Basketball England’s biggest and longest running cup competition reached its climax on Sunday 25 January at English Institute of Sport, Sheffield where both the men’s and women’s finals took place with Cardiff Archers being crowned the women's champions.

Basketball England’s biggest and longest running cup competition reached its climax on Sunday 25 January at English Institute of Sport, Sheffield where both the men’s and women’s finals took place with Manchester Magic being crowned the men's champions.

Once again in recent years this is a competition that has been dominated by The Sheffield Hatters. Back in the 1990s the Hatters won the Cup 8 times in a row. But recently they have had more serious competition from Rhondda Rebels. In the early days of the National Cup for Women, teams like Crystal Palace, Northampton and Southgate also made their mark