Plymouth State University
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Plymouth State University, formerly Plymouth State College, is a regional comprehensive university located in Plymouth, New Hampshire
and part of the University System of New Hampshire
.
Plymouth State University is a coeducational, residential university with an enrollment of approximately 4,300 undergraduate students and 2,262 graduate students. The school was founded as Plymouth Normal School
in 1871. Since that time it has evolved to a teachers college, a state college, and finally to a state university in 2003.
It was founded as a teacher's college, and it still retains a distinguished teaching program/major to this day. Since that time however, it has diversified its academic profile, adding many new majors and fields of study. The school has become known in recent years for its meteorology
program (Judd Gregg
Meteorology Institute), which is considered one of the best in the eastern United States, and is also strong in business, visual and performing arts, interdisciplinary studies, and psychology. Also, new majors such as Criminal Justice have been added and other programs have increased their stature, especially the natural sciences with the creation of The Center for the Environment.
The university now offers a total of nineteen academic departments, with nearly forty different options within the major programs.
Plymouth State is one 311 institutions of higher learning nationwide included on the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification. According to Carnegie, PSU was honored for “excellent alignment of mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.”
Community service has long been a mainstay of the Plymouth State experience. The university’s motto, Ut prosim “That I May Serve,” underscores the values upon which the Plymouth State University mission is built. During the 2009–2010 academic year, PSU students contributed approximately 220,000 hours to service.
The campus has grown substantially in recent years with the addition of the Hartman Union Building (HUB) and Boyd Science Center and renovations/expansions to the Silver Center for the Arts, Lamson Library, Prospect Dining Hall, and the Physical Education Center. To accommodate the increased enrollment figures, a new residence hall, Langdon Woods, was built, opening for residents in Fall 2006. Langdon Woods is one of the first collegiate residence halls in the U.S. to gain “Gold” certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
(LEED) Green Building Rating System, which is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. There are also plans to expand certain key or "heavy use" buildings on campus, such as the P.E. Center, to accommodate new programs and athletic activities. Robert Frost
, America's Poet Laureate, lived and taught at Plymouth from 1911–1912. The college has a campus newspaper distributed every Friday called The Clock, and is the first college newspaper in the nation, under editor-in-chief Emily Perry, to have a Sudoku
puzzle.
Plymouth State gained national attention in 1985 when Sports Illustrated
featured PSU student and football
player Joe Dudek
as their favorite to win the Heisman Trophy
. Dudek, a running back
for the Panthers, earned the attention for breaking Walter Payton
's mark for career touchdowns. In 1987 Playboy
magazine ranked Plymouth State at number eight in their annual list of party colleges in the United States. The university has since taken steps to move away from their party image. Plymouth State was ranked ninth in Playboy's list of top party schools for 2010.
Home to the famous PSU clocktower, it stands as one of oldest buildings on campus. This building serves the needs of the Education, English, and Social Science Departments. There are also several Computer Science, and Seminar type classes held here as well.
Memorial Hall:
Houses the Department of Computer Science & Technology, featuring three full size computer labs, as well as the Geography Program.
Hyde Hall:
One of the largest academic halls on campus, this facility is the home of many departments at the University. These include Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Business, Philosophy, and Psychology. It was named after longtime PSU professor and later President Harold Hyde.
Boyd Science Center:
Newly renovated and expanded in 2003, the Boyd Science Center is a state-of-the-art facility that serves as the home of PSU's three Natural Sciences departments: the Department of Biological Science (Bio); the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Chemistry (ASC), housing the university's highly regarded Meteorology program; and the new Department of Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P).
Hartman Union Building:
The center of student life on campus, the HUB as it is universally known as is a multifunction building. It hosts a variety of functions and events, has many administrative offices related to student activities, as well as many other social amenities, such as mail center, courtroom, computer clusters, workout facilities, cafes, etc. It is also a place where many students go in between classes to take a break, or just go to pass the time and hang out with their friends.
Silver Center for the Arts:
Host of Plymouth's distinguished Performing Arts program (Music, Theatre, and Dance), the Silver Center is used for all productions of the performing arts. Spaces in Silver include the Hanaway Theatre, a large proscenium
theatre, the Studio Theatre, a smaller, more intimate "black box" theatre and the Recital Hall, a smaller proscenium theatre.. The Silver Center has been home to many notable student performances over the years, including Guys and Dolls, Cabaret
, and Tommy
. Silver is also used as a display center for the Fine Arts majors involved in competitions and final projects.
