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The 2024–25 SLB season is the inaugural season of Super League Basketball (SLB). The season features nine teams from across England and Scotland.[1]
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| 2024–25 SLB season | |
|---|---|
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| League | Super League Basketball |
| Season | 2024–25 |
| Teams | 9 |
Arenas and locations
| Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS College Arena | 750 |
| Caledonia Gladiators | East Kilbride | Playsport Arena | 1,800 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400 |
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | Mattioli Arena | 2,400 |
| London Lions | London | Copper Box Arena | 6,000 |
| Manchester Basketball | Manchester | National Basketball Centre | 2,000 |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Vertu Motors Arena | 2,800 |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Canon Medical Arena | 2,500 |
| Surrey 89ers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 970 |
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The SLB Championship maintained the four-game series format, reintroduced for the 2022–23 season, for a 32-game regular season.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Lions | 11 | 8 | 3 | 958 | 865 | +93 | 16 | Playoffs |
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 11 | 8 | 3 | 927 | 876 | +51 | 16 | |
| 3 | Leicester Riders | 9 | 7 | 2 | 754 | 685 | +69 | 14 | |
| 4 | Newcastle Eagles | 7 | 4 | 3 | 587 | 582 | +5 | 8 | |
| 5 | Cheshire Phoenix | 9 | 4 | 5 | 783 | 804 | −21 | 8 | |
| 6 | Manchester Basketball | 8 | 3 | 5 | 710 | 703 | +7 | 6 | |
| 7 | Surrey 89ers | 9 | 3 | 6 | 726 | 760 | −34 | 6 | |
| 8 | Bristol Flyers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 514 | 534 | −20 | 4 | |
| 9 | Caledonia Gladiators | 10 | 1 | 9 | 739 | 889 | −150 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on 30 December 2024. Source: BBC Sport
Results
| Home \ Away | BRI | CAL | CHE | LEI | LON | MAN | NEW | SHE | SUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Flyers | — | 84–88 | 92–85 | ||||||
| — | |||||||||
| Caledonia Gladiators | — | 79–67 | 76–100 | 71–94 | |||||
| — | 53–84 | 85–91 | 76–90 | ||||||
| Cheshire Phoenix | 92–86 | 87–69 | — | 86–88 | 93–97 | 87–86 | |||
| — | |||||||||
| Leicester Riders | 83–74 | — | 84–75 | 99–86 | 89–65 | 79–82 | |||
| — | |||||||||
| London Lions | 98–76 | 94–76 | — | 89–79 | 92–68 | 83–87 | |||
| — | 80–77 | ||||||||
| Manchester Basketball | 106–86 | 93–99 | — | 70–80 | |||||
| — | |||||||||
| Newcastle Eagles | 94–88 | — | 84–92 | 81–77 | |||||
| — | |||||||||
| Sheffield Sharks | 102–90 | 86–71 | 79–61 | — | 93–85 | ||||
| — | 82–77 | ||||||||
| Surrey 89ers | 84–88 | 92–83 | 66–82 | 86–79 | — | ||||
| 72–89 | — |
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North Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | CHE | NEW | SHE | CAL | MAN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire Phoenix | 8 | 6 | 2 | 745 | 656 | +89 | 12 | Semifinals | — | 90–82 | 100–102 | 95–74 | 116–85 | |
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 8 | 5 | 3 | 634 | 641 | −7 | 10 | 69–90 | — | 78–73 | 93–88 | 77–89 | ||
| 3 | Sheffield Sharks | 8 | 4 | 4 | 671 | 665 | +6 | 8 | 79–84 | 82–84 | — | 84–75 | 89–77 | ||
| 4 | Caledonia Gladiators | 8 | 3 | 5 | 659 | 682 | −23 | 6 | 86–81 | 66–71 | 80–94 | — | 99–77 | ||
| 5 | Manchester Basketball | 8 | 2 | 6 | 644 | 709 | −65 | 4 | 79–89 | 63–80 | 87–68 | 87–91 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 November 2024. Source: superleaguebasketballm.co.uk
South Group
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification | LEI | BRI | LON | SUR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leicester Riders | 6 | 6 | 0 | 537 | 449 | +88 | 12 | Semifinals | — | 91–69 | 76–62 | 89–76 | |
| 2 | Bristol Flyers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 521 | 505 | +16 | 6 | 101–105 | — | 108–85 | 86–79 | ||
| 3 | London Lions | 6 | 2 | 4 | 455 | 494 | −39 | 4 | 66–89 | 76–65 | — | 81–69 | ||
| 4 | Surrey 89ers | 6 | 1 | 5 | 455 | 520 | −65 | 2 | 75–87 | 69–92 | 87–85 | — |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 October 2024. Source: superleaguebasketballm.co.uk
Semifinals
Summary
The first legs were played on 6 December, the second legs were played 8 December and 22 December.
| Team 1 | Aggregate | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cheshire Phoenix  | 185–200 | Bristol Flyers | 83–92 | 102–108 |
| Leicester Riders | 174–178 | Newcastle Eagles | 91–95 | 83–83 |
Summary
Seven wildcard teams were invited to compete in the Cup competition, five from the English National Basketball League and two from the Scottish Basketball Championship.
Wildcard teams
- Derby Trailblazers (NBL)
- Essex Rebels (NBL)
- Hemel Storm (NBL)
- Nottingham Hoods (NBL)
- Reading Rockets (NBL)
- Falkirk Fury (SBC)
- St Mirren (SBC)
First round
The first round matches will be played from 13–21 December 2024.
Quarterfinals
The quarterfinals matches will be played from 10–12 January 2025.
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| Team | Competition | Progress |
|---|---|---|
| Caledonia Gladiators | Champions League | Qualifying round |
| FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season | |
| Bristol Flyers | ENBL | Regular season |
| Newcastle Eagles | ENBL | Regular season |
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