MANCHESTER Giants basketball club will give We Love MCR a huge helping hand after teaming up the organisation as its official charity.

Manchester Giants have appointed Yorick Williams as head coach for the 2015-16 British Basketball League season.

Jeff Jones has stepped aside from the role of head coach of the Manchester Giants.

Cheshire Phoenix regret to announce the departure of Head Coach John Coffino with effect from the end of the current season.

Newcastle Eagles underlined their dominance of the British Basketball League by completing a second clean sweep in four years with a 96-84 defeat of London Lions in the BBL Play-off Final at The O2 on Sunday.

Sunday 2 May 2015 saw the second Hoops Aid event take place at The 02, in London following the inaugural event at the Copper Box back in 2013. The event was wonderful with stars of stage, screen and the BBL getting together to entertain the huge crowd. It was my pleasure to commentate on events, some of which will live long in the memory.

British Basketball's perennial power faces an up-and-coming contender in what promises to be an enthralling BBL Play-off Final at The O2 on Sunday.

Esh Group Eagles Newcastle forward Charles Smith has been crowned BBL MVP for the first time in his distinguished career.

Bristol Flyers coach Andreas Kapoulas has been confirmed as the Molten BBL Coach of the Year for the first time, in recognition of a brilliant debut season for the club in the British Basketball League where they finished eighth in addition to reaching the Cup semi-finals.

Last weekend, May 2/3 saw the Basketball England Junior Final Fours take place at the Fabulous EISS in Sheffield. Teams from all ends of the country gathered for, what was truly, a festival of basketball and, once again, it was again an absolute joy to be a part of it. Congratulations to all the winners and to everyone who made it to the 2015 Basketball England Junior Final Fours.