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2022–23 National Basketball League (England) season

2022–23 NBL season
LeagueNBL England
SportBasketball
Number of teams107
2022–23
National Basketball League (England) seasons

The 2022–23 NBL season was the 51st season of the National Basketball League. The season started on 25 September 2022 and ended on 23 April 2023.[1]

NBL Division 1

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2021–22 season:

Promoted from Division 2

Relegated to Division 2

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Location of teams in 2022–23 NBL Division 1
Club Location Last Season
Bradford Dragons Bradford 9th
Derby Trailblazers Derby 3rd
Essex Rebels Colchester 12th
Hemel Storm Hemel Hempstead 6th
Loughborough Riders Loughborough 11th
London Lions II London (Barking) 10th
Manchester Magic Manchester 1st, D2 North
Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne 7th
Nottingham Hoods Nottingham 4th
Reading Rockets Reading 8th
Solent Kestrels Southampton 1st
Thames Valley Cavaliers London (Uxbridge) 2nd
Westminster Warriors London (Kensal Green) 1st, D2 South
Worthing Thunder Worthing 5th

Regular season

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Hemel Storm (C) 26 26 0 2833 2098 +735 52 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Worthing Thunder 26 22 4 2436 2059 +377 44
3 Derby Trailblazers 26 19 7 2350 2134 +216 38
4 Reading Rockets 26 17 9 2268 2112 +156 34
5 Loughborough Riders 26 15 11 2194 2176 +18 30
6 Thames Valley Cavaliers 26 13 13 2289 2294 −5 26
7 Bradford Dragons 26 13 13 2231 2207 +24 26
8 Solent Kestrels 26 12 14 2137 2137 0 24
9 Newcastle University 26 12 14 2158 2140 +18 24
10 Nottingham Hoods 26 11 15 2275 2326 −51 22
11 Essex Rebels 26 8 18 1971 2269 −298 16
12 London Lions II 26 6 20 1914 2278 −364 12
13 Westminster Warriors (R) 26 4 22 2037 2333 −296 8 Relegation to Division 2
14 Manchester Magic (R) 26 4 22 1803 2333 −530 8
Updated to match(es) played on 02 April 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Hemel Storm secured the league title with an unbeaten 26–0 record.[2]

Season statistics

As of 02 April 2023

Scoring[3]

Rank Player Club PTS
1 Canada Aaryn Rai Hemel Storm 620
2 England Joshua Guddemi Nottingham Hoods 565
3 United States Jordan May Newcastle University 533
4 England Jordan Whelan Bradford Dragons 530
5 United States Taylor Johnson Hemel Storm 530

Rebounds[4]

Rank Player Club REB
1 Canada Aaryn Rai Hemel Storm 281
2 Guyana Hakeem Sylla Hemel Storm 265
3 United States Ricky Madison Solent Kestrels 237
4 England Joshua Guddemi Nottingham Hoods 222
5 England Andre Gayle Manchester Magic 217

Assists[5]

Rank Player Club AST
1 England Sam Newman Hemel Storm 200
2 United States Ryan Bruggeman Derby Trailblazers 185
3 United States David Moya Worthing Thunder 145
4 Canada Aaryn Rai Hemel Storm 143
5 England Elias Poorman Solent Kestrels 135

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

8 Apr 2023
Report[6]
Hemel Storm 117–76 Solent Kestrels
8 Apr 2023
Report[7]
Worthing Thunder 83–73 Bradford Dragons
8 Apr 2023
Report[8]
Reading Rockets 99–77 Loughborough Riders

Semi-finals

15 Apr 2023
Report[9]
Hemel Storm 89–86 Reading Rockets
15 Apr 2023
Report[10]
Worthing Thunder 97–89 Derby Trailblazers

Final

NBL Division 2

Regular season

North
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 City of Birmingham Rockets (P) 22 21 1 1933 1504 +429 42
2 St Helens Saints 22 20 2 1737 1482 +255 40
3 Worcester Wolves 22 15 7 1609 1470 +139 30
4 Bristol Hurricanes 22 14 8 1734 1608 +126 28
5 Bristol Flyers II 22 12 10 1889 1821 +68 24
6 Derbyshire Arrows 22 9 13 1632 1778 −146 18
7 Leicester Warriors 22 8 14 1694 1758 −64 16
8 Doncaster Eagles 22 8 14 1632 1774 −142 16
9 Bristol United 22 9 13 1443 1587 −144 16
10 Myerscough College 22 7 15 1662 1710 −48 14
11 Charnwood Riders (R) 22 6 16 1539 1836 −297 12
12 Nottingham Trent University (R) 22 3 19 1686 1897 −211 6
Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated
South
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts
1 London Elite (P) 22 17 5 1879 1703 +176 34
2 Brighton Bears 22 16 6 1793 1550 +243 32
3 Ipswich 22 15 7 1867 1737 +130 30
4 Greenwich Titans 22 14 8 1767 1627 +140 28
5 Richmond Knights 22 13 9 1536 1504 +32 26
6 East London All-Stars 22 13 9 1843 1697 +146 26
7 Solent Kestrels II 22 12 10 1802 1734 +68 24
8 Baltic Stars Medelynas 22 11 11 1718 1795 −77 22
9 Northamptonshire Titans 22 7 15 1792 1922 −130 14
10 Oaklands Wolves 22 6 16 1654 1819 −165 12
11 Oxford Hoops (R) 22 5 17 1642 1844 −202 10
12 London Greenhouse Pioneers (R) 22 3 19 1572 1933 −361 6
Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

