Sunday Night Breakdown

Sunday Night Breakdown

By Daniel Routledge and Dave Forrester

Breaking down the latest action from the Super League Basketball with SLB commentator Daniel Routledge and former Newcastle Eagles assistant coach Dave Forrester.
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S6E33 - Sunday Night Breakdown 18 May 2026

Sunday Night BreakdownMay 18, 2026
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S6E33 - Sunday Night Breakdown 18 May 2026

S6E33 - Sunday Night Breakdown 18 May 2026

London completed the clean sweep with a thumping victory over Cheshire in the play-off final at The O2, whilst Sheffield Hatters matched that feat with a fourth trophy of the season. Plus, of course, a meander off into just about everything else British basketball.


Sheffield Hatters 73-66 Caledonia Gladiators (PO)

London Lions 104-81 Cheshire Phoenix (PO)

May 18, 202601:17:53
S6E32 - Sunday Night Breakdown 11 May 2026

S6E32 - Sunday Night Breakdown 11 May 2026

London and Cheshire will showdown at The O2 next week as they won both legs of their play-off semi-finals. Cheshire brushed northwest rivals Manchester aside, whilst London ended Leicester's gutsy fight. Dan and Dave look back at the action and forward to the final


Leicester Riders 70-89 London Lions (PO)

Manchester Basketball 78-106 Cheshire Phoenix (PO)

London Lions 78-65 Leicester Riders (PO)

Cheshire Phoenix 123-117 Manchester Basketball (PO)

A look to the final

May 11, 202601:02:17
S6E31 - Sunday Night Breakdown 04 May 2026

S6E31 - Sunday Night Breakdown 04 May 2026

And then there were four, the trop three seeds all made it through to the semi-finals, but Leicester upset the seeding by knocking off Sheffield to keep their defence alive. Plus Darius Defoe appears to say goodbye to British basketball. Dan and Dave look back at the action, but the big question is - is Dave still in a grumpy mood? You'll have to whole hog it to find out.


Manchester Basketball 98-95 Bristol Flyers (PO)

Leicester Riders 78-81 Sheffield Sharks (PO)

Newcastle Eagles 72-90 London Lions (PO)

Surrey 89ers 96-128 Cheshire Phoenix (PO)

Bristol Flyers 85-90 Manchester Basketball (PO) (Manchester win 188-180 on aggregate)

Sheffield Sharks 87-97 Leicester Riders (PO) (Leicester win 175-168 on aggregate)

Play-off chat

May 04, 202601:31:08
S6E30 - Sunday Night Breakdown 27 Apr 2026

S6E30 - Sunday Night Breakdown 27 Apr 2026

The regular season came to an end as Cheshire sealed second and Leicester secured fifth. Dan and Dave look back over the weekend's action including a couple of massive diversions off into seasons past.


Leicester Riders 87-85 Sheffield Sharks

Caledonia Gladiators 82-91 Bristol Flyers

Newcastle Eagles 86-94 Leicester Riders (2OT)

Surrey 89ers 62-86 London Lions

Bristol Flyers 94-75 Newcastle Eagles

Sheffield Sharks 74-82 Manchester Basketball

Cheshire Phoenix 98-77 Leicester Riders


Apr 27, 202601:08:13
S6E29 - Sunday Night Breakdown 20 Apr 2026

S6E29 - Sunday Night Breakdown 20 Apr 2026

Dave is in a grumpy mood and even a couple of historic stats from Daniel struggle to lift him out of it. There were a few positive performances out there that perked him up on the penultimate weekend of the regular season.


Leicester Riders 98-101 Manchester Basketball

London Lions 92-95 Cheshire Phoenix

Newcastle Eagles 82-85 Sheffield Sharks

Surrey 89ers 117-120 Caledonia Gladiators (OT)

Bristol Flyers 79-89 Surrey 89ers

Manchester Basketball 86-91 London Lions

Sheffield Sharks 80-92 Leicester Riders

Cheshire Phoenix 111-101 Caledonia Gladiators


Apr 20, 202601:34:53
S6E28 - Sunday Night Breakdown 13 Apr 2026

S6E28 - Sunday Night Breakdown 13 Apr 2026

A busy weekend in Super League Basketball as London continue to win, whilst the race for seedings everyone who played picked up a win, but for Caledonia elimination was finally confirmed. Dan and Dave look back over the action.


