Basketball England (BE, formally ''England Basketball'')
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london-basketball.co.uk is the
governing body
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of the sport of
basketball
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for
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
including
3x3 basketball
3x3 basketball (pronounced ''three-ex-three'') is a variation of basketball played three-a-side, with one backboard and in a half-court setup. According to an ESSEC Business School study commissioned by the International Olympic Committee, 3x3 ...
. The organisation operates the
English Basketball League
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 4 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish B ...
for both men and women, as well as the
England national team. The organisation was also involved in the establishment of the
Great Britain team in December 2005, along with its compatriots –
Basketball Scotland and
Basketball Wales
Basketball Wales ( cy, Pêl-fasged Cymru) (founded in 1952 as the Basketball Association of Wales) is the sole controller and the national governing body of all aspects of the game of basketball in Wales. It is responsible for the management of th ...
.
Whilst the organisation governs the
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...
, the country's elite and only professional basketball league, they are not involved in the day-to-day running of the league.
They also offer the opportunity to play basketball.
The organisation was founded in 1936. It is a
non-profit organisation
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which is an association of member clubs and players who elect an
Executive Board
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to administer their affairs.
The Executive Board employ a number of professional staff to enable it to undertake its duties and achieve its aims.
The headquarters of the organisation is in
Belle Vue,
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
.
Logo
The logo changed in 2014.
England Basketball Logo.jpg, –2014
Basketball England logo.jpg, 2014–present
See also
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English Basketball League
The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 4 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish B ...
References
External links
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Basketball governing bodies in Europe
1936 establishments in England
Organisations based in Sheffield
Sports organizations established in 1936
Sport in Sheffield
Sports governing bodies in England