The National Basketball Performance Centre will play host to this year's showpiece contests, with New City College Hackney and The Sheffield College competing for the CBL crown, Manchester Magic and Copleston High School battling it out for the WEABL title, and Barking Abbey and Myerscough College trying to win it all in the EABL.
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This year's EABL showpiece is a repeat of the 2022/23 final, with South Conference winners Barking Abbey going up against North winners Myerscough College.
Going a perfect 9-0 in their 10-game schedule (with one game against JMA Reading Rockets that didn't take place), Barking are riding a perfect streak into Manchester, tacking on playoff wins against Derby and Charnwood to move within one victory of an unblemished season.
Myerscough were run a lot closer in the North, needing a tiebreaker to come out as top dogs as part of a trio of 8-2 teams, with Charnwood College Riders and Manchester Magic both pushing the 2014/15 champs all the way.
Both these teams shared the EABL title in the COVID-affected 2019/20 season, with that joint success representing Myerscough's second EABL title, though they'd love to make it to three wins after being beaten finalists on four separate occasions.
The most recent of those disappointments was 2022/23, when Barking got the better of the North West programme, winning 75-60 following a well-rounded 16 points, five assists and four rebounds effort from MVP Moziah King-Danchie.
Victory that day moved Barking to five EABL titles, the most of any programme in the competition's history, with Wednesday's game providing an opportunity to further extend their dominance.
BA's Ethan Conway (14.9PPG, 4.6RPG, 1.7APG, 1.7SPG) was voted the South's MVP during the regular season, with Myerscough's Junior Sanchez plus Barking's Conway and Amarlie Wilkinson all grabbing All-Conference First Team honours.
Both Myerscough coach Neal Hopkins and his BA counterpart Rikkie Broadmore were tabbed for Coach of the Year awards for good measure.
Two past winners, both familiar with each other on the big stage, but only one can take home the 2024/25 title.
Barking Abbey Head Coach Broadmore: "Reaching the final is a remarkable achievement for both the academy and the players.
"At the start of the season, we set the goal of reaching the EABL final, and we have successfully accomplished that. Facing Myerscough will present a significant challenge, as they have the depth to play all 12 players, and Neal is an excellent coach.
"We will thoroughly prepare for the occasion, aiming to make it an exciting and memorable final for everyone involved."
Myerscough Head Coach Hopkins: "We are really excited to be playing for the EABL Championship. We have had a great journey this season, and I am grateful that the players will get to showcase themselves on the big stage, here in Manchester.
"The guys have really worked hard over what has been a tough season but are certainly coming into this game with a lot of energy. Barking have a fantastic set of players, they are very balanced, and they will come into this very prepared.
"This should be a great game and as we have seen previously, anything can happen!"
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Hometown Manchester Mystics will hope familiar surroundings can help vault them to a maiden WEABL title as they take on Copleston High School.
Making it to their first-ever final, Manchester are looking to cap off a perfect 8-0 regular season that also included playoff wins against Oaklands Wolves and perennial contender City of London Academy - Southwark.
In fact, Manchester's 80-71 victory against CoLA was the Londoners' first WEABL playoff loss since the 2018/19 final, showing that the Mystics very much deserve their spot in this year's showpiece.
One side that'll be glad for CoLA's absence are Copleston, who lost to their South rivals in last year's finals and will be hoping to go one better this year, securing their first solo playoff title after taking a joint crown in the COVID season of 2019/20.
At 9-1 in the regular season with just a loss to, you guessed it, CoLA, Copleston eased past The Sheffield College and then Barking Abbey to reach this season's final.
North MVP Elizandra Costa (20.0PPG, 4.2SPG) will be looking to strut her stuff on the big stage as her conference's top scorer, whilst team-mate and fellow All-Conference First Team pick Irene Oboavwoduo (17.4PPG, 10.1RPG, 4.4APG, 4.1SPG) is also looking to cap off an impressive campaign.
Copleston's Louisa Gibbins (12.0PPG, 10.3RPG, 3.2SPG) is looking to end her WEABL career with a win before she heads off to the University of Vermont. The All-First Team pick was the Suffolk programme's only selection in this year's top five, surprising given their regular-season dominance, whilst the duo of Maisie Keyes and Cerys Leach instead earned All-Second team honours.
Gibbins and Manchester's Alexandra Hernandez both picked up Defensive Player of the Year awards, showing their value at both ends of the court, whilst Manchester's Peter Paraskeva was also voted the North's top coach.
Both Copleston and Manchester have a chance to put a new name on the WEABL trophy for the first time since 2018/19, but who will be left celebrating come the final buzzer?
Manchester Mystics Head Coach Peter Paraskeva: "I can't be more proud of the team and what they've achieved this season. They have bought in to focusing on improving every week and the growth as a team and as people has been a joy to be part of."
Manchester Mystics' Irene Oboavwoduo: "Being considered the top two academies in the country is a huge accomplishment for everyone. Seeing how the team has developed as a unit throughout the season has been a rewarding experience and now reaching the final is a massive opportunity for us all to show what we have to bring to the game."
Copleston High School Head Coach Nick Drane: "We are excited to back in Manchester again for the WEABL Finals. We hope to go one better than last year."
Copleston High School's Louisa Gibbins: "We know we will be up against a big home crowd and a really good team in Manchester. We are excited to have the opportunity to go one step further than last year."
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The Academy Finals kick off with the CBL final between New City College and The Sheffield College.
With a perfect 14-0 record in the regular season, New City College are the only unbeaten Tier 2 side in this year's competition. They've seen off all comers, and a pair of straightforward playoff wins, a 95-67 victory against former CBL winners Dagenham Park plus a 92-66 W against Xaverian College a week ago, have just kept that momentum rolling.
The Sheffield College are competing in the CBL after moving from the EABL a year ago, and they've adjusted to life in Tier 2 without issue. Going 12-2 to take Group A, they did need a tiebreaker to come out on top against Xaverian College after they also finished on 12-2.
Running through the bottom half of the playoff draw, the South Yorkshire programme beat The Crest Academy 83-73 before dispatching #6 seeds Northolt High School London United 88-74 to reach Manchester's NBPC.
Whilst Sheffield would be hunting for a maiden CBL title, New City College did share the 2019/20 COVID-impacted title with Haringey Sixth Form, though this year's win would represent their first solo success.
In the CBL end of season awards, New City's Davontae Dacosta made it back-to-back MVP awards. Picking up last season's Group C award with eventual CBL champs St Aloysius, it was a change of scenery but the same result for the talented young forward.
New City College enjoyed a double up as Andre Lockhart earned recognition for masterminding their perfect regular season, taking Coach of the Year honours in the process.
The Sheffield College didn't go home empty handed, with Joao Prado picking up Group A's U17 Player of the Year Award.
Given to the best Year 12 players in the league, 'TJ' made it a season to remember and will look to end the campaign on a high by winning it all at the NBPC.
NCC Head Coach Lockhart: "I’m extremely proud for this group of young men and my coaching team. We came together with a common goal and took each game, one at a time.
"Coming off the EYBL Super Final in Latvia this weekend just shows the hard work this group has put into this season. To make it to another finals is what we all compete for."
The Sheffield College's Head Coach Brad Connor: "Reaching the CBL final is the result of consistent effort and teamwork.
"Facing the NCC London Lions will be a tough challenge. They’re a well-organised team, but we’ve prepared for this. It’s about sticking to our plan, staying focused, and playing our game."
