Chesterfield Basketball Club come short against Cyclones and Knights

The club played 2 games over 3 days last week welcoming Crookes Cyclones on Wednesday 11th March before travelling to Rotherham to play Kingstone Knights on the 13th of March.

The Wednesday fixture was always going to be tough, Crookes are a well established team with 3 teams in the local league playing in Div 1, Div 2 and Div 3 respectively. As Chesterfield look to enter the league at Div 4 level, we know this would be a very tough contest with a mix of players from all 3 of the Crookes teams playing in this game. Chesterfield came out strong scoring a flurry of quick baskets and working hard on the offense to disrupt the Cyclones defence and score quick points. Unfortunately, Crookes experience and high level players shined through and they piled on huge pressure on the Chesterfield defence with a final score of Chesterfield Basketball Club: 54 – 79 Crookes Cyclones- Game MVP: Caleb Ogbonna 

Attention quickly turned to our game on Friday night as we made the short journey North to play against Kingstone Knights, hoping for a 3rd time lucky against the Barnsley based squad. Coming out of the blocks early again, Chesterfield score quick points and took an early lead that was maintained for almost 3 quarters of the game. With 4 minutes left of the 3rd quarter, Chesterfield held an 11 point lead. A fast flurry of baskets from Kingstone however lead to a scrambled defence which Chesterfield then did not respond with baskets of their own. The 3rd quarter ended with Kingstone slightly ahead. Unfortunately, despite signs of a fast start to the final quarter, Kingstone were able to pull away. With time short and no time outs remaining, Kingstone were able to come away with the win, final score: Kingstone Knights 59 – 47 Chesterfield Basketball Club. An impressive performance from Nuta White in only his 3rd game for the club, earned him the Game MVP.

Chesterfield Basketball Club February 2026 Newsletter

Please see our February newsletter here

Club statement regarding our junior sessions

As many of you know, our junior sessions on Saturday have been heavily impacted by exams taking place and/or other events which have often lead to our sessions being cancelled due to the sports hall being unavailable. This is particularly worse during the start of the year during mock exams and then during the main exams season which takes place from the end of April until late June.

 

We always knew when hiring a school venue that this may present a problem but had perhaps, at the time, not realised, just how many sessions would get cancelled by the school. We are currently losing around 12 sessions a year (not including holidays/breaks).

 

We have been desperately trying to find an alternative venue and explore all options for quite some time now but the alternatives are not without their own issues. One option was to move to Clay Cross Go Active (formerly Sharley park leisure centre) but this would mean moving sessions to Sundays. The 2nd option was to move over to Go Active Dronfield but this would have a much earlier start time for both sessions. Both options were met with very mixed responses and whilst the majority of the 11-15 age group would be able to make the switch, there were still quite a few who could not. Equally, in the 6-10 age group, many parents indicated it would not be possible. All in all, by making either of the switches, we would see a loss of approximately 12 people over the 2 sessions, not to mention the impact on coaching availability also if these changes were made. 

There is a huge desire to grow our juniors, gain consistency and start to play in some friendlies with other clubs and of course, this is made difficult when we have large gaps in our sessions due to the cancellations. That said, we have rather exhausted all of our options at this point as there are no other venues that have availability to accommodate us on a more permanent basis and any availability that other venues do have, present other issues. 

After much consideration, the decision has been taken that our juniors will remain at Tupton Hall School on Saturday mornings for the foreseeable future unless a suitable alternative was to come up, although we do not envisage this will be anytime soon. We appreciate this means there will be at times, significant breaks to our schedule but we will of course endeavor to let you know about these as soon as we are aware. We appreciate this will be frustrating for you and we assure you, it is just as frustrating for us but we hope you can understand and appreciate the situation. 

Chesterfield Basketball Club V Axholme Tanks.
 

The club hosted Axholme Tanks on Wednesday 11th February at our home venue in what started off a fast paced affair back and forth with baskets and little to separate both teams. Chesterfield lead most of the 1st quarter and finished it trailing by just 2 points 14-16. A quick fire of succession from Axholmes number 10 saw us trailing and going into half time 22-38 down. 2 very close quarters in Q3 and Q4 with only 3 points and 2 points separating them individually, showed that Chesterfield had some fight back and could go toe to toe with the visitors but arguably the damage had been done in Q2 where the gap had become a little too big to plug. Some new faces into the team was great to see from an individual respect with all showing off their strengths including an MVP performance from Nathaniel Berge on debut. Final Score: Chesterfield Basketball Club 46 - 67 Axholme Tanks.

Chesterfield Basketball Club January 2026 Newsletter

Please see our January newsletter here: January 2026 newsletter

Chesterfield Basketball Club come up short 40 - 52 to Kingstone Knights.

The club hosted Kingstone Knights at home on 15/1/26 in what was the 2nd friendly organised against the Barnsley based club. A much tighter game compared with the first outing with the score line going back and forth throughout and Chesterfield holding a narrow lead for the best part of 3 quarters of the game. Knights' experience shined through in the final quarter and pulled away to take the win. A lot of positives from the game with a team who are evidently improving with every game that they play. MVP award being awarded to Max Hartshorn. 

Updates to training for January 2026

There will be no senior training on 14/1/26 as the club will be playing a fixture against Kingstone Knights at home. 

Unfortunately due to exams taking place at Tupton Hall, there will be no junior training sessions on the 10th, 17th and 24th of January before resuming again on Saturday 31st January.

Chesterfield Basketball Club make it 3-1 against SFB

Chesterfield Basketball Club travelled to the Canon medical arena on 5/1/26 to start off the new year and did so with a 52-39 win over their friendly rivals Sheffield Friendly Basketball. That now makes it 3-1 in the C.A.S Invitational cup.

