2021–22 National Basketball League (England) season

The 2021–22 NBL season was the 50th season of the National Basketball League (England). This season marks the return of Division 2 and Division 3, after a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The league structure was announced in June 2021.[1]

2021–22 NBL season
LeagueNBL England
SportBasketball
Number of teams93
2021–22

NBL Division 1

Team changes

Team changes

Teams
Location of teams in 2021–22 NBL Division 1
Club Location Last Season
Bradford DragonsBradford11th
Derby TrailblazersDerby4th
Essex RebelsColchester6th
Hemel StormHemel Hempstead3rd
Leicester WarriorsLeicester12th
Loughborough RidersLoughborough8th
London Lions IILondon (Barking)10th
Nottingham HoodsNottingham14th
Oaklands WolvesSt Albans13th
Reading RocketsReading9th
Solent KestrelsSouthampton1st
Team NewcastleNewcastle upon Tyne5th
Thames Valley CavaliersLondon (Uxbridge)2nd
Worthing ThunderWorthing7th

Regular season
Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Solent Kestrels (C) 26 24 2 2541 1797 +744 48 Qualification to Playoffs
2 Thames Valley Cavaliers 26 20 6 2398 2015 +383 40
3 Derby Trailblazers 26 19 7 2427 2122 +305 38
4 Nottingham Hoods 26 18 8 2236 2062 +174 36
5 Worthing Thunder 26 17 9 2293 2170 +123 34
6 Hemel Storm 26 16 10 2422 2228 +194 32
7 Team Newcastle 26 15 11 2362 2352 +10 30
8 Reading Rockets 26 15 11 2171 1975 +196 28
9 Bradford Dragons 26 10 16 2078 2247 −169 20
10 London Lions II 26 9 17 2118 2414 −296 18
11 Loughborough Riders 26 8 18 2060 2331 −271 16
12 Essex Rebels 26 4 22 2030 2417 −387 8
13 Leicester Warriors (R) 26 4 22 1957 2316 −359 8 Relegation to Division 2
14 Oaklands Wolves (R) 26 3 23 1938 2585 −647 6
Source: Basketball England Official Website
(C) Champions; (R) Relegated

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 Apr 2022
Solent Kestrels 100–72 Reading Rockets
2 Apr 2022
Derby Trailblazers 90–91 (OT) Hemel Storm
2 Apr 2022
Nottingham Hoods 88–79 Worthing Thunder

