Super League Basketball

Super League Basketball

Founded	2024 (2024)
First season	2024–25
Country	Great Britain
Federation	British Basketball
Confederation	FIBA Europe (Europe)
Number of teams	9
Level on pyramid	1
International cup(s)	Champions League FIBA Europe Cup
Website	SLB.org.uk
2024–25 Super League Basketball season

Super League Basketball (SLB) is a men's professional basketball league. Established in 2024, the competition replaces the former British Basketball League (BBL) as the top-level men's basketball competition in Great Britain.

History

From 1987, the British Basketball League (BBL) was the pre-eminent basketball competition in Great Britain. By 2024, Basketball League Ltd (BLL), the operating company behind the BBL, was in severe financial difficulties. Due to this uncertainty, the British Basketball Federation (BBF) terminated BLL's operating license to run the men's professional league, with immediate effect. On the same day a new organisation, Premier Basketball Limited, was formed by a consortium of existing basketball teams formerly of the BBL. The consortium, led by Sarah Backovic, director of Sheffield Sharks, was granted a three-year license by the BBF to operate the top-level men's basketball competition, in place of the former BBL.

On 2 August, Super League Basketball was announced as the name for the new competition.

Teams

Current teams

Flyers

Gladiators

Phoenix

Riders

Lions

Manchester

Eagles

Sharks

89ers

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Locations of the 2024–25 SLB teams

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity	Founded
Bristol Flyers	Bristol	SGS College Arena	750	2006
Caledonia Gladiators	East Kilbride	Playsport Arena	1,800	1998
Cheshire Phoenix	Ellesmere Port	Cheshire Oaks Arena	1,400	1984
Leicester Riders	Leicester	Mattioli Arena	2,400	1967
London Lions	London (Stratford)	Copper Box Arena	6,000	1977
Manchester Basketball	Manchester	National Basketball Centre	2,000	2011
Newcastle Eagles	Newcastle	Vertu Motors Arena	2,800	1976
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield	Canon Medical Arena	2,500	1991
Surrey 89ers	Guildford	Surrey Sports Park	970	2024

Corporate structure

Chairpersons

• Vaughn Millette (2024-present)

Players

Import players

Rules currently allow for each team to have a maximum of six non-British qualified players per game. This excludes players with naturalisation and leave to remain.

Salary cap

There is a salary cap, reportedly £500,000 per season, for all SLB teams.

Transfer regulations

Teams must field no more than nine import players in any one season. Signings are allowed to be made throughout the pre-season and during the regular season until the league's transfer deadline on 28 February, or if during a leap year, 29 February.

See also

• British Basketball League