2022–23 British Basketball League season

36th season of the British Basketball League

Basketball league season

2022–23 BBL season

League| British Basketball League
Season| 2022–23
Dates| 23 September 2022 – 23 April 2023
Games played| 180
Teams| 10
TV partner(s)| Great Britain:

* Sky Sports
* BBC Sport

Online:

* YouTube

Regular season
League champions| London Lions (2nd title)
BBL Cup| London Lions (3rd title)
BBL Trophy| Caledonia Gladiators (1st title)
Season MVP|  Sam Dekker (London)
Playoffs
Champions| London Lions (1st title)
Runners-up| Leicester Riders
Finals MVP|  Jordan Taylor (London)
Statistical leaders
| Points|  J. Hamlet (Newcastle)|  20.1

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Rebounds|  T.Green (Manchester)|  9.2
Assists|  R. Fletcher (Manchester)|  8.6
Efficiency|  R. Hassan (Plymouth)|  61%
BBL seasons

← 2021–22

2023–24 →

All statistics correct as of 14 May 2023.

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

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Flyers

Phoenix

Gladiators

Riders

Lions

Giants

Eagles

Patriots

Sharks

Scorchers

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Locations of the 2022–23 BBL teams

### Arenas and locations

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Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS College Arena |

750

Caledonia Gladiators | Glasgow | Emirates Arena |

1,650

Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena |

1,400

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 13 September 2022, Glasgow Rocks were rebranded as Caledonia Gladiators.[1]

### Personnel and sponsorship

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Bristol Flyers |  Andreas Kapoulas  |  Michael Miller  | Xledger
Caledonia Gladiators |  Gareth Murray |  Jonny Bunyan  |
Cheshire Phoenix |  Ben Thomas  |  Larry Austin Jr.  | HM Legal
Leicester Riders |  Rob Paternostro |  Darien Nelson-Henry  | Jelson Homes
London Lions |  Ryan Schmidt  |  Sam Dekker | StockX
Manchester Giants |  Vince Macaulay |  Rahmon Fletcher |
Newcastle Eagles |  Marc Steutel  |  Darius Defoe | Newcastle College
Plymouth City Patriots |  Paul James |  Elvisi Dusha | Portcullis Legal
Sheffield Sharks |  Atiba Lyons |  Rodney Glasgow Jr.  | B.Braun
Surrey Scorchers |  Lloyd Gardner  |  Tayo Ogedengbe |

### Coaching changes

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Newcastle Eagles |  Ian Macleod  | Stepping down[2] | 13 April 2022  | Pre-season |  Marc Steutel  | 13 May 2022[3]
London Lions |  Nikhil Lawry  | End of interim period  | 16 May 2022  |  Ryan Schmidt  | 1 July 2022
Surrey Scorchers |  Creon Raftopoulos | Mutual agreement[4] | 26 May 2022  |  Lloyd Gardner  | 17 June 2022
Manchester Giants |  Lloyd Gardner  | Signed by Surrey Scorchers | 17 June 2022  |  Vince Macaulay | 16 July 2022[5]

## BBL Championship

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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.[6]

### Standings

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1  | London Lions (C) | 36  | 32  | 4  | 3168  | 2592  | +576  | 64  | Playoffs
2  | Leicester Riders | 36  | 25  | 11  | 3185  | 2951  | +234  | 50
3  | Bristol Flyers | 36  | 25  | 11  | 2993  | 2873  | +120  | 50
4  | Caledonia Gladiators | 36  | 19  | 17  | 3005  | 2990  | +15  | 38
5  | Cheshire Phoenix | 36  | 19  | 17  | 2948  | 2927  | +21  | 38
6  | Manchester Giants | 36  | 17  | 19  | 3228  | 3223  | +5  | 34
7  | Sheffield Sharks | 36  | 17  | 19  | 2668  | 2691  | −23  | 34
8  | Newcastle Eagles | 36  | 11  | 25  | 2879  | 3034  | −155  | 22
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9  | Plymouth City Patriots | 36  | 11  | 25  | 2845  | 3254  | −409  | 22  |
10  | Surrey Scorchers | 36  | 4  | 32  | 2763  | 3147  | −384  | 8