Semi-finals

9 Apr 2022
Solent Kestrels 104–80 Nottingham Hoods

Final

NBL Division 2

Regular season

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

2 Apr 2022
Sussex Bears 58–71 Doncaster Eagles
2 Apr 2022
Manchester Magic 83–72 Greenwich Titans

Semi-finals

9 Apr 2022
Manchester Magic 78–72 Doncaster Eagles

Final

NBL Division 3

Regular season
North
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Teesside Lions 15 13 2 26
2 Tees Valley Mohawks 15 12 3 24
3 Sheffield Elite 15 8 7 16
4 Calderdale Explorers 15 8 7 16
5 Newcastle Eagles U23 15 3 12 6
6 Sheffield Elite II 15 0 15 0
Source: [4]
North West
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 St Helens Saints (P) 20 20 0 40
2 Manchester Swarm 20 15 5 30
3 Liverpool 20 14 6 28
4 Myerscough College II 20 13 7 26
5 Manchester Kings 20 11 9 22
6 Preston 20 11 9 22
7 Stockport Falcons 20 9 11 18
8 Tameside 20 8 12 16
9 Barrow Thorns 20 4 16 8
10 Cheshire Wire 20 4 16 8
11 Manchester Giants U23 20 1 19 2
Source: [5]
(P) Promoted
Midlands
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Worcester Wolves (P) 16 15 1 30
2 West Bromwich 16 11 5 22
3 Stoke-on-Trent Knights 16 11 5 22
4 Derby Trailblazers II 16 8 8 16
5 Coventry Flames 15 8 7 16
6 Stourport Spartans 16 5 11 10
7 Nottingham Hoods II 15 5 10 10
8 Warwickshire Hawks 16 3 13 6
9 Birmingham Mets 16 3 13 6
Source: [6]
(P) Promoted
East
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Anglia Ruskin University 14 12 2 24
2 Essex Rebels II 14 12 2 24
3 Univ. of Hertfordshire Storm 14 10 4 20
4 UEA Panthers 14 6 8 12
5 Bury St. Edmunds Bulldogs 14 6 8 12
6 Northamptonshire Titans II 14 5 9 10
7 Canterbury Crusaders 14 3 11 6
8 West Suffolk Wolves 14 2 12 4
Source: [7]
London
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 London Thunder 12 9 3 18
2 UEL Lions 12 9 3 18
3 BA London Lions 12 7 5 14
4 CoLA Southwark Pride 12 5 7 10
5 London Topcats Legends 12 5 7 10
6 Brent Bulls 12 4 8 8
7 London Future Generations 12 2 10 4
Source: [8]
South
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 London Elite (P) 9 9 0 18
2 Solent Kestrels III 10 6 4 12
3 London United 10 6 4 12
4 Crawley Storm 10 5 5 10
5 Surrey Rams 10 2 8 4
6 London Warriors 9 1 8 2
Source: [9]
(P) Promoted
South West
Pos Team Pld W L Pts
1 Bristol United (P) 12 11 1 22
2 Bognor GSD 12 8 4 16
3 Team Swindon 12 8 4 16
4 Cardiff City 12 7 5 14
5 Plymouth Marjon University 12 5 7 10
6 Cardiff Met Archers II 12 2 10 4
7 Dorset Storm 12 1 11 2
Source: [10]
(P) Promoted

Playoffs

First round

26 Mar 2022
London Elite 86–75 University of Hertfordshire Storm
26 Mar 2022
Bristol United 94–49 Bognor GSD
26 Mar 2022
Anglia Ruskin University 67–74 Manchester Swarm
26 Mar 2022
Essex Rebels II 107–110 Tees Valley Mohawks
27 Mar 2022
Teesside Lions 75–52 West Bromwich
27 Mar 2022
London Thunder 68–62 UEL Lions
27 Mar 2022
St Helens Saints 79–68 Liverpool

Quarter-finals

3 Apr 2022
St Helens Saints 81–51 Tees Valley Mohawks
2 Apr 2022
London Elite 80–83 London Thunder
3 Apr 2022
Worcester Wolves 70–55 Manchester Swarm
2 Apr 2022
Bristol United 69–90 Teesside Lions

Semi-finals

10 Apr 2022
St Helens Saints 78–80 Teesside Lions
10 Apr 2022
Worcester Wolves 59–56 London Thunder

Final

National Cup

First round
London Thunder 114–48 London Topcats Legends
Ipswich 99–47 Bury St Edmunds Bulldogs
London Elite 82–71 CoLA Southwark Pride
Liverpool 90–66 Manchester Giants U23
Calderdale Explorers 81–70 Sheffield Elite
Warwickshire Warriors 50–75 Birmingham Mets
West Bromwich 94–87 Warwickshire Hawks
Worcester Wolves 67–68 City of Birmingham Rockets
Swindon Shock 55–102 Team Swindon
Bristol United 94–74 Cardiff City

Second round
Teesside Lions 76–67 Derbyshire Arrows
Manchester Swarm 70–80 Doncaster Eagles
Calderdale Explorers 59–62 University of Chester
City of Birmingham Rockets 65–71 Team Birmingham Elite
Northamptonshire Titans 81–55 Ipswich
Richmond Knights 93–94 London Greenhouse Pioneers
London United 70–73 Sussex Bears
East London All-Stars 73–76 Brent Bulls
London Elite 82–78 Greenwich Titans
Plymouth Marjon University 86–99 Team Swindon
Oxford Hoops 57–78 Bristol Hurricanes
Bristol Flyers II 67–81 Bristol United
Westminster Warriors 55–59 London Thunder
Manchester Magic 88–73 Liverpool