Sheffield Sharks 113-75 Caledonia Gladiators

Bristol Flyers 76-83 London Lions

Leicester Riders 90-103 Surrey 89ers

Newcastle Eagles 95-98 Manchester Basketball

Surrey 89ers 94-103 Newcastle Eagles

Manchester Basketball 80-83 Bristol Flyers

Caledonia Gladiators 93-95 Leicester Riders (OT)

London Lions 81-60 Sheffield Sharks

A look at the table


Apr 13, 202601:26:58
S6E27 - Sunday Night Breakdown 5 Apr 2026

S6E27 - Sunday Night Breakdown 5 Apr 2026

London wrap up a third piece of silverware this season as they win the league title for a record fourth season in a row. Caledonia are almost at the end of the line, whilst Leicester end their slide with a win over Bristol. Dan and Dave look back at all the action on the court - and off it - in the SLB this week.


How many games did Dave win?

Sheffield Sharks 93-68 Leicester Riders

London Lions 81-68 Caledonia Gladiators

Surrey 89ers 94-77 Manchester Basketball

Leicester Riders 85-78 Bristol Flyers

Caledonia Gladiators 67-96 Newcastle Eagles

Cheshire Phoenix 67-95 London Lions

Memories of league titles

A look at the league

Apr 05, 202601:43:33
S6E26 - Sunday Night Breakdown 30 Mar 2026

S6E26 - Sunday Night Breakdown 30 Mar 2026

London edge towards the title, whilst Manchester and Cheshire keep pushing behind them. Dan and Dave look back at this week's action in Super League Basketball.


London Lions 87-67 Sheffield Sharks

London Lions 77-57 Bristol Flyers

Newcastle Eagles 93-120 Manchester Basketball

Manchester Basketball 89-86 Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks 99-96 Surrey 89ers (OT)

Cheshire Phoenix 116-73 Bristol Flyers


Mar 30, 202601:22:08
S6E25 - Sunday Night Breakdown 23 Mar 2026

S6E25 - Sunday Night Breakdown 23 Mar 2026

Two absolutely bonkers finishes as London and Caledonia picked up overtime wins and that was before we even got to Manchester for the Cup Finals. Dan and Dave look back on all the action, plus Dave has another all-timer SNB rant.


London Lions 92-84 Surrey 89ers (OT)

Leicester Riders 100-106 Caledonia Gladiators (2OT)

Sheffield Hatters 90-71 Manchester Basketball (CUP)

London Lions 83-74 Manchester Basketball (CUP)


Mar 23, 202601:39:18
S6E24 - Sunday Night Breakdown 15 Mar 2026

S6E24 - Sunday Night Breakdown 15 Mar 2026

London tighten their grip at the top of the table, whilst behind them Cheshire and Manchester both get wins on the board and Caledonia finally get another home win. Dan and Dave look back at all the action


London Lions 87-72 Surrey 89ers

Leicester Riders 78-82 Cheshire Phoenix

Newcastle Eagles 104-80 Caledonia Gladiators

Bristol Flyers 77-86 Manchester Basketball

Surrey 89ers 95-77 Sheffield Sharks

Caledonia Gladiators 79-65 Leicester Riders

London Lions 98-70 Newcastle Eagles


Mar 15, 202601:35:47
S6E23 - Sunday Night Breakdown 8 Mar 2026

S6E23 - Sunday Night Breakdown 8 Mar 2026

A great week for Manchester and Newcastle as they both win twice, whilst an undermanned Leicester pulled off a stunning win at Surrey with seven points in 10 seconds to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat. Dan and Dave look back at all the action.


London Lions 71-72 Manchester Basketball

Manchester Basketball 101-78 Caledonia Gladiators

Newcastle Eagles 108-97 Cheshire Phoenix

Surrey 89ers 80-83 Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks 79-73 London Lions

Bristol Flyers 76-98 Newcastle Eagles

Caledonia Gladiators 80-114 Cheshire Phoenix


Mar 08, 202601:20:24
S6E22 - Sunday Night Breakdown 23 Feb 2026

S6E22 - Sunday Night Breakdown 23 Feb 2026

A packed week in Super League Basketball as London and Cheshire both claim a couple of wins to strengthen their positions at the top. Dan and Dave look back at all the action.


Manchester Basketball 105-79 Newcastle Eagles

Bristol Flyers 94-95 Cheshire Phoenix

Caledonia Gladiators 70-92 Sheffield Sharks

London Lions 95-78 Leicester Riders

Newcastle Eagles 99-72 Surrey 89ers

Manchester Basketball 74-82 London Lions

Sheffield Sharks 85-94 Bristol Flyers

Cheshire Phoenix 106-84 Surrey 89ers

A look at the table and GB

Feb 23, 202601:01:04
S6E21 - Sunday Night Breakdown 16 Feb 2026

S6E21 - Sunday Night Breakdown 16 Feb 2026

Semi-final action took centre stage in Super League this week, as Manchester and London booked their places in the Final next month. Dan and Dave look back at the action and a little postscript on the latest around GB national teams.


