British Basketball Federation set to go into administration, say sources Sport Business 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 [...]
Super League Basketball insists season will go ahead despite ref appeal Sport Business Super League Basketball chiefs insist the new season will tip off as planned this weekend despite making a late appeal for qualified referees to come forward. In an email seen by Morning Wire and believed to have been sent on Tuesday morning, SLB’s operations coordinator Nick Hill contacted refs who officiated in pre-season games, some [...]
British basketball probes league chief over allegation of racism by referee Sport Business The British Basketball Federation is investigating social media posts made by the chair of Super League Basketball, Sheffield Sharks owner Vaughn Millette, in which he accused a referee of racism. The incendiary comments, made by Millette on Saturday night after the Sharks lost in SLB to Surrey 89ers, alleged that they had repeatedly received unjust [...]