The MK Breakers are one of two NBL Division Two teams to compete in the 2023/24 KitKing Trophy.
The competition will again be organised by NBL1 Men’s clubs in partnership with naming rights holder Kitking.co.uk and BE. It will see all 14 NBL1 clubs, plus a pair of invited Division Two sides, competing in four regional groups of four.
The additional Division two teams for 2023/24 are last season’s NBL Division Three playoff champs Milton Keynes Breakers, who topped a number of NBL Division One sides as part of a lengthy National Cup run a year ago, and former NBL D1 winners Manchester Magic, who were relegated from the top flight at the end of last season. Holders Hemel Storm will defend their title.
KitKing have supplied winning team wear to NGBs, professional and grassroots clubs throughout the UK, Ireland, Europe and beyond since 1992. They are the UK’s leading teamwear specialist with 30 years’ experience across more than 25 sports, including basketball.
KitKing.co.uk CEO Dips Patel said:
“We are excited to continue our partnership with Basketball England’s NBL Division One clubs.
“Last season’s competition was a big success and our sponsorship will further extend our help and support of the Trophy in 2022/23.
“It’s an exciting time for the sport in the UK as basketball continues to grow. We’re pleased to be a part of that, and to be able to support Basketball England’s D1 clubs through this partnership.”
Tim Brown, former BE Board member and chair of the Men’s Division One group, said:
“I would like to thank KitKing.co.uk for their ongoing support as we push the competition from strength-to-strength.
“The D1 men’s clubs are continuing to grow and move the league forward as a group with Basketball England’s support, making this an exciting time for both the sport and the Trophy itself.”
The group stages of the competition will be played from 16 September through to 24 September, with the 16 contenders split into four groups of four teams.
Playing each other once, the top two sides in each group will progress to the quarter-finals then semi-finals, with the final set to take place later in the year.
The Breakers have been drawn in a group with City of Birmingham Rockets, Nottingham Hoods and Loughborough Riders. The Group fixtures will be as follows:
17th September Nottingham Hoods (H)
23rd September City of Birmingham (A)
24th September Loughborough Riders (A)
