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
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 25 22 3 2324 2049 +275 44 Playoffs
2 Caledonia Gladiators 21 13 8 1777 1748 +29 26
3 Cheshire Phoenix 20 12 8 1815 1730 +85 24
4 Newcastle Eagles 20 11 9 1771 1740 +31 22
5 Sheffield Sharks 21 11 10 1655 1638 +17 22
6 Bristol Flyers 22 11 11 1764 1760 +4 22
7 Leicester Riders 21 10 11 1866 1846 +20 20
8 Surrey Scorchers 21 7 14 1692 1774 −82 14
9 Manchester Giants 23 7 16 1884 2091 −207 14
10 Plymouth City Patriots 20 3 17 1549 1721 −172 6
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2024. 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 79–87 86–80 73–82 99–83 87–83 86–79
4 Feb — 5 Apr 11 Feb 8 Mar 101–68 10 Mar 14 Apr 73–64 15 Feb
Cheshire Phoenix 23 Mar 82–92 — 102–96 82–92 83–67 91–113 89–77 70–75 100–80
31 Mar 18 Feb — 87–83 21 Apr 88–92 4 Feb 9 Mar 3 Mar 6 Apr
Leicester Riders 81–87 96–90 86–110 — 95–102 94–79 111–88 88–81 103–75 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 99–80 100–62 — 94–89 109–104 91–84 83–64 82–70
95–67 94–100 102–95 3 Mar — 99–91 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 87–85
103–80 1 Mar 3 Feb 73–86 84–92 — 20 Apr 1 Feb 1 Apr 21 Mar
Newcastle Eagles 71–89 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 — 95–82 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 87–84 10 Apr 24 Mar 12 Apr 5 Apr TBC — 55–67 63–65
Sheffield Sharks 88–78 96–78 85–104 91–84 76–92 92–73 86–56 29 Feb — 81–78
76–66 12 Apr 14 Apr 29 Mar 5 Apr 86–75 24 Mar 20 Apr — 7 Mar
Surrey Scorchers 80–75 72–80 101–103 3 Feb 61–83 98–72 87–100 71–65 67–70 —
82–73 30 Mar 73–91 21 Apr 80–85 17 Feb 13 Apr 10 Feb 2 Feb —
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2024. 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 Flyers4484322234664566
Caledonia Gladiators3666643445533222
Cheshire Phoenix1353534322222333
Leicester Riders10732255567777777
London Lions2111111111111111
Manchester Giants81078888999999999
Newcastle Eagles5227777776456454
Plymouth City Patriots799991010101010101010101010
Sheffield Sharks6545466653345645
Surrey Scorchers9810101099888888888
Updated to match(es) played on 1 January 2024. 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 CHE SUR CAL PLY SHE
1 Cheshire Phoenix 2 2 0 202 171 +31 4 Semifinals — — — 102–74 21 Jan
2 Surrey Scorchers 2 2 0 156 134 +22 4 20 Jan — — — 91–71
3 Caledonia Gladiators 3 1 2 258 260 −2 2 97–100 18 Jan — — —
4 Plymouth City Patriots 3 1 2 225 248 −23 2 — 63–65 88–81 — —
5 Sheffield Sharks 2 0 2 143 171 −28 0 — — 72–80 20 Jan —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: BBL

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification LON LEI NEW BRI MAN
1 London Lions (Q) 3 3 0 288 242 +46 6 Semifinals — 89–74 99–77 — —
2 Leicester Riders 3 2 1 273 251 +22 4 — — — 95–74 104–88
3 Newcastle Eagles 3 2 1 253 259 −6 4 — 19 Jan — — 92–78
4 Bristol Flyers (E) 3 1 2 261 259 +2 2 19 Jan — 82–84 — —
5 Manchester Giants (E) 4 0 4 337 401 −64 0 91–100 — — 80–105 —
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: BBL
(E) Eliminated; (Q) Qualified for the phase indicated

British clubs in European competitions

TeamCompetitionProgress
London LionsEuroCupEighthfinals
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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