British Championship Basketball


British Championship Basketball is a men's professional basketball league. Established in 2025, the competition replaces Division One of the National Basketball League as the second-tier men's basketball competition in Great Britain.

History

In 1987, there was a breakaway by the elite clubs of the time, looking to form a fully professional league in Great Britain. The new league, operated by a new body, British Basketball League, was established as the country's top and only fully professional basketball league. Division One of the National Basketball League became the country's second tier competition. From 1987, the British Basketball League, and latterly from 2024, and Super League Basketball have been the pre-eminent, top level basketball competitions in Great Britain.
In June 2025, all 13 NBL Division One men’s clubs from the previous season, as well as Bristol Flyers II, promoted from NBL Division Two, proposed coming together to set up their own competition, called British Championship Basketball, or BCB for short, as a new second-tier professional British basketball league.

Teams

  • Two Scottish teams are also proposed to join the KitKing Trophy competition in the inaugural season in 2025-26, with intentions to join the league in full in 2026-27.