The day's opening game saw Manchester Mystics get the better of defending champions Richmond Knights in U16 Girls' Final, while London Stars saw off Milton Keynes Breakers in the U16 Boys' showpiece.
CoLA Southwark Pride won the U18 Women's Cup for a record fifth time as they beat Endeavour Ipswich Basketball before CoLA's men's team did the double, beating Charnwood College Riders in a thriller to end the day in style.
Recaps of all four games are below, including reactions and a gallery of images at the bottom of the page.
Richmond's Cup defence ended at the final hurdle as they were beaten by Manchester Mystics in a 64-62 thriller.
The North West programme picked up their fourth U16 Girls' Cup success at the end of what was a captivating showpiece, with both teams going toe-to-toe for the duration.
After three entertaining quarters between a pair of well-matched foes, Manchester looked to have done just enough as they entered the final frame up 57-49, only for Richmond to battle back once again.
A single-possession game for the majority of the last 10 minutes, the killer basket would elude the Knights. Despite winning the frame 13-7, they'd finish agonisingly short come the final buzzer.
In a game with a number of worthy candidates, MVP honours went to Manchester's Mojan Malek.
The talented guard finished with a game-high 22 points, adding 10 rebounds, four assists, three steals and three blocks. It was a stat-stuffing outing worthy of recognition, with Anya Williams (19pts, 9reb) and Tiana Walker (8pts, 7reb, 5ast, 5stl) both playing well in support.
Williams scored five of her side's seven points in the fourth, providing vital offence as the game threatened to drift away from the eventual winners, with Williams doing a bit of everything to keep her side ticking over.
Richmond were unfortunate to come out second best in a clash that really could have gone either way. Chayana Collins (15pts, 9reb) top scored despite fouling out in the fourth, and Ada Akyol added 12 points.
Manchester Mystics assistant coach Natalie Feurtado: “As coaches, we were really excited for the game, very calm to begin with and the girls had really good energy before the game. Usually, the girls can be quite quiet, but all week we’ve been calm with them and they’ve been locked in and ready to go.
“The game kept us on our toes, just when you thought you had a lead, Richmond came right back into it. It was a constant change of trying to see what our advantages were, the areas we could exploit."
Speaking about MVP Mojan Malek, she added: “She comes through. She’s a good player, and we are a good team. [We’re] relentless in wanting to go that extra step further, finding looks and ball movement.
"I think we did a really good job offensively, especially as a team passing and moving the ball – looking for those cuts and when they’re not on, [looking for] the next option. Kudos to Mojan.”
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London Stars won their first U16 Boys' National Cup as they eased to a 69-38 victory against Milton Keynes Breakers.
The club's historic victory was far from a classic, but the Londoners were easily the better of the two sides and good value for their win.
Both teams looked nervous in the early going, with the pair combining for 18 turnovers in a low-scoring first quarter.
That tone continued into the second to create a 26-23 Stars' lead at half-time, but the Londoners went into the break on an 8-0 run and that momentum continued into a one-sided second half.
Winning the third frame 21-11, all the momentum was with the Eastern Premier leaders. It continued that way to the buzzer for a comfortable final score, with a 22-4 fourth quarter putting further daylight between the sides.
Both teams focused their offence inside as they combined for just eight made threes, but that suited the Stars as their suffocating interior defence forced the Breakers into 37 total turnovers.
The game's MVP award went to Oskaras Visockas for his 22-point, 11-rebound double-double, scoring key baskets as the Stars tightened their grip on the game. Domas Martinkus (12pts, 6reb, 4ast, 6stl) played well in support.
In a rough day at the office, Milton Keynes would shoot 26% from the floor, making just 12 baskets across the 40 minutes. Samuel Muleba (11pts, 3reb) was the only player to make it to double-digit scoring.
Speaking after the game, London Stars head coach Kelvin Facey said: "I'm very happy. It's a run the guys have been looking for for a long time. The experience of being in a final [brought] the force of these youngsters. Some of them have experience of U14 and so I told them what it takes [against] the big guns in front [of them].
"The full focus has been great from September to [now], unbeaten right through."
