monitored and used to determine registration eligibility, including limits on the number of non-national players permitted in SLB Competitions.
Clubs are limited on the number of non-national players they are permitted to field in SLB Competitions, based on their total declared emoluments:
| Teams | Champions | Runners-up | Wins | RU |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Lions | 2024–25 | — | 1 | — |
| Leicester Riders | — | 2024–25 | — | 1 |
| †Defunct club. | ||||
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Leicester Riders | 105–74 | Newcastle Eagles | The O2 Arena,London |  Jaylin Hunter |
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Newcastle Eagles | 97–78 | Bristol Flyers | Arena Birmingham,Birmingham | Mike Okauru |
| 2025–26 | London Lions | 74–68 | Newcastle Eagles | Arena Birmingham, Birmingham |  Deane Williams |
| Season | Winner | Score | Runners-up | Venue | Most Valuable Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024–25 | Sheffield Sharks | 105–97 | Surrey 89ers | Nottingham Arena,Nottingham | Donovan Clay |
| Rank | Team | Wins | RU | Wins | RU | Wins | RU | Wins | RU | Wins | RU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLB Championship | SLB Playoffs | SLB Cup | SLB Trophy | Total | |||||||
| 1 | London Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Leicester Riders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Bristol Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Surrey 89ers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
*Note: † Defunct club.
*Note: This is a ranking of all SLB clubs titles won both throughout SLB history.
Source:Honours board