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBC Sport
(C) Champions

### Results

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Home \ Away  | BRI | CAL | CHE | LEI | LON | MAN | NEW | PLY | SHE | SUR

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Bristol Flyers | -- | 71–93 | 78–73 | 91–85 | 75–71 | 79–78 | 86–76 | 87–77 | 68–55 | 78–60
-- | 89–79 | 87–73 | 91–84 | 87–82 | 81–86 | 81–75 | 99–60 | 72–76 | 87–70
Caledonia Gladiators | 76–88 | -- | 117–96 | 89–81 | 60–84 | 92–83 | 81–77 | 91–76 | 77–60 | 88–70
90–82 | -- | 83–78 | 92–66 | 61–93 | 106–97 | 77–83 | 96–80 | 77–71 | 102–77
Cheshire Phoenix | 74–81 | 78–61 | -- | 91–105 | 74–89 | 103–99 | 80–77 | 71–78 | 49–62 | 90–61
82–87 | 77–73 | -- | 96–92 | 65–86 | 78–74 | 82–70 | 101–82 | 83–80 | 105–81
Leicester Riders | 91–73 | 100–67 | 89–85 | -- | 75–81 | 102–89 | 89–79 | 92–89 | 71–58 | 77–72
106–89 | 84–81 | 100–82 | -- | 77–102 | 104–84 | 87–78 | 111–68 | 85–76 | 99–77
London Lions | 95–60 | 95–87 | 75–60 | 89–78 | -- | 91–83 | 100–69 | 87–63 | 75–63 | 88–62
82–64 | 99–67 | 89–79 | 83–81 | -- | 95–71 | 89–68 | 96–62 | 80–82 | 88–75
Manchester Giants | 95–103 | 95–94 | 104–80 | 82–89 | 76–87 | -- | 99–97 | 92–79 | 105–102 | 106–93
110–99 | 73–91 | 84–87 | 82–83 | 90–96 | -- | 99–96 | 109–69 | 70–65 | 97–92
Newcastle Eagles | 89–78 | 94–87 | 67–75 | 87–91 | 72–85 | 64–84 | -- | 108–96 | 84–70 | 74–79
66–68 | 88–78 | 72–91 | 92–85 | 85–88 | 92–97 | -- | 79–95 | 71–82 | 79–72
Plymouth City Patriots | 70–96 | 93–85 | 67–90 | 79–101 | 79–88 | 103–96 | 98–93 | -- | 69–88 | 91–68
93–108 | 80–85 | 68–85 | 85–99 | 51–102 | 77–87 | 68–90 | -- | 68–63 | 90–83
Sheffield Sharks | 73–91 | 70–74 | 73–88 | 72–86 | 73–86 | 83–92 | 66–59 | 64–71 | -- | 92–74
65–73 | 82–72 | 89–75 | 72–64 | 87–81 | 80–71 | 87–62 | 82–77 | -- | 75–70
Surrey Scorchers | 85–93 | 99–92 | 81–96 | 67–86 | 64–83 | 85–86 | 86–88 | 95–105 | 54–60 | --
78–73 | 81–84 | 66–76 | 81–90 | 67–88 | 106–103 | 78–79 | 87–89 | 67–70 | --

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

### Ladder progression

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2022–23 BBL ChampionshipTeam ╲ Round| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 9| 10| 11| 12| 13| 14| 15| 16| 17| 18| 19| 20| 21| 22| 23| 24| 25| 26| 27| 28| 29

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Bristol Flyers| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 1| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 2| 3| 3| 3
Caledonia Gladiators| —| —| 6| 8| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 6| 7| 5| 4| 5| 6| 6| 6| 5| 5| 4| 4| 5| 4| 5| 5| 5| 4| 4| 4
Cheshire Phoenix| 4| 4| 4| 4| 5| 6| 5| 6| 7| 5| 6| 7| 6| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 4| 6| 6| 6| 6| 6| 7| 6| 6| 5| 5
Leicester Riders| —| 6| 5| 6| 8| 4| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 3| 2| 2| 2
London Lions| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 2| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1| 1
Manchester Giants| 5| 1| 2| 3| 3| 3| 4| 4| 5| 7| 8| 8| 8| 7| 5| 5| 5| 6| 6| 5| 5| 4| 5| 4| 4| 4| 5| 7| 6
Newcastle Eagles| —| 8| 10| 10| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 9| 8
Plymouth City Patriots| 2| 5| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 7| 6| 8| 4| 4| 5| 6| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 9
Sheffield Sharks| 7| 9| 8| 5| 4| 5| 6| 5| 4| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 8| 7| 7| 6| 7| 7| 6| 7
Surrey Scorchers| 6| 7| 9| 9| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10| 10

