National Basketball Performance Centre

The National Basketball Performance Centre (NBPC) is a 2,000 capacity, three-court basketball arena located in Manchester, England.

National Basketball Performance Centre
NBPC
LocationBelle Vue, Manchester, United Kingdom
Coordinates53.4600°N 2.1913°W / 53.4600; -2.1913
OwnerManchester City Council
Capacity2,000
OpenedMarch 2016
Tenants
Basketball England
Manchester Giants (2020-present)
Manchester Mystics (2016-present)
Manchester Thunder (2019-present)
Manchester Titans (2018-present)

Background

Construction on the £11m Belle Vue Sports Village, including the 2,000 seat FIBA-standard arena, began in early 2015.[1][2][3] The arena was funded by Manchester City Council, Basketball England and Sport England.[4][5]

Tenants

In August 2016, it was announced that the Manchester Mystics were to relocate to the NPBC ahead of the 2016–17 WBBL season.[6]

The NBPC is the home of the Basketball England age-group teams. The arena also hosts the governing body's end-of-season National Basketball League playoff finals.

In 2019, Manchester Thunder of the Netball Superleague began to play some home fixtures at the arena. From 2020, all Thunder home games will be played at the NBPC.[7]

On 24 July 2020, it was announced that the Manchester Giants will play at the NBPC from the 2020–21 season.

International basketball matches
Date Competition Home team Result Away team Ref.
20 February 2016 EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifier Great Britain  122-36  Albania [8]
24 February 2016 EuroBasket Women 2017 Qualifier Great Britain  71-67  Montenegro [9]
11 November 2017 EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier Great Britain  90-87 (ot)  Israel [10]
17 November 2018 EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier Great Britain  79-77  Greece [11]
21 November 2018 EuroBasket Women 2019 Qualifier Great Britain  83-42  Portugal [12]
29 November 2018 EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier Great Britain  82-96  Austria [13]
21 February 2019 EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier Great Britain  84-47  Cyprus [14]
10 August 2019 EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier Great Britain  71-54  Luxembourg [15]
17 August 2019 EuroBasket 2021 Pre Qualifier Great Britain  101-79  Kosovo [16]
17 November 2019 EuroBasket Women 2021 Qualifier Great Britain  59-90  Belarus [17]

References
  1. "Major building programme at Belle Vue Sports Village underway".
  2. "Construction starts in Manchester on Belle Vue Sports Village".
  3. "New National Basketball Performance Centre Construction Starts at Belle Vue Sports Village". 6 March 2015.
  4. "National Basketball Performance Centre completed in UK".
  5. "New National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester Completed". 18 February 2016.
  6. "Mystics to move to National Basketball Performance Centre - News - Manchester Magic & Mystics".
  7. "Superleague Fixtures - Manchester Thunder". 2 February 2021.
  8. "GB thrash Albania in Euro qualifying". BBC Sport.
  9. "Great Britain 71-67 Montenegro: GB women triumph again in Manchester". 25 February 2016.
  10. "GB beat Israel 90-87 in overtime thriller". BBC Sport.
  11. "GB women on brink of EuroBasket finals". BBC Sport.
  12. "GB women qualify for EuroBasket finals". BBC Sport.
  13. "Great Britain Start EuroBasket 2021 Pre-Qualifiers with Loss to Austria". 29 November 2018.
  14. "GB power to 84-47 win over under-strength Cyprus – British Basketball".
  15. "GB top pre-qualifying group with win". BBC Sport.
  16. "GB qualify after win over Kosovo". BBC Sport.
  17. "GB women lose at home to Belarus". BBC Sport.
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