2023–24 National Basketball League (England) season

2023–24 NBL season
2023–24 NBL season
League	NBL England
Sport	Basketball
2023–24
National Basketball League (England) seasons
	← 2022–23 2024–25 →

The 2023–24 NBL season was the 52nd season of the National Basketball League and the 9th season of the competition under its current title.^[1]

114 teams competed across the three divisions of the league, which form the second, third and fourth tiers of the British basketball league system, an increase of 8 teams on the 2022–23 season.

NBL Division 1

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 2022–23 season:

Promoted from Division 2

City of Birmingham Rockets (D2 North)
London Elite (D2 South)

Relegated to Division 2

Manchester Magic (D2 North)
Westminster Warriors (D2 South)

Withdrew from league

Solent Kestrels^[2]

Location of teams in 2023–24 NBL Division 1

Club	Location	Last Season
Barking Abbey	London (Barking)	12th
Bradford Dragons	Bradford	7th
City of Birmingham Rockets	Birmingham	1st, D2 North
Derby Trailblazers	Derby	3rd
Essex Rebels	Colchester	11th
Hemel Storm	Hemel Hempstead	1st
London Elite	London (Harlesden)	1st, D2 South
Loughborough Riders	Loughborough	5th
Newcastle University	Newcastle upon Tyne	9th
Nottingham Hoods	Nottingham	10th
Reading Rockets	Reading	4th
Thames Valley Cavaliers	London (Uxbridge)	6th
Worthing Thunder	Worthing	2nd

Regular season

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
1	Derby Trailblazers (C)	24	20	4	2314	1964	+350	40	Qualification to Playoffs
2	Essex Rebels	24	20	4	2102	1883	+219	40
3	Hemel Storm	24	19	5	2322	1967	+355	38
4	Reading Rockets	24	16	8	2078	1947	+131	32
5	Newcastle University	24	14	10	2131	2136	−5	28
6	Loughborough Riders	24	14	10	2043	2022	+21	28
7	Bradford Dragons	24	11	13	2092	2111	−19	22
8	Nottingham Hoods	24	11	13	2215	2272	−57	22
9	City of Birmingham Rockets	24	9	15	2024	2095	−71	18
10	Thames Valley Cavaliers	24	8	16	2047	2214	−167	16
11	Worthing Thunder	24	7	17	1943	2096	−153	14
12	Barking Abbey (R)	24	4	20	1813	2126	−313	8	Relegation to Division 2
13	London Elite (R)	24	3	21	1814	2105	−291	6	Relegation to Division 2

Source: Basketball England Official Website
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

13 Apr 2024

108–67

13 Apr 2024

79–87

13 Apr 2024

90–80

14 Apr 2024

96–60

Semi-finals

20 Apr 2024

84–87

20 Apr 2024

80–79

Final

28 Apr 2024

Box score

Reading Rockets

84–87

Hemel Storm

Awards

Player of the Year: Sam Masten (Derby Trailblazers)^[3]
Coach of the Year: Matt Shaw (Derby Trailblazers)
Defensive Player of the Year: Raheem May-Thompson (Derby Trailblazers)
Young Player of the Year: Joe Buchanan (Bradford Dragons)
Team of the Year:
- Sam Masten (Derby Trailblazers)
- Hakeem Sylla (Hemel Storm)
- Malcolm Smith (Derby Trailblazers)
- Luke Busumbru (Essex Rebels)
- Justin Hopkins (Newcastle University)
British Team of the Year:
- Hakeem Sylla (Hemel Storm)
- Hafeez Abdul (Worthing Thunder)
- Luke Busumbru (Essex Rebels)
- Mitch Clarke (Reading Rockets)
- Justin Hedley (Loughborough Riders)

NBL Division 2

Regular season

North
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Bristol Hurricanes (P)	22	20	2	1791	1475	+316	40
2	St Helens Saints	22	17	5	1885	1680	+205	34
3	Manchester Magic	22	14	8	1564	1479	+85	28
4	Teesside Lions	22	13	9	1804	1667	+137	26
5	Leicester Warriors	22	12	10	1852	1798	+54	24
6	Worcester Wolves	22	10	12	1648	1651	−3	20
7	Derbyshire Arrows	22	10	12	1821	1881	−60	20
8	Bristol United	22	9	13	1719	1768	−49	18
9	Myerscough College	22	9	13	1674	1732	−58	18
10	Bristol Flyers II	22	9	13	1702	1762	−60	18
11	Northamptonshire Titans (R)	22	6	16	1705	1883	−178	12
12	Doncaster Eagles (R)	22	3	19	1614	2003	−389	6

Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

South
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Milton Keynes Breakers (P)	22	21	1	2402	1538	+864	42
2	Solent Kestrels	22	21	1	2151	1514	+637	42
3	Richmond Knights	22	16	6	1814	1623	+191	32
4	Cardiff Met Archers	22	13	9	1817	1776	+41	26
5	Cobham Scorchers	22	13	9	1723	1759	−36	26
6	Westminster Warriors	22	9	13	1810	1888	−78	18
7	Newham All-Stars	22	8	14	1485	1689	−204	16
8	Greenwich Titans	22	8	14	1600	1814	−214	16
9	London Stars	22	8	14	1663	1937	−274	16
10	Ipswich	22	7	15	1791	1878	−87	14
11	Brighton Bears (R)	22	5	17	1571	1780	−209	10
12	Oaklands Wolves (R)	22	3	19	1437	2068	−631	6

Source: Basketball England Official Website
(P) Promoted; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

13 Apr 2024

95–64

07 Apr 2024

81–80

13 Apr 2024

Milton Keynes Breakers

108–69

Teesside Lions

13 Apr 2024

Solent Kestrels

95–65

Manchester Magic

Semi-finals

20 Apr 2024

Bristol Hurricanes

51–110

Solent Kestrels

21 Apr 2024

Milton Keynes Breakers

110–66

St Helens Saints

Final

27 Apr 2024

Milton Keynes Breakers

86–68

Solent Kestrels

NBL Division 3

Basketball England announced proposed structure changes prior to the start of the 2023–24 season. Division 3 would be limited to forty teams from the 2024/25 season, with all Division 3 teams competing in 2023/24 for a spot in the 2024/25 structure. The remaining teams will form a new Conference League sitting under Division 3, with promotion and relegation taking place between the new Division 3 and Conference leagues via promotion playoffs.^[4]