Updated to match(es) played on 23 April 2023. Source: BBL.org.uk

## BBL Cup

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### First round

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Caledonia Gladiators v Surrey Scorchers 2 October 2022 | Caledonia Gladiators | 81-72 | Surrey Scorchers | Emirates Arena, Glasgow

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 20–16, 19–24, 19–17
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 200

Plymouth City Patriots v Newcastle Eagles 9 October 2022 | Plymouth City Patriots | 75-77 | Newcastle Eagles | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: 20–21, 19–22, 23–25, 13–9
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

### Quarterfinals

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London Lions v Cheshire Phoenix 25 November 2022 | London Lions | 74-65 | Cheshire Phoenix | Copper Box Arena, London

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20:00  | Scoring by quarter: 25–14, 17–20, 21–13, 11–18
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 1,500

Bristol Flyers v Manchester Giants 26 November 2022 | Bristol Flyers | 95-76 | Manchester Giants | SGS College Arena, Bristol

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 27–21, 25–18, 24–21, 19–16
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 750

Leicester Riders v Newcastle Eagles 26 November 2022 | Leicester Riders | 94-73 | Newcastle Eagles | Morningside Arena, Leicester

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19:45  | Scoring by quarter: 24–20, 25–17, 29–13, 16–23
Sky Sports |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

Sheffield Sharks v Caledonia Gladiators 27 November 2022 | Sheffield Sharks | 68-77 | Caledonia Gladiators | Ponds Forge, Sheffield

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16:00  | Scoring by quarter: 17–26, 17–27, 12–17, 22–7
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

### Semifinals

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Bristol Flyers v London Lions 19 December 2022 | Bristol Flyers | 79-97 | London Lions | SGS College Arena, Bristol

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19:00  | Scoring by quarter: 21–32, 15–20, 22–26, 21–19
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 770

Leicester Riders v Caledonia Gladiators 21 December 2022 | Leicester Riders | 89-68 | Caledonia Gladiators | Morningside Arena, Leicester

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19:45  | Scoring by quarter: 30–13, 20–20, 16–23, 23–12
Sky Sports |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 666

### Cup Final

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Leicester Riders v London Lions 29 January 2023 | Leicester Riders | 71-79 | London Lions | Utilita Arena Birmingham, Birmingham

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15:30  | Scoring by quarter: 16–21, 16–20, 18–23, 21–15
Sky Sports | Pts: Dekker 22
Rebs: Koufos 12
Asts: Taylor 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Jackson 16
Rebs: Nelson-Henry 11
Asts: MacKenzie, Whelan 4  | Attendance: 10,000

Note: Cup MVP: Sam Dekker

## BBL Trophy

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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.

### First round

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Plymouth City Patriots v St Mirren 7 January 2023 | Plymouth City Patriots | 105-52 | St Mirren | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 21–12, 26–20, 39–6, 19–14
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

London Lions v Worthing Thunder 12 January 2023 | London Lions | 89-53 | Worthing Thunder | Copper Box Arena, London

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 17–9, 28–18, 22–15, 22–14
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

Bristol Flyers v Surrey Scorchers 13 January 2023 | Bristol Flyers | 72-78 | Surrey Scorchers | SGS College Arena, Bristol

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 26–11, 13–27, 13–22, 20–18
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 770

Caledonia Gladiators v Newcastle Eagles 13 January 2023 | Caledonia Gladiators | 97-86 | Newcastle Eagles | Emirates Arena, Glasgow

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 25–22, 22–17, 25–22, 25–25
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 500

Derby Trailblazers v Basketball Wales 13 January 2023 | Derby Trailblazers | 91-67 | Basketball Wales | Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre, Derby

