The Cheshire Phoenix are a professional basketball team based in Ellesmere Port. Founded in 1984, they are members of the Super League Basketball and since the 2015/16 season have been playing their home games out of the newly built Ellesmere Port Sports Village.

Originally founded as the Ellesmere Port Jets between 1984–1988, they changed their name to Cheshire Jets in 1988. In 1994 the club moved to the Northgate Arena in Chester at the same time as changing their name to the Chester Jets, this was the clubs most successful period. 2007 saw the club go back to their name from 1988 as the Cheshire Jets, to cover the whole county of Cheshire. Following financial difficulty, the club was saved by fans and local businesses in 2012 which saw the club rebranded to Cheshire Phoenix, a Community Interest Club (CIC). The club have been hugley successful in recent years reaching and winning multiple Cup, Trophy and Playoff Finals, as well as finishing 2nd in the Super League Basketball in 2024 and 2026.  Seattle based SDS Sports Group acquired a majority shareholding in the club in 2024 as the club look to grow and expand.

The Cheshire Phoenix club strive to be as successful off as they do on the court, with the work they do in the community. The club works on a variety of projects aimed at getting young people active, playing basketball and promoting overall healthy life styles, such as the Match Day Clinics and Hoops4Health Programmes.