National Cup
Encyclopedia
The National Cup is an annual basketball
knock-out competition held between teams of various divisions of the English Basketball League
, and until 2003 included teams from the British Basketball League
. The final is usually played midway through the season, and is contested for the George Williams Trophy. The first competition was competed in 1936.
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
knock-out competition held between teams of various divisions of the English Basketball League
English Basketball League
The English Basketball League is a semi-professional and amateur basketball league in England. It forms the second-tier of competition below the professional British Basketball League....
, and until 2003 included teams from the British Basketball League
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....
. The final is usually played midway through the season, and is contested for the George Williams Trophy. The first competition was competed in 1936.