2021–22 British Basketball League season

2021–22 BBL season
2021–22 BBL season
League	British Basketball League
Season	2021–22
Teams	10
Dates	24 September 2021 – 24 April 2022
TV	Great Britain: Sky Sports; BBC Sport; Online: BBL TV; YouTube;
Final positions
BBL Cup	Leicester Riders (3rd title)
Europe Cup	London Lions
BBL seasons
	← 2020–21 2022–23 →

The 2021–22 British Basketball League season will be the 35th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season will feature 10 teams from across England and Scotland.

Teams[]

Locations of the 2021–22 BBL teams

Arenas and locations[]

Team	Location	Arena	Capacity
Bristol Flyers	Bristol	SGS College Arena	750
Cheshire Phoenix	Ellesmere Port	Cheshire Oaks Arena	1,400
Glasgow Rocks	Glasgow	Emirates Arena	6,500
Leicester Riders	Leicester	Morningside Arena	2,400
London Lions	London	Copper Box Arena	6,000
Manchester Giants	Manchester	National Basketball Centre	2,000
Newcastle Eagles	Newcastle upon Tyne	Vertu Motors Arena	3,000
Plymouth City Patriots	Plymouth	Plymouth Pavilions	1,500
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield	Ponds Forge	1,000
Surrey Scorchers	Guildford	Surrey Sports Park	1,000

On 23 June 2021, the owners of the Worcester Wolves withdrew their team from the BBL, citing financial issues arising from the Covid-19 pandemic as one of the main reasons for the decision.^[1]^[2]

On 8 July 2021, Plymouth Raiders withdrew from the league due to an increase in the cost of rent at their home venue, the Plymouth Pavilions.^[3]^[4]

On 30 July 2021, it was announced by the league that the city of Plymouth would have a franchise for the 2021–22 season.^[5]^[6]

On 9 August 2021, Plymouth City Patriots were announced to join the British Basketball League for the 2021–22 season, led by local businessman Carl Heslop.^[7] The new organisation could not secure the transfer of the naming and branding rights of the Plymouth Raiders from Plymouth Raiders 1983 Ltd, the previous owners. The Patriots will play their home games at the Plymouth Pavilions for one season only.^[8]

Personnel and sponsorship[]

Team	Head coach	Captain	Main jersey sponsor
Bristol Flyers	Andreas Kapoulas	Josh Rogers	Xledger
Cheshire Phoenix	Ben Thomas	Teddy Okereafor	RentASpace
Glasgow Rocks	Gareth Murray	Jonny Bunyan	Glen Luss
Leicester Riders	Rob Paternostro	Darien Nelson-Henry	Jelson Homes
London Lions	James Vear	Justin Robinson
Manchester Giants	Lloyd Gardner	Dan Clark
Newcastle Eagles	Ian McLeod	Rahmon Fletcher	GiveToLocal
Plymouth City Patriots	Paul James	Elvisi Dusha
Sheffield Sharks	Atiba Lyons	Mike Tuck	B. Braun
Surrey Scorchers	Creon Raftopoulos	Tayo Ogedengbe	Gidden Place

Coaching changes[]

Team	Outgoing coach	Manner of departure	Date of vacancy	Position in table	Incoming coach	Date of appointment
Plymouth City Patriots	New team			Pre-season	Paul James	10 August 2021^[9]
London Lions	Vince Macaulay	Released	19 January 2022	8th (3–2)	James Vear	19 January 2022^[10]

BBL Cup[]

The 2021–22 BBL Cup will feature all 10 teams, split into 2 geographical groups, North and South. Each team plays each other twice (once home, once away) with the top 4 teams in each group progressing to the quarter-finals. Single-legged quarter-finals and two-legged semi-finals matches will determine the two finalists to contest the Cup Final at Arena Birmingham.^[11]

Qualification Stage[]

North Group[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Manchester Giants	8	6	2	711	634	+77	12	Quarter Finals
2	Glasgow Rocks	8	5	3	690	663	+27	10
3	Cheshire Phoenix	8	4	4	639	666	−27	8
4	Sheffield Sharks	8	4	4	622	618	+4	8

5	Newcastle Eagles	8	1	7	639	720	−81	2

Updated to match(es) played on 24 October 2021. Source: BBC Sport

24 September 2021	Newcastle Eagles	72–82	Glasgow Rocks	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–23, 18–16, 15–25, 21–18
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 2,500