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 30–12, 23–20, 24–16, 14–19
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

Sheffield Sharks v Thames Valley Cavaliers 15 January 2023 | Sheffield Sharks | 98-66 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | Ponds Forge, Sheffield

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16:00  | Scoring by quarter: 35–13, 23–17, 15–17, 25–19
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 450

Manchester Giants v Leicester Riders 15 January 2023 | Manchester Giants | 107-1140(OT) | Leicester Riders | National Basketball Centre, Manchester

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17:00  | Scoring by quarter: 18–28, 28–22, 30–28, 23–21, Overtime: 8–15
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 400

Cheshire Phoenix v Nottingham Hoods 15 January 2023 | Cheshire Phoenix | 129-80 | Nottingham Hoods | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: 44–24, 30–21, 30–20, 25–15
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

### Quarterfinals

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Caledonia Gladiators v London Lions 10 February 2023 | Caledonia Gladiators | 52-50 | London Lions | Emirates Arena, Glasgow

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 14–17, 17–9, 10–10, 11–14
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 500

Leicester Riders v Sheffield Sharks 10 February 2023 | Leicester Riders | 78-79 | Sheffield Sharks | Morningside Arena, Leicester

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19:45  | Scoring by quarter: 20–26, 24–13, 14–23, 20–17
Sky Sports |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

Surrey Scorchers v Cheshire Phoenix 11 February 2023 | Surrey Scorchers | 74-93 | Cheshire Phoenix | Surrey Sports Park, Guildford

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18:00  | Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 28–20, 16–23, 10–26
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 500

Plymouth City Patriots v Derby Trailblazers 12 February 2023 | Plymouth City Patriots | 89-99 | Derby Trailblazers | Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth

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15:00  | Scoring by quarter: 20–31, 20–24, 28–19, 21–25
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

### Semifinals

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Derby Trailblazers v Caledonia Gladiators 1 March 2023 | Derby Trailblazers | 65-83 | Caledonia Gladiators | Clarence Wiggins Sports Centre, Derby

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19:45  | Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 12–16, 14–18, 15–25
Sky Sports |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: n/a

Cheshire Phoenix v Sheffield Sharks 5 March 2023 | Cheshire Phoenix | 82-78 | Sheffield Sharks | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

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17:30  | Scoring by quarter: 18–27, 29–12, 11–22, 24–17
YouTube |  | boxscore
report |  | Attendance: 1,200

### Trophy Final

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Cheshire Phoenix v Caledonia Gladiators 26 March 2023 | Cheshire Phoenix | 70-73 | Caledonia Gladiators | Emirates Arena, Glasgow

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15:30  | Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–18, 18–21, 14–16
Sky Sports | Pts: Austin, Evans, Teague 12
Rebs: Austin 10
Asts: Evans 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Bailey 16
Rebs: Alihodžić, Bailey 8
Asts: Onwas 6  | Attendance: 6,000

Note: Trophy MVP: Jeremiah Bailey

## Playoffs

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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.[7]

### Bracket

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| 1 | London Lions | 108 | 99 | 207 | | |
| 8 | Newcastle Eagles | 78 | 86 | 164 |
| | 1 | London Lions | 82 | 102 | 184 |
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| 4 | Caledonia Gladiators | 86 | 80 | 166 |

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| 3 | Bristol Flyers | 97 | 82 | 179 |

| 6 | Manchester Giants | 71 | 81 | 152 |

*Note: Pairings are reseeded after quarterfinals.

### Quarterfinals

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London Lions | 207–164  | Newcastle Eagles | 108–78  | 99–86
Leicester Riders | 153–140  | Sheffield Sharks | 79–70  | 74–70
Bristol Flyers | 179–152  | Manchester Giants | 97–71  | 82–81
Caledonia Gladiators | 166–186  | Cheshire Phoenix | 86–102  | 80–84

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

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Newcastle Eagles v London Lions 28 April 2023 | Newcastle Eagles | 78-108 | London Lions | Vertu Motors Arena, Newcastle

