2022–23 British Basketball League season

The 2022–23 BBL season was the 36th 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.

2022–23 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Season2022–23
Dates23 September 2022 – 23 April 2023
Number of games180
Number of teams10
TV partner(s)Great Britain: Online:
Regular season
League championsLondon Lions (2nd title)
BBL CupLondon Lions (3rd title)
BBL TrophyCaledonia Gladiators (1st title)
Season MVPUnited States Sam Dekker (London)
Playoffs
ChampionsLondon Lions (1st title)
  Runners-upLeicester Riders
Finals MVPUnited States Jordan Taylor (London)
Statistical leaders
PointsUnited States J. Hamlet (Newcastle)20.1
ReboundsUnited States T.Green (Manchester)9.2
AssistsUnited States R. Fletcher (Manchester)8.6
EfficiencyUnited States R. Hassan (Plymouth)61%
BBL seasons
All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

Teams

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Arenas and locations

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TeamLocationArenaCapacity
Bristol FlyersBristolSGS College Arena
750
Caledonia GladiatorsGlasgowEmirates Arena
1,650
Cheshire PhoenixEllesmere PortCheshire Oaks Arena
1,400
Leicester RidersLeicesterMorningside Arena
2,400
London LionsLondonCopper Box Arena
6,000
Manchester GiantsManchesterNational Basketball Centre
2,000
Newcastle EaglesNewcastle upon TyneVertu Motors Arena
3,000
Plymouth City PatriotsPlymouthPlymouth Pavilions
1,500
Sheffield SharksSheffieldPonds Forge
1,000
Surrey ScorchersGuildfordSurrey Sports Park
1,000
  • On 13 September 2022, Glasgow Rocks were rebranded as Caledonia Gladiators.[1]

Personnel and sponsorship

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TeamHead coachCaptainMain sponsor
Bristol Flyers Andreas Kapoulas Michael MillerXledger
Caledonia Gladiators Gareth Murray Jonny Bunyan
Cheshire Phoenix Ben Thomas Larry Austin Jr.HM Legal
Leicester Riders Rob Paternostro Darien Nelson-HenryJelson Homes
London Lions Ryan Schmidt Sam DekkerStockX
Manchester Giants Vince Macaulay Rahmon Fletcher
Newcastle Eagles Marc Steutel Darius DefoeNewcastle College
Plymouth City Patriots Paul James Elvisi DushaPortcullis Legal
Sheffield Sharks Atiba Lyons Rodney Glasgow Jr.B.Braun
Surrey Scorchers Lloyd Gardner Tayo Ogedengbe

Coaching changes

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TeamOutgoing coachManner of departureDate of vacancyPosition in tableIncoming coachDate of appointment
Newcastle Eagles Ian MacleodStepping down[2]13 April 2022Pre-season Marc Steutel13 May 2022[3]
London Lions Nikhil LawryEnd of interim period16 May 2022 Ryan Schmidt1 July 2022
Surrey Scorchers Creon RaftopoulosMutual agreement[4]26 May 2022 Lloyd Gardner17 June 2022
Manchester Giants Lloyd GardnerSigned by Surrey Scorchers17 June 2022 Vince Macaulay16 July 2022[5]

BBL Championship

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The BBL Championship reverted to a four-game series format, for the first time since the 2006–07 season, for a 36-game regular season played across 29 Rounds between September 2022 to April 2023.[6]

Standings

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PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDPtsQualification
1London Lions (C)3632431682592+57664Playoffs
2Leicester Riders36251131852951+23450
3Bristol Flyers36251129932873+12050
4Caledonia Gladiators36191730052990+1538
5Cheshire Phoenix36191729482927+2138
6Manchester Giants36171932283223+534
7Sheffield Sharks36171926682691−2334
8Newcastle Eagles36112528793034−15522
9Plymouth City Patriots36112528453254−40922
10Surrey Scorchers3643227633147−3848
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions


