1999–2000 British Basketball League season

1999–2000 British Basketball League season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions	N Manchester Giants S London Towers
Play Off's champions	Manchester Giants
National Cup champions	Sheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy champions	London Towers

The 1999-2000 BBL season, was known as the Dairylea Dunkers Championship for sponsorship reasons, the regular season commenced on September 15, 1999, and ended on April 8, 2000, with a total of 13 teams competing. For the first time in the league’s history, the 13 teams were split into two geographically divided Conferences, seven in the North and six in the South, with northern teams playing 36 games and southern teams playing 34 games each. The season was dominated by the success of Manchester Giants, conquering the Northern Conference and Championship Play-offs, whilst London Towers were victorious in the Southern Conference and the uni-ball Trophy. Sheffield Sharks were also successful in defending their Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup.

London Towers featured in European competition, participating in the Saporta Cup, though with a 3-7 record they finished at the bottom of Group G and thus failed to progress beyond the Group stage. Cross-town rivals Greater London Leopards also made a brief appearance in the Korać Cup but following an 155-189 aggregate defeat to ÍRB Reykjanesbær in the Preliminary Round, their first foray into Europe was merely a cameo.^[1]

The Southern All-Stars beat their Northern rivals in the eleventh annual All-Star Game with a 177-180 victory, the closest result in the League's history.^[2]

Dairylea Dunkers Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Northern Conference

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Manchester Giants	62	36	31	5	0.861
2. Sheffield Sharks	58	36	29	7	0.805
3. Edinburgh Rocks	38	36	19	17	0.527
4. Chester Jets	34	36	17	19	0.472
5. Derby Storm	34	36	17	19	0.472
6. Newcastle Eagles	20	36	10	26	0.277
7. Leicester Riders	20	36	10	26	0.277

Southern Conference

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. London Towers	46	34	23	11	0.676
2. Thames Valley Tigers	36	34	18	16	0.529
3. Birmingham Bullets	34	34	17	17	0.500
4. Milton Keynes Lions	30	34	15	19	0.441
5. Greater London Leopards	22	34	11	23	0.323
6. Brighton Bears	22	34	11	23	0.323

	= Conference winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

April 15, 2000

Manchester Giants

81–68

Milton Keynes Lions

SkyDome Arena, Coventry

April 15, 2000

London Towers

85–58

Chester Jets

SkyDome Arena, Coventry

April 15, 2000

Sheffield Sharks

71–81

Birmingham Bullets

SkyDome Arena, Coventry

April 15, 2000

Thames Valley Tigers

64–68

Edinburgh Rocks

SkyDome Arena, Coventry

Semi-finals

April 22, 2000

London Towers

53–60

Birmingham Bullets

SkyDome Arena, Coventry

April 22, 2000

Manchester Giants

88–84

Edinburgh Rocks

SkyDome Arena, Coventry

Final

May 6, 2000

Report

Manchester Giants	74–65	Birmingham Bullets
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 21-15, 15-17, 20-11
Pts: Tony Dorsey (MVP) 22, Travis Conlan 19		Pts: Emiko Etete 13, Fabulous Flournoy 12,

Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: 6,000
Giants coach Nick Nurse
Bullets coach Mike Finger

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Teesside Mohawks	44	24	22	2	0.917
2. Worthing Thunder Rebels	42	24	21	3	0.875
3. Solent Stars	36	24	18	6	0.750
4. Plymouth Raiders	32	24	16	8	0.667
5. Sutton Pumas	24	24	12	12	0.500
6. Islington White Heat	24	24	12	12	0.500
7. Coventry Crusaders	22	24	11	13	0.458
8. Taunton Tigers	18	24	9	15	0.375
9. Birmingham Bullets B	16	24	8	16	0.333
10. Westminster Warriors	14	24	7	19	0.292
11. Cardiff Clippers	14	24	7	17	0.292
12. Oxford Devils	14	24	7	17	0.292
13. Mid-Sussex Magic	12	24	6	18	0.250