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 16–31, 23–24, 20–27, 19–26
YouTube | Pts: Mockford 31
Rebs: Johnson 9
Asts: Cohn, Defoe, Gordon 5  | boxscore
report | Pts: Sharma 18
Rebs: Oni 8
Asts: Nelson, Taylor 5  | Attendance: 2,214

London Lions v Newcastle Eagles 1 May 2023 | London Lions | 99-86 | Newcastle Eagles | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London

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YouTube | Pts: Sharma, Taylor 18
Rebs: Sharma 5
Asts: Nelson 7  | boxscore
report | Pts: Hamlet 24
Rebs: Johnson 11
Asts: Cohn, Johnson 5  | Attendance: 1,039

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

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Sheffield Sharks v Leicester Riders 28 April 2023 | Sheffield Sharks | 70-79 | Leicester Riders | Ponds Forge, Sheffield

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 17–28, 16–15, 16–19, 21–17
YouTube | Pts: Koch 17
Rebs: Pipkins 8
Asts: Pipkins 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Mackenzie 19
Rebs: Jackson, Loving 11
Asts: Love, Jackson, Mackenzie, Whelan 3  | Attendance: 666

Leicester Riders v Sheffield Sharks 30 April 2023 | Leicester Riders | 74-70 | Sheffield Sharks | Morningside Arena, Leicester

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Sky Sports | Pts: Jackson 25
Rebs: Nelson-Henry 11
Asts: Whelan 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Ramsey 19
Rebs: Ratinho 7
Asts: Nelson 5  | Attendance: 1,400

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

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Manchester Giants v Bristol Flyers 27 April 2023 | Manchester Giants | 71-97 | Bristol Flyers | National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester

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YouTube | Pts: Lee 16
Rebs: Lee 8
Asts: Fletcher 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Olison 29
Rebs: Delpeche 9
Asts: Miller 6  | Attendance: 250

Bristol Flyers v Manchester Giants 30 April 2023 | Bristol Flyers | 82-81 | Manchester Giants | SGS College Arena, Bristol

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YouTube | Pts: Miller 17
Rebs: Miller 9
Asts: Olison 6  | boxscore
report | Pts: Fletcher, Roberson 19
Rebs: Roberson 11
Asts: Fletcher 6  | Attendance: 770

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

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Cheshire Phoenix v Caledonia Gladiators 28 April 2023 | Cheshire Phoenix | 102-86 | Caledonia Gladiators | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

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YouTube | Pts: Archibald 35
Rebs: Ulph 9
Asts: Evans 8  | boxscore
report | Pts: Durham 23
Rebs: Alihodžić 14
Asts: Durham 7  | Attendance: 200

Caledonia Gladiators v Cheshire Phoenix 29 April 2023 | Caledonia Gladiators | 80-84 | Cheshire Phoenix | Emirates Arena, Glasgow

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YouTube | Pts: Durham 28
Rebs: Bailey 12
Asts: Bailey, Durham, Onwas 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Evans 19
Rebs: Jack, Ulph 9
Asts: Austin Jr. 5  | Attendance: 450

### Semifinals

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Team 1  | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2  | 1st leg  | 2nd leg

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London Lions | 184–155  | Cheshire Phoenix | 82–74  | 102–81
Leicester Riders | 159–156  | Bristol Flyers | 84–77  | 75–79

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

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London Lions v Cheshire Phoenix 7 May 2023 | London Lions | 82-74 | Cheshire Phoenix | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London

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14:30  | Scoring by quarter: 19–24, 20–19, 28–18, 15–13
YouTube | Pts: Zubčić 15
Rebs: Sharma 9
Asts: Taylor 8  | boxscore
report | Pts: Archibald 24
Rebs: Ulph 11
Asts: Archibald 4  | Attendance: 912

Cheshire Phoenix v London Lions 8 May 2023 | Cheshire Phoenix | 81-102 | London Lions | Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port

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YouTube | Pts: Jack 34
Rebs: Ulph 8
Asts: Austin 7  | boxscore
report | Pts: Best, Sharma 16
Rebs: Best 7
Asts: Nelson, Soluade, Taylor 5  | Attendance: n/a

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

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Bristol Flyers v Leicester Riders 5 May 2023 | Bristol Flyers | 77-84 | Leicester Riders | SGS College Arena, Bristol