December newsletter

Please see our December newsletter here: Chesterfield Basketball Club December 2025

Junior sessions update for November 

Unfortunately, there will be no training sessions for our juniors on Saturday the 15th, 22nd and 29th of November. This is due to exams taking place at the school in which it makes the sports hall unavailable. An alternative solution has been approached but we are met with similar problems across other schools too. Those halls which are not affected by exams are fully booked leaving us with no option but to cancel the sessions. In the long term, we will be looking for a more sustainable alternative as this will likely happen again in the future. Our senior sessions on Wednesday nights are unaffected and will continue as normal. 

November newsletter

Chesterfield Basketball Club publishes its monthly newsletter which will be available at the start of each month going forward. The November newsletter can be found here

Chesterfield Basketball Club win again!!!

Chesterfield Basketball Club win their home game against Sheffield Friendly Basketball 42 - 33. A great team effort all round. Match MVP Max Hartshorn. Our next game will be against Kingstone Knights away on the 7th of November with a 8pm tip off.

Chesterfield Basketball Club juniors now move to 2 sessions.

Chesterfield Basketball Club will now host 2 sessions on a Saturday morning following the success and continued regular attendance of our young players. Tupton will now be booked from 9AM - 11AM with 7 - 10 year olds training from 9AM-10AM and the 11 - 15 year olds training from 10AM - 11AM. This will be effective from 18/10/25.

Chesterfield Basketball Club win!!!

Chesterfield Basketball Club played their 2nd competitive fixture at Canon Medical Arena on Monday 22nd of September winning a hard fought contest 47 - 42 against Sheffield Friendly Basketball. A stand out performance from game MVP James Stennett with 24 points made a big difference. That said, a real team effort with rebounds and steals that really made the difference with a lot of intensity and passion showed by the team demonstrating massive improvements from our first game. The club continues to build a firm foundation and develop so that when we enter competitions next year, Chesterfield will be more than ready to be competitive within them. Stay posted for upcoming games in the near future.   

Chesterfield Basketball Club is please to announce 3 new sponsors:

Our club is delighted to have agreed sponsorship deals with Brae Transport Ltd, Mill Lock Construction Ltd and Malhi foodstores.

Coach update September 2025:

Please see the latest coach's update

Club sessions for those aged 7:

Our club has now extended its junior sessions to 7 year olds effective from the 23rd of August 2025.

Club friendly:

Our club played in its first game on Wednesday the 20th of August against team SFB. Although we lost 29-56 there were lots of positives taken from the game and gives us a solid base to build upon as the club develops.

Coach update August 2025:

Please see the latest coach's update

Competitions/prize draws:

Our design a kit competition which was open to our members has been won by young Frank Thomas.

We also had our first club raffle which has now closed, winners have been notified on facebook and whats app.

Changes to training (August):

Please note that Newbold will be unavailable through the month of August as they are fitting brand new flooring in the sports hall. Training will move to Tupton Hall school on the 6th, 13th and 20th of August. The sessions at Tupton will also have a slightly different time of 7:45PM - 9:15PM

There will be no session on the 27th of August before resuming as normal at Newbold from the 3rd of September.

Please also note that there will be no junior session on Saturday the 9th of August. Sessions will then resume as normal from the 16th onwards. 

See our first coach update which will feature each month:

Coach update July

Chesterfield Basketball Club features in the Derbyshire Times 6/6/25

Chesterfield Basketball Club is delighted to feature in the Derbyshire Times today. As a new club, club owner and lead coach, Jordan is passionate and wants nothing but success and growth for the club. Whilst promoting all we can through our social media pages and word of mouth from friends, family and those who are already part of the club, featuring in the local paper and getting the word out about the club even more, is a massive help. You can read the article here which will also be made available in next weeks print edition.

Chesterfield Basketball Club holds its first training session 4/6/25

Chesterfield Basketball Club was delighted to hold its first training session at Outwood Academy- Newbold on Wednesday 4th of June. Welcoming 14 players on the opening night was a great achievement for the club in which it hopes to keep growing as the weeks and months progress. Please share the word and encourage people to come and give basketball a go. 

Chesterfield Basketball Club secures training venues for 2025.

Chesterfield Basketball Club Venues are now confirmed until at least the end of 2025. Chesterfield Basketball Club will begin its sessions from Wednesday 4th of June for those aged 16+ at Outwood Academy Newbold and from Saturday 5th of July for juniors at Tupton Hall School.

Chesterfield Basketball Club is live (5/5/25)

Chesterfield Basketball Club website and social media pages go live and we can confirm membership to the club is now available to purchase. It is our aim to start training sessions from June 2025 so throughout the month of May we seek to grow and attract members and of course answer any questions regarding the club and training sessions. Remember, anyone who becomes a member will be entered into our draw to win all of their training sessions for free until 31/3/26. More benefits are also listed under the Membership tab of our website.

Chesterfield Basketball Club secures National Lottery Sport England Movement fund

Chesterfield Basketball club are delighted to announce that we were awarded the movement fund from Sport England that will allow us to kick start the club. We will use the money to purchase equipment but mainly to hire a permanent venue each week for us to deliver our sessions at which will be paid for in advance. We will also look to fund or partially fund an individual interested in delivering coaching for our club who is not currently a licensed Basketball England Coach. As part of being transparent to our members and the general public, we can confirm the amount awarded was £6250. We will also go further by ensuring we are transparent with where this money is being spent over the next 12 months.