Sheffield Sabres (basketball) the Sabres. This policy paid dividends in 2006, with a third-placed finish, and an appearance in the Division 3 Championship Final, and they remained competitive, finishing third again in 2010. Sheffield Sabres (basketball) The Sheffield Sabres is an English basketball team from Sheffield, South Yorkshire competing in the English Basketball League, Division 3 (North). They play their home games at the English Institute of Sport - Sheffield along with the Sheffield Arrows and British Basketball League team Sheffield Sharks. The Sabres entered NBL Division 2 North in 2001, effectively as a "spin off" second team for Sheffield Sharks. The team
1987–88 British Basketball League season Bullets (3) Livingston vs. (6) Bracknell Tigers (4) Manchester United vs. (5) Calderdale Explorers North Group 1 North Group 2 South Group 1 South Group 2 Calderdale Explorers vs. Livingston Kingston vs. Portsmouth 1987–88 British Basketball League season The 1987–1988 BBL season was the first season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons), a breakaway competition formed by teams from the English National League and the Scottish National League. The season featured a total of 15 teams, playing 28 games each. Portsmouth, reigning champions of the English League claimed the regular season title with