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19:30  | Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 17–15, 25–23, 24–20
YouTube | Pts: King 23
Rebs: Delpeche 12
Asts: Delpeche, Miller 4  | boxscore
report | Pts: Mackenzie 14
Rebs: Jackson 8
Asts: Love 5  | Attendance: 770

Leicester Riders v Bristol Flyers 7 May 2023 | Leicester Riders | 75-79 | Bristol Flyers | Morningside Arena, Leicester

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17:15  | Scoring by quarter: 21–18, 19–24, 14–22, 21–15
Sky Sports | Pts: Loving 18
Rebs: Jackson, Nelson-Henry 7
Asts: Love 7  | boxscore
report | Pts: Delpeche 23
Rebs: Bell 10
Asts: Miller 5  | Attendance: 666

### Playoff Final

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

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London Lions v Leicester Riders 14 May 2023 | London Lions | 88-80 | Leicester Riders | The O2 Arena, London

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16:15  | Scoring by quarter: 22–14, 22–22, 25–19, 19–25
Sky Sports | Pts: Best, Taylor 15
Rebs: Oni 10
Asts: Taylor 7  | boxscore
report | Pts: Jackson 20
Rebs: Jackson 9
Asts: Love 7  | Attendance: 3,000

## Awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Sam Dekker (London Lions)[8]
* Play-off Final MVP: Jordan Taylor (London Lions)[9]
* Coach of the Year: Ryan Schmidt (London Lions)[10]

### 2022–23 BBL Team of the Year

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#  | Player  | Team

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PG | David Sloan | Caledonia Gladiators
SG | Dirk Williams | Manchester Giants
SF | V. J. King | Bristol Flyers
PF | Sam Dekker | London Lions
C | Tajh Green | Manchester Giants

Source: 2022–23 Molten BBL Team of the Year

### 2022–23 BBL All-British Team of the Year

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#  | Player  | Team

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PG | Jelani Watson-Gayle | Bristol Flyers
SG | Luke Nelson | London Lions
SF | Kimbal Mackenzie | Leicester Riders
PF | Patrick Whelan | Leicester Riders
C | Josh Sharma | London Lions

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

### 2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

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#  | Player  | Team

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PG | Larry Austin Jr. | Cheshire Phoenix
SG |  Anthony Roberson | Manchester Giants
SF | Prince Onwas | Caledonia Gladiators
PF | Jamell Anderson | Cheshire Phoenix
C | Josh Sharma | London Lions

Source: 2022–23 BBL Defensive Team of the Year

## British clubs in European competitions

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Team | Competition | Progress

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London Lions | EuroCup | Eighthfinals
Leicester Riders | Champions League | Qualifying round

## References

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1. ^ "Glasgow Rocks rebrand to Caledonia Gladiators amidst lofty ambitions". Hoopsfix.com. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 2023-05-13.
2. ^ "MACLEOD TO TAKE ON NEW ROLE THIS SUMMER". NewcastleEagles.com. 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
3. ^ "MARC STEUTEL CONFIRMED AS NEW EAGLES BBL HEAD COACH". NewcastleEagles.com. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
4. ^ "Official Club Statement". surreyscorchers.com. 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
5. ^ Blain, Michael (2022-07-16). "VINCE MACAULAY TAKES GIANTS REINS". Manchester Giants. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
6. ^ "2022-23 season to have revamped format across BBL Championship, Cup and Trophy Competitions". British Basketball League | BBL. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
7. ^ "League launches Golden Ball Treasure hunt ahead of end-of-season Play-off Finals". British Basketball League | BBL. 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
8. ^ "Sam Dekker ends debut campaign with Molten Player of the Year title". bbl.or.uk. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
9. ^ "Lions complete terrific treble at O2 Arena". bbl.or.uk. 14 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
10. ^ "London Lions Head Coach Ryan Schmidt named Molten Ed Percival BBL Coach of the Year". bbl.or.uk. 11 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2022.

## External links

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* Official website

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Other|

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Regional leagues|

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Domestic cups|

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Supercups|

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Continental
competitions|

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International
competitions|

* 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification
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* EuroBasket 2025 qualification

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