2022–23 National Basketball League (England) season

2022–23 NBL season
LeagueNBL England
SportBasketball
Number of teams107
2022–23

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.

NBL Division 1

Team changes

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

Promoted from Division 2

Relegated to Division 2

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.

Season statistics

As of 02 April 2023

Scoring

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

Rebounds

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

Assists

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

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

8 Apr 2023
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Hemel Storm 117–76 Solent Kestrels
8 Apr 2023
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Worthing Thunder 83–73 Bradford Dragons
8 Apr 2023
Derby Trailblazers 102–73 Thames Valley Cavaliers
8 Apr 2023
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Reading Rockets 99–77 Loughborough Riders

Semi-finals

15 Apr 2023
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Hemel Storm 89–86 Reading Rockets
15 Apr 2023
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Worthing Thunder 97–89 Derby Trailblazers

Final

23 Apr 2023
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Hemel Storm 69–63 Worthing Thunder

NBL Division 2

Regular season

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

8 Apr 2023
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City of Birmingham Rockets 89–69 Greenwich Titans
8 Apr 2023
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London Elite 79–73 Bristol Hurricanes
8 Apr 2023
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St Helens Saints 109–75 Ipswich
8 Apr 2023
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Brighton Bears 59–79 Worcester Wolves

Semi-finals

15 Apr 2023
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City of Birmingham Rockets 70–55 Worcester Wolves
15 Apr 2023
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London Elite 69–78 St Helens Saints

Final

22 Apr 2023
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City of Birmingham Rockets 80–72 St Helens Saints

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
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Loughborough Riders II 66–78 Manchester Swarm
1 Apr 2023
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UEL London Lions 94–63 University of Hertfordshire Storm
1 Apr 2023
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Cardiff City 71–67 CoLA Southwark Pride
2 Apr 2023
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Cardiff Met Archers 88–65 Tees Valley Mohawks
2 Apr 2023
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Milton Keynes Breakers 97–61 Kent Crusaders
2 Apr 2023
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Teesside Lions 70–49 Liverpool
2 Apr 2023
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Cobham Cobras 96–73 Derby Trailblazers II
2 Apr 2023
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Myerscough College II 76–70 London United

Quarter-finals

8 Apr 2023
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Milton Keynes Breakers 107–70 Cardiff City
8 Apr 2023
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Cobham Cobras 82–68 Manchester Swarm
8 Apr 2023
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Cardiff Met Archers 84–64 Myerscough College II
9 Apr 2023
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Teesside Lions 62–71 UEL London Lions

Semi-finals

15 Apr 2023
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Milton Keynes Breakers 99–56 Cardiff Met Archers
16 Apr 2023
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Cobham Cobras 68–71 UEL London Lions

Final

22 Apr 2023
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Milton Keynes Breakers 113–67 UEL London Lions

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
City of Birmingham Rockets 74–75 Milton Keynes Breakers
9 Oct 2022
Doncaster Eagles 57–70 Worcester Wolves
9 Oct 2022
Exeter Spartans 64–55 Bristol United
9 Oct 2022
Greenwich Titans 112–57 London Westside
9 Oct 2022
London Thunder 78–64 East London All-Stars
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
Nottingham Wildcats 71–69 Gloucester City Kings
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
Myerscough College 76–61 Worcester Wolves
23 Oct 2022
Leicester Warriors 101–76 St Helens Saints
23 Oct 2022
Derbyshire Arrows 85–101 Milton Keynes Breakers
23 Oct 2022
Nottingham Wildcats 89–88 Oxford Hoops
23 Oct 2022
Northamptonshire Titans 98–88 Ipswich
23 Oct 2022
Anglia Ruskin University 77–94 Southwark Pride
23 Oct 2022
Brixton Topcats 68–78 London Sharks
23 Oct 2022
London Elite 79–72 Greenwich Titans
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

12 Nov 2022
Reading Rockets 98–90 Cardiff Met Archers
13 Nov 2022
Manchester Magic 92–61 Preston
13 Nov 2022
Teesside Lions 77–85 Myerscough College
13 Nov 2022
Milton Keynes Breakers 86 (OT)–80 Bradford Dragons
13 Nov 2022
Nottingham Wildcats 66–111 Loughborough Riders
13 Nov 2022
Derby Trailblazers 89–69 Leicester Warriors
13 Nov 2022
Southwark Pride 67–73 Nottingham Hoods
13 Nov 2022
Westminster Warriors 94–64 Northamptonshire Titans
13 Nov 2022
London Elite 69–72 London Sharks
13 Nov 2022
University of East Anglia 62–51 London Thunder
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
13 Nov 2022
Worthing Thunder 123–65 Brighton Bears

Fifth Round

1 Dec 2022
Myerscough College 60–64 (OT) Manchester Magic
4 Dec 2022
Newcastle University 77–79 Milton Keynes Breakers
4 Dec 2022
University of East Anglia 66–81 London Sharks
4 Dec 2022
Hemel Storm 106–77 Reading Rockets
4 Dec 2022
Solent Kestrels 80–83 Worthing Thunder
4 Dec 2022
Thames Valley Cavaliers 89–57 Essex Rebels
6 Dec 2022
Derby Trailblazers 92–70 Loughborough Riders
10 Dec 2022
Nottingham Hoods 78–66 Westminster Warriors

Quarter-finals

18 Dec 2022
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Milton Keynes Breakers 78–71 Manchester Magic
18 Dec 2022
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Nottingham Hoods 77–109 Derby Trailblazers
18 Dec 2022
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Hemel Storm 91–81 London Sharks
18 Dec 2022
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Worthing Thunder 79–71 Thames Valley Cavaliers

Semi-finals

8 Jan 2023
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Boxscore
Hemel Storm 98–93 Milton Keynes Breakers
8 Jan 2023
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Boxscore
Worthing Thunder 79–84 Derby Trailblazers

Final

22 Jan 2023
15:30
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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)