Basketball England

Basketball England
Sport	Basketball
Jurisdiction	England
Founded	1936; 89 years ago
Headquarters	National Squash Centre, Manchester
Chairperson	Paul Blanchard
CEO	Stewart Kellett
Official website
	www.basketballengland.co.uk

Basketball England is the governing body for the sport of basketball in England. It is responsible for overseeing the development, promotion, and administration of basketball throughout England.

The organisation operates the National Basketball League, as well as the England men's national basketball team and England women's national basketball team.

The headquarters of the organisation is at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. It is a non-profit organisation.

History

Basketball England was founded in 1936 as the Amateur Basketball Association of England and Wales.^[3]

In 2006, the organisation, alongside Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales, helped establish Great Britain Basketball.^{[citation needed]}

In September 2014, the organisation announced a rebrand from England Basketball to Basketball England.^[4]^[5]

Logo

The logo changed in 2014.^[5]

–2014
2014–present

References

^ "Our Board | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ "Meet The Team | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ "Central YMCA: Historic English basketball venue facing closure | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ Neter, Sam (9 September 2014). "Governing Body Announces Full Rebrand to Basketball England". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
^ ^a ^b "'Basketball England' launches new brand". london-basketball.co.uk. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

External links

Official website

[1] "Our Board | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[2] "Meet The Team | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[3] "Central YMCA: Historic English basketball venue facing closure | Basketball England". www.basketballengland.co.uk. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[4] Neter, Sam (9 September 2014). "Governing Body Announces Full Rebrand to Basketball England". Hoopsfix.com. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

[brand-5] "'Basketball England' launches new brand". london-basketball.co.uk. 9 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2015. Retrieved 2 June 2025.

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