Draper and Maynard Building (D&M):
A renovated sporting goods factory, D & M is home to the Art Department as well as Health & Human Performance Dept. D&M is also home to the Karl Drerup Art Gallery, which presents professional exhibitions, lectures, films and other regular events, as well as the Collins Gallery for the exhibition of student work.
(NCATE). Program-specific accreditations include the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, accounting, applied economics, management, and marketing; the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) for athletic training; the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for social work; the Society of Public Health Education and the American Association of Health Education (SOPHE/AAHE) for health education; and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for the Master of Education in Counselor Education, including mental health counseling and school counseling concentrations.
The university currently has 19 academic departments. Within each department there are several different study options and degree programs. The most popular majors at Plymouth State continue to be Business (656 undergraduates enrolled) and Education (543 undergraduates enrolled) These two majors make up nearly 1,200 of the 4,200 undergraduate degree seeking student population. Other popular majors include Physical Education, Health Education, Art, Social Science, Psychology, and Communication Studies.
and white
. PSU competes in NCAA Division III Little East Conference
(LEC) for most of its intercollegiate sports. It is most widely known for its successes in men's and women's skiing, football
, basketball
, and soccer, and women's field hockey
, swimming
and diving
, and volleyball
. The school's main rival is Keene State College
, which also competes in the LEC. Every year the President's Cup is awarded to the school which has more victories in total sports competitions against each other.
Plymouth State University athletics mostly take place in the Physical Education (PE) Center which was opened in the Spring of 1969. Since that time it has undergone several expansions and renovations, and plans are now being developed to build a new, larger facility. Plymouth State varsity athletic teams have generally been quite competitive and excel in certain sports.
In 2008, the self-coached Men's Rugby club won the Division III national championship, defeating Furman University
in the final. They declined promotion to the more competitive Division II, due to the number of graduating starters.
The 1993 women's varsity tennis team claimed the Little east conference championship and during the NEWITT (new england women's intercollegiate tennis tournament) ,the number 1 doubles combo of Laura comi and shea Hansen reached the semi-finals. Plymouth state panther award winner Laura Comi (number 1 singles player from 1990-1993) holds the record of most wins in plymouths women's tennis history with a season of 10-1. Coached by Dave Webster.
In November 2008, the Plymouth Women's Volleyball team upset Colby-Sawyer College
to claim the 2008 ECAC Division III New England Volleyball championship.
Plymouth, New Hampshire
Plymouth is a town in Grafton County, New Hampshire, United States, in the White Mountains Region. Plymouth is located at the convergence of the Pemigewasset and Baker rivers. The population was 6,990 at the 2010 census...
and part of the University System of New Hampshire
University System of New Hampshire
The University System of New Hampshire , established in 1963, is responsible for overseeing the University of New Hampshire, Plymouth State University, Keene State College, and Granite State College. The University System is the largest provider of post-secondary education in New Hampshire...
.
Plymouth State University is a coeducational, residential university with an enrollment of approximately 4,300 undergraduate students and 2,262 graduate students. The school was founded as Plymouth Normal School
Normal school
A normal school is a school created to train high school graduates to be teachers. Its purpose is to establish teaching standards or norms, hence its name...
in 1871. Since that time it has evolved to a teachers college, a state college, and finally to a state university in 2003.
It was founded as a teacher's college, and it still retains a distinguished teaching program/major to this day. Since that time however, it has diversified its academic profile, adding many new majors and fields of study. The school has become known in recent years for its meteorology
Meteorology
Meteorology is the interdisciplinary scientific study of the atmosphere. Studies in the field stretch back millennia, though significant progress in meteorology did not occur until the 18th century. The 19th century saw breakthroughs occur after observing networks developed across several countries...
program (Judd Gregg
Judd Gregg
Judd Alan Gregg is a former Governor of New Hampshire and former United States Senator from New Hampshire, who served as chairman of the Senate Budget Committee. He is a member of the Republican Party and was a businessman and attorney in Nashua before entering politics...
Meteorology Institute), which is considered one of the best in the eastern United States, and is also strong in business, visual and performing arts, interdisciplinary studies, and psychology. Also, new majors such as Criminal Justice have been added and other programs have increased their stature, especially the natural sciences with the creation of The Center for the Environment.
The university now offers a total of nineteen academic departments, with nearly forty different options within the major programs.
