The 2023–24 BBL season was the 37th and final 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 East Kilbride Playsport Arena Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena Leicester Riders Leicester Mattioli 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 Canon Medical Arena Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
Personnel and sponsorship TeamHead coachCaptain Bristol Flyers Andreas Kapoulas Raphell Thomas-Edwards Caledonia Gladiators Gareth Murray Fahro Alihodžić Cheshire Phoenix Ben Thomas Maceo Jack Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro Kimbal Mackenzie London Lions Petar Božić Sam Dekker Manchester Giants Brian Semonian Callum Jones Newcastle Eagles Marc Steutel Darius Defoe Plymouth City Patriots Paul James Elvisi Dusha Sheffield Sharks Atiba Lyons Bennett Koch Surrey Scorchers Lloyd Gardner Tayo Ogedengbe
Coaching changes TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment Manchester Giants Vince Macaulay End of contract 26 May 2023 Pre season Brian Semonian 26 July 2023 London Lions Ryan Schmidt Signed by Atlanta Hawks 18 July 2023 Pre season 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.
Standings
Results
Ladder progression
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.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Final Four
Trophy Final
Playoffs The 2024 BBL Playoffs were played on April and May 2024, consisting of four best-of-three quarterfinal series, two best-of-three semifinal series and the Playoff Final. In the quarterfinals, semifinals, the higher seed hosts the first and third games. The Playoff Final was played at The O2 Arena, London. Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals (1) London Lions vs. (8) Surrey Scorchers
(2) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (7) Bristol Flyers
(3) Caledonia Gladiators vs. (6) Newcastle Eagles
(4) Sheffield Sharks vs. (5) Leicester Riders
Semifinals (1) London Lions vs. (6) Newcastle Eagles
(2) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (4) Sheffield Sharks
Playoff Final (1) London Lions vs. (2) Cheshire Phoenix
All-Star Game
Awards Most Valuable Player: Matt Morgan (London Lions) Play-off Final MVP: Sam Dekker (London Lions) Coach of the Year: Ben Thomas (Cheshire Phoenix) Sixth Player of the Year: Cam Christon (Cheshire Phoenix) Most Improved Player: Maceo Jack (Cheshire Phoenix) Defensive Player of the Year: Joah Sharma (London Lions) Community Champion of the Year: Nate Montgomery (Sheffield Sharks)
2023–24 BBL Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Matt Morgan London Lions SG Aaryn Rai Cheshire Phoenix SF Teddy Allen Leicester Riders PF Patrick Whelan Caledonia Gladiators C Gabriel Olaseni London Lions
Source: 2023–24 BBL Team of the Year
2023–24 BBL All-British Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Kimbal Mackenzie Leicester Riders SG Tarik Phillip London Lions SF Aaryn Rai Cheshire Phoenix PF Patrick Whelan Caledonia Gladiators C Gabriel Olaseni London Lions
Source: 2023–24 BBL All-British Team of the Year
2023–24 BBL Defensive Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Laquincy Rideau Cheshire Phoenix SG Tarik Phillip London Lions SF Jamell Anderson Manchester Giants PF Clifton Moore Caledonia Gladiators C Josh Sharma London Lions
Source: 2023–24 BBL Defensive Team of the Year
British clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress London Lions EuroCup Semifinals Caledonia Gladiators Champions League Pre-qualifying roundFIBA Europe Cup Regular season Bristol Flyers ENBL Quarterfinals Newcastle Eagles Quarterfinals
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