Addressing his his athletic team and their defensive strategy, he added: "We split up things. Couple of times they didn't meet our match up. Then we went with it, then we switched it again to see what would happen and have a little style with it.
"We were fully focused on a few things, a few individuals struggled [at some points], we talked about it, subbed them back in the game and then we executed."
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CoLA made it three U18 Cups in the last four years, and back-to-back titles, as they beat long-standing rivals Endeavour Ipswich Basketball 65-46.
The win places Pride as the most decorated side in the history of the competition with five wins, though they had to weather a stern Ipswich fightback to make it a reality.
The contest appeared to be over early as Ipswich spotted their opponents a 16-0 start across a disastrous first quarter, committing nine turnovers to put themselves in a sizable hole.
Things didn't get much better in the second frame as the eventual winners continued to stretch their lead, peaking at 26 points just before the half.
Whatever Coach Welham said to her side during the main change did the trick, with the Suffolk programme storming to a 27-13 third that would set up a tense finish.
Six points is as close as the teams would come, however, with CoLA regaining their composure and seeing out the game with a 17-6 fourth quarter.
The MVP crown went to CoLA forward Chloe Vella, who put together a mighty 15-point, 21-rebound double-double, alongside a strong showing from fellow forward Adaora Dioramma (12pts, 7reb) and guard Monife Abidekun (13pts).
Ipswich's Maisie Keyes (19pts, 7reb) was the main point of resistance as she fought hard to get her side back in the game. Cerys Leach (12pts) sank four triples in the comeback run, and forward Holly Ensoll (8pts, 13reb) chipped in a near double-double.
Talking about the Ipswich comeback, CoLA head coach Brian Nguru said: "We always have to remember that they're a young group of girls, there's always going to be an ebb and flow when you're playing, so it was just about steadying the ship.
"Our girls have matured so much through the season in having the opportunity to play D1 women and bring that experience when they play their own age group.
"Ipswich did an amazing job to stay in it and never gave up. Big shout out to Harriet [Welham, Ipswich's head coach], she did an amazing job."
When asked about his feelings on picking up a first piece of silverware as head coach, Nguru added: "I am pleased! It's been a great opportunity to coach these girls as head coach and a massive shout out goes to my mentor, and my coach. Jackson really prepared me for this opportunity so I'm very thankful for the privilege of being mentored by him.
"For the past 17-18 years, I have been under his wing and really soaked in everything that he taught me as a player and now I've been able to give back to the younger generation as a coach."
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CoLA sprung a surprise on Charnwood College Riders, trailing by as many as 11 points before roaring back to win the U18 Men's National Cup 67-62.
Charnwood edged each of the first three quarters to slowly build their advantage before coming unstuck following a 22-11 fourth, erasing their hard work and slipping to a heart-breaking defeat.
The Riders' high-tempo style appeared to be paying dividends as they collected 23 fast-break points, but CoLA's more methodical work around the basket won through in the end, taking the rebound battle 52-41 for good measure.
The Midlanders looked to be in control of proceedings, keeping their Southern opponents at bay for most of the contest, but the floodgates were opened late thanks to some key baskets from MVP Khyle Capanzana.
With seven points, an assist and a steal in the fourth quarter alone, he powered the Pride's comeback around quality outings from Isaac Fiagbe (15pts, 6reb, 6ast) and Daniel Banjoko (15pts, 7reb).
Charnwood will no doubt be left ruing this one for some time to come, surrendering their winning position with just 2:41 left on the clock.
Aaron Longworth (17pts, 5reb) was the standout in defeat, alongside Tristan Curran (13pts, 8reb) and Fred Petty-Mayor (12pts).
CoLA head coach Jay Williams said: "I remember us being behind the whole game. The boys were really resilient today, they stuck to the game plan. We made a lot of mistakes, terrible mistakes, but they kept fighting and believed they could win.
"It didn't matter what the score was, they were going to keep playing right to the end and eventually it started to go our way because we were doing the right things consistently; we made some free throws down the end, the ball bounces our way and before you know it, the clock runs out. So yea, they were really good."
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