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26 September 2025  3 min read

NBL D1 Preview (27/28 Sept 2025) - Live Stats, streaming, quotes and more

Pool A provides the bulk of the action, with six of the fixtures on offer, but there's plenty to enjoy across the competition as teams get their new seasons underway.

Saturday 27 September

3pm - Liverpool vs St Helens Saints - LIVE STATS

3pm - Greenwich Titans vs Solent Kestrels - LIVE STATS

3:30pm - Cardiff Met Archers vs Myerscough Basketball Academy - LIVE STATS

3:45pm - Birmingham City University vs Sheffield Arrows - LIVE STATS

4pm - London Stars vs London Elite - LIVE STATS

5:30pm - Manchester Magic vs Oxford Hoops - LIVE STATS

6pm - Teesside Lions vs Leicester Warriors - LIVE STATS

7:30pm - Worcester Wolves vs Sheffield Sharks II - LIVE STATS

Sunday 28 September

2:30pm - Cobham Cobras vs Barking Abbey - LIVE STATS

View all the fixtures for this weekend

Solent Kestrels claimed last season's D2 title

A new look D1

Fans may be aware of the changes to NBL Division One following the creation of the BCB during the past summer.

With the bulk of last year's D2 making up the new top tier alongside some sides who elected for promotion from D3, the top flight now has two pools that will feed into next Spring's post-season.

Favourites may be Solent Kestrels following their D2 Playoff title in 2024/25, but both pools possess plenty of talent across the board.

Barking were beaten by the Kestrels in last season's D2 showpiece, though their Academy-based roster has undertaken an overhaul ahead of the new campaign.

Pool A has its own share of quality, with Manchester Magic also looking to add to their number of D1M titles, like two-time winners Solent.

St Helens, former D1 outfit Leicester Warriors and quick-rising Birmingham City University could also be teams to watch.

Expect the unexpected

With an NBL reshuffle, there is an unusual range of teams making up D1 this term.

From D2 high-flyers who could have been potentially making the step up had there not been a restructure, to last season's expected D2 returners, plus a host of promoted D3 sides, it could take a few months of fixtures to really shake out the two pools and get a feel for how teams stack up.

Add in summer recruitment and the increase or decrease of quality for teams across the board, there's plenty of unknown, and excitement, heading into this weekend and beyond.

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