{{Short description|English sport association}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sport governing body | name = Basketball England | logo = England Basketball logo.svg | logosize = | sport = Basketball | jurisdiction = England | founded = {{Start date and age|1936}} | headquarters = National Squash Centre, Manchester | chairperson = Paul Blanchard<ref>{{cite web |title=Our Board {{!}} Basketball England |url=https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/about/our-board/ |website=www.basketballengland.co.uk |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref> | chiefexec = Stewart Kellett<ref>{{cite web |title=Meet The Team {{!}} Basketball England |url=https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/about/meet-the-team/ |website=www.basketballengland.co.uk |access-date=2 June 2025}}</ref> | sponsor = | year closed = | replaced = | prevfounded = | url = https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/ }}
'''Basketball England''' is the governing body for the sport of basketball in England. It is responsible for overseeing the development, promotion, and administration of basketball throughout England.
The organisation operates the National Basketball League, as well as the England men's national basketball team and England women's national basketball team.
The headquarters of the organisation is at the National Squash Centre in Manchester. It is a non-profit organisation.
==History== Basketball England was founded in 1936 as the '''Amateur Basketball Association of England and Wales'''.<ref>{{cite news |title=Central YMCA: Historic English basketball venue facing closure {{!}} Basketball England |url=https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/news/2025/central-ymca-historic-english-basketball-venue-facing-closure/ |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=www.basketballengland.co.uk |date=10 January 2025}}</ref>
In 2006, the organisation, alongside Basketball Scotland and Basketball Wales, helped establish Great Britain Basketball.{{cn|date=June 2025}}
In September 2014, the organisation announced a rebrand from ''England Basketball'' to '''Basketball England'''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Neter |first1=Sam |title=Governing Body Announces Full Rebrand to Basketball England |url=https://www.hoopsfix.com/2014/09/governing-body-announces-full-rebrand-to-basketball-england/ |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=Hoopsfix.com |date=9 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="brand">{{cite news |title='Basketball England' launches new brand |url=http://www.london-basketball.co.uk/development/main/recentStory.php?news_story_id=337 |access-date=2 June 2025 |work=london-basketball.co.uk |date=9 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151223024336/http://www.london-basketball.co.uk/development/main/recentStory.php?news_story_id=337 |archive-date=23 December 2015}}</ref>
==Logo== The logo changed in 2014.<ref name="brand"/>
<gallery> England Basketball Logo.jpg|–2014 Basketball England logo.jpg|2014–present </gallery>
==See also== *Basketball in England *National Basketball League (England)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{official website|https://www.basketballengland.co.uk/}}
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* England England Category:1936 establishments in England Category:Organisations based in Sheffield Category:Sports organizations established in 1936 Category:Sport in Sheffield Category:Sports governing bodies in England