The Cheshire Phoenix has announced that John Coffino is to become the club's new Head Coach after signing a two-year deal to join the BBL Championship side.

If they had no overseas players in their rotation?

There may be three months until the start of another exhilarating British Basketball League season, but pulses are already racing after the confirmation of some mouth-watering BBL Championship fixtures during the opening weekend of the 2014-15 campaign.

Manchester Giants will have a new home for the 2014-15 BBL season at the Lucozade Powerleague Trafford Soccerdome.

The British Basketball League (BBL) and England Basketball are pleased to announce the next stage of developing the women's game through the launch of the WBBL.

Well it has to be said that there are days I thought I would never see. And this has to be one of them. Garnet Gayle has retired from competitive basketball.

Recently, the great and the good of British Basketball got together to pay tribute to one of Basketball's Good Guys - Garnet Gayle, on his retirement. This is the mikeshaft.com un-official Photo Album. All Photos by Ian Smith.

Worcester Wolves' BBL Play-off final victory over Esh Group Eagles Newcastle on Sunday was a fitting climax to a memorable season for Paul James' side.

These are the 12 new additions for 2014 to the mikeshaft.com feature...People Who Make Basketball 'The Joy that It Is'

This Year 2014, the Sheila Hopkins BBL Volunteer of the Year is John Lake of the Sheffield Sharks.