
Ages 18 to 22 are a decisive phase in a basketball player’s development. This is when players begin the transition from prospect to contributor, completing their physical growth and learning to survive possessions at higher levels rather than dominate them at lower ones. At this stage, development comes from minutes, not just training. Playing through

Don Carey Jr leads the league in assists per game. RayQuan Battle leads it in points per game. That alone would make Leicester’s backcourt stand out. What elevates it is how cleanly those roles are defined – and how little they compete with one another. Carey organises and shapes possessions. Battle finishes them. Together, they

Leicester run one of the few pathways in the country that carries players from junior basketball all the way to the professional game. The structure is simple, with each stage feeding the next clearly. Pathway Stage Age Range Competitions Junior Academy 10 to 16 Junior NBL Charnwood College (Men) 16 to 18 EABL, NBL Division

Leicester opened last season with a clarity few teams in the league could match. Their starting lineup stayed untouched for nine straight games, the rotation barely shifted, and then Rob Paternostro made one adjustment: Ethan Wright moved to the bench and Spencer Johnson stepped into the starting five. Johnson’s role was simple and useful —

Back in June, there wasn’t supposed to be a league at all. The British Basketball League had collapsed. The British Basketball Federation (BBF) had revoked the league licence. And suddenly, the sport was staring into the abyss—no structure, no plan, no clear future. What followed wasn’t clean or comfortable. But it was real. The clubs