The semi-final line-up for the BBL Championship play-offs was confirmed on Monday night as the Marjon Plymouth Raiders and Newcastle Eagles booked their berths in the Final Four thanks to victories over the Glasgow Rocks and One Health Sharks Sheffield respectively.
The opening night of the postseason in the BBL Championship saw the top two sides in the table both secure victories in their respective first legs, but with differing success.
Glasgow Rocks and Surrey Heat recorded wins of the final day of the BBL Championship season to seal third and fourth spots in the BBL table respectively. As a result, Rocks will now play Marjon Plymouth Raiders in the quarter-finals of the BBL Playoffs, while Heat will face Worcester Wolves.
Manchester Giants' guard Stefan Gill has little doubt about the importance of his side's home game against London Lions on Friday evening as both sides look to seal a place in the BBL Championship play-offs.
In a fascinating BBL Championship Playoff dress rehearsal the One Health Sharks Sheffield beat the Newcastle Eagles 70-60 on Tuesday night. It saw the Sharks avenge two previous defeats to the Eagles this season, and levelled the all-time series between the teams at 42 wins each.
Jelson Homes DMU Leicester Riders won their second piece of silverware this season on Saturday night as the East Midlands side sealed the BBL Championship regular season crown with a 93-70 home victory over Durham Wildcats.
The race for the top four in the BBL Championship has been blown wide open as the teams in fifth and sixth - Glasgow Rocks and Worcester Wolves - beat those in third and fourth as all seek home court advantage in the Playoffs.
Damian Jennings has been appointed as Head Coach of the Standard Life GB Senior Women’s team and will lead them into this summer’s EuroBasket Women in France.
