The 2025–26 SLB season is the second season of Super League Basketball (SLB). The season features nine teams from across England and Scotland.
Teams
Arenas and locations TeamLocation ColoursArena Capacity Founded Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS College Arena 750 2006 Caledonia Gladiators East Kilbride Playsport Arena 1,800 1998 Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena 1,400 1984 Leicester Riders Leicester Mattioli Arena 2,400 1967 London Lions London (Stratford) Copper Box Arena 6,000 1977 Manchester Basketball Manchester National Basketball Centre 2,000 2024 Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Vertu Motors Arena 2,800 1976 Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Canon Medical Arena 2,500 1991 Surrey 89ers Guildford Surrey Sports Park 970 2024
SLB Championship The SLB Championship maintained the four-game series format, reintroduced for the 2024–25 season, for a 32-game regular season.
Results
SLB Trophy
Group 1
Group 2
Group 3
Semifinals
Trophy Final The SLB Trophy final was played on 1 February 2026.
SLB Cup
Qualifying game
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Cup Final The SLB Cup final was played on 22 March 2026.
Playoffs The 2026 SLB Playoffs will be played on 30 April to 17 May 2026, consisting of four aggregate quarterfinal series, two aggregate semifinal series and the Playoff Final. The Playoff Final will be played at The O2 Arena, London.
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals The quarterfinal matches were played on 30 April to 3 May 2026. (1) London Lions vs. (8) Newcastle Eagles
(2) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (7) Surrey 89ers
(3) Manchester Basketball vs. (6) Bristol Flyers
(4) Sheffield Sharks vs. (5) Leicester Riders
Semifinals The semifinal matches were played on 7–10 May 2026. (1) London Lions vs. (5) Leicester Riders
(2) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (3) Manchester Basketball
Playoff Final The SLB Playoff final was played on 17 May 2026. (1) London Lions vs. (2) Cheshire Phoenix
Awards Most Valuable Player: Patrick Robinson (Cheshire Phoenix) Play-off Final MVP: Joel Scott (London Lions) Coach of the Year: Tautvydas Sabonis (London Lions) Defensive Player of the Year: Tarik Phillip (London Lions) Most Improved Player: Owen McCormack (Bristol Flyers) Sixth Player of the Year: Patrick Robinson (Cheshire Phoenix) Community Champion of the Year: Kyle Jimenez (Caledonia Gladiators)
2025–26 SLB Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Jordan Johnson Manchester Basketball SG Patrick Robinson Cheshire Phoenix SF Max Jones Manchester Basketball PF Joel Scott London Lions C Deane Williams London Lions
Source: 2025–26 SLB Team of the Year
2025–26 SLB All-British Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Flynn Boardman-Raffet Leicester Riders SG Tarik Phillip London Lions SF Skyler White Cheshire Phoenix PF Tim Adetukasi Manchester Basketball C Deane Williams London Lions
Source: 2025–26 SLB All-British Team of the Year
2025–26 SLB Defensive Team of the Year #PlayerTeam PG Laquincy Rideau Cheshire Phoenix SG Tarik Phillip London Lions SF Chaundee Brown London Lions PF Michael Graham Surrey 89ers C Deane Williams London Lions
Source: 2025–26 SLB Defensive Team of the Year
British clubs in European competitions Team Competition Progress London Lions EuroCup Regular season Bristol Flyers ENBL Regular season Manchester Basketball Runners-up Newcastle Eagles Regular season
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