About OUBbC
A brief history
Basketball at the University of Oxford dates back to 1893 - two years after the sport was invented.
The first Varsity Match against Cambridge was held in 1921, making it the oldest basketball competition still played in the United Kingdom. Basketball earned Full Blue status in 1966.
The club has won 19 national championships, including 3 ABBA titles (1956, 1966, 1968), 14 BUSF titles, and 5 BUCS titles, most recently the BUCS League Championship in 2022. Notable alumni include NBA player and US Senator Bill Bradley (Men's Blues, 1965–67) and former US President Bill Clinton (Men's Twos, 1968–69).
Today, OUBbC trains at Acer Nethercott Sports Hall, part of the Iffley Road Sports Centre, which is also the home of the Sir Roger Bannister running track. The Club fields six teams: Men's Blues, Twos and Threes, Women's Blues and Twos, and the Oxford Kites wheelchair team. Each year, it includes around 300 students across inter-university and college-level leagues and tournaments (e.g., Cuppers).
Our vision
OUBbC's committees have spent years building one of Oxford University's most successful sports clubs. The club is now larger than ever, and we're looking beyond toward the long-term future of basketball in Oxford. Our five-year plan focuses on financial resilience, training and equipment upgrades, international competition, and making the club more accessible to every student who wants to play.
Read the full plan