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.

Teams

Arenas and locations

On 13 September 2022, Glasgow Rocks were rebranded as Caledonia Gladiators.

2022–23 British Basketball League season

Personnel and sponsorship

Coaching changes

BBL Championship

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.

2022–23 British Basketball League season

Standings

Results

Ladder progression

BBL Cup

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Cup Final

BBL Trophy

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.

2022–23 British Basketball League season

First round

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Trophy Final

Playoffs

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.

Bracket

Quarterfinals

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

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

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

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

Semifinals

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

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

Playoff Final

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

Awards

Most Valuable Player: Sam Dekker (London Lions) Play-off Final MVP: Jordan Taylor (London Lions) Coach of the Year: Ryan Schmidt (London Lions)

2022–23 BBL Team of the Year

Source: 2022–23 Molten BBL Team of the Year

2022–23 BBL All-British Team of the Year

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

2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

Source: 2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

British clubs in European competitions

References

External links

British Basketball League seasons

2022–23 in British basketball

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