Plymouth State is one 311 institutions of higher learning nationwide included on the Carnegie Foundation Community Engagement Classification. According to Carnegie, PSU was honored for “excellent alignment of mission, culture, leadership, resources, and practices that support dynamic and noteworthy community engagement.”
Community service has long been a mainstay of the Plymouth State experience. The university’s motto, Ut prosim “That I May Serve,” underscores the values upon which the Plymouth State University mission is built. During the 2009–2010 academic year, PSU students contributed approximately 220,000 hours to service.
The campus has grown substantially in recent years with the addition of the Hartman Union Building (HUB) and Boyd Science Center and renovations/expansions to the Silver Center for the Arts, Lamson Library, Prospect Dining Hall, and the Physical Education Center. To accommodate the increased enrollment figures, a new residence hall, Langdon Woods, was built, opening for residents in Fall 2006. Langdon Woods is one of the first collegiate residence halls in the U.S. to gain “Gold” certification by the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design consists of a suite of rating systems for the design, construction and operation of high performance green buildings, homes and neighborhoods....
(LEED) Green Building Rating System, which is the nationally accepted benchmark for the design, construction, and operation of high performance green buildings. There are also plans to expand certain key or "heavy use" buildings on campus, such as the P.E. Center, to accommodate new programs and athletic activities. Robert Frost
Robert Frost
Robert Lee Frost was an American poet. He is highly regarded for his realistic depictions of rural life and his command of American colloquial speech. His work frequently employed settings from rural life in New England in the early twentieth century, using them to examine complex social and...
, America's Poet Laureate, lived and taught at Plymouth from 1911–1912. The college has a campus newspaper distributed every Friday called The Clock, and is the first college newspaper in the nation, under editor-in-chief Emily Perry, to have a Sudoku
Sudoku
is a logic-based, combinatorial number-placement puzzle. The objective is to fill a 9×9 grid with digits so that each column, each row, and each of the nine 3×3 sub-grids that compose the grid contains all of the digits from 1 to 9...
puzzle.
Plymouth State gained national attention in 1985 when Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated
Sports Illustrated is an American sports media company owned by media conglomerate Time Warner. Its self titled magazine has over 3.5 million subscribers and is read by 23 million adults each week, including over 18 million men. It was the first magazine with circulation over one million to win the...
featured PSU student and football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player Joe Dudek
Joe Dudek
Joseph Anthony Dudek is a former American football player.Dudek received national attention when he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2 December 1985 issue as the magazine's pick for the Heisman Trophy after he broke Walter Payton's NCAA record for career touchdowns...
as their favorite to win the Heisman Trophy
Heisman Trophy
The Heisman Memorial Trophy Award , is awarded annually to the player deemed the most outstanding player in collegiate football. It was created in 1935 as the Downtown Athletic Club trophy and renamed in 1936 following the death of the Club's athletic director, John Heisman The Heisman Memorial...
. Dudek, a running back
Running back
A running back is a gridiron football position, who is typically lined up in the offensive backfield. The primary roles of a running back are to receive handoffs from the quarterback for a rushing play, to catch passes from out of the backfield, and to block.There are usually one or two running...
for the Panthers, earned the attention for breaking Walter Payton
Walter Payton
Walter Jerry Payton was an American football running back who played for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League for thirteen seasons. Walter Payton was known around the NFL as "Sweetness". He is remembered as one of the most prolific running backs in the history of American football...
's mark for career touchdowns. In 1987 Playboy
Playboy
Playboy is an American men's magazine that features photographs of nude women as well as journalism and fiction. It was founded in Chicago in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. The magazine has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with...
magazine ranked Plymouth State at number eight in their annual list of party colleges in the United States. The university has since taken steps to move away from their party image. Plymouth State was ranked ninth in Playboy's list of top party schools for 2010.
Facilities
Rounds Hall:Home to the famous PSU clocktower, it stands as one of oldest buildings on campus. This building serves the needs of the Education, English, and Social Science Departments. There are also several Computer Science, and Seminar type classes held here as well.
Memorial Hall:
Houses the Department of Computer Science & Technology, featuring three full size computer labs, as well as the Geography Program.
Hyde Hall:
One of the largest academic halls on campus, this facility is the home of many departments at the University. These include Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Business, Philosophy, and Psychology. It was named after longtime PSU professor and later President Harold Hyde.
