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| Founded | 2024; 1 year 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. This excludes players with naturalisation and leave to remain.
There is a salary cap set at £400,000 per season, excluding the highest paid British-qualified player, for all SLB teams. Teams are fined for exceeding this limit. The salary of an average player is £31,000 per season.
Teams must field no more than nine import players in any one season. Signings are allowed to be made throughout the pre-season and during the regular season until the league's transfer deadline on 28 February, or if during aleap year, 29 February.
| 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 |
| 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 | Leicester Riders | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | London Lions | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Bristol Flyers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 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
