2021–22 NBL season | |
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League | NBL England |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 93 |
2021–22 |
The 2021–22 NBL season was the 50th season of the National Basketball League (England). This season marks the return of Division 2 and Division 3, after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league structure was announced in June 2021.[1]
Team changes
Club | Location | Last Season |
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Bradford Dragons | Bradford | 11th |
Derby Trailblazers | Derby | 4th |
Essex Rebels | Colchester | 6th |
Hemel Storm | Hemel Hempstead | 3rd |
Leicester Warriors | Leicester | 12th |
Loughborough Riders | Loughborough | 8th |
London Lions II | London (Barking) | 10th |
Nottingham Hoods | Nottingham | 14th |
Oaklands Wolves | St Albans | 13th |
Reading Rockets | Reading | 9th |
Solent Kestrels | Southampton | 1st |
Team Newcastle | Newcastle upon Tyne | 5th |
Thames Valley Cavaliers | London (Uxbridge) | 2nd |
Worthing Thunder | Worthing | 7th |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
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1 | Solent Kestrels (C) | 26 | 24 | 2 | 2541 | 1797 | +744 | 48 | Qualification to Playoffs |
2 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | 26 | 20 | 6 | 2398 | 2015 | +383 | 40 | |
3 | Derby Trailblazers | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2427 | 2122 | +305 | 38 | |
4 | Nottingham Hoods | 26 | 18 | 8 | 2236 | 2062 | +174 | 36 | |
5 | Worthing Thunder | 26 | 17 | 9 | 2293 | 2170 | +123 | 34 | |
6 | Hemel Storm | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2422 | 2228 | +194 | 32 | |
7 | Team Newcastle | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2362 | 2352 | +10 | 30 | |
8 | Reading Rockets | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2171 | 1975 | +196 | 28 | |
9 | Bradford Dragons | 26 | 10 | 16 | 2078 | 2247 | −169 | 20 | |
10 | London Lions II | 26 | 9 | 17 | 2118 | 2414 | −296 | 18 | |
11 | Loughborough Riders | 26 | 8 | 18 | 2060 | 2331 | −271 | 16 | |
12 | Essex Rebels | 26 | 4 | 22 | 2030 | 2417 | −387 | 8 | |
13 | Leicester Warriors (R) | 26 | 4 | 22 | 1957 | 2316 | −359 | 8 | Relegation to Division 2 |
14 | Oaklands Wolves (R) | 26 | 3 | 23 | 1938 | 2585 | −647 | 6 |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
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Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Teesside Lions | 15 | 13 | 2 | 26 |
2 | Tees Valley Mohawks | 15 | 12 | 3 | 24 |
3 | Sheffield Elite | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
4 | Calderdale Explorers | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
5 | Newcastle Eagles U23 | 15 | 3 | 12 | 6 |
6 | Sheffield Elite II | 15 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | St Helens Saints (P) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
2 | Manchester Swarm | 20 | 15 | 5 | 30 |
3 | Liverpool | 20 | 14 | 6 | 28 |
4 | Myerscough College II | 20 | 13 | 7 | 26 |
5 | Manchester Kings | 20 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
6 | Preston | 20 | 11 | 9 | 22 |
7 | Stockport Falcons | 20 | 9 | 11 | 18 |
8 | Tameside | 20 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
9 | Barrow Thorns | 20 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
10 | Cheshire Wire | 20 | 4 | 16 | 8 |
11 | Manchester Giants U23 | 20 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Worcester Wolves (P) | 16 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
2 | West Bromwich | 16 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
3 | Stoke-on-Trent Knights | 16 | 11 | 5 | 22 |
4 | Derby Trailblazers II | 16 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
5 | Coventry Flames | 15 | 8 | 7 | 16 |
6 | Stourport Spartans | 16 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
