Super League Basketball Championship
All eyes remain on the south for the B. Braun Sheffield Sharks as they focus on a Saturday evening visit to the Surrey Sports Park to take on Surrey 89ers. The Niners managed to inflict two defeats on the Sharks in the month of January and they are well and truly in the playoff race in seventh place with a 10-12 record. The Sharks of course come into this one on the back of that tremendous victory over league-leading London Lions last Saturday and will be looking to give their own playoff hopes a boost. All eyes on the quest for those important top eight seedings!
Saturday – 89ers v Sharks – Surrey Sports Park – 6.00pm
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Ones To Watch
Michael Graham – Surrey’s search for consistency took a knock last weekend with an 80-83 defeat at the hands of Leicester. Graham led the way for the Niners with an important 13 point, 9 rebound, 3 block display. The centre averages 8.6 boards per game for the season.
Nedas Cholevinskas – Young Brit product who is improving year upon year. Was the second Surrey player to 13 points against Leicester, missing only 2 shots all evening as well as claiming 2 boards, 2 assists and a steal.
Kino Lily Jr – Free scoring Surrey danger-man Lily was the third Niner to record 13 points against the Riders, making 3 of his 8 attempts from deep. Just a tad under-par on his season stats of 17.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 4 assists per game.
Ronald Polite III – Pass-first guard that can also create his own shot. Dished out 5 assists against Leicester on his way to a 12 / 5 / 5 evening. Puts up 14.3 points, 4 rebounds and 6.3 dimes for the season.
Last Meeting
January 16th 2026 – Surrey 89ers 88 B. Braun Sheffield Sharks 77
Shark Bites
The Sharks and the 89ers meet this Saturday with the 89ers having won both games so far this season with a basket difference advantage of 182-165. A team called Surrey have not won the Championship head to head since the 2012-13 season.
The 89ers have won the last 3 games played against the Sharks, whilst the Sharks came out on top in the first 4 games between the clubs last season.
The Sharks have not lost a game on this date – 14th March – this millennium having won all 5 games played.
The Sharks have picked up 22 technical fouls so far this season, 6 at home and 16 in away games. In the 11 games where Sharks have received technicals, they have a win percentage of 63.64%. In the 14 games without picking up a technical, the percentage of games won drops to 42.86%.
SharkNation
You’ve got a couple of weeks to wait to see Atiba and the guys back on home territory at the Canon Medical Arena. Road games at Surrey (this Saturday) and at London (Wednesday 25th March) are followed by a Surrey re-match in the Tank on Sunday 29th March. Tickets for this one are available at https://app.fanbaseclub.com/Fan/Fixtures?fanStoreType=Fixtures&clubId=216 – secure your place now! If you can’t make it to Surrey this Saturday, don’t forget it is a 6.00pm tip off and you can catch it live and for free on DAZN (link at the top of this page). It’s the business end of the season – Let’s make sure its time to #FearTheFin!
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