Newcastle and London booked their spot in the SLB Trophy final, whilst there was plenty of championship games as well as the festive period came to an end. Dan and Dave look back at all the action.
Caledonia Gladiators 75-88 Manchester Basketball
Sheffield Sharks 101-97 Cheshire Phoenix
Leicester Riders 85-73 Bristol Flyers
Surrey 89ers 82-88 Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle Eagles 100-89 Cheshire Phoenix (TRO)
London Lions 77-58 Bristol Flyers (TRO)
Bristol Flyers 76-77 London Lions (TRO) (Lions win 154-134 on aggregate)
Sheffield Sharks 88-94 Surrey 89ers
Cheshire Phoenix 112-105 Newcastle Eagles (TRO) (Eagles win 205-201 on aggregate)
Big wins for Surrey and Caledonia as they bring their losing slides to an end, whilst London strengthen their position at the top. Dan and Dave look back at all the action and reflect on the passing of Russ Saunders, one of the true greats of the British game.
Remembering Russ Saunders
Leicester Riders 75-83 London Lions
Bristol Flyers 86-87 Surrey 89ers (OT)
Newcastle Eagles 79-87 Caledonia Gladiators
Cheshire Phoenix 116-90 Manchester Basketball
A look at the table
What a week for Manchester as they follow up European success with wins away to London and at home to Surrey. Dan and Dave look back at the action from Super League Basketball, with some truly random stats thrown in for good measure, plus Dan is not happy with yet more kit clashes.
The randomest time stat?
Colourblind nightmare
Bristol Flyers 87-67 Caledonia Gladiators
Newcastle Eagles 98-85 Leicester Riders
Surrey 89ers 79-101 Cheshire Phoenix
London Lions 74-91 Manchester Basketball
Manchester Basketball 94-80 Surrey 89ers
Caledonia Gladiators 74-82 London Lions
A look at the table
The trophy took centre stage and there was drama on the final day as Sheffield let slip a semi-final berth to let Bristol in and London held off Surrey to make the final four. Dan and Dave look back over all the action, plus the Niners big cup victory.
Newcastle Eagles 94-89 Sheffield Sharks (TRO)
Bristol Flyers 62-71 London Lions (TRO)
Surrey 89ers 99-69 Caledonia Gladiators (CUP)
Leicester Riders 111-108 Manchester Basketball (OT) (TRO)
Sheffield Sharks 90-79 Caledonia Gladiators (TRO)
London Lions 87-83 Surrey 89ers (TRO)
A lot to get through in this week's SNB both off and on the court. Newcastle win two, whilst Leicester sneak a win on the road in Cheshire, Dan and Dave look back at the action and a (not so) quick word about the GB Men's window.
Merry Nix-mas
The GB window
Surrey 89ers 79-86 Cheshire Phoenix
Sheffield Sharks 68-80 Newcastle Eagles
Bristol Flyers 78-84 Manchester Basketball (and Dave's governance rant)
Caledonia Gladiators 76-79 Newcastle Eagles (TRO)
Cheshire Phoenix 88-89 Leicester Riders
A look at the table
London's unbeaten start came to an end as Bristol handed them a first defeat, only to themselves face a barrage of threes in a loss at Cheshire. Dan and Dave look back at the final action before the international window.
Bristol Flyers 68-54 London Lions
Leicester Riders 85-79 Caledonia Gladiators
Manchester Basketball 97-91 Cheshire Phoenix
Newcastle Eagles 92-89 Surrey 89ers
London Lions 95-82 Newcastle Eagles
Cheshire Phoenix 111-84 Bristol Flyers
A look at the table
The GB ticket fiasco
Sheffield claimed two wins over the weekend and London keep on rolling with another victory, whilst Surrey avenged their defeat to Caledonia. Dan and Dave look back at the action in the SLB and reflect on the liquidation of the BBF.
