The National Basketball Performance Centre (NPBC) is a 2,000 capacity, three-court basketball arena located in
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 ...
,
England
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Background
Construction on the £11m Belle Vue Sports Village, including the 2,000 seat
FIBA
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA ; French: ) is an association of national organizations which governs the sport of basketball worldwide. Originally known as the (hence FIBA), in 1989 it dropped the word ''amateur'' from its na ...
-standard arena, began in early 2015. The arena was funded by
Manchester City Council
Manchester City Council is the local authority for Manchester, a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. Manchester is the sixth largest city in England by population. Its city council is composed of 96 councillors, three ...
,
Basketball England
Basketball England (BE, formally ''England Basketball'')Sport England
Sport England is a non-departmental public body under the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Its role is to build the foundations of a community sport system by working with national governing bodies of sport, and other funded par ...
.
Tenants
In August 2016, it was announced that the
Manchester Mystics
The Manchester Met Mystics is a women's basketball team from Manchester, England, who compete in the Women's British Basketball League. The team play their home games at the National Basketball Centre.
Honours
WBBL Cup
*Winners (1): 2016-17 ...
were to relocate to the NPBC ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season.
The NBPC is the home of the
Basketball England
Basketball England (BE, formally ''England Basketball'')National Basketball League playoff finals.
In 2019,
Manchester Thunder
Manchester Thunder are an English netball team based in Manchester. Their senior team plays in the Netball Superleague. In 2005–06, Thunder were founding members of the league. They were Superleague champions in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2022. ...
of the
Netball Superleague
The Netball Super League is a top level netball league featuring teams from the United Kingdom. The league is organised by England Netball but features teams based in England, Wales and Scotland. The league was commenced playing at the 2005–06 ...
began to play some home fixtures at the arena. From 2020, all Thunder home games will be played at the NBPC.
On 24 July 2020, it was announced that the
Manchester Giants
The Manchester Giants are a British professional basketball team based in Manchester, England. The franchise was established in 2011, and admitted to the top-tier British Basketball League in 2012. The team's formation was led by a consortium ...