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2021–22 British Basketball League season

The 2021–22 BBL season was the 35th season of the British Basketball League, the top British professional basketball league, since its establishment in 1987. The season featured 10 teams from across England and Scotland.

Teams

Arenas and locations

On 23 June 2021, the owners of the Worcester Wolves withdrew their team from the BBL, citing financial issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic as one of the main reasons for the decision.

On 8 July 2021, Plymouth Raiders withdrew from the league due to an increase in the cost of rent at their home venue, the Plymouth Pavilions.

On 30 July 2021, it was announced by the league that the city of Plymouth would have a franchise for the 2021–22 season.

On 9 August 2021, Plymouth City Patriots were announced to join the British Basketball League for the 2021–22 season, led by local businessman Carl Heslop. The new organisation could not secure the transfer of the naming and branding rights of the Plymouth Raiders from Plymouth Raiders 1983 Ltd, the previous owners. The Patriots played their home games at the Plymouth Pavilions for one season only.

Personnel and sponsorship

Coaching changes

BBL Cup

The 2021–22 BBL Cup featured all 10 teams, split into 2 geographical groups, North and South. Each team played each other twice (once home, once away) with the top 4 teams in each group progressing to the quarter-finals. Single-legged quarter-finals and two-legged semi-finals matches determined the two finalists who contested the Cup final at Arena Birmingham.

Qualification Stage

North Group

South Group

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Cup final

BBL Championship

The BBL Championship retained the three-game series format from the previous season, for a 27-game regular season, played across 24 Rounds between 29 October 2021 to 24 April 2022.

On 6 April 2022, Leicester Riders were crowned league champions and won their 6th BBL Championship title.

Standings

Ladder progression

Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top eight.
Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

BBL Trophy

The BBL Trophy retained the same, 16-team bracket format as introduced for the 2018–19 season. The ten BBL teams were joined in the first round draw by six invited teams; Solent Kestrels, Derby Trailblazers, Thames Valley Cavaliers and Hemel Storm, from the English Basketball League. Falkirk Fury from the Scottish Basketball Championship and Basketball Wales are the only additional teams outside of England.

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Bristol Flyers v London Lions

Glasgow Rocks v Cheshire Phoenix

Trophy final

Playoffs

The BBL Playoffs returned to the two-legged aggregate series format used prior to the 2020–21 season. The BBL Playoff Final was played at The O2 Arena, London for the sixth time and saw Leicester Riders defeat London Lions.