London Lions 89-72 Cheshire Phoenix (CUP)

Surrey 89ers 87-101 Manchester Basketball (CUP)

Manchester Basketball 99-92 Surrey 89ers (CUP) (Manchester win 200-179 on aggregate)

Cheshire Phoenix 84-76 London Lions (CUP) (London win 165-156 on aggregate)

Postscript on GB

Feb 16, 202657:55
S6E20 - Sunday Night Breakdown 08 Feb 2026

S6E20 - Sunday Night Breakdown 08 Feb 2026

What a weekend in the Super League, four games decided by a combined six points, two game winning threes and a record-breaking Sunday. Dan and Dave look back at all the action


Bristol Flyers 77-67 Sheffield Sharks

Cheshire Phoenix 98-99 Manchester Basketball

Surrey 89ers 89-80 London Lions

Leicester Riders 102-100 Newcastle Eagles

Manchester Basketball 83-84 Caledonia Gladiators

Sheffield Sharks 77-75 Cheshire Phoenix


Feb 08, 202601:29:45
S6E19 - Sunday Night Breakdown 01 Feb 2026

S6E19 - Sunday Night Breakdown 01 Feb 2026

Trophy Finals day took centre stage in British Basketball this weekend, with London claiming the prize despite a late fightback from Newcastle, whilst the Hatters finally got their hands on the Betty Codona Trophy. In league play, Surrey's form continues, Bristol got revenge and Cheshire had a routine win, Dan and Dave look back at all the action


Caledonia Gladiators 76-101 Cheshire Phoenix

Leicester Riders 80-89 Surrey 89ers

Manchester Basketball 80-85 Bristol Flyers

Sheffield Hatters 80-62 Caledonia Gladiators (TRO)

London Lions 74-68 Newcastle Eagles (TRO)


Feb 01, 202601:09:41
S6E18 - Sunday Night Breakdown 25 Jan 2026

S6E18 - Sunday Night Breakdown 25 Jan 2026

All eyes turned to the cup this weekend as the quarter-finals took centre stage, Surrey came from 24 down to knock off Leicester again, whilst Cheshire outlasted Sheffield and London and Manchester eased through. Dan and dave look back at all the action.


Leicester Riders 94-102 Surrey 89ers (CUP)

Newcastle Eagles 68-94 London Lions (CUP)

Manchester Basketball 92-67 Bristol Flyers (CUP)

Sheffield Sharks 100-103 Cheshire Phoenix (CUP)


Jan 25, 202601:16:07
S6E17 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 Jan 2026

S6E17 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 Jan 2026

Bristol and Surrey both won on Friday, but neither could double up on Sunday, whilst Sheffield slipped to two defeats. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in Super League Basketball this weekend.


Newcastle Eagles 83-85 Bristol Flyers (OT)

Surrey 89ers 88-77 Sheffield Sharks

Bristol Flyers 79-84 Leicester Riders

Manchester Basketball 102-98 Newcastle Eagles

Sheffield Sharks 83-92 London Lions

Cheshire Phoenix 100-90 Surrey 89ers

Jan 19, 202601:21:10
S6E16 - Sunday Night Breakdown 11 Jan 2026

S6E16 - Sunday Night Breakdown 11 Jan 2026

Surrey are flying with wins at home and away, whilst London maintained their dominance at the top and behind them teams keep knocking each other off. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in Super League Basketball this weekend.


Manchester Basketball 84-106 Sheffield Sharks

Newcastle Eagles 50-76 London Lions

Surrey 89ers 93-80 Bristol Flyers

Leicester Riders 102-95 Manchester Basketball

Caledonia Gladiators 73-86 Surrey 89ers

Cheshire Phoenix 101-98 Newcastle Eagles


Jan 11, 202601:00:38
S6E15 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 Jan 2026

S6E15 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 Jan 2026

Newcastle and London booked their spot in the SLB Trophy final, whilst there was plenty of championship games as well as the festive period came to an end. Dan and Dave look back at all the action.


Caledonia Gladiators 75-88 Manchester Basketball

Sheffield Sharks 101-97 Cheshire Phoenix

Leicester Riders 85-73 Bristol Flyers

Surrey 89ers 82-88 Newcastle Eagles

Newcastle Eagles 100-89 Cheshire Phoenix (TRO)

London Lions 77-58 Bristol Flyers (TRO)

Bristol Flyers 76-77 London Lions (TRO) (Lions win 154-134 on aggregate)

Sheffield Sharks 88-94 Surrey 89ers

Cheshire Phoenix 112-105 Newcastle Eagles (TRO) (Eagles win 205-201 on aggregate)

Jan 05, 202601:48:10
S6E14 - Sunday Night Breakdown 29 Dec 2025

S6E14 - Sunday Night Breakdown 29 Dec 2025

Big wins for Surrey and Caledonia as they bring their losing slides to an end, whilst London strengthen their position at the top. Dan and Dave look back at all the action and reflect on the passing of Russ Saunders, one of the true greats of the British game.


