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31 October 2025  4 min read

NBL D1 Preview (1/2 Nov 2025) - Live Stats, National Cup, schedule and more

Nine D1M clashes are on the cards, with eight on Saturday and a lone contest between Richmond and CoLA on Sunday.

Co-leaders in Pool B Barking and Barnet go head-to-head, whilst Pool A top dogs Birmingham City University and their unbeaten record face a tough challenge from Liverpool.

In the list below, a * is for Pool A games, and a + for Pool B games.

Saturday 1 November 2025

+ 3pm - Barnet Bulldogs vs Barking Abbey - LIVE STATS

* 3:45pm - Birmingham City University vs Liverpool - LIVE STATS

* 4pm - Cardiff Met Archers vs Manchester Magic - LIVE STATS

+ 4pm - London Stars vs Cobham Cobras - LIVE STATS

* 5:30pm - Myerscough Basketball Academy vs Leicester Warriors - LIVE STATS

* 6pm - Sheffield Arrows vs Oxford Hoops - LIVE STATS

+ 6pm - Solent Kestrels vs London Lions - LIVE STATS

* 7:30pm - Worcester Wolves vs Teesside Lions - LIVE STATS / LIVE STREAM

Sunday 2 November 2025

+ 6pm - Richmond Knights vs CoLA Southwark Pride - LIVE STATS

View all the fixtures for this weekend

Top of the table clashes on offer

D1M fans are treated to a pair of top of the table contests on Saturday, setting the scene nicely in both Pool A and Pool B.

Birmingham City University remain unbeaten at 5-0, taking on all comers so far as they've established themselves in Pool A's top spot.

One of the four teams behind BCU on six points, Liverpool, are next up to try and knock them off their perch.

With one of the side set to slip up, that opens the door to another 3-2 team, Worcester Wolves, who entertain winless Teesside Lions. That game can be viewed from the embed above, with a 7:30pm tip.

In Pool B, Barking Abbey and Barnet Bulldogs both have a 3-0 record but one of those spotless runs will come to an end this weekend.

The duo meet in Barnet on Saturday, with reigning D1M Player of the Week Chuck Duru hoping to get the best of Joshua Mendes (feature image) and co.

NBL National Cup

The NBL National Cup has reached the last sixteen, with seven of the eight ties set to go ahead this Sunday.

D2 Pool B rivals Cambridge Cats and Oaklands Wolves will guarantee a non-D1 side is in the hat for the quarter-finals as they go head-to-head, as will Pool D's Sussex Storm and Pool B's Northamptonshire Titans.

D1 Pool A leaders BCU host unbeaten D2 side Gloucester City Kings in what should be an entertaining matchup, and Barking Abbey have a tough road trip to London Stars as part of that duo's double-header weekends.

St Helens entertain Sheffield Sharks II in an all-D1 affair, Westminster Warriors host London Lions, and Solent Kestrels welcome Brent Bulls.

Yorkshire Dragons and cross-Pennines rivals Manchester Magic will wrap the round up once a date has been agreed for their contest.

HoopsHQ keeps fans in the heart of the action

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The app will feature scores, standings and fixtures, plus basic player and team stats, and will be where participants' Basketball England licence cards will be hosted for the upcoming season.  

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Main image credit - Luke Simcock