The 2022–23 BBL season was the 36th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season featured 10 teams from across England and Scotland.
Teams
Arenas and locations TeamLocationArena Capacity Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS College Arena Caledonia Gladiators Glasgow Emirates Arena Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena London Lions London Copper Box Arena Manchester Giants Manchester National Basketball Centre Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Vertu Motors Arena Plymouth City Patriots Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
On 13 September 2022, Glasgow Rocks were rebranded as Caledonia Gladiators.
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHead coachCaptainMain sponsor Bristol Flyers Andreas Kapoulas Michael Miller Xledger Caledonia Gladiators Gareth Murray Jonny Bunyan Cheshire Phoenix Ben Thomas Larry Austin Jr. HM Legal Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro Darien Nelson-Henry Jelson Homes London Lions Ryan Schmidt Sam Dekker StockX Manchester Giants Vince Macaulay Rahmon Fletcher Newcastle Eagles Marc Steutel Darius Defoe Newcastle College Plymouth City Patriots Paul James Elvisi Dusha Portcullis Legal Sheffield Sharks Atiba Lyons Rodney Glasgow Jr. B.Braun Surrey Scorchers Lloyd Gardner Tayo Ogedengbe
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment Newcastle Eagles Ian Macleod Stepping down 13 April 2022 Pre-season Marc Steutel 13 May 2022 London Lions Nikhil Lawry End of interim period 16 May 2022 Ryan Schmidt 1 July 2022 Surrey Scorchers Creon Raftopoulos Mutual agreement 26 May 2022 Lloyd Gardner 17 June 2022 Manchester Giants Lloyd Gardner Signed by Surrey Scorchers 17 June 2022 Vince Macaulay 16 July 2022
BBL Championship The BBL Championship reverted to a four-game series format, for the first time since the 2006–07 season, for a 36-game regular season played across 29 Rounds between September 2022 to April 2023.
Standings
Results
Ladder progression
BBL Cup First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Cup Final
BBL Trophy The BBL Trophy retained the same 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season. The ten BBL teams were drawn in the first round by six invited teams; St Mirren from the Scottish Basketball Championship, Basketball Wales, and Worthing Thunder, Derby Trailblazers, Nottingham Hoods and Thames Valley Cavaliers from the National Basketball League.
First round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Trophy Final
Playoffs The quarterfinal matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 23 April 2023. Each tie in the quarterfinals and semifinals phase are played over two legs.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
(1) London Lions vs. (8) Newcastle Eagles
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
(3) Bristol Flyers vs. (6) Manchester Giants
(4) Caledonia Gladiators vs. (5) Cheshire Phoenix
Semifinals
(1) London Lions vs. (5) Cheshire Phoenix
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (3) Bristol Flyers
Playoff Final (1) London Lions vs. (2) Leicester Riders
Awards Most Valuable Player: Sam Dekker (London Lions) Play-off Final MVP: Jordan Taylor (London Lions) Coach of the Year: Ryan Schmidt (London Lions)
2022–23 BBL Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG David Sloan Caledonia Gladiators SG Dirk Williams Manchester Giants SF V. J. King Bristol Flyers PF Sam Dekker London Lions C Tajh Green Manchester Giants
Source: 2022–23 Molten BBL Team of the Year
2022–23 BBL All-British Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Jelani Watson-Gayle Bristol Flyers SG Luke Nelson London Lions SF Kimbal Mackenzie Leicester Riders PF Patrick Whelan Leicester Riders C Josh Sharma London Lions
Source: 2022–23 BBL All-British Team of the Year
2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Larry Austin Jr. Cheshire Phoenix SG Anthony Roberson Manchester Giants SF Prince Onwas Caledonia Gladiators PF Jamell Anderson Cheshire Phoenix C Josh Sharma London Lions
Source: 2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year
British clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress London Lions EuroCup Eighthfinals Leicester Riders Champions League Qualifying round
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