
Rickey McGill made his Sheffield debut with just over a minute left in the first quarter against Cheshire. The Sharks trailed 11–15. On his first possession, he assisted a Jamell Anderson three. On the next, he picked off a pass and fed Scott Lindsey in transition. Two plays, two scores—just like that, Sheffield led. Then

A new team, an old city, and a crowd that hasn’t quite arrived yet. That’s Manchester Basketball’s debut SLB season. After the Giants disappeared, a new club was rushed into being—launched just in time for the season, with a roster built on potential rather than fit, and a name that felt more like a placeholder

It was one of those moments you watch sport for. A 19-year-old GB wing, playing in his first SLB season, erupting in the Cup semi-final—knocking down threes at a rate he hadn’t shown all year to topple Leicester, one of the league’s best teams. Nedas Cholevinskas delivered across both legs—but in the second, he truly