The British Basketball League released a revamped structure for the upcoming season, featuring best-of-three playoff series, the return of the All-Star game and an all-new Trophy format.
The new structure allows The League to turn its full attention to each competition, dedicating a month of play to the Trophy.
Get to know the new Trophy format.
How does the new format work?
This season in the Trophy, the teams are split into two groups of five. Each team will play the other teams in their group once, determining their standings.
The top two teams in each group progress to the semi-finals. Should you finish top of your group, you earn a semi-final matchup against second place in the other group.
The semi-finals and finals are single elimination knockout, leading to an eventual winner being crowned!
Who will we play?
The Riders’ group features the London Lions, Bristol Flyers, Newcastle Eagles and Manchester Giants.
Our group fixtures are as follows:
| Date | Time | H/A | Opponent |
| Friday 5th Jan | 19:00 | H | Bristol Flyers |
| Sunday 7th Jan | 15:00 | A | London Lions |
| Wednesday 10th Jan | 19:45 | H | Manchester Giants |
| Friday 19th Jan | 19:45 | A | Newcastle Eagles |
Where are the games?
Following the group stage, the semi-finals and finals will take place at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham, in a final-four weekend event.
The semi-finals will be played on Saturday, January 27, leading to the final on Sunday, January 28.
How can you watch?
You can get tickets to our home fixtures in this season’s Trophy here:
Friday 5th January vs Bristol Flyers
Wednesday 10th January vs Manchester Giants
Tickets to the semi-finals and final at the Utilita Arena, Birmingham are available here.
You can watch our away fixtures on the British Basketball League YouTube channel.