24 September 2021	Sheffield Sharks	64–71	Cheshire Phoenix	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 12–22, 27–11, 16–16, 9–22
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

26 September 2021	Glasgow Rocks	69–79	Sheffield Sharks	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 18–22, 17–18, 16–23
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

26 September 2021	Cheshire Phoenix	72–780(OT)	Manchester Giants	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 15–15, 11–15, 20–18, Overtime: 7–13
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 600

1 October 2021	Glasgow Rocks	107–82	Manchester Giants	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–17, 21–23, 23–17, 36–25
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 400

1 October 2021	Newcastle Eagles	82–85	Sheffield Sharks	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–21, 20–28, 25–16, 18–20
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 2,200

3 October 2021	Manchester Giants	92–86	Newcastle Eagles	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–22, 27–29, 27–17, 22–18
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 500

3 October 2021	Cheshire Phoenix	84–77	Glasgow Rocks	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 24–15, 21–25, 21–21, 18–16
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 638

8 October 2021	Sheffield Sharks	68–85	Manchester Giants	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 18–16, 20–23, 12–25, 18–21
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 200

8 October 2021	Newcastle Eagles	94–74	Cheshire Phoenix	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–14, 18–18, 18–23, 31–19
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 2,100

10 October 2021	Manchester Giants	83–90	Glasgow Rocks	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 24–26, 20–20, 19–23
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 100

10 October 2021	Cheshire Phoenix	85–78	Sheffield Sharks	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 14–21, 14–13, 26–23, 31–21
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

15 October 2021	Sheffield Sharks	85–64	Newcastle Eagles	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–15, 18–16, 25–24, 23–9
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

15 October 2021	Manchester Giants	91–61	Cheshire Phoenix	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 31–12, 25–11, 19–17
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

17 October 2021	Glasgow Rocks	92–84	Newcastle Eagles	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 31–13, 14–28, 22–15
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 400

19 October 2021	Manchester Giants	89–77	Sheffield Sharks	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–17, 18–24, 24–14, 30–22
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 300

22 October 2021	Glasgow Rocks	100–93	Cheshire Phoenix	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 25–30, 25–23, 31–22
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 200

22 October 2021	Newcastle Eagles	73–111	Manchester Giants	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–30, 16–25, 17–26, 20–30
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 2,800

24 October 2021	Sheffield Sharks	86–73	Glasgow Rocks	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 14–20, 25–14, 25–22
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 150

24 October 2021	Cheshire Phoenix	99–84	Newcastle Eagles	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 25–16, 31–29, 20–25
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 808

South Group[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	London Lions	8	7	1	722	622	+100	14	Quarter Finals
2	Leicester Riders	8	6	2	715	616	+99	12
3	Bristol Flyers	8	4	4	649	653	−4	8
4	Surrey Scorchers	8	3	5	639	654	−15	6

5	Plymouth City Patriots	8	0	8	513	693	−180	0

Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2021. Source: BBC Sport

24 September 2021	Surrey Scorchers	85–86	London Lions	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 20–20, 22–21, 29–21, 14–24
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 250

24 September 2021	Leicester Riders	84–85	Bristol Flyers	Morningside Arena, Leicester
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 19–25, 26–24, 16–22
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 1,000

25 September 2021	Bristol Flyers	84–75	Plymouth City Patriots	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 32–30, 25–12, 10–18, 17–15
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 350

26 September 2021	London Lions	90–61	Plymouth City Patriots	Copper Box Arena, London
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 23–14, 23–14, 18–20, 26–13
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 700

26 September 2021	Leicester Riders	96–80	Surrey Scorchers	Morningside Arena, Leicester
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 34–24, 22–21, 30–20, 10–15
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 100

2 October 2021	Surrey Scorchers	65–57	Plymouth City Patriots	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 22–18, 8–15, 15–7
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 400

2 October 2021	Bristol Flyers	80–90	London Lions	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–25, 15–28, 22–15, 27–22
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

8 October 2021	Bristol Flyers	67–75	Leicester Riders	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–20, 20–19, 19–21, 12–15
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 385

8 October 2021	London Lions	88–73	Surrey Scorchers	Copper Box Arena, London
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 29–14, 23–15, 11–21, 25–23
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

10 October 2021	Plymouth City Patriots	58–109	Leicester Riders	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–26, 15–29, 12–26, 16–28
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

10 October 2021	London Lions	94–85	Bristol Flyers	Copper Box Arena, London
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 19–22, 15–23, 29–16, 31–24
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 400

