A-Z Sporting Spotlight: Basketball

B... is for Basketball

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The Newcastle University basketball club consists of five BUCS teams. Both of our first teams play in the BUCS premier division, with the men’s playing in National Basketball League’s Division 1. Last season the women made the semi-finals, while the men’s team made university history by playing in three national finals and winning our first ever BUCS championship!

Our men’s second team is playing in BUCS tier 1 following last season’s promotion, while the women’s twos play in tier 2 and the men’s threes in tier 3. We also expanded our men’s intramural program to create a league, which hosted eight teams and over thirty players per session.

Last year’s unprecedented success made basketball the university’s biggest sport, evidenced by winning the Outstanding Contribution to Sport award at the Pride of Newcastle University Awards 2022. Our players were also honoured by the university, receiving full and half royals for their dedication.This season we are aiming to make more history by winning back-to-back BUCS championships while mirroring our men's success on the women’s side. We are also looking to expand our club with two new BUCS teams and expanding women’s intramural.

Check us out on Instagram (@nclbasketball) and come along to show your support at our games!

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