Third round
Team Newcastle 79–64 Teesside Lions
Doncaster Eagles 87–76 Loughborough Riders
Bradford Dragons 91–80 Manchester Magic
University of Chester v–v Leicester Warriors
West Bromwich 69–96 Nottingham Hoods
Hemel Storm 87–73 Team Birmingham Elite
Northamptonshire Titans 83–69 London Greenhouse Pioneers
Oaklands Wolves 69–65 London Thunder
Sussex Bears 71–94 London Lions II
London Westside 56–84 London Elite
Essex Rebels 90–59 Cardiff Met Archers
Worthing Thunder 94–74 Bristol Hurricanes
Brent Bulls 65–126 Thames Valley Cavaliers
Solent Kestrels 108–34 Team Swindon
Myerscough College 77–93 Derby Trailblazers
Reading Rockets 107–81 Bristol United

Fourth round
Oaklands Wolves vs. London Lions II
Team Newcastle 95–75 Doncaster Eagles
Bradford Dragons 77–91 Derby Trailblazers
Hemel Storm 106–69 Northamptonshire Titans
Essex Rebels 76–110 Solent Kestrels
Worthing Thunder 97–90 Reading Rockets.
Thames Valley Cavaliers 104–61 London Elite

Quarter-finals
5 Dec 2021
Team Newcastle 108–106 Worthing Thunder
5 Dec 2021
Nottingham Hoods 69–80 Thames Valley Cavaliers
5 Dec 2021
Derby Trailblazers 56–80 Solent Kestrels
5 Dec 2021
Hemel Storm 84–85 London Lions II

Semi-finals
9 Jan 2022
Team Newcastle 90–81 Thames Valley Cavaliers
9 Jan 2022
Solent Kestrels 102–72 London Lions II

Final
23 Jan 2022
15:30
Team Newcastle 66–109 Solent Kestrels
Scoring by quarter: 15–29, 24–29, 19–30, 8–21
Pts: R Blain 24
Rebs: R Blain, J Cork 7
Asts: T Yabantu 4		 Pts: O Jackman 22
Rebs: O Jackman, K Archer 8
Asts: C Gentry 5

L Lynch Trophy

The 2021–22 L Lynch Trophy was the second edition of the competition. The same 16 teams as in 2020–21, the 14 NBL Division 1 sides and the Myerscough and Charnwood academy sides, were split into four regional groups. The top 2 sides from each group would advance to the quarter-finals, therein playing a knockout format to determine the overall winners.

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Team Newcastle 2 2 0 181 156 +25 4 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Derby Trailblazers 2 2 0 188 122 +66 4
3 Bradford Dragons 3 1 2 217 253 −36 2
4 Myerscough College 3 0 3 207 262 −55 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Basketball England

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Reading Rockets 3 2 1 270 215 +55 4 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Thames Valley Cavaliers 3 2 1 272 222 +50 4
3 Hemel Storm 3 2 1 278 228 +50 4
4 Oaklands Wolves 3 0 3 170 325 −155 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Basketball England

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Nottingham Hoods 3 3 0 313 183 +130 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Loughborough Riders 3 2 1 218 230 −12 4
3 Leicester Warriors 3 1 2 218 260 −42 2
4 Charnwood College 3 0 3 193 269 −76 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Basketball England

Group 4

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Solent Kestrels 3 3 0 304 192 +112 6 Qualification to quarter finals
2 Worthing Thunder 3 2 1 278 245 +33 4
3 Essex Rebels 3 1 2 236 307 −71 2
4 London Lions II 3 0 3 210 284 −74 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Basketball England

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals
11 Dec 2021
Team Newcastle 92–88 Reading Rockets
12 Dec 2021
Derby Trailblazers 92–77 Solent Kestrels

Final
2 Jan 2022
12:00
Team Newcastle 71–86 Derby Trailblazers
Scoring by quarter: 16–24, 21–22, 21–21, 13–19
Pts: B Federici 24
Rebs: R Blain 11
Asts: D Moya 6		 Pts: M Smith 30
Rebs: M Smith 18
Asts: R Bruggeman 7

References
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