Results

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Home \ AwayBRICALCHELEILONMANNEWPLYSHESUR
Bristol Flyers71–9378–7391–8575–7179–7886–7687–7768–5578–60
89–7987–7391–8487–8281–8681–7599–6072–7687–70
Caledonia Gladiators76–88117–9689–8160–8492–8381–7791–7677–6088–70
90–8283–7892–6661–93106–9777–8396–8077–71102–77
Cheshire Phoenix74–8178–6191–10574–89103–9980–7771–7849–6290–61
82–8777–7396–9265–8678–7482–70101–8283–80105–81
Leicester Riders91–73100–6789–8575–81102–8989–7992–8971–5877–72
106–8984–81100–8277–102104–8487–78111–6885–7699–77
London Lions95–6095–8775–6089–7891–83100–6987–6375–6388–62
82–6499–6789–7983–8195–7189–6896–6280–8288–75
Manchester Giants95–10395–94104–8082–8976–8799–9792–79105–102106–93
110–9973–9184–8782–8390–9699–96109–6970–6597–92
Newcastle Eagles89–7894–8767–7587–9172–8564–84108–9684–7074–79
66–6888–7872–9192–8585–8892–9779–9571–8279–72
Plymouth City Patriots70–9693–8567–9079–10179–88103–9698–9369–8891–68
93–10880–8568–8585–9951–10277–8768–9068–6390–83
Sheffield Sharks73–9170–7473–8872–8673–8683–9266–5964–7192–74
65–7382–7289–7572–6487–8180–7187–6282–7775–70
Surrey Scorchers85–9399–9281–9667–8664–8385–8686–8895–10554–60
78–7381–8466–7681–9067–88106–10378–7987–8967–70
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Ladder progression

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Leader and qualification to playoffs
Qualification to playoffs
Last place
2022–23 BBL Championship
Team ╲ Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829
Bristol Flyers33322222133333222222222222333
Caledonia Gladiators687888867545666554454555444
Cheshire Phoenix44445656756764444446666676655
Leicester Riders6568433322212333333333333222
London Lions12111111211121111111111111111
Manchester Giants51233344578887555665545444576
Newcastle Eagles810109999999999999999999999998
Plymouth City Patriots25776777684456777777778888889
Sheffield Sharks79854565445678888888887767767
Surrey Scorchers679910101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010
Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk

BBL Cup

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First round

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2 October 2022Caledonia Gladiators81–72Surrey ScorchersEmirates Arena, Glasgow
17:00Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 20–16, 19–24, 19–17
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Attendance: 200
9 October 2022Plymouth City Patriots75–77Newcastle EaglesPlymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 19–22, 23–25, 13–9
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Attendance: n/a

Quarterfinals

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25 November 2022London Lions74–65Cheshire PhoenixCopper Box Arena, London
20:00Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 17–20, 21–13, 11–18
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Attendance: 1,500
26 November 2022Bristol Flyers95–76Manchester GiantsSGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 25–18, 24–21, 19–16
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Attendance: 750
26 November 2022Leicester Riders94–73Newcastle EaglesMorningside Arena, Leicester
19:45Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 25–17, 29–13, 16–23
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Attendance: n/a
27 November 2022Sheffield Sharks68–77Caledonia GladiatorsPonds Forge, Sheffield
16:00Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 17–27, 12–17, 22–7
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Attendance: n/a

Semifinals

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19 December 2022Bristol Flyers79–97London LionsSGS College Arena, Bristol
19:00Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 15–20, 22–26, 21–19
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Attendance: 770
21 December 2022Leicester Riders89–68Caledonia GladiatorsMorningside Arena, Leicester
19:45Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 20–20, 16–23, 23–12
Sky Sportsboxscore
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Attendance: 666

Cup Final

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29 January 2023Leicester Riders71–79London LionsUtilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
15:30Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 16–20, 18–23, 21–15
Sky SportsPts: Dekker 22
Rebs: Koufos 12
Asts: Taylor 4
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Pts: Jackson 16
Rebs: Nelson-Henry 11
Asts: MacKenzie, Whelan 4
Attendance: 10,000

Note: Cup MVP: Sam Dekker

BBL Trophy

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The BBL Trophy retained the same 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season. The ten BBL teams were drawn in the first round by six invited teams; St Mirren from the Scottish Basketball Championship, Basketball Wales, and Worthing Thunder, Derby Trailblazers, Nottingham Hoods and Thames Valley Cavaliers from the National Basketball League.

