Sport in Sheffield and the Sheffield Senators and Sheffield Spartans play in the third-tier National Ice Hockey League North. The Sheffield Shadows compete in the Women's Premier League and the Sheffield Ice Tigers play recreational level hockey. All of these teams play out of Ice Sheffield. Sheffield Sharks are a professional basketball team who play at English Institute of Sport. They were formed in 1994 and won the British Basketball League in their first season. They have won it a total of 3 times. The City of Sheffield Arrows play in the English Basketball League, as do the Sheffield Sabres and the Sheffield
1993–94 British Basketball League season Elephants, Mid Sussex Magic, Northampton 89'ers, Nottingham Cobras, Stevenage Phoenix, Swindon Sonics Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears 1993–94 British Basketball League season The 1993–1994 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. The BBL secured a three year £1 million sponsorship deal with Budweiser and the divisions were re-organised once again. The Budweiser League would be tier one with the National League Division's below. The Budweiser League increased in number with the addition of the Division One champions