BUSA Basketball League

The British Universities Sports Association Basketball League system is where the BUCS basketball teams of the universities and colleges in the United Kingdom compete on an amateur and professional level.

League Structure

The BUCS Basketball League system consists of two regional Premier Leagues, North and South. Below this are five regional conferences, Northern, Midlands, Western, South Eastern, and Scottish. Each of these regional conferences consist of a number of divisions that are ranked on a tier system. A team may be promoted or demoted to a higher or lower division respectively, subject to results within their division at the end of the season.

The League format is summarised below:

Men's BUSA Basketball League System:[1]
Level
Premier Leagues North South
Tier 1 Northern 1A Midlands 1A Western 1A South Eastern 1A Scottish 1A
Tier 2 Northern 2A Northern 2B Midlands 2A Midlands 2B Western 2A Western 2B South Eastern 2A South Eastern 2B Scottish 2A
Tier 3 Northern 3A Northern 3B Midlands 3A Midlands 3B South Eastern 3A South Eastern 3B
Tier 4 Northern 4A Northern 4B
Women's BUSA Basketball League System:[2]
Level
Premier Leagues North South
Tier 1 Northern 1A Midlands 1A Western 1A South Eastern 1A Scottish 1A
Tier 2 Northern 2A Northern 2B Midlands 2A Midlands 2B Western 2A South Eastern 2A South Eastern 2B Scottish 2A
Tier 3 Northern 3A Northern 3B South Eastern 3A

Each year, the top 5 teams from each Premier League, and 6 Conference 1A teams take part in a 16-team, knockout playoff round. The winners then go forward to the Elite 8 tournament held in Sheffield. In 2011, the BUCS Men's and Women's winners were Worcester University and Leeds Metropolitan University respectively.

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.busa.org.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=7990&filetitle=Appendix+1+%2D+Men%27s+Basketball+Leagues+2007%2D2008
  2. ↑ http://www.busa.org.uk/core/core_picker/download.asp?id=7991&filetitle=Appendix+2+%2D+Women%27s+Basketball+Leagues+2007%2D2008