NBA Europe: GBBL boss Marshall Glickman in bid for London franchise Sport Business Marshall Glickman, the US basketball supremo behind the aborted GBBL project, is part of one of the bids for a London franchise in NBA Europe, Morning Wire understands. Multiple sources said Glickman, formerly an executive in the NBA and acting CEO of EuroLeague, was attached to an offer for the team set to be established [...]
British Basketball Federation ignored warnings before liquidation, says SLB owner Sport Business The owner of Manchester Basketball has accused the British Basketball Federation of failing to heed the warning of Super League Basketball clubs before its collapse into liquidation. The governing body, which was responsible for running the Great Britain national teams and securing UK Sport funding for its elite programmes, appointed an insolvency firm last week. [...]
Official: British Basketball Federation goes into liquidation, GBBL assessing legal options Sport Business The British Basketball Federation has gone into liquidation, blaming “a significant and unanticipated reduction in income and unforeseen expenditure”. The BBF said it had been unable to meet its liabilities and had appointed insolvency firm Begbies Traynor to assist in placing it in liquidation. It follows a damaging legal battle with Super League Basketball over [...]
British Basketball Federation set to go into administration, say sources November 14, 2025 The British Basketball Federation, the sport’s national governing body, is expected to go into administration imminently, multiple sources have told Morning Wire. It is understood that many of the BBF’s duties will be transferred to Basketball England and that the ban on British referees officiating in competitions run by world governing body Fiba has been [...]
SLB: FIBA recognition allows us to broaden basketball reach at home and abroad November 7, 2025 Super League Basketball say official recognition from the sport’s governing body FIBA will allow clubs to “nurture talent, develop venues and broaden their reach at home and abroad”. The move follows recognition on Thursday in a move that brings SLB into the FIBA ecosystem after an earlier suspension of the British Basketball Federation for failing [...]
‘This is not a game’: Super League Basketball rejects ‘illegal’ BBF deal November 5, 2025 Super League Basketball has dismissed an attempt by the British Basketball Federation to end the legal battle that has torn the domestic game apart and seen the men’s national team banned before it reaches the High Court. In a letter to the BBF sent on Monday, SLB interim chair Sanjay Bhandari rejected a compromise offer [...]
British basketball at war: GBBL proposes peace deal to BBF and SLB November 4, 2025 The chief executive of the Great Britain Basketball League (GBBL) has moved to make peace with the existing clubs and the sport’s governing body following the 12-month civil war that has resulted in the men’s national team being suspended from international competition. In a letter sent to the interim chair of the British Basketball Federation [...]
Sports Minister ‘deeply concerned’ at British basketball governance crisis October 15, 2025 Sports Minister Stephanie Peacock says she is “deeply concerned” by the governance crisis in British basketball that has seen the men’s national team frozen out of the world game. The sanction was announced on Monday by international governing body Fiba, which has suspended the British Basketball Federation’s membership after electing to intervene in its long-running [...]
BBF chair Grant’s exit won’t affect new basketball league plan, says GBBL October 13, 2025 GBBL, the US-led operator set to launch a new British basketball league, insists it still plans to go ahead despite Chris Grant’s resignation as chair of the national governing body. Grant helmed the tender process that led to GBBL, fronted by former NBA and Euroleague executive Marshall Glickman, obtaining a 15-year licence – sparking a [...]
GBBL confirms delay to 2027 as British basketball plan suffers setback September 15, 2025 GBBL, the organisation awarded the long-term licence to run the top British basketball league from next year, has confirmed that it has delayed its launch until 2027. It comes amid a continued legal battle between the British Basketball Federation and incumbent competition Super League Basketball, which has prompted world governing body Fiba to step in [...]