Remembering Russ Saunders

Leicester Riders 75-83 London Lions

Bristol Flyers 86-87 Surrey 89ers (OT)

Newcastle Eagles 79-87 Caledonia Gladiators

Cheshire Phoenix 116-90 Manchester Basketball

A look at the table

Dec 29, 202501:21:24
S6E13 - Sunday Night Breakdown 22 Dec 2025

S6E13 - Sunday Night Breakdown 22 Dec 2025

What a week for Manchester as they follow up European success with wins away to London and at home to Surrey. Dan and Dave look back at the action from Super League Basketball, with some truly random stats thrown in for good measure, plus Dan is not happy with yet more kit clashes.


The randomest time stat?

Colourblind nightmare

Bristol Flyers 87-67 Caledonia Gladiators

Newcastle Eagles 98-85 Leicester Riders

Surrey 89ers 79-101 Cheshire Phoenix

London Lions 74-91 Manchester Basketball

Manchester Basketball 94-80 Surrey 89ers

Caledonia Gladiators 74-82 London Lions

A look at the table

Dec 22, 202501:12:58
S6E12 - Sunday Night Breakdown 14 Dec 2025

S6E12 - Sunday Night Breakdown 14 Dec 2025

The trophy took centre stage and there was drama on the final day as Sheffield let slip a semi-final berth to let Bristol in and London held off Surrey to make the final four. Dan and Dave look back over all the action, plus the Niners big cup victory.


Newcastle Eagles 94-89 Sheffield Sharks (TRO)

Bristol Flyers 62-71 London Lions (TRO)

Surrey 89ers 99-69 Caledonia Gladiators (CUP)

Leicester Riders 111-108 Manchester Basketball (OT) (TRO)

Sheffield Sharks 90-79 Caledonia Gladiators (TRO)

London Lions 87-83 Surrey 89ers (TRO)


Dec 14, 202501:14:22
S6E11 - Sunday Night Breakdown 08 Dec 2025

S6E11 - Sunday Night Breakdown 08 Dec 2025

A lot to get through in this week's SNB both off and on the court. Newcastle win two, whilst Leicester sneak a win on the road in Cheshire, Dan and Dave look back at the action and a (not so) quick word about the GB Men's window.


Merry Nix-mas

The GB window

Surrey 89ers 79-86 Cheshire Phoenix

Sheffield Sharks 68-80 Newcastle Eagles

Bristol Flyers 78-84 Manchester Basketball (and Dave's governance rant)

Caledonia Gladiators 76-79 Newcastle Eagles (TRO)

Cheshire Phoenix 88-89 Leicester Riders

A look at the table

Dec 08, 202501:57:23
S6E10 - Sunday Night Breakdown 24 Nov 2025

S6E10 - Sunday Night Breakdown 24 Nov 2025

London's unbeaten start came to an end as Bristol handed them a first defeat, only to themselves face a barrage of threes in a loss at Cheshire. Dan and Dave look back at the final action before the international window.


Bristol Flyers 68-54 London Lions

Leicester Riders 85-79 Caledonia Gladiators

Manchester Basketball 97-91 Cheshire Phoenix

Newcastle Eagles 92-89 Surrey 89ers

London Lions 95-82 Newcastle Eagles

Cheshire Phoenix 111-84 Bristol Flyers

A look at the table

The GB ticket fiasco

Nov 24, 202501:24:36
S6E9 - Sunday Night Breakdown 17 Nov 2025

S6E9 - Sunday Night Breakdown 17 Nov 2025

Sheffield claimed two wins over the weekend and London keep on rolling with another victory, whilst Surrey avenged their defeat to Caledonia. Dan and Dave look back at the action in the SLB and reflect on the liquidation of the BBF.


Bristol Flyers 103-94 Caledonia Gladiators

Newcastle Eagles 95-99 Sheffield Sharks

Sheffield Sharks 98-79 Manchester Basketball

Caledonia Gladiators 76-93 Surrey 89ers

Cheshire Phoenix 74-89 London Lions

Nov 17, 202501:25:04
S6E8 - Sunday Night Breakdown 09 Nov 2025

S6E8 - Sunday Night Breakdown 09 Nov 2025

A great weekend for Cheshire as they punched their ticket for the Trophy semi-finals, whilst Bristol also claimed victory in the Trophy and Sheffield won on the road in the league. Dan and Dave look at all the action and discuss the latest around the BBF with FIBA giving an update this verdict this week.