Boyd Science Center:
Newly renovated and expanded in 2003, the Boyd Science Center is a state-of-the-art facility that serves as the home of PSU's three Natural Sciences departments: the Department of Biological Science (Bio); the Department of Atmospheric Sciences and Chemistry (ASC), housing the university's highly regarded Meteorology program; and the new Department of Environmental Science and Policy (ES&P).
Hartman Union Building:
The center of student life on campus, the HUB as it is universally known as is a multifunction building. It hosts a variety of functions and events, has many administrative offices related to student activities, as well as many other social amenities, such as mail center, courtroom, computer clusters, workout facilities, cafes, etc. It is also a place where many students go in between classes to take a break, or just go to pass the time and hang out with their friends.
Silver Center for the Arts:
Host of Plymouth's distinguished Performing Arts program (Music, Theatre, and Dance), the Silver Center is used for all productions of the performing arts. Spaces in Silver include the Hanaway Theatre, a large proscenium
Proscenium
A proscenium theatre is a theatre space whose primary feature is a large frame or arch , which is located at or near the front of the stage...
theatre, the Studio Theatre, a smaller, more intimate "black box" theatre and the Recital Hall, a smaller proscenium theatre.. The Silver Center has been home to many notable student performances over the years, including Guys and Dolls, Cabaret
Cabaret (musical)
Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....
, and Tommy
The Who's Tommy
The Who's Tommy is a rock musical by Pete Townshend and Des McAnuff based on The Who's 1969 double album rock opera Tommy, also by Pete Townshend, with additional material by John Entwistle, Keith Moon and Sonny Boy Williamson.-Productions:...
. Silver is also used as a display center for the Fine Arts majors involved in competitions and final projects.
Draper and Maynard Building (D&M):
A renovated sporting goods factory, D & M is home to the Art Department as well as Health & Human Performance Dept. D&M is also home to the Karl Drerup Art Gallery, which presents professional exhibitions, lectures, films and other regular events, as well as the Collins Gallery for the exhibition of student work.
Academics
The university offers BA, BFA, BS, MAT, MBA, MS, and MEd degrees, the Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies (CAGS) in Educational Leadership, and the Doctor of Education (EdD) in Learning, Leadership, and Community. Plymouth State is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, the New Hampshire Postsecondary Education Commission, and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher EducationNational Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
The National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education was founded in 1954 to accredit teacher certification programs at U.S. colleges and universities. NCATE is a council of educators created to ensure and raise the quality of preparation for their profession. NCATE is recognized by the U.S....
(NCATE). Program-specific accreditations include the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) for undergraduate and graduate degrees in business, accounting, applied economics, management, and marketing; the Commission on Accreditation of Athletic Training Education (CAATE) for athletic training; the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE) for social work; the Society of Public Health Education and the American Association of Health Education (SOPHE/AAHE) for health education; and the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) for the Master of Education in Counselor Education, including mental health counseling and school counseling concentrations.
The university currently has 19 academic departments. Within each department there are several different study options and degree programs. The most popular majors at Plymouth State continue to be Business (656 undergraduates enrolled) and Education (543 undergraduates enrolled) These two majors make up nearly 1,200 of the 4,200 undergraduate degree seeking student population. Other popular majors include Physical Education, Health Education, Art, Social Science, Psychology, and Communication Studies.
Athletics
Plymouth State University's athletic teams are known as the Panthers. The athletic teams' colors are greenGreen
Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of roughly 520–570 nanometres. In the subtractive color system, it is not a primary color, but is created out of a mixture of yellow and blue, or yellow and cyan; it is considered...
and white
White
White is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.White light can be...
. PSU competes in NCAA Division III Little East Conference
Little East Conference
The Little East Conference is an NCAA Division III intercollegiate athletic conference. The member institutions are located in the U.S...
(LEC) for most of its intercollegiate sports. It is most widely known for its successes in men's and women's skiing, football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
, basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
, and soccer, and women's field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
, swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
and diving
Diving
Diving is the sport of jumping or falling into water from a platform or springboard, sometimes while performing acrobatics. Diving is an internationally-recognized sport that is part of the Olympic Games. In addition, unstructured and non-competitive diving is a recreational pastime.Diving is one...
, and volleyball
Volleyball
Volleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
. The school's main rival is Keene State College
Keene State College
Keene State College is a liberal arts college in Keene, New Hampshire. It is a member of the University System of New Hampshire and of the Council of Public Liberal Arts Colleges....
