Manchester Basketball
Basketball team in Belle Vue, Manchester
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Manchester Basketball are an English professional basketball team based in the city of Manchester, that compete in Super League Basketball.
| Manchester Basketball | |
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| League | SLB (men) SLB (women) |
| Established | 2024 |
| History | Manchester Basketball (2024–present) |
| Arena | National Basketball Centre |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Location | Belle Vue, Manchester |
| Team colours | Royal blue, red, white, black |
| Ownership | Sherwood Family Investment Office |
Background
Following the removal of the professional league licence of the British Basketball League, a new top-flight basketball competition, Super League Basketball, was announced.[1] The Manchester franchise in the previous competition, the Manchester Giants, were owned by the league due to a previous period of administration in 2023, and as such the club's brand and intellectual rights were held in the now-defunct company.[2] A Manchester franchise for the new competition was acquired by Sherwood Family Investment Office, led by Ned Sherwood, with the franchise to be led by Ben Pierson.[3][4] The team's name and brand were announced in September 2024.[5]
Men's team
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Season-by-season records
| Champions | SLB champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Postseason | Cup | Trophy | Head coach | ||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Manchester Basketball | |||||||||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | SLB | 4th | 32 | 15 | 17 | .469 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinal | Did not qualify | Herman Mandole |
| 2025–26 | 1 | SLB | — | — | — | — | — | TBD | Quarterfinal | Did not qualify | Matthew Otten |
| Championship record | 32 | 15 | 17 | .469 | 0 championships | ||||||
| Playoff record | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 0 playoff championships | ||||||
Women's team
Players
Current roster
Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.
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Season-by-season records
| Champions | SLB W champions | Runners-up | Playoff berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Postseason | Cup | Trophy | Head coach | ||||
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| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | |||||||
| Manchester Basketball | |||||||||||
| 2024–25 | 1 | SLB W | 5th | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | QF | - | Group B | Rheanne Bailey |
| 2025–26 | 1 | SLB W | TBC | - | - | - | – | TBC | - | Group Stage | Oliver Parr |
| Championship record | 20 | 13 | 7 | .650 | 0 championships | ||||||
| Playoff record | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 playoff championships | ||||||