1997–98 British Basketball League season 1997–98 British Basketball League season The 1997–1998 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The league featured the same 13 teams as the previous year, playing 36 games each. The only change saw the Hemel Royals renamed the Watford Royals. Greater London Leopards clinched their second successive Budweiser League title only by virtue of an overtime win in their final game of the season against Sheffield Sharks. Leopards' 102–106 victory in Sheffield meant they finished level on points with title-rivals Birmingham Bullets, but were crowned Champions due to a better head-to-head record over the Midlands team.
British Basketball League media group, for the distribution and sale of all global media-related rights. The deal also saw every BBL game broadcast live via LiveBasketball.TV. On January 22, 2018, FreeSports announced they would be broadcasting 15 of the remaining games for the 2018 season. The British Basketball League is an independent company owned by its member clubs. Each club – or franchise as it is known – has an equal shareholding in the BBL and a representative on the board of directors, thus is part of all decision-making regarding League policies, issues, and rules. Ed Percival is the current elected chairman. The