8 Apr 2023
Report [12]
London Elite 79–73 Bristol Hurricanes
8 Apr 2023
Report [12]
St Helens Saints 109–75 Ipswich
8 Apr 2023
Report[13]
Brighton Bears 59–79 Worcester Wolves

Semi-finals

15 Apr 2023
Report[15]
London Elite 69–78 St Helens Saints

Final

NBL Division 3

Regular season

North
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Teesside Lions (P) 18 18 0 36
2 Tees Valley Mohawks 18 14 4 28
3 Calderdale Explorers 18 12 6 24
4 Sheffield Elite 17 8 9 16
5 Nottingham Wildcats 18 6 12 12
6 Team Sunderland 17 3 14 6
7 Sheffield Elite II 18 0 18 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted
North West
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Myerscough College II 20 18 2 36
2 Manchester Swarm 20 16 4 32
3 Liverpool 20 15 5 30
4 Tameside 20 14 6 28
5 Preston 20 12 8 24
6 Manchester Kings 20 9 11 18
7 Barrow Thorns 20 6 14 12
8 Tameside Vikings 20 6 14 12
9 Manchester Giants II 20 6 14 12
10 Stockport Falcons 20 5 15 10
11 Cheshire Wire 20 2 18 4
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
Midlands
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Loughborough Riders II 16 14 2 28
2 Derby Trailblazers II 16 12 4 24
3 Birmingham City University 16 11 5 22
4 West Bromwich 15 9 6 18
5 Coventry Flames 16 7 9 14
6 Stoke-on-Trent Knights 15 6 9 12
7 Warwickshire Hawks 16 6 10 12
8 Birmingham Mets 15 5 10 10
9 Stourport Spartans 15 0 15 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
East
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Milton Keynes Breakers (P) 18 18 0 36
2 Univ. of Hertfordshire Storm 18 15 3 30
3 Kent Crusaders 18 13 5 26
4 Northampton Mavericks 18 8 10 16
5 Essex Rebels II 18 7 11 14
6 Bury St. Edmunds Bulldogs 18 7 11 14
7 Anglia Ruskin University 15 6 9 12
8 University of East Anglia 17 6 11 12
9 Canterbury Crusaders 16 4 12 8
10 Northamptonshire Titans II 18 3 15 6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted
London
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 UEL Lions 18 15 3 30
2 CoLA Southwark Pride 18 15 3 30
3 London Thunder 18 12 6 24
4 London Sharks 18 11 7 22
5 Brent Bulls 18 9 9 18
6 BA London Lions 18 8 10 16
7 Hackney Jedis 18 7 11 14
8 Brixton Topcats 18 6 12 12
9 NCC Lions 18 4 14 8
10 London Westside 18 3 15 6
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
South
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Cobham Cobras (P) 20 19 1 38
2 London United 20 16 4 32
3 Worthing Thunder II 20 12 8 24
4 Surrey Scorchers II 20 11 9 22
5 Winchester Royals 20 10 10 20
6 Bracknell Cobras 20 9 11 18
7 London Warriors 18 8 10 16
8 Surrey Rams 20 7 13 14
9 Crawley Storm 19 5 14 10
10 Reading Rockets II 19 5 14 10
11 Brighton Bears II 20 5 15 10
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted
South West
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Cardiff Met Archers (P) 18 17 1 34
2 Cardiff City 18 15 3 30
3 Portsmouth Force 18 13 5 26
4 Exeter Spartans 18 10 8 20
5 Oxford University 18 10 8 20
6 Team Swindon 18 10 8 20
7 Bognor GSD 18 7 11 14
8 Plymouth Marjon University 18 5 13 10
9 Gloucester City Kings 18 2 16 4
10 Cardiff Met Archers II 18 1 17 2
Updated to match(es) played on 27 March 2023. Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted

Playoffs

First Round

1 Apr 2023
Report[17]
Loughborough Riders II 66–78 Manchester Swarm
1 Apr 2023
Report [17]
Cardiff City 71–67 CoLA Southwark Pride
2 Apr 2023
Report [17]
Teesside Lions 70–49 Liverpool
2 Apr 2023
Report [17]
Cobham Cobras 96–73 Derby Trailblazers II
2 Apr 2023
Report [17]
Myerscough College II 76–70 London United

Quarter-finals

8 Apr 2023
Report [12]
Milton Keynes Breakers 107–70 Cardiff City
8 Apr 2023
Report [12]
Cobham Cobras 82–68 Manchester Swarm

Semi-finals

16 Apr 2023
Report [15]
Cobham Cobras 68–71 UEL London Lions

Final

National Cup

National Cup

First Round

24 Sep 2022
Birmingham Mets 89–75 Northampton Mavericks
24 Sep 2022
Manchester Giants II 71–75 Sheffield Elite
25 Sep 2022
Barking RDF Eagles 64–84 University of East Anglia
25 Sep 2022
Manchester Kings 81–56 Tameside Vikings

Second Round

9 Oct 2022
Bracknell Cobras 67–51 Canterbury Crusaders
9 Oct 2022
Brent Bulls 50–53 Southwark Pride
9 Oct 2022
Calderdale Explorers 100–58 Stockport Falcons
9 Oct 2022
Brixton Topcats 83–77 Kent Crusaders
9 Oct 2022
Cardiff City 73–125 Bristol Flyers II
9 Oct 2022
Doncaster Eagles 57–70 Worcester Wolves
9 Oct 2022
Exeter Spartans 64–55 Bristol United
9 Oct 2022
London United 50–74 London Sharks
9 Oct 2022
London Warriors 84–87 London Elite
9 Oct 2022
Oaklands Wolves 61–65 Anglia Ruskin University
9 Oct 2022
Oxford Hoops 81–70 Warwickshire Hawks
9 Oct 2022
Richmond Knights 70–76 Team Swindon
9 Oct 2022
West Bromwich 65–85 St Helens Saints
9 Oct 2022
Surrey Scorchers II 72–63 London Lytas Academy
9 Oct 2022
Preston 87–56 Manchester Kings
9 Oct 2022
Manchester Swarm 71–70 Liverpool
9 Oct 2022
Teesside Lions 88–80 Sheffield Elite
9 Oct 2022
Birmingham City University 68–69 Myerscough College
9 Oct 2022
Leicester Warriors 117–68 Birmingham Mets
9 Oct 2022
Bury St Edmunds Bulldogs 84–90 University of East Anglia
9 Oct 2022
Cobham Cobras 52–66 Bristol Hurricanes
9 Oct 2022
Surrey Rams 76–71 Portsmouth Force
10 Oct 2022
London Greenhouse Pioneers 77–73 Hackney Jedis

Third Round

23 Oct 2022
Preston 91–56 Calderdale Explorers
23 Oct 2022
Manchester Swarm 74–84 Teesside Lions
23 Oct 2022
Nottingham Wildcats 89–88 Oxford Hoops
23 Oct 2022
Anglia Ruskin University 77–94 Southwark Pride
23 Oct 2022
Brixton Topcats 68–78 London Sharks
23 Oct 2022
University of East Anglia 77–50 Team Swindon
23 Oct 2022
Bristol Hurricanes 73–81 Bristol Flyers II
23 Oct 2022
Cardiff Met Archers 98–92 Bracknell Cobras
23 Oct 2022
Exeter Spartans 72–81 Brighton Bears
30 Oct 2022
London Greenhouse Pioneers 60–63 London Thunder
30 Oct 2022
Surrey Scorchers II 74–61 Surrey Rams

Fourth Round

13 Nov 2022
Manchester Magic 92–61 Preston
13 Nov 2022
Southwark Pride 67–73 Nottingham Hoods
13 Nov 2022
London Elite 69–72 London Sharks
13 Nov 2022
Hemel Storm 102–80 Bristol Flyers II
13 Nov 2022
Essex Rebels 100–81 London Lions II
13 Nov 2022
Thames Valley Cavaliers 101–85 Surrey Scorchers II

Fifth Round

1 Dec 2022
Myerscough College 60–64 (OT) Manchester Magic
4 Dec 2022
University of East Anglia 66–81 London Sharks

Quarter-finals

18 Dec 2022
Report[21]
Nottingham Hoods 77–109 Derby Trailblazers
18 Dec 2022
Report [21]
Hemel Storm 91–81 London Sharks

Semi-finals

Final

22 Jan 2023
15:30
Report [23]
Boxscore
Derby Trailblazers 81–102 Hemel Storm
Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 18–41, 27-25, 16–17
Pts: M. Smith (27)
Rebs: M. Smith (10)
Asts: R. Bruggeman (7)		 Pts: T. Johnson (41)
Rebs: A. Rai (10)
Asts: S. Newman (16)

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