League: National Basketball League
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing professional, semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 5 on the British Basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish Basketball Championship, sitting directly below the top tier British Basketball League.
The league has teams split across four levels:
Division 1 (14 teams)
Division 2 (12 teams)
Division 3 North and South (20 teams)
Division 4 North, Midlands, South East and South West (40-48 teams)
The league also runs the English Women’s Basketball League, with Division 1 and Division 2 North and South, and a junior structure with over 450 junior clubs competing in Under-18s, Under-16s and Under-14s leagues.[1]
There is no promotion and relegation between the National League and the British Basketball League (BBL), which operates a franchise system. Despite this, several teams have been successful in making the step up from the League to the BBL in recent years, most notably the Worcester Wolves, the Plymouth Raiders and the Bristol Flyers.
Daniel Michaelson-Yeates
Rossendale div 4 and 3 winner
Welsh international
Best moment the day I got selected to represent Wales
Something you don’t know about me at the time I was the first second Dan black belt under 16 in the country
Something to the other players play together play smart play hard we are there for each other like a family
Jalees Siddiq
Achievements:
Manchester Magic U16 (Final Fours, League winner, National cup winner)
Stockport Falcons U18 (2nd in league behind Manchester Magic)
Rossendale Raptors Mens – (division 3 league winners and promotion)
Lancashire spinners Mens
Your best moment:
Winning my first national cup with Manchester Magic
Your message to other players:
Really excited to start playing with this new team, there was a lot of talent on show at the trails and I am sure we can work together to win some trophies. I am ready to put the hard work in and can’t wait to get started.
Something few people know about you ?
Invited to a 3course meal at the house of commons
David “Diddy“ Howard
******* Men’s Player Profile *******
Achievements
Div 4 Oldham Titans
Div 4 Stockport Falcons
Coach for Horwich Loco’s(MABL)
Scoring 26 points(team high) against Rossendale Raptors(Div 3 at the time)
22 points(game high) against Manchester Magic(Div 2 at time) in the cup and shield
before fracturing my cheek bone in the very next game, in my first stint at national league level.
Also winning a 3 on 3 comp on an American cruise ship after sawing my cast off(from an ankle injury like 4/5 days prior) with a butter knife half an hour before the comp.
Message to other players
Looking forward to competing and improving with you’s.
Something few people don’t know about you
Was in the Army for 4 years, did a tour of Iraq.
Alex Plumb
********* Men’s Player Profile *********
Achievements
Myerscough u18s premier league winners 17/18
Myerscough u17s national champions 17/18
AoC knockout cup winners 17/18
Captain of Lancashire spinners 18/19
Manchester giants u15&16 15/17
Your best moment
Winning the u17s national championship after coming off a 15 point performance in the semi finals against City of London to advance to the final.
Your message to other players
Ready to play hard and get after it, looking forward to it and have high hopes for this team and believe with the right attitude we can go far.
Something few people know about you
I used to do gymnastics.
Joshua Houghton
Achievements
Junior Final Fours National league Winner x2, Junior National Cup Winner x1, 1 x Junior National Cup MVP, England u16 Junior, England u18 Junior, 2 x European Championships B division semi finals, Short spell at CBA academy in Gran Canaria.
Division 1 Men national league winner, 1 x division 3 promotion, 1 x division 2 promotion, Division 2 cup winner x1.
Best moment
Making the European semi finals and playing with and against a number of great players who have gone on to play in big leagues in Europe.
Message to other players
Make sure you have no regrets.
Something people may not know about me – 2 ankle operations and also like to do boxing.
