British Championship Basketball (BCB) is a men's professional basketball league. Established in 2025, the competition replaces Division One of the National Basketball League (NBL) as the second-tier men's basketball competition in Great Britain.
History In 1987, there was a breakaway by the elite clubs of the time, looking to form a fully professional league in Great Britain. The new league, operated by a new body, British Basketball League, was established as the country's top and only fully professional basketball league. Division One of the National Basketball League (NBL) became the country's second tier competition. From 1987, the British Basketball League (BBL), and latterly from 2024, and Super League Basketball (SLB) have been the pre-eminent, top level basketball competitions in Great Britain.
In June 2025, all 13 NBL Division One men’s clubs from the previous season, as well as Bristol Flyers II, promoted from NBL Division Two, proposed coming together to set up their own competition, called British Championship Basketball, or BCB for short, as a new second-tier professional British basketball league.
Teams League TeamLocation ColoursArena Capacity Founded Bristol Flyers II Bristol SGS College Arena 750 2006 Bristol Hurricanes Bristol UWE Centre for Sport - 2017 City of Birmingham Rockets Birmingham Nechell Wellbeing Centre 400 2003 Derby Trailblazers Derby University of Derby 600 2000 Essex Rebels Colchester Essex Sport Arena 1,655 2014 Hemel Storm Hemel Hempstead Hemel Leisure Centre 600 2006 London Cavaliers London (Uxbridge) Uxbridge College 300 2011 Loughborough Riders Loughborough Sir David Wallace Centre 600 2011 Milton Keynes Breakers Milton Keynes Bletchley Leisure Centre 300 2017 Newcastle Knights Newcastle upon Tyne University Sport Centre - 2014 Nottingham Hoods Nottingham Harvey Hadden 300 2009 Reading Rockets Reading Loddon Valley Leisure Centre 500 1997 Worthing Thunder Worthing Worthing Leisure Centre 600 1999 Yorkshire Dragons Halifax Calderdale College 300 2001
BCB Trophy TeamLocation ColoursArena Capacity Founded Cardiff Met Archers Cardiff Cardiff Met Arena 500 1999 Falkirk Fury Falkirk Grangemouth Sports Complex 300 1992 Gloucester City Kings Gloucester Oxtsalls Arena 500 2021 Oaklands Wolves St Albans Oaklands College 200 2009 Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Life Centre 400 2023 Portsmouth Force Portsmouth University of Portsmouth 400 2022
See also National Basketball League Scottish Basketball Championship Men British Basketball League (1987–2024) Super League Basketball Super League Basketball Women
References
External links GB Basketball official website