7 | Nottingham Hoods II | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
8 | Warwickshire Hawks | 16 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
9 | Birmingham Mets | 16 | 3 | 13 | 6 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Anglia Ruskin University | 14 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
2 | Essex Rebels II | 14 | 12 | 2 | 24 |
3 | Univ. of Hertfordshire Storm | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
4 | UEA Panthers | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
5 | Bury St. Edmunds Bulldogs | 14 | 6 | 8 | 12 |
6 | Northamptonshire Titans II | 14 | 5 | 9 | 10 |
7 | Canterbury Crusaders | 14 | 3 | 11 | 6 |
8 | West Suffolk Wolves | 14 | 2 | 12 | 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | London Thunder | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
2 | UEL Lions | 12 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
3 | BA London Lions | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
4 | CoLA Southwark Pride | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
5 | London Topcats Legends | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
6 | Brent Bulls | 12 | 4 | 8 | 8 |
7 | London Future Generations | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | London Elite (P) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 |
2 | Solent Kestrels III | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
3 | London United | 10 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
4 | Crawley Storm | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
5 | Surrey Rams | 10 | 2 | 8 | 4 |
6 | London Warriors | 9 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts |
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1 | Bristol United (P) | 12 | 11 | 1 | 22 |
2 | Bognor GSD | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
3 | Team Swindon | 12 | 8 | 4 | 16 |
4 | Cardiff City | 12 | 7 | 5 | 14 |
5 | Plymouth Marjon University | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
6 | Cardiff Met Archers II | 12 | 2 | 10 | 4 |
7 | Dorset Storm | 12 | 1 | 11 | 2 |
First round
26 Mar 2022
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London Elite | 86–75 | University of Hertfordshire Storm |
26 Mar 2022
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Bristol United | 94–49 | Bognor GSD |
26 Mar 2022
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Anglia Ruskin University | 67–74 | Manchester Swarm |
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
London Thunder | 114–48 | London Topcats Legends |
Ipswich | 99–47 | Bury St Edmunds Bulldogs |
London Elite | 82–71 | CoLA Southwark Pride |
Liverpool | 90–66 | Manchester Giants U23 |
Calderdale Explorers | 81–70 | Sheffield Elite |
Warwickshire Warriors | 50–75 | Birmingham Mets |
West Bromwich | 94–87 | Warwickshire Hawks |
Worcester Wolves | 67–68 | City of Birmingham Rockets |
Swindon Shock | 55–102 | Team Swindon |
Bristol United | 94–74 | Cardiff City |
Teesside Lions | 76–67 | Derbyshire Arrows |
Manchester Swarm | 70–80 | Doncaster Eagles |
Calderdale Explorers | 59–62 | University of Chester |
City of Birmingham Rockets | 65–71 | Team Birmingham Elite |
Northamptonshire Titans | 81–55 | Ipswich |
Richmond Knights | 93–94 | London Greenhouse Pioneers |
London United | 70–73 | Sussex Bears |
East London All-Stars | 73–76 | Brent Bulls |
London Elite | 82–78 | Greenwich Titans |
Plymouth Marjon University | 86–99 | Team Swindon |
Oxford Hoops | 57–78 | Bristol Hurricanes |
Bristol Flyers II | 67–81 | Bristol United |
Westminster Warriors | 55–59 | London Thunder |
Manchester Magic | 88–73 | Liverpool |
Team Newcastle | 79–64 | Teesside Lions |
Doncaster Eagles | 87–76 | Loughborough Riders |
Bradford Dragons | 91–80 | Manchester Magic |
University of Chester | v–v | Leicester Warriors |