16 October 2021	Surrey Scorchers	89–94	Leicester Riders	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–16, 20–32, 27–25, 25–21
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 300

17 October 2021	Plymouth City Patriots	62–101	London Lions	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 16–30, 16–20, 16–27, 14–24
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

20 October 2021	Plymouth City Patriots	69–82	Bristol Flyers	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 16–17, 17–24, 22–28
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 250

22 October 2021	Leicester Riders	93–76	London Lions	Morningside Arena, Leicester
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–14, 19–28, 29–22, 25–12
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

23 October 2021	Bristol Flyers	81–82	Surrey Scorchers	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 26–22, 17–11, 22–24, 16–25
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

24 October 2021	Leicester Riders	81–64	Plymouth City Patriots	Morningside Arena, Leicester
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 24–18, 16–9, 24–24, 17–13
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

27 October 2021	Plymouth City Patriots	67–81	Surrey Scorchers	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 18–22, 20–29, 15–20, 14–10
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

30 October 2021	Surrey Scorchers	84–85	Bristol Flyers	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
18:00	Scoring by quarter: 17–24, 17–17, 24–24, 26–20
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 400

7 November 2021	Leicester Riders	83–97	London Lions	Morningside Arena, Leicester
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 25–28, 22–31, 19–14, 17–24
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 666

Quarter Finals[]

13 November 2021	London Lions	100–68	Sheffield Sharks	Copper Box Arena, London
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 24–18, 27–9, 27–25
BBL TV	Pts: 28 Rebs: Williams 12 Asts: Robinson, Williams 8	boxscore report	Pts: Glasgow Jr, Williams 14 Rebs: 8 Asts: 6	Attendance: 500

13 November 2021	Leicester Riders	85–84	Cheshire Phoenix	Morningside Arena, Leicester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–28, 23–16, 15–20, 26–20
BBL TV	Pts: Crandall 24 Rebs: 6 Asts: Crandall 7	boxscore report	Pts: Mockford 30 Rebs: 12 Asts: Okereafor 10	Attendance: 666

14 November 2021	Glasgow Rocks	95–900(OT)	Bristol Flyers	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 23–18, 21–21, 22–23, Overtime: 9–4
BBL TV	Pts: 26 Rebs: 12 Asts: 5	boxscore report	Pts: 22 Rebs: 12 Asts: Evans 10	Attendance: 100

14 November 2021	Manchester Giants	95–92	Surrey Scorchers	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 27–30, 25–17, 16–18, 27–27
BBL TV	Pts: McKnight 18 Rebs: 7 Asts: 5	boxscore report	Pts: 19 Rebs: 16 Asts: 6	Attendance: 100

Semi Finals[]

10 December 2021	London Lions	96–99 (Series: Leicester leads, 99–96 on aggregate)	Leicester Riders	Copper Box Arena, London
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–31, 23–24, 21–33, 27–11
BBL TV	Pts: 24 Rebs: Kelley 13 Asts: 5	boxscore report	Pts: 25 Rebs: 8 Asts: Crandall 10	Attendance: not available

12 December 2021	Glasgow Rocks	102–92 (Series: Glasgow leads, 102–92 on aggregate)	Manchester Giants	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
18:30	Scoring by quarter: 25–19, 23–30, 29–21, 25–22
BBL TV	Pts: , 24 Rebs: , 11 Asts: 8	boxscore report	Pts: Clark 23 Rebs: Clark 11 Asts: Anderson 5	Attendance: 250

15 December 2021	Manchester Giants	92–79 (Series: Manchester wins, 184–181 on aggregate)	Glasgow Rocks	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 25–22, 17–26, 23–10
BBL TV	Pts: 25 Rebs: Clark, McKnight 7 Asts: 7	boxscore report	Pts: 18 Rebs: , 9 Asts: 15	Attendance: not available

30 December 2021	Leicester Riders	79–74 (Series: Leicester wins, 178–170 on aggregate)	London Lions	Morningside Arena, Leicester
20:00	Scoring by quarter: 26–20, 26–14, 15–23, 12–17
BBL TV	Pts: Jackson 15 Rebs: 12 Asts: Crandall 16	boxscore report	Pts: 20 Rebs: 7 Asts: 7	Attendance: 666

Final[]

30 January 2022	Leicester Riders	83–69	Manchester Giants	Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
15:30	Scoring by quarter: 15–20, 30–8, 15–23, 23–18
Sky Sports	Pts: Crandall 26 Rebs: 7 Asts: Crandall 5	boxscore report	Pts: 18 Rebs: Clark 12 Asts: 4	Attendance: 2,000

