2011–12 British Basketball League season basketball within Great Britain. (1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (8) Guildford Heat (2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks (3) Worcester Wolves vs. (6) Cheshire Jets (4) Plymouth Raiders vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks (1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) Cheshire Jets (2) Leicester Riders vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks Leicester Riders vs. Newcastle Eagles Plymouth Raiders vs. Worcester Wolves Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 4 Newcastle Eagles vs. Sheffield Sharks Milton Keynes Lions vs. Plymouth Raiders 2011–12 British Basketball League season The 2011–12 season was the 25th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season
British Basketball League schedules are not identical and neither are matchdays, with games scheduled mainly around venue availability. Because of this teams may find themselves playing a series of four or five home games consecutively followed by a straight set of away games. As the regular season is also particularly short many games are played over weekends as 'doubleheaders', whereby a team will play games (possibly a home and away game) on consecutive days, something that is not commonplace in British sports, although often seen in the National Basketball Association and other North American sports. The post-season Play-offs usually takes place in April,