West Bromwich | 69–96 | Nottingham Hoods |
Hemel Storm | 87–73 | Team Birmingham Elite |
Northamptonshire Titans | 83–69 | London Greenhouse Pioneers |
Oaklands Wolves | 69–65 | London Thunder |
Sussex Bears | 71–94 | London Lions II |
London Westside | 56–84 | London Elite |
Essex Rebels | 90–59 | Cardiff Met Archers |
Worthing Thunder | 94–74 | Bristol Hurricanes |
Brent Bulls | 65–126 | Thames Valley Cavaliers |
Solent Kestrels | 108–34 | Team Swindon |
Myerscough College | 77–93 | Derby Trailblazers |
Reading Rockets | 107–81 | Bristol United |
Oaklands Wolves | vs. | London Lions II |
Team Newcastle | 95–75 | Doncaster Eagles |
Bradford Dragons | 77–91 | Derby Trailblazers |
Hemel Storm | 106–69 | Northamptonshire Titans |
Essex Rebels | 76–110 | Solent Kestrels |
Worthing Thunder | 97–90 | Reading Rockets. |
Thames Valley Cavaliers | 104–61 | London Elite |
5 Dec 2021
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Team Newcastle | 108–106 | Worthing Thunder |
5 Dec 2021
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Nottingham Hoods | 69–80 | Thames Valley Cavaliers |
5 Dec 2021
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Derby Trailblazers | 56–80 | Solent Kestrels |
5 Dec 2021
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Hemel Storm | 84–85 | London Lions II |
9 Jan 2022
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Team Newcastle | 90–81 | Thames Valley Cavaliers |
9 Jan 2022
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Solent Kestrels | 102–72 | London Lions II |
23 Jan 2022
15:30 |
Team Newcastle | 66–109 | Solent Kestrels |
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 24–29, 19–30, 8–21 | ||
Pts: R Blain 24 Rebs: R Blain, J Cork 7 Asts: T Yabantu 4 |
Pts: O Jackman 22 Rebs: O Jackman, K Archer 8 Asts: C Gentry 5 |
The 2021–22 L Lynch Trophy was the second edition of the competition. The same 16 teams as in 2020–21, the 14 NBL Division 1 sides and the Myerscough and Charnwood academy sides, were split into four regional groups. The top 2 sides from each group would advance to the quarter-finals, therein playing a knockout format to determine the overall winners.
Group 1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Team Newcastle | 2 | 2 | 0 | 181 | 156 | +25 | 4 | Qualification to quarter finals |
2 | Derby Trailblazers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 188 | 122 | +66 | 4 | |
3 | Bradford Dragons | 3 | 1 | 2 | 217 | 253 | −36 | 2 | |
4 | Myerscough College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 207 | 262 | −55 | 0 |
Group 2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Reading Rockets | 3 | 2 | 1 | 270 | 215 | +55 | 4 | Qualification to quarter finals |
2 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | 3 | 2 | 1 | 272 | 222 | +50 | 4 | |
3 | Hemel Storm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 228 | +50 | 4 | |
4 | Oaklands Wolves | 3 | 0 | 3 | 170 | 325 | −155 | 0 |
Group 3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Nottingham Hoods | 3 | 3 | 0 | 313 | 183 | +130 | 6 | Qualification to quarter finals |
2 | Loughborough Riders | 3 | 2 | 1 | 218 | 230 | −12 | 4 | |
3 | Leicester Warriors | 3 | 1 | 2 | 218 | 260 | −42 | 2 | |
4 | Charnwood College | 3 | 0 | 3 | 193 | 269 | −76 | 0 |
Group 4
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Solent Kestrels | 3 | 3 | 0 | 304 | 192 | +112 | 6 | Qualification to quarter finals |
2 | Worthing Thunder | 3 | 2 | 1 | 278 | 245 | +33 | 4 | |
3 | Essex Rebels | 3 | 1 | 2 | 236 | 307 | −71 | 2 | |
4 | London Lions II | 3 | 0 | 3 | 210 | 284 | −74 | 0 |
2 Jan 2022
12:00 |
Team Newcastle | 71–86 | Derby Trailblazers |
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 21–22, 21–21, 13–19 | ||
Pts: B Federici 24 Rebs: R Blain 11 Asts: D Moya 6 |
Pts: M Smith 30 Rebs: M Smith 18 Asts: R Bruggeman 7 |