, which also competes in the LEC. Every year the President's Cup is awarded to the school which has more victories in total sports competitions against each other.
Plymouth State University athletics mostly take place in the Physical Education (PE) Center which was opened in the Spring of 1969. Since that time it has undergone several expansions and renovations, and plans are now being developed to build a new, larger facility. Plymouth State varsity athletic teams have generally been quite competitive and excel in certain sports.
In 2008, the self-coached Men's Rugby club won the Division III national championship, defeating Furman University
Furman University
Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina...
in the final. They declined promotion to the more competitive Division II, due to the number of graduating starters.
The 1993 women's varsity tennis team claimed the Little east conference championship and during the NEWITT (new england women's intercollegiate tennis tournament) ,the number 1 doubles combo of Laura comi and shea Hansen reached the semi-finals. Plymouth state panther award winner Laura Comi (number 1 singles player from 1990-1993) holds the record of most wins in plymouths women's tennis history with a season of 10-1. Coached by Dave Webster.
In November 2008, the Plymouth Women's Volleyball team upset Colby-Sawyer College
Colby-Sawyer College
Colby–Sawyer College is a private, comprehensive baccalaureate college situated on a campus in New London, in the Lake Sunapee region of New Hampshire, founded as a coeducational academy in 1837.- New London Academy :...
to claim the 2008 ECAC Division III New England Volleyball championship.
Alumni
- Ed AshnaultEd AshnaultEd Ashnault was the head basketball coach for the Dickinson College Red Raiders , Colgate Raiders , and William & Mary Tribe He finished his two-year stint at W&M with a 10-12 Southern Conference record .-References:...
(1960), collegiate baseball, basketball and football coach - Joe DudekJoe DudekJoseph Anthony Dudek is a former American football player.Dudek received national attention when he was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2 December 1985 issue as the magazine's pick for the Heisman Trophy after he broke Walter Payton's NCAA record for career touchdowns...
, All-American collegiate football player & former Denver BroncosDenver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
player - Jeffrey R. HowardJeffrey R. HowardJeffrey Robert Howard is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.- Biography :Howard graduated from Plymouth State College in 1978 with a B.A., and he received a J.D...
, B.A.Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
(1978), U.S. Courts of AppealsUnited States Court of Appeals for the First CircuitThe United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the district courts in the following districts:* District of Maine* District of Massachusetts...
[federal] judge - Bill MorrisseyBill MorrisseyBill Morrissey was an American folk singer/songwriter from New Hampshire. Many of his songs reflect the harsh realities of life in crumbling New England mill towns.-Career:Morrissey was born in Hartford, Connecticut...
, American folk singer, attended in 1971 (did not graduate) - Ethan PaquinEthan PaquinEthan Paquin is an American poet and a native of New Hampshire. He grew up in Londonderry, New Hampshire. He earned a BA in English/Writing from Plymouth State College in Plymouth, New Hampshire, and his MFA in Creative Writing from the MFA Program for Poets & Writers, University of Massachusetts,...
, B.A., American poet - Paul ReubensPaul ReubensPaul Reubens is an American actor, writer, film producer, and comedian, best known for his character Pee-wee Herman. Reubens joined the Los Angeles troupe The Groundlings in the 1970s and started his career as an improvisational comedian and stage actor...
, aka Pee-Wee Herman, attended in 1970 (did not graduate) - Laura SilvaLaura SilvaLaura Ann Silva is a beauty queen from Londonderry, New Hampshire who competed in the Miss USA pageant in 2007.Silva won the Miss New Hampshire USA 2007 title in the state pageant held in Bedford on September 17, 2006. She succeeds Krystal Barry of Belmont...
(attending), Miss New Hampshire USAMiss New Hampshire USAThe Miss New Hampshire USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss USA pageant.New Hampshire has had little success at Miss USA, and has only placed four times...
2007 - Matt TupmanMatt TupmanMatthew David Tupman is a Major League Baseball catcher who is currently a free agent.-Amateur career:...
, Major League Baseball player for the Kansas City RoyalsKansas City RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From 1973 to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
(freshman only) - Jean Wakanena, British professional basketball player in the BBLBritish Basketball LeagueThe British Basketball League, often abbreviated to the BBL, is the premier men's professional basketball league in the United Kingdom. The BBL runs two knockout competitions alongside the league championship; the BBL Cup and the BBL Trophy....