Birmingham Knights

Birmingham Knights was a British professional basketball team based in Birmingham, England, and members of the British Basketball League. The team featured in only one campaign – the 2013–14 season - playing games at the North Solihull Sports Centre. In 2014, the club was withdrawn from the League and folded.

History
The club was established in 2011 after a successful bid to join the British Basketball League, marking professional basketball's return to the city of Birmingham since the Birmingham Panthers folded in 2008. The franchise bid was organised by Oaks Consultancy and the team was due to start playing in the 2012–13 season, with initial plans for the team to use the International Futsal Arena as the venue for home games. However, after a "short-term delay" to the venue alternations, the franchise management postponed play until the 2013–14 season.

In February 2013, it was announced that former Birmingham Bullets player and Panthers assistant coach Paul Douglas would coach the new team in their inaugural season in the BBL. It was also revealed that due to ongoing venue issues, the new team would now play its home games at the Doug Ellis Sports Centre, located on the campus of Birmingham City University.

A competition was run via the team's official website where fans were asked to suggest names for the new club, and on 14 May 2013 the winning entry was announced as the Birmingham Knights.

In an addition to the coaching team, former Bullets star Tony Simms was announced as Coach Douglas' assistant in July. Whilst in another setback to the club's ongoing venue troubles, the Knights ownership announced on 25 July that the team would now stage its home games at the North Solihull Sports Centre, in Chelmsley Wood, as it became apparent that the sports hal