Manchester Basketball

Manchester Basketball
League	SLB (men) SLB (women) Europe Cup
Established	2024; 2 years ago (2024)
History	Manchester Basketball (2024–present)
Arena	National Basketball Centre
Capacity	2,000
Location	Belle Vue, Manchester
Team colours	Royal blue, red, white, black
Ownership	Sherwood Family Investment Office

Manchester Basketball are an English professional basketball team based in the city of Manchester, that compete in Super League Basketball.

Background

Following the removal of the professional league licence of the British Basketball League, a new top-flight basketball competition, Super League Basketball, was announced. The Manchester franchise in the previous competition, the Manchester Giants, were owned by the league due to a previous period of administration in 2023, and as such the club's brand and intellectual rights were held in the now-defunct company. A Manchester franchise for the new competition was acquired by Sherwood Family Investment Office, led by Ned Sherwood, with the franchise to be led by Ben Pierson. The team's name and brand were announced in September 2024.

Men's team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Manchester Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 1 Brown, Jonathan 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 26 – (2000-04-20)20 April 2000 G/F 2 Walsh, Elijah 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 23 – (2002-12-17)17 December 2002 F 3 Sandy, Ciaran 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) 88 kg (194 lb) 26 – (1999-11-09)9 November 1999 PG 5 Thompson, Keon 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 91 kg (201 lb) 23 – (2003-10-09)9 October 2003 G 6 Nelson, Luke 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 86 kg (190 lb) 31 – (1995-06-29)29 June 1995 F/C 7 Mitchell-Day, Brandon 2.03 m (6 ft 8 in) 92 kg (203 lb) 23 – (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 G/F 9 Cleary, Kaiyem 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) 84 kg (185 lb) 27 – (1999-03-08)8 March 1999 PG 11 Johnson, Jordan 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 77 kg (170 lb) 27 – (1999-10-07)7 October 1999 G/F 12 Piggé, Chandler 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 23 – (2003-06-13)13 June 2003 F 13 Henry, Kayne 2.00 m (6 ft 7 in) 95 kg (209 lb) 27 – (1999-02-28)28 February 1999 PF 30 Shelton, Duke 2.05 m (6 ft 9 in) 98 kg (216 lb) 29 – (1996-11-25)25 November 1996 F/C 33 Williams, Charlie 2.08 m (6 ft 10 in) 99 kg (218 lb) 23 – (2003-01-01)1 January 2003 C 34 Nicholson, Matt 2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) 127 kg (280 lb)	Head coach Matthew Otten Assistant coach(es) Antoine Broxsie Matthew Pitkin Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 3 August 2026

Season-by-season records

Women's team

Current roster

Note: Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA-sanctioned events. Players may hold other non-FIBA nationalities not displayed.

Manchester Basketball roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Nat. Name Ht. Wt. Age PG 3 Fairley, Nicolette 1.62 m (5 ft 4 in) 34 – (1992-04-14)14 April 1992 F 4 Gamal, Fleur 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 18 – (2008-02-27)27 February 2008 G 5 Wroe, Charli 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) 22 – (2004-03-29)29 March 2004 G 10 Oboavwoduo, Irene 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 18 – (2008-05-26)26 May 2008 F 11 Karasaite, Eva 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) 23 – (2003-09-16)16 September 2003 F/C 12 Bratka, Maaja (C) 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) 34 – (1992-06-16)16 June 1992 F 20 Hottinger, Frannie 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) 23 – (2003-06-23)23 June 2003 G/F 25 Pirttinen, Veera 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) 29 – (1997-06-24)24 June 1997 G 32 Davis, Jori 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 37 – (1989-04-21)21 April 1989 G 55 East, Tiarra 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) 23 – (2002-11-17)17 November 2002	Head coach Oliver Parr Assistant coach(es) Mbongeni Mpofu Legend (C) Team captain Injured Roster Updated: 1 February 2026

See also

• Basketball in England
• British Basketball League
• Manchester Giants (men)
• Manchester Giants (women)

References