Consortium of clubs awarded licence to run BBL

A consortium of clubs has been awarded a licence to tally nan men's master hoops convention successful Britain.

The early of nan British Basketball League was thrown into uncertainty successful June erstwhile the British Basketball Federation terminated nan erstwhile agreement pinch Basketball League Ltd (BLL) to tally nan convention because of "clear breaches of nan licence" and financial concerns.

Premier Basketball Limited, a institution formed from a consortium of British clubs, has now been fixed a three-year licence which "allows preparations for nan 2024-25 play to beryllium completed".

"I'm delighted that fans, players, unit and partners tin look guardant pinch assurance to nan continuation of apical level British nine basketball," said BBF chair Chris Grant OBE.

"The truth that we've been capable to move truthful quickly pursuing nan termination of nan erstwhile licence is down to nan positivity and unity of nan clubs, arsenic good arsenic nan professionalism and attraction of our BBF squad and board."

The BLL had been operating nan men's crippled since being awarded a 10-year licence by nan sport's governing assemblage successful 2017.

United States-based finance institution 777 Partners - who grounded to complete a projected takeover of Premier League shot nine Everton - bought a 45% liking successful nan BLL successful December 2021.

The BBF added that "preparations are already underway for nan scoping and invitations to bid for a semipermanent licence" and that nan fixture database for nan 2024-25 play is to beryllium announced "in nan coming weeks".