Ireland’s Seán Flood during the FIBA Basketball World Cup 2027 European Pre-Qualifiers at the National Basketball Arena. Photo: David Fitzgerald/Sportsfile Ireland international Seán Flood has joined British basketball champions London Lions as the English club seek a fresh start after it briefly went into administration last month. The three-time British champions last weekend confirmed the...
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Reebok partners with newly-formed Super League Basketball in the UK
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Leicester Riders announce Ygam as Charity of the Year in groundbreaking British Basketball partnership
Reading Time: 3 minutes Leicester Riders announce partnership with Ygam, a charity with a mission to prevent children and young people from experiencing gaming and gambling harms. Ygam has been appointed Leicester Riders ‘Charity of the Year’ for the forthcoming 24/25 season, alongside the Riders Foundation. This is the first partnership of its kind...
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Swann Signs to Newcastle Eagles in United Kingdom – University of North Florida Athletics
Story Links JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Lyric Swann has signed the first professional contract of her career with the Newcastle Eagles in the United Kingdom for the 2024-25 season, as announced by the team on Monday. “Newcastle is gaining a high-energy player with a high basketball IQ,” said UNF head coach...
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Basketball: Plymouth City Patriots withdraw from new season
“Keeping a professional team in Plymouth, for everyone in Devon and Cornwall, has been the main focus of everyone involved with the club and it is with great sadness that we are not able to operate in the new season.” The Patriots were building towards their fourth season, having replaced the Plymouth Raiders in 2021...
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Second top-flight British basketball team bought by new investors
Manchester Giants are set to be replaced in British basketball by the new US-owned franchise The Manchester franchise set to play in Britain’s new Super League Basketball has been bought by the US-based Sherwood Family Investment Office. The group is run by private equity veteran Ned Sherwood and Ben Pierson and will own both the...
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Manchester basketball ownership heads stateside – Prolific North
American-based Sherwood Family Investment Office, led by chief executive officer Ned Sherwood and president Ben Pierson, has acquired the Manchester franchise for both the men and women’s professional basketball teams in the city. With Basketball League Limited (BLL) – the company that formerly had the professional league license in the UK to run the BBL...
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Paris 2024 men’s basketball final preview: How to watch USA v France live – full schedule
It all comes down to this. On Saturday 10 August, hosts France will take on the might of the United States in the Paris 2024 men’s basketball final, tipping off at 21:30 (CET) – and it comes with plenty of history at stake. In a rematch of the Tokyo 2020 final, Team USA will be...
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Stuckman’s world basketball tour to play next in United Kingdom
QUINCY (WGEM) – If Tanner Stuckman was a rock star, the back of his world tour concert T-shirt would be filling up with countries. Stuckman, the former Quincy Notre Dame and Quincy University basketball standout announced today that he will play the 2024-25 season overseas in the United Kingdom, the fifth country the sport has...
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BBL and WBBL champions London Lions enter administration
London Lions basketball club has entered administration after months of speculation around funding available from owners 777 Partners. The American investors also owned a 45% stake in the British Basketball League (BBL), which had its licence terminated due to concerns over finances in June. The Lions have won 19 trophies across the men’s and women’s...
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Former Northern Colorado women’s basketball player Delaynie Byrne signs pro contract with British Basketball League
Delaynie Byrne, a former Colorado high school player and leading scorer and rebounder on the Northern Colorado women’s basketball team last season, signed a professional contract to play in the British Basketball League. Byrne signed with the Caledonia Gladiators of the BBL, according to the team and UNC. Terms of the contract were not disclosed....
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Dan Clark: Ex-Great Britain basketball international launches Surrey 89ers
Clark and Jackson announced the new brand in a statement, external on their account on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter. The move will ensure elite level basketball can continue in Surrey and Guildford, remaining at the Surrey Sports Park – home to the Scorchers since 2015. Basketball League Ltd (BLL) had its...