Bristol Flyers 103-94 Caledonia Gladiators
Newcastle Eagles 95-99 Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks 98-79 Manchester Basketball
Caledonia Gladiators 76-93 Surrey 89ers
Cheshire Phoenix 74-89 London Lions
A great weekend for Cheshire as they punched their ticket for the Trophy semi-finals, whilst Bristol also claimed victory in the Trophy and Sheffield won on the road in the league. Dan and Dave look at all the action and discuss the latest around the BBF with FIBA giving an update this verdict this week.
SNB On Tour?
FIBA give SLB a licence, GB Men are back
Manchester Basketball 77-82 Cheshire Phoenix (TRO)
Caledonia Gladiators 65-73 Sheffield Sharks
Surrey 89ers 79-97 Bristol Flyers (TRO)
Cheshire Phoenix 98-78 Leicester Riders (TRO)
Leicester brought to an end Cheshire's win streak, only to have their own ended by London, whilst Sheffield, Bristol and Manchester also all split the weekend. Dan and Dave look back at this week's Super League Basketball action.
Leicester Riders 95-93 Cheshire Phoenix
Manchester Basketball 87-75 Sheffield Sharks
Newcastle Eagles 83-87 Bristol Flyers
Sheffield Sharks 76-69 Bristol Flyers
Caledonia Gladiators 74-62 Manchester Basketball
London Lions 82-70 Leicester Riders
Cheshire made it five wins in a row, Leicester continue their revival, Surrey ended their slide with a win in Manchester, whilst London rolled Caledonia. Dan and Dave look back at all the action, including everything that went on at EPSV.
Bristol Flyers 86-95 Cheshire Phoenix
Surrey 89ers 78-80 Leicester Riders
Manchester Basketball 90-95 Surrey 89ers
Caledonia Gladiators 51-96 London Lions
Cheshire Phoenix 114-95 Sheffield Sharks
Another significant week in the Governance story as FIBA remove powers from the BBF. Dan and Dave look back at that as well as the four games that took place in the Super League Basketball as well.
In memoriam: Dave Lavinier
FIBA Taskforce announcement
Caledonia Gladiators 91-93 Bristol Flyers
Leicester Riders 91-77 Newcastle Eagles
Cheshire Phoenix 91-85 Newcastle Eagles
London Lions 81-73 Caledonia Gladiators
Dave's mea culpa
Just three games to go through this week in Super League Basketball, but midway through the pod the departure of Chris Grant as Chair of the BBF was announced so as well as looking at the action, Dan and Dave speculated on and then reflected on his departure from the Governing Body.
Has Chris Grant gone?
Newcastle Eagles 77-82 London Lions
Surrey 89ers 85-100 Caledonia Gladiators
Yes he has!
Cheshire Phoenix 90-87 Sheffield Sharks
Only three games in Super League Basketball this week, but Dan and Dave are still on hand to break it all down. Bristol were dominant in Surrey, whilst Leicester and Caledonia are still looking for their first wins.
Surrey 89ers 66-96 Bristol Flyers
Manchester Basketball 87-72 Leicester Riders
Sheffield Sharks 77-71 Caledonia Gladiators
London maintain their winning start, whilst Surrey got their campaign underway with a victory over Manchester. Cheshire are off the mark, whilst Leicester and Caledonia are still searching for their first win. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in SLB this week
London Lions 89-83 Cheshire Phoenix
Leicester Riders 65-93 Sheffield Sharks
London Lions 72-60 Bristol Flyers
Newcastle Eagles 88-70 Cheshire Phoenix
Surrey 89ers 94-80 Manchester Basketball
Sheffield Sharks 78-73 Newcastle Eagles
Bristol Flyers 74-70 Leicester Riders
Cheshire Phoenix 108-96 Caledonia Gladiators
Super League Basketball is back and we've had an overtime thriller on the opening weekend. Dan and Dave look back at the action from the first few days of the season, but first reflect on everything that has happened over the summer
Reflections on the summer
Bristol Flyers 78-60 Sheffield Sharks
Leicester Riders 72-79 London Lions
Manchester Basketball 92-89 Cheshire Phoenix
Caledonia Gladiators 104-109 Newcastle Eagles OT
And we're done. Leicester dominated the Play-off Final at The O2 to make it four different winners across the Super League Basketball season, whilst Sheffield were back in the winner's circle in the women's final. Dan and Dave look back at the last day of the season, whilst also looking forward to the future for British basketball.