BBL Championship[]

The BBL Championship retained the three-game series format from the previous season, for a 27-game regular season, played across 24 Rounds between 29 October 2021 to 24 April 2022.^[11]^[12]

Standings[]

Pos	Team v	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Leicester Riders	11	11	0	1024	742	+282	22	Playoffs
2	Manchester Giants	13	8	5	1171	1150	+21	16
3	Sheffield Sharks	12	7	5	907	914	−7	14
4	Cheshire Phoenix	15	7	8	1276	1273	+3	14
5	Bristol Flyers	9	6	3	699	677	+22	12
6	London Lions	8	5	3	737	668	+69	10
7	Newcastle Eagles	13	5	8	1123	1190	−67	10
8	Glasgow Rocks	10	4	6	897	928	−31	8

9	Plymouth City Patriots	12	3	9	909	1062	−153	6
10	Surrey Scorchers	11	1	10	810	949	−139	2

Updated to match(es) played on 6 February 2022. Source: BBC Sport

Ladder progression[]

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Bristol Flyers	–	6	6	7	7	6	4	4	4	5	3	3	5
Cheshire Phoenix	4	10	10	8	8	8	8	8	8	4	6	5	4
Glasgow Rocks	–	8	8	4	5	7	7	5	5	6	8	8	8
Leicester Riders	2	5	5	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
London Lions	–	4	4	2	4	5	6	7	7	8	7	6	6
Manchester Giants	3	3	1	1	2	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Newcastle Eagles	5	2	3	5	6	3	5	6	6	7	5	7	7
Plymouth City Patriots	–	9	9	10	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	9	9
Sheffield Sharks	1	1	2	6	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	3
Surrey Scorchers	–	7	7	9	10	10	9	9	9	10	10	10	10

BBL Trophy[]

The BBL Trophy retained the same, 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season. The ten BBL teams were joined in the first round draw by six invited teams; Solent Kestrels, Derby Trailblazers, Thames Valley Cavaliers and Hemel Storm, from the English Basketball League. Falkirk Fury from the Scottish Basketball Championship and Basketball Wales are the only additional teams outside of England.^[13]

First Round[]

7 January 2022	Bristol Flyers	71–68	Leicester Riders	SGS College Arena, Bristol
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–10, 22–24, 21–10, 12–24
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 770

7 January 2022	Surrey Scorchers	93–98	Derby Trailblazers	Surrey Sports Park, Guildford
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 27–32, 17–28, 18–18, 31–20
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 700

7 January 2022	Glasgow Rocks	91–82	Solent Kestrels	Emirates Arena, Glasgow
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 22–15, 25–22, 14–14, 30–31
YouTube		boxscore report		Attendance: 100

9 January 2022	Plymouth City Patriots	113–66	Basketball Wales	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
15:00	Scoring by quarter: 34–18, 36–11, 29–16, 14–21
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: not available

9 January 2022	Sheffield Sharks	77–90	Manchester Giants	Ponds Forge, Sheffield
16:00	Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 27–30, 10–21, 20–18
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 500

9 January 2022	Cheshire Phoenix	123–64	Falkirk Fury	Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
17:30	Scoring by quarter: 30–20, 28–11, 38–16, 27–17
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 600

14 January 2022	Newcastle Eagles	70–84	London Lions	Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 11–36, 24–14, 17–22, 18–12
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 2,400

30 January 2022	Thames Valley Cavaliers	86–78	Hemel Storm	Uxbridge College, West London
16:30	Scoring by quarter: 21–13, 20–26, 18–22, 27–17
BBL TV		boxscore report		Attendance: 100

Quarter Finals[]

26 January 2022	Plymouth City Patriots	77–88	Cheshire Phoenix	Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
19:00	Scoring by quarter: 15–22, 17–30, 19–19, 26–17
BBL TV	Pts: 22 Rebs: 11 Asts: Dusha, Williams 4	boxscore report	Pts: Mockford 17 Rebs: Dickerson 11 Asts: Okereafor 7	Attendance: not available

4 February 2022	Derby Trailblazers	70–90	Bristol Flyers	Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre, Derby
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 18–20, 17–19, 12–30
BBL TV	Pts: 26 Rebs: 7 Asts: 4	boxscore report	Pts: Evans 28 Rebs: 9 Asts: Evans 7	Attendance: not available