First round

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7 January 2023Plymouth City Patriots105–52St MirrenPlymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:30Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 26–20, 39–6, 19–14
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Attendance: n/a
12 January 2023London Lions89–53Worthing ThunderCopper Box Arena, London
19:30Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 28–18, 22–15, 22–14
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Attendance: n/a
13 January 2023Bristol Flyers72–78Surrey ScorchersSGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 13–27, 13–22, 20–18
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Attendance: 770
13 January 2023Caledonia Gladiators97–86Newcastle EaglesEmirates Arena, Glasgow
19:30Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–17, 25–22, 25–25
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Attendance: 500
13 January 2023Derby Trailblazers91–67Basketball WalesClarence Wiggins Sports Centre, Derby
19:30Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 23–20, 24–16, 14–19
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Attendance: n/a
15 January 2023Sheffield Sharks98–66Thames Valley CavaliersPonds Forge, Sheffield
16:00Scoring by quarter: 35–13, 23–17, 15–17, 25–19
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Attendance: 450
15 January 2023Manchester Giants107–1140(OT)Leicester RidersNational Basketball Centre, Manchester
17:00Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 28–22, 30–28, 23–21, Overtime: 8–15
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Attendance: 400
15 January 2023Cheshire Phoenix129–80Nottingham HoodsCheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30Scoring by quarter: 44–24, 30–21, 30–20, 25–15
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Attendance: n/a

Quarterfinals

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10 February 2023Caledonia Gladiators52–50London LionsEmirates Arena, Glasgow
19:30Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–9, 10–10, 11–14
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Attendance: 500
10 February 2023Leicester Riders78–79Sheffield SharksMorningside Arena, Leicester
19:45Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 24–13, 14–23, 20–17
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Attendance: n/a
11 February 2023Surrey Scorchers74–93Cheshire PhoenixSurrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 28–20, 16–23, 10–26
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Attendance: 500
12 February 2023Plymouth City Patriots89–99Derby TrailblazersPlymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 20–24, 28–19, 21–25
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Attendance: n/a

Semifinals

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1 March 2023Derby Trailblazers65–83Caledonia GladiatorsClarence Wiggins Sports Centre, Derby
19:45Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 12–16, 14–18, 15–25
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Attendance: n/a
5 March 2023Cheshire Phoenix82–78Sheffield SharksCheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 29–12, 11–22, 24–17
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Attendance: 1,200

Trophy Final

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26 March 2023Cheshire Phoenix70–73Caledonia GladiatorsEmirates Arena, Glasgow
15:30Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–18, 18–21, 14–16
Sky SportsPts: Austin, Evans, Teague 12
Rebs: Austin 10
Asts: Evans 4
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Pts: Bailey 16
Rebs: Alihodžić, Bailey 8
Asts: Onwas 6
Attendance: 6,000

Note: Trophy MVP: Jeremiah Bailey

Playoffs

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The quarterfinal matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 23 April 2023. Each tie in the quarterfinals and semifinals phase are played over two legs.[7]

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsPlayoff Final
             
1London Lions10899207
8Newcastle Eagles7886164
1London Lions82102184
5Cheshire Phoenix7481155
4Caledonia Gladiators8680166
5Cheshire Phoenix10284186
1London Lions88
2Leicester Riders80
2Leicester Riders7974153
7Sheffield Sharks7070140
2Leicester Riders8474159
3Bristol Flyers7779156
3Bristol Flyers9782179
6Manchester Giants7181152

*Note: Pairings are reseeded after quarterfinals.

Quarterfinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
London Lions207–164Newcastle Eagles108–7899–86
Leicester Riders153–140Sheffield Sharks79–7074–70
Bristol Flyers179–152Manchester Giants97–7182–81
Caledonia Gladiators166–186Cheshire Phoenix86–10280–84

(1) London Lions vs. (8) Newcastle Eagles

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28 April 2023Newcastle Eagles78–108London LionsVertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 23–24, 20–27, 19–26
YouTubePts: Mockford 31
Rebs: Johnson 9
Asts: Cohn, Defoe, Gordon 5
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Pts: Sharma 18
Rebs: Oni 8
Asts: Nelson, Taylor 5
Attendance: 2,214
1 May 2023London Lions99–86Newcastle EaglesCrystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
15:00Scoring by quarter: 33–19, 18–27, 24–25, 24–15
YouTubePts: Sharma, Taylor 18
Rebs: Sharma 5
Asts: Nelson 7
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Pts: Hamlet 24
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Cohn, Johnson 5
Attendance: 1,039

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks

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28 April 2023Sheffield Sharks70–79Leicester RidersPonds Forge, Sheffield
19:30Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 16–15, 16–19, 21–17
YouTubePts: Koch 17
Rebs: Pipkins 8
Asts: Pipkins 6
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Pts: Mackenzie 19
Rebs: Jackson, Loving 11
Asts: Love, Jackson, Mackenzie, Whelan 3
Attendance: 666
30 April 2023Leicester Riders74–70Sheffield SharksMorningside Arena, Leicester
15:15Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 20–17, 15–19, 17–17
Sky SportsPts: Jackson 25
Rebs: Nelson-Henry 11
Asts: Whelan 4
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Pts: Ramsey 19
Rebs: Ratinho 7
Asts: Nelson 5
Attendance: 1,400

(3) Bristol Flyers vs. (6) Manchester Giants

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27 April 2023Manchester Giants71–97Bristol FlyersNational Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester
19:30Scoring by quarter: 23–18, 17–20, 10–28, 21–31
YouTubePts: Lee 16
Rebs: Lee 8
Asts: Fletcher 6
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Pts: Olison 29
Rebs: Delpeche 9
Asts: Miller 6
Attendance: 250
30 April 2023Bristol Flyers82–81Manchester GiantsSGS College Arena, Bristol
16:00Scoring by quarter: 26–18, 21–25, 19–20, 16–18
YouTubePts: Miller 17
Rebs: Miller 9
Asts: Olison 6
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Pts: Fletcher, Roberson 19
Rebs: Roberson 11
Asts: Fletcher 6
Attendance: 770

(4) Caledonia Gladiators vs. (5) Cheshire Phoenix

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28 April 2023Cheshire Phoenix102–86Caledonia GladiatorsCheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
19:30Scoring by quarter: 28–21, 25–27, 20–18, 29–20
YouTubePts: Archibald 35
Rebs: Ulph 9
Asts: Evans 8
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Pts: Durham 23
Rebs: Alihodžić 14
Asts: Durham 7
Attendance: 200
29 April 2023Caledonia Gladiators80–84Cheshire PhoenixEmirates Arena, Glasgow
15:00Scoring by quarter: 23–19, 16–21, 17–24, 24–20
YouTubePts: Durham 28
Rebs: Bailey 12
Asts: Bailey, Durham, Onwas 4
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Pts: Evans 19
Rebs: Jack, Ulph 9
Asts: Austin Jr. 5
Attendance: 450

Semifinals

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Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
London Lions184–155Cheshire Phoenix82–74102–81
Leicester Riders159–156Bristol Flyers84–7775–79