SNB On Tour?

FIBA give SLB a licence, GB Men are back

Manchester Basketball 77-82 Cheshire Phoenix (TRO)

Caledonia Gladiators 65-73 Sheffield Sharks

Surrey 89ers 79-97 Bristol Flyers (TRO)

Cheshire Phoenix 98-78 Leicester Riders (TRO)


Nov 09, 202501:33:51
S6E7 - Sunday Night Breakdown 03 Nov 2025

S6E7 - Sunday Night Breakdown 03 Nov 2025

Leicester brought to an end Cheshire's win streak, only to have their own ended by London, whilst Sheffield, Bristol and Manchester also all split the weekend. Dan and Dave look back at this week's Super League Basketball action.


Leicester Riders 95-93 Cheshire Phoenix

Manchester Basketball 87-75 Sheffield Sharks

Newcastle Eagles 83-87 Bristol Flyers

Sheffield Sharks 76-69 Bristol Flyers

Caledonia Gladiators 74-62 Manchester Basketball

London Lions 82-70 Leicester Riders

Nov 03, 202501:27:30
S6E6 - Sunday Night Breakdown 27 Oct 2025

S6E6 - Sunday Night Breakdown 27 Oct 2025

Cheshire made it five wins in a row, Leicester continue their revival, Surrey ended their slide with a win in Manchester, whilst London rolled Caledonia. Dan and Dave look back at all the action, including everything that went on at EPSV.


Bristol Flyers 86-95 Cheshire Phoenix

Surrey 89ers 78-80 Leicester Riders

Manchester Basketball 90-95 Surrey 89ers

Caledonia Gladiators 51-96 London Lions

Cheshire Phoenix 114-95 Sheffield Sharks


Oct 27, 202501:34:59
S6E5 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 Oct 2025

S6E5 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 Oct 2025

Another significant week in the Governance story as FIBA remove powers from the BBF. Dan and Dave look back at that as well as the four games that took place in the Super League Basketball as well.



In memoriam: Dave Lavinier

FIBA Taskforce announcement

Caledonia Gladiators 91-93 Bristol Flyers

Leicester Riders 91-77 Newcastle Eagles

Cheshire Phoenix 91-85 Newcastle Eagles

London Lions 81-73 Caledonia Gladiators

Dave's mea culpa

Oct 19, 202501:33:15
S6E4 - Sunday Night Breakdown 12 Oct 2025

S6E4 - Sunday Night Breakdown 12 Oct 2025

Just three games to go through this week in Super League Basketball, but midway through the pod the departure of Chris Grant as Chair of the BBF was announced so as well as looking at the action, Dan and Dave speculated on and then reflected on his departure from the Governing Body.


Has Chris Grant gone?

Newcastle Eagles 77-82 London Lions

Surrey 89ers 85-100 Caledonia Gladiators

Yes he has!

Cheshire Phoenix 90-87 Sheffield Sharks


Oct 12, 202501:26:50
S6E3 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 Oct 2025

S6E3 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 Oct 2025

Only three games in Super League Basketball this week, but Dan and Dave are still on hand to break it all down. Bristol were dominant in Surrey, whilst Leicester and Caledonia are still looking for their first wins.


Surrey 89ers 66-96 Bristol Flyers

Manchester Basketball 87-72 Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks 77-71 Caledonia Gladiators


Oct 05, 202501:02:38
S6E2 - Sunday Night Breakdown 29 Sep 2025

S6E2 - Sunday Night Breakdown 29 Sep 2025

London maintain their winning start, whilst Surrey got their campaign underway with a victory over Manchester. Cheshire are off the mark, whilst Leicester and Caledonia are still searching for their first win. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in SLB this week


London Lions 89-83 Cheshire Phoenix

Leicester Riders 65-93 Sheffield Sharks

London Lions 72-60 Bristol Flyers

Newcastle Eagles 88-70 Cheshire Phoenix

Surrey 89ers 94-80 Manchester Basketball

Sheffield Sharks 78-73 Newcastle Eagles

Bristol Flyers 74-70 Leicester Riders

Cheshire Phoenix 108-96 Caledonia Gladiators

Sep 29, 202501:18:20
S6E1 - Sunday Night Breakdown 21 Sep 2025

S6E1 - Sunday Night Breakdown 21 Sep 2025

Super League Basketball is back and we've had an overtime thriller on the opening weekend. Dan and Dave look back at the action from the first few days of the season, but first reflect on everything that has happened over the summer


Reflections on the summer

Bristol Flyers 78-60 Sheffield Sharks

Leicester Riders 72-79 London Lions

Manchester Basketball 92-89 Cheshire Phoenix

Caledonia Gladiators 104-109 Newcastle Eagles OT


Sep 21, 202501:47:31
S5E32 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 May 2025

S5E32 - Sunday Night Breakdown 19 May 2025

And we're done. Leicester dominated the Play-off Final at The O2 to make it four different winners across the Super League Basketball season, whilst Sheffield were back in the winner's circle in the women's final. Dan and Dave look back at the last day of the season, whilst also looking forward to the future for British basketball.