4 February 2022	Thames Valley Cavaliers	91–970(OT)	Glasgow Rocks	Uxbridge College, West London
19:30	Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 14–20, 23–22, 29–19, Overtime: 9–15
BBL TV	Pts: 30 Rebs: , 9 Asts: 5	boxscore report	Pts: 21 Rebs: , 7 Asts: 8	Attendance: 60

6 February 2022	Manchester Giants	79–90	London Lions	National Basketball Centre, Manchester
17:00	Scoring by quarter: 14–28, 15–26, 25–19, 25–17
BBL TV	Pts: 20 Rebs: 5 Asts: 8	boxscore report	Pts: 28 Rebs: Kelley 8 Asts: 9	Attendance: 1,000

Semi Finals[]

British clubs in European competitions[]

Team	Competition	Progress
London Lions	Champions League	First qualifying round
London Lions	FIBA Europe Cup	Second round

References[]

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^ "Worcester Wolves pull out of British Basketball League ahead of 2021-22 season". BBC Sport. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Plymouth Raiders request to withdraw from 2021/22 season". bbl.org.uk. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Plymouth Raiders pull out of BBL". BBC Sport. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Plymouth confirmed to compete in 2021-22 season". bbl.org.uk. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
^ "Plymouth to get British Basketball League reprieve after rent agreement". BBC Sport. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "New chapter for Plymouth as Patriots join BBL". bbl.org.uk. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Plymouth Raiders replaced in BBL by new basketball team Plymouth Patriots". plymouthherald.co.uk. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
^ "Patriots announce first major signing". bbl.org.uk. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
^ "The London Lions today announce that coach Vince Macaulay will be moving on from his 11-year tenure as Head Coach at the club". thelondonlions.com. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2021-22 fixtures and dates confirmed". bbl.org.uk. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "2021-22 BBL fixtures unveiled". mvp247.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ "Cup Semis & Trophy First Round draws completed". bbl.org.uk. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

External links[]

Official website

Preceded by 2020–21 season	BBL seasons 2021–22	Succeeded by 2022–23 season

[1] "Worcester Wolves withdraw from BBL". bbl.org.uk. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[2] "Worcester Wolves pull out of British Basketball League ahead of 2021-22 season". BBC Sport. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[3] "Plymouth Raiders request to withdraw from 2021/22 season". bbl.org.uk. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[4] "Plymouth Raiders pull out of BBL". BBC Sport. 8 June 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[5] "Plymouth confirmed to compete in 2021-22 season". bbl.org.uk. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.

[6] "Plymouth to get British Basketball League reprieve after rent agreement". BBC Sport. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[7] "New chapter for Plymouth as Patriots join BBL". bbl.org.uk. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[8] "Plymouth Raiders replaced in BBL by new basketball team Plymouth Patriots". plymouthherald.co.uk. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.

[9] "Patriots announce first major signing". bbl.org.uk. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[10] "The London Lions today announce that coach Vince Macaulay will be moving on from his 11-year tenure as Head Coach at the club". thelondonlions.com. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

[2021-22_fixtures_and_dates_confirmed-11] "2021-22 fixtures and dates confirmed". bbl.org.uk. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[12] "2021-22 BBL fixtures unveiled". mvp247.com. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[13] "Cup Semis & Trophy First Round draws completed". bbl.org.uk. 9 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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v t British Basketball League
Teams	Bristol Flyers Cheshire Phoenix Glasgow Rocks Leicester Riders London Lions Manchester Giants Newcastle Eagles Plymouth City Patriots Sheffield Sharks Surrey Scorchers Worcester Wolves
Competitions	BBL Championship (Play-off Finals) BBL Cup BBL Trophy Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Women's British Basketball League
Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
Awards	Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player
Other	BBL TV National Basketball League Scottish Basketball Championship National Cup

v t 2021–22 in European men's basketball
Domestic leagues	Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Latvia Lithuania Netherlands Poland Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Turkey United Kingdom England Scotland
Regional leagues	Adriatic First Division Second Division Alpe Adria Cup Balkan League Czech-Slovakia ENBL League Latvia–Estonia Liga Unike BNXT League
Domestic cups	France Ireland Israel State Cup League Cup National League Cup Netherlands Poland Scotland Serbia Spain Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Cup Trophy
Supercups	BNXT Supercup Israel Italy Netherlands Spain
Continental competitions	EuroLeague Regular season EuroCup Playoffs Champions League Playoffs FIBA Europe Cup Playoffs
International competitions	2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification Championship for Small Countries EuroBasket 2025 qualification