(1) London Lions vs. (5) Cheshire Phoenix

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7 May 2023London Lions82–74Cheshire PhoenixCrystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
14:30Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 20–19, 28–18, 15–13
YouTubePts: Zubčić 15
Rebs: Sharma 9
Asts: Taylor 8
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Pts: Archibald 24
Rebs: Ulph 11
Asts: Archibald 4
Attendance: 912
8 May 2023Cheshire Phoenix81–102London LionsCheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
18:00Scoring by quarter: 16–26, 16–32, 27–23, 22–21
YouTubePts: Jack 34
Rebs: Ulph 8
Asts: Austin 7
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Pts: Best, Sharma 16
Rebs: Best 7
Asts: Nelson, Soluade, Taylor 5
Attendance: n/a

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (3) Bristol Flyers

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5 May 2023Bristol Flyers77–84Leicester RidersSGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 17–15, 25–23, 24–20
YouTubePts: King 23
Rebs: Delpeche 12
Asts: Delpeche, Miller 4
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Pts: Mackenzie 14
Rebs: Jackson 8
Asts: Love 5
Attendance: 770
7 May 2023Leicester Riders75–79Bristol FlyersMorningside Arena, Leicester
17:15Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–24, 14–22, 21–15
Sky SportsPts: Loving 18
Rebs: Jackson, Nelson-Henry 7
Asts: Love 7
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Pts: Delpeche 23
Rebs: Bell 10
Asts: Miller 5
Attendance: 666

Playoff Final

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(1) London Lions vs. (2) Leicester Riders

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14 May 2023London Lions88–80Leicester RidersThe O2 Arena, London
16:15Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 22–22, 25–19, 19–25
Sky SportsPts: Best, Taylor 15
Rebs: Oni 10
Asts: Taylor 7
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Pts: Jackson 20
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Love 7
Attendance: 3,000

Awards

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2022–23 BBL Team of the Year

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#PlayerTeam
PGDavid SloanCaledonia Gladiators
SGDirk WilliamsManchester Giants
SFV. J. KingBristol Flyers
PFSam DekkerLondon Lions
CTajh GreenManchester Giants

Source: 2022–23 Molten BBL Team of the Year

2022–23 BBL All-British Team of the Year

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#PlayerTeam
PGJelani Watson-GayleBristol Flyers
SGLuke NelsonLondon Lions
SFKimbal MackenzieLeicester Riders
PFPatrick WhelanLeicester Riders
CJosh SharmaLondon Lions

Source: 2022–23 BBL All-British Team of the Year

2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

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#PlayerTeam
PGLarry Austin Jr.Cheshire Phoenix
SG Anthony RobersonManchester Giants
SFPrince OnwasCaledonia Gladiators
PFJamell AndersonCheshire Phoenix
CJosh SharmaLondon Lions

Source: 2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

British clubs in European competitions

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TeamCompetitionProgress
London LionsEuroCupEighthfinals
Leicester RidersChampions LeagueQualifying round

References

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  1. ^ "Glasgow Rocks rebrand to Caledonia Gladiators amidst lofty ambitions". Hoopsfix.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
  2. ^ "MACLEOD TO TAKE ON NEW ROLE THIS SUMMER". NewcastleEagles.com. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ^ "MARC STEUTEL CONFIRMED AS NEW EAGLES BBL HEAD COACH". NewcastleEagles.com. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Official Club Statement". surreyscorchers.com. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
  5. ^ Blain, Michael (2022-07-16). "VINCE MACAULAY TAKES GIANTS REINS". Manchester Giants. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  6. ^ "2022-23 season to have revamped format across BBL Championship, Cup and Trophy Competitions". British Basketball League | BBL. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  7. ^ "League launches Golden Ball Treasure hunt ahead of end-of-season Play-off Finals". British Basketball League | BBL. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
  8. ^ "Sam Dekker ends debut campaign with Molten Player of the Year title". bbl.or.uk. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Lions complete terrific treble at O2 Arena". bbl.or.uk. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  10. ^ "London Lions Head Coach Ryan Schmidt named Molten Ed Percival BBL Coach of the Year". bbl.or.uk. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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