The men's premier professional league in the UK, the British Basketball League (BBL) has been at the pinnacle of British hoops since its inception in 1987, and has a colourful twenty-seven year history including great teams, dynasties, memorable moments, and unforgettable players and coaches.
In the present day there are twelve franchises in major towns and cities across the nation, spanning Plymouth in the south-west all the way up to Glasgow north of the border. BBL clubs are increasingly built on the foundations of strong community programmes, overseen by the Basketball Foundation.
The BBL is a key partner in the development of basketball in Britain, and considers both the national governing body, Basketball England, and the Team GB national programme, run by British Performance Basketball, to be fellow prominent partners in the development of basketball in Britain.
The BBL is owned and run by its member clubs with the board including one director from each club, and is administered by a central office.Franchise development is at the fore of the league’s strategic intentions, in order to bring top-level basketball to as many people as possible.
In the present day there are twelve franchises in major towns and cities across the nation, spanning Plymouth in the south-west all the way up to Glasgow north of the border. BBL clubs are increasingly built on the foundations of strong community programmes, overseen by the Basketball Foundation.
The BBL is a key partner in the development of basketball in Britain, and considers both the national governing body, Basketball England, and the Team GB national programme, run by British Performance Basketball, to be fellow prominent partners in the development of basketball in Britain.
The BBL is owned and run by its member clubs with the board including one director from each club, and is administered by a central office.Franchise development is at the fore of the league’s strategic intentions, in order to bring top-level basketball to as many people as possible.
Location: United Kingdom, England, Leicester
Employees: 51-200
Phone: +44 116 266 3339
Founded date: 1987
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 9
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| 14.11.2025 | Official: British Basketball Federation goes into liquidation, GBBL assessing legal options | The British Basketball Federation has gone into liquidation, blaming “a significant and unanticipated reduction in income and unforeseen expenditure”. The BBF said it had been unable to meet its liabilities and had appointed insolvency firm... |
| 07.11.2025 | SLB: FIBA recognition allows us to broaden basketball reach at home and abroad | Super League Basketball say official recognition from the sport’s governing body FIBA will allow clubs to “nurture talent, develop venues and broaden their reach at home and abroad”. The move follows recognition on Thursday in a move that b... |
| 16.10.2025 | FIBA suspends British Basketball Federation over governance issues | LONDON :The British Basketball Federation has been suspended by the sport's world governing body and its men's team barred from international competition because of governance issues, FIBA announced on Wednesday. A task force was set up in ... |
| 16.09.2025 | Super League Basketball insists season will go ahead despite ref appeal | Super League Basketball chiefs insist the new season will tip off as planned this weekend despite making a late appeal for qualified referees to come forward. In an email seen by City AM and believed to have been sent on Tuesday morning, SL... |
| 07.08.2025 | Super League Basketball season gets green light after visa breakthrough | Super League Basketball clubs plan to begin their new season next month after overcoming a block on obtaining visas for overseas players that had stymied their recuitment. The hold up came when the British Basketball Federation terminated S... |
| 20.07.2025 | Tennis shines a light on new competition law battleground in sport | Does the tennis court situation prove that communication is always the answer, asks Thorndon Partners co-founder Charles McKeon. The problem with trying to shut down a conversation is that it often has the opposite effect. That’s a lesson t... |
| 29.01.2025 | British basketball at war: Clubs split from federation over new league plan | - |
| 13.07.2022 | 777 Partners vice president: ‘We want BBL to be next best rival to NBA’ | Investment firm 777 Partners is determined to make the British Basketball League (BBL) the second biggest domestic league in the sport, behind the NBA. |
| 13.07.2022 | BBL ready to slam dunk its rival basketball competitions | British basketball has only ever featured at the Olympics when the team has participated as the host nation and has never qualified for the Fiba World Cup. A Sport England survey estimates the number of those participating in the sport in E... |