Reflections on the season

Oaklands Wolves 73-83 Sheffield Hatters

Leicester Riders 105-74 Newcastle Eagles

Looking to the future

May 19, 202501:16:48
S5E31 - Sunday Night Breakdown 12 May 2025

S5E31 - Sunday Night Breakdown 12 May 2025

What a weekend of drama in the SLB Play-off Semi-Finals as the old guard of Leicester and Newcastle make it through to The O2. Undermanned Newcastle won both their legs against league champs London, whilst Leicester came from 20 down in leg one to win their tie after overtime in the second leg. Dan and Dave look back over all of the action.


London Lions 71-77 Newcastle Eagles (PO)

Newcastle Eagles 77-75 London Lions (PO) (Newcastle win 154-146 on aggregate)

Sheffield Sharks 85-75 Leicester Riders (PO)

Leicester Riders 97-77 Sheffield Sharks OT (PO) (Leicester win 172-162 on aggregate)

A few final thoughts

May 11, 202501:38:08
S5E30 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 May 2025

S5E30 - Sunday Night Breakdown 05 May 2025

And then there were four. London and Leicester won both legs to progress to the semi-finals, whilst Sheffield came from behind and Newcastle hung on to a first leg lead to punch their tickets. Dan and Dave look back at the play-off quarter-finals.


Cheshire Phoenix 89-79 Sheffield Sharks (PO)

Sheffield Sharks 99-82 Cheshire Phoenix (PO) (Sheffield win 178-171 on aggregate)

London Lions 81-76 Surrey 89ers (PO)

Surrey 89ers 69-86 London Lions (PO) (London win 167-145 on aggregate)

Bristol Flyers 55-78 Leicester Riders (PO)

Leicester Riders 86-80 Bristol Flyers (PO) (Leicester win 164-135 on aggregate)

Newcastle Eagles 78-71 Manchester Basketball (PO)

Manchester Basketball 87-84 Newcastle Eagles (PO) (Newcastle win 162-158 on aggregate)

A look forward to next week

May 05, 202501:44:45
S5E29 - Sunday Night Breakdown 28 Apr 2025

S5E29 - Sunday Night Breakdown 28 Apr 2025

London claimed the title with an emphatic victory over Leicester, but there was plenty of drama elsewhere as the regular season came to it's conclusion and play-off places were decided by a basket in Bristol and Cheshire. Dan and Dave look back over the final weekend's action.


London Lions 97-80 Leicester Riders

Manchester Basketball 104-88 Surrey 89ers

Newcastle Eagles 91-106 Leicester Riders

Bristol Flyers 81-93 Cheshire Phoenix

Caledonia Gladiators 83-87 Sheffield Sharks

Surrey 89ers 93-87 Manchester Basketball

Bristol Flyers 87-86 Surrey 89ers (after 2OT)

Leicester Riders 98-78 Caledonia Gladiators

Sheffield Sharks 90-82 London Lions

Cheshire Phoenix 99-89 Newcastle Eagles

Apr 28, 202501:48:15
S5E28 - Sunday Night Breakdown 21 Apr 2025

S5E28 - Sunday Night Breakdown 21 Apr 2025

The title race is down to two as London end Sheffield's chances of winning the league, but Leicester stay alive with two tight home wins. Eagles get back to winning ways and reignite their top four chances as Manchester lose twice. And the play-off dream is over for Caledonia. Dan and Dave look back over all the action this Easter week.


London Lions 77-69 Bristol Flyers

Leicester Riders 91-84 Surrey 89ers

Newcastle Eagles 89-80 Manchester Basketball

Bristol Flyers 86-73 Caledonia Gladiators

Sheffield Sharks 60-77 London Lions

Surrey 89ers 87-95 Newcastle Eagles

Leicester Riders 94-90 Cheshire Phoenix

Manchester Basketball 92-97 Bristol Flyers

Caledonia Gladiators 86-89 Sheffield Sharks

Newcastle Eagles 84-55 Bristol Flyers

A look at the table and permutations

Apr 21, 202501:30:53
S5E27 - Sunday Night Breakdown 14 Apr 2025

S5E27 - Sunday Night Breakdown 14 Apr 2025

A huge twist in the title race as Leicester win two and London and Sheffield both lose twice. Manchester solidify their top 4 credentials, whilst Caledonia are on the brink of elimination. Dan and Dave look back at all the action and reflect on Newcastle reaching the ENBL Final.