Reflections on the season
Oaklands Wolves 73-83 Sheffield Hatters
Leicester Riders 105-74 Newcastle Eagles
Looking to the future
What a weekend of drama in the SLB Play-off Semi-Finals as the old guard of Leicester and Newcastle make it through to The O2. Undermanned Newcastle won both their legs against league champs London, whilst Leicester came from 20 down in leg one to win their tie after overtime in the second leg. Dan and Dave look back over all of the action.
London Lions 71-77 Newcastle Eagles (PO)
Newcastle Eagles 77-75 London Lions (PO) (Newcastle win 154-146 on aggregate)
Sheffield Sharks 85-75 Leicester Riders (PO)
Leicester Riders 97-77 Sheffield Sharks OT (PO) (Leicester win 172-162 on aggregate)
A few final thoughts
And then there were four. London and Leicester won both legs to progress to the semi-finals, whilst Sheffield came from behind and Newcastle hung on to a first leg lead to punch their tickets. Dan and Dave look back at the play-off quarter-finals.
Cheshire Phoenix 89-79 Sheffield Sharks (PO)
Sheffield Sharks 99-82 Cheshire Phoenix (PO) (Sheffield win 178-171 on aggregate)
London Lions 81-76 Surrey 89ers (PO)
Surrey 89ers 69-86 London Lions (PO) (London win 167-145 on aggregate)
Bristol Flyers 55-78 Leicester Riders (PO)
Leicester Riders 86-80 Bristol Flyers (PO) (Leicester win 164-135 on aggregate)
Newcastle Eagles 78-71 Manchester Basketball (PO)
Manchester Basketball 87-84 Newcastle Eagles (PO) (Newcastle win 162-158 on aggregate)
A look forward to next week
London claimed the title with an emphatic victory over Leicester, but there was plenty of drama elsewhere as the regular season came to it's conclusion and play-off places were decided by a basket in Bristol and Cheshire. Dan and Dave look back over the final weekend's action.
London Lions 97-80 Leicester Riders
Manchester Basketball 104-88 Surrey 89ers
Newcastle Eagles 91-106 Leicester Riders
Bristol Flyers 81-93 Cheshire Phoenix
Caledonia Gladiators 83-87 Sheffield Sharks
Surrey 89ers 93-87 Manchester Basketball
Bristol Flyers 87-86 Surrey 89ers (after 2OT)
Leicester Riders 98-78 Caledonia Gladiators
Sheffield Sharks 90-82 London Lions
Cheshire Phoenix 99-89 Newcastle Eagles
The title race is down to two as London end Sheffield's chances of winning the league, but Leicester stay alive with two tight home wins. Eagles get back to winning ways and reignite their top four chances as Manchester lose twice. And the play-off dream is over for Caledonia. Dan and Dave look back over all the action this Easter week.
London Lions 77-69 Bristol Flyers
Leicester Riders 91-84 Surrey 89ers
Newcastle Eagles 89-80 Manchester Basketball
Bristol Flyers 86-73 Caledonia Gladiators
Sheffield Sharks 60-77 London Lions
Surrey 89ers 87-95 Newcastle Eagles
Leicester Riders 94-90 Cheshire Phoenix
Manchester Basketball 92-97 Bristol Flyers
Caledonia Gladiators 86-89 Sheffield Sharks
Newcastle Eagles 84-55 Bristol Flyers
A look at the table and permutations