05/07: More
Youth fixtures checked and uploaded: U-16 Prem.
North
- list,
matrix; U-16 Prem.
South -
list,
matrix;.
04/07: All
Senior fixtures (except National Trophy and knock-out Cup competitions)
now available on EB, and on Pawprint.
Now beginning to check
and upload Youth fixtures: U-18 Prem. Midlands
-
list,
matrix; U-18 Prem. North -
list,
matrix;
03/07: Continuing
to check and upload fixtures as they become available on EB:
EBL2 Women -
listing;
matrix.
EBL3 -
listing;
matrix.
EBL4 -
listing;
matrix.
02/07: Fixtures
are now beginning to appear on the
Fixtures/Results page of the EB website.
Our versions (which I've
checked, for changes) are here:
EBL1 -
listing;
matrix.
EBL1 Women -
listing;
matrix.
EBL2 -
listing;
matrix.
Patron's Cup
We've tried to pick up
on some of the key fixture information (such as teams moving or
disappearing unexpectedly, and changes in the format of the National
Trophy) in an EB competitions
update.
01/07: Sorry
- I missed this one! The
European Under-16 Men's Division C Championships
have been being held in Gibraltar since 26th June. We now have relevant
results on our
European Youth Championships page.
In the all-British
Final, Scotland beat Wales convincingly to lift the
European Under-16 Men's Division C
title.
30/06: I
notice that on the EB website the
Fixtures/Results page is now set up, for 2008-09 season, with all
divisions now listed. That suggests that the fixtures will begin to be
released there any day now. Our pages are prepared ready, in the same
format as last season, and as soon as the official fixtures appear on EB
we should have them available in both listing and matrix format.
26/06: Jets
land Evans.
25/06: Newcastle
go for the Trey factor.
Mansfield
announce Richards as Head Coach.
24/06: New
face, with one name, joins
Plymouth
from Ireland.
Rocks
re-sign the Scotland captain.
Paternostro rides back
as coach at
Leicester.
22/06: Wales
end with the Wooden Spoon in
European Championships, Division C;
Scotland claim the Bronze medal, just
as they did on the last three occasions they entered - 2000, 2002 and
2004. Azerbaijan retain the
title, with a two point Final victory.
Results and Tables
Better late then never
(I hope) we have an Analysis
of the Under-18 and Under-16 Women's Leagues.
21/06: Our
annual Analysis
of the Under-16 Leagues is at last online.
Wales
crash to Gibraltar in
European Championships, Division C,
and will play Group rivals Malta
again tomorrow ... this time to avoid the Wooden Spoon;
Scotland lose to defending Champions
Azerbaijan, and will play off yet again
for third place.
Results and Tables
20/06: Update to the
Clubs'
Directory for
BiG Storage Cheshire Jets Women
(ex-Ellesmere Port)
Plymouth
persuade DeAntoine Beasley to keep playing ... with an Assistant
Coaches' role as well.
19/06: The
full format of the EBL Youth Leagues
was published on the
E.
B. website last Friday - two weeks earlier than last
year. We have our annual Analysis
of the Under-18 Leagues, and I'm working on the others at the
moment.
Plymouth
continue to re-assemble their successful squad, with the return of
Gavin Love and Anthony Martin.
Wales
pick up first win in
European Championships, Division C,
and will play Gibraltar in
Saturday's 5th-8th play-off. Scotland
edge past Andorra by three, to set
up a semi-final against defending champions
Azerbaijan.
Results and Tables
Cheshire
and Ellesmere Port join
forces
18/06: Scotland
qualify for the
European Championships, Division C
semi-finals, with a game to spare, condemning Wales to the
5th-8th play-offs.
Results and Tables
17/06: Wales
crash to the might of Andorra in the
European Championships, Division C;
19-5 first quarter sees hosts Scotland
cruise past Malta.
Report (external link)
Results and Tables
16/06: Dave
Ryan previews the
Women's National Cup draw (external link, on EB website). We have
the draw as a
flowchart.
History of the
National Leagues
- chapter on
NBL Women, 1976-1977.
12/06: Wales
Women's squad announced, for European C Division
History of the
National Leagues
- chapter on
NBL Division 2, 1976-1977.
Bridge back on the Tyne at
Newcastle
10/06: Raiders
retain Noel
Hamilton stays with
Jets
07/06: As
they warm up for the European C Division,
Scotland beat
BUSA Select, but then lose to
Durham Wildcats.
Report
06/06: We
examine the controversy around West Herts'
application to re-join Division 1 ... and the offer of a place in Div. 4
instead!.
History of the
National Leagues
- chapter on
National Cups, 1976-1977
and a report on the
1977 Women's Final
as published in "Basketball" magazine at the time.
05/06: Dave
Ryan reviews the draw for the Men's National
Cup, 2008-9 (external
link). We have the draw
in flowchart form.
Also the draft
Calendar for 2008-9.
Mansfield Giants
link up with West Notts College,
and the
Giants are the first team to submit a revised teamlist
for the coming season.
04/06: History of the
National Leagues
- two chapters on Division 1,
1976-1977, First half
and
1976-1977, conclusion.
BBL announce their
2008-9 competition structure ... and hide, at the end of the
article, the news that
Birmingham
have lost their franchise.
03/06: Further
updates mean that the
History of the
National Leagues;
is now complete to the end of the 1975-6 season. Sections newly
available in pdf format are
1975-1976 National Cups, a
much improved chapter on the start of the
Women's National League, and
English clubs in Europe.
31/05: I'm
taking a break from updating the
Clubs' Directory, to concentrate on
the improvements to
History of the
National Leagues;
the enhanced
1975-1976 Division 2
page is now
available in pdf format.
24/05: MAJOR
UPDATE. Last season's information now archived to new
location,
2007-2008.
If this has resulted in any broken links (and it would be a rare
occurrence if it hasn't done so!) please
let me
know.
22/05: GB
to play at O2. Venues
confirmed for this Summer's
European
Championship Group A matches for Men and Women.
09/05: EBL
Coaches and Players
of the Season, for each Senior Division
06/05: I've
made a start on tidying up and enhancing the existing sections of our
HISTORY OF THE
NATIONAL LEAGUES, including converting them into
pdf format. I would welcome
feedback on whether or not this is a change for the better.
05/05: RULE
CHANGES for next season, including
amendments to travelling (sliding), revised details of
back-court-violation, and specific
guidance on unsportsmanlike foul and
restriction of elbow swinging - but
you'll have to wait two more years for other changes, such as
elimination of charging foul under basket!
See
FIBA news item.
04/05: Our analysis of the EBL Women's
divisional format for next season is now complete.
01/05: Who's
up? Who's down? Who's in? Who's out? - Next season's divisional
format for the EBL has been announced, and we present our annual analysis
of the moves in the men's divisions.
01/04: Big
expansion plans for BBL uncovered.
23/03:
There are so many International
Championships taking place during the Summer that we've produced a
full schedule, to help you keep track of what event is on, when and
where - from mid-June right through to late September!
We also have full match schedules for all the
Senior
and Youth
Championships.
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