London Lions 88-90 Manchester Basketball

Bristol Flyers 71-64 Sheffield Sharks

Caledonia Gladiators 90-81 Surrey 89ers

Bristol Flyers 81-62 Caledonia Gladiators

Leicester Riders 100-95 Sheffield Sharks (OT)

Newcastle Eagles 69-100 Manchester Basketball

Surrey 89ers 88-80 London Lions

Cheshire Phoenix 78-91 Leicester Riders

Bristol Flyers 73-82 Surrey 89ers

Manchester Basketball 99-86 Cheshire Phoenix

Sheffield Sharks 90-79 Newcastle Eagles

Apr 14, 202501:39:04
S5E26 - Sunday Night Breakdown 7 Apr 2025

S5E26 - Sunday Night Breakdown 7 Apr 2025

What a week for Caledonia with wins over Sheffield and Leicester to keep their play-off hopes alive, whilst Surrey also posted back-to-back wins over the weekend. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in the league this week and it's fair to say Dan wasn't overly impressed with the new out of the governing body this week.


Another look at the licence

Bristol Flyers 78-88 London Lions

Sheffield Sharks 74-81 Caledonia Gladiators

Manchester Basketball 91-80 Bristol Flyers

Newcastle Eagles 81-88 Surrey 89ers

Leicester Riders 80-71 London Lions

Caledonia Gladiators 93-88 Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks 88-69 Bristol Flyers

Cheshire Phoenix 95-104 Surrey 89ers

A look at the table

Apr 07, 202501:21:35
S5E25 - Sunday Night Breakdown 30 Mar 2025

S5E25 - Sunday Night Breakdown 30 Mar 2025

A couple of double-headers this weekend, Newcastle and Sheffield split theirs, whilst Cheshire won both encounters with Surrey. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in SLB this week.


Clean-up from last week

Cheshire Phoenix 112-78 Surrey 89ers

Bristol Flyers 76-62 Manchester Basketball

Caledonia Gladiators 66-88 Leicester Riders

Newcastle Eagles 80-67 Sheffield Sharks

Surrey 89ers 71-94 Cheshire Phoenix

Sheffield Sharks 80-73 Newcastle Eagles

Manchester Basketball 93-91 Caledonia Gladiators

A look at the table

Mar 30, 202501:11:25
S5E24 - Sunday Night Breakdown 23 Mar 2025

S5E24 - Sunday Night Breakdown 23 Mar 2025

London continue their unbeaten run at the top, whilst Cheshire and Bristol get much needed home wins. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in SLB this week and the games that didn't happen.


The missing games

Newcastle advance versus Bakken

Leicester Riders 99-81 Newcastle Eagles

Cheshire Phoenix 89-75 Caledonia Gladiators

London Lions 80-69 Surrey 89ers

Bristol Flyers 68-67 Leicester Riders


Mar 23, 202501:21:39
S5E23 - Sunday Night Breakdown 17 Mar 2025

S5E23 - Sunday Night Breakdown 17 Mar 2025

London strengthen their grip at the top of the table as both their rivals drop games, whilst Manchester take three wins in a week to move up the standings. Dan and Dave look back at all the action in the SLB this week


Manchester Basketball 100-93 Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks 101-82 Cheshire Phoenix

London Lions 90-78 Cheshire Phoenix

Manchester Basketball 90-89 Caledonia Gladiators

Newcastle Eagles 68-86 Bristol Flyers

Surrey 89ers 69-65 Sheffield Sharks

#cans

Sheffield Sharks 77-76 Leicester Riders

Caledonia Gladiators 68-57 Bristol Flyers

Cheshire Phoenix 80-87 Manchester Basketball


Mar 17, 202502:02:01
S5E22 - Sunday Night Breakdown 09 Mar 2025

S5E22 - Sunday Night Breakdown 09 Mar 2025

Sheffield made it ten wins in a row to claim a high-scoring victory in the Cup Final, whilst Oaklands took the women's title. Dan and Dave look back at the action from Nottingham and the rest of the league play


London Lions 75-67 Bristol Flyers

Caledonia Gladiators 94-96 Cheshire Phoenix

Bristol Flyers 63-74 Leicester Riders

Newcastle Eagles 67-83 Caledonia Gladiators

London Lions 79-68 Newcastle Eagles

Oaklands Wolves 65-51 Sheffield Hatters (CUP)

Sheffield Sharks 105-97 Surrey 89ers (CUP)


Mar 09, 202501:25:15
S5E21 - Sunday Night Breakdown 03 Mar 2025

S5E21 - Sunday Night Breakdown 03 Mar 2025

The top three continue to win, whilst Bristol have a difficult weekend at home and Newcastle lose two players to injury. Dan and Dave look back over all the domestic action as well as reflecting on Great Britain's successful final window in EuroBasket qualifying



Reflections on GB qualifying for EuroBasket

London Lions 78-73 Manchester Basketball

Bristol Flyers 67-85 Newcastle Eagles

Leicester Riders 91-81 Surrey 89ers

Surrey 89ers 79-71 Caledonia Gladiators

Bristol Flyers 67-74 Sheffield Sharks

Manchester Basketball 86-79 Newcastle Eagles

Cheshire Phoenix 90-105 London Lions


Mar 03, 202501:40:15
S5E20 - Sunday Night Breakdown 17 Feb 2025

S5E20 - Sunday Night Breakdown 17 Feb 2025

Was this the maddest week in the SLB so far this season? Blowouts, OT games, wild swing comebacks, it certainly had everything you could possible get from the games. Dan and Dave look back at it all.


Sheffield Sharks 93-74 Manchester Basketball

Leicester Riders 110-87 Cheshire Phoenix

Bristol Flyers 75-78 London Lions

Newcastle Eagles 86-81 Caledonia Gladiators (OT)

Surrey 89ers 83-89 Bristol Flyers (OT)

Manchester Basketball 74-87 Leicester Riders

London Lions 96-51 Caledonia Gladiators

Cheshire Phoenix 65-87 Sheffield Sharks


Feb 17, 202501:41:13
S5E19 - Sunday Night Breakdown 09 Feb 2025

S5E19 - Sunday Night Breakdown 09 Feb 2025

Sheffield romped to the SLB Cup Final, whilst Surrey held their nerve to see off Leicester and punch there ticket. Oh and can we talk about Nedas? Dan and Dave look back over the semi-finals and the league action as well.


Newcastle Eagles 110-101 Cheshire Phoenix

Manchester Basketball 72-108 London Lions

Bristol Flyers 64-88 Sheffield Sharks (CUP)

Sheffield Sharks 66-63 Bristol Flyers (CUP) 154-127 on aggregate

Surrey 89ers 93-93 Leicester Riders (CUP)

Leicester Riders 86-90 Surrey 89ers (CUP) 179-183 on aggregate


Feb 09, 202501:33:53
S5E18 - Sunday Night Breakdown 03 Feb 2025

S5E18 - Sunday Night Breakdown 03 Feb 2025

The top three keep on winning, Bristol double their score in three days and Surrey and Newcastle split the weekend. Dan and Dave look back at all the action. Anything else happen this week in British basketball? Oh yeah, we did talk about that too...


The licence fallout

Leicester Riders 94-59 Bristol Flyers

Newcastle Eagles 80-91 London Lions

Sheffield Sharks 83-75 Manchester Basketball

Surrey 89ers 89-99 Cheshire Phoenix

Manchester Basketball 85-89 Newcastle Eagles

Caledonia Gladiators 68-77 Surrey 89ers

Cheshire Phoenix 94-122 Bristol Flyers


Feb 03, 202501:42:29
S5E17 - Sunday Night Breakdown 27 Jan 2025

S5E17 - Sunday Night Breakdown 27 Jan 2025

Newcastle are the SLB Trophy champions, whilst Caledonia won the Betty Codona Trophy, but there was league action going on as well and even a Cup quarter-final for Dan and Dave to look back over this week.


Manchester Basketball 77-85 Leicester Riders (CUP)

Caledonia Gladiators P-P Leicester Riders

Sheffield Sharks 87-85 Cheshire Phoenix

Manchester Basketball 85-76 Surrey 89ers

Oaklands Wolves 59-61 Caledonia Gladiators (TRO)

Newcastle Eagles 97-78 Bristol Flyers (TRO)


Jan 27, 202501:45:35
S5E16 - Sunday Night Breakdown 20 Jan 2025

S5E16 - Sunday Night Breakdown 20 Jan 2025

Some week in British basketball eh? Dan and Dave look back at all the action going on in Super League Basketball, even the stuff on the court.




Leicester Riders 85-74 Caledonia Gladiators

Newcastle Eagles 74-67 London Lions

Surrey 89ers 61-63 Sheffield Sharks

Bristol Flyers 71-58 Caledonia Gladiators (CUP)

London Lions 91-71 Leicester Riders

Cheshire Phoenix 106-103 Newcastle Eagles
Jan 20, 202501:36:51