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Teeside 80 Solent 63

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Manchester Attitude	40	24	20	4	0.833
2. Liverpool Atac	36	24	18	6	0.750
3. Kingston Wildcats	34	24	17	7	0.708
4. Brixton TopCats	34	24	17	7	0.708
5. Reading Rockets	34	24	17	7	0.708
6. North London Lords	32	24	16	8	0.667
7. Hull Icebergs	22	24	11	13	0.458
8. Northampton 89'ers	22	24	11	13	0.458
9. Flintshire Flyers	20	24	10	14	0.417
10. Portsmouth Pirates	14	24	7	17	0.292
11. Wandsworth Hurricanes	10	24	5	19	0.208
12. Bournemouth Blitz	8	24	4	20	0.166
13. Swindon Sonics	6	24	3	21	0.125

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Kingston 68 Manchester 62

National League Division 3 (Tier 4)

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Doncaster Eagles	46	24	23	1	0.958
2. Mansfield Express	40	24	20	4	0.833
3. Ealing Tornadoes	38	24	19	5	0.792
4. Ware Fire	32	24	16	8	0.667
5. University of Birmingham	30	24	15	9	0.625
6. Bristol Bombers	22	24	11	13	0.458
7. NW London Wolverines	18	24	9	15	0.375
8. Barking & Dagenham Thunder	18	24	9	15	0.375
9. Thames Valley Tigers B	18	24	9	15	0.375
10. Hanley Hornets	14	24	7	17	0.292
11. Brighton Cougars	14	24	7	17	0.292
12. Croydon Pumas	12	24	6	18	0.250
13. Derbyshire Arrows	10	24	5	19	0.208

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Mansfield v Doncaster 84-76, 75-75

Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup

Last 16

Team 1	Team 2	Score
London Towers	Sutton Pumas	76-68
Sheffield Sharks	Derby Storm	75-71
Manchester Giants	Thames Valley Tigers	94-71
Edinburgh Rocks	Chester Jets	96-83
Plymouth Raiders	Leicester Riders	60-77
Birmingham Bullets	Brighton Bears	80-91
Solent Stars	Greater London Leopards	88-100
Newcastle Eagles	Milton Keynes Lions	99-109 OT

Quarter Finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Sheffield Sharks	Brighton Bears	89-75
Manchester Giants	Leicester Riders	86-73
Milton Keynes Lions	Greater London Leopards	91-75
London Towers	Edinburgh Rocks	75-78

Semi Finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Sheffield Sharks	Milton Keynes Lions	73-67
Edinburgh Rocks	Manchester Giants	60-82

Final

09 January 2000

Sheffield Sharks	89–80	Manchester Giants
Pts: Nate Reinking (MVP) 21, Terrell Myers 20, Todd Cauthorn, Wilbur Johnson, Peter Scantlebury, Michael Payne, Richard Windle		Pts: Tony Dorsey 35, Travis Conlan, Roy Hairston, Tony Holley, Phil Handy

Sheffield Arena
Attendance: ?
Sharks coach Chris Finch
Manchester coach Nick Nurse

uni-ball Trophy

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Greater London Leopards	10	6	5	1	0.833
2.Derby Storm	6	6	3	3	0.500
3.Birmingham Bullets	6	6	3	3	0.500
4.Solent Stars	2	6	1	5	0.166

Derby qualified ahead of Birmingham on head-to-head results.

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.London Towers	12	6	6	0	1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers	8	6	4	2	0.666
3.Edinburgh Rocks	4	6	2	4	0.333
4.Leicester Riders	0	6	0	6	0.000

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Manchester Giants	12	6	6	0	1.000
2.Newcastle Eagles	8	6	4	2	0.666
3.Milton Keynes Lions	4	6	2	4	0.333
4.Sutton Pumas	0	6	0	6	0.000

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Sheffield Sharks	12	6	6	0	1.000
2.Chester Jets	6	6	3	3	0.500
3.Brighton Bears	6	6	3	4	0.500
4.Plymouth Raiders	0	6	0	6	0.000

Chester qualified ahead of Brighton on head-to-head results.

Quarter-finals

December 27, 1999

Thames Valley Tigers

91–84

Greater London Leopards

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

December 27, 1999

Manchester Giants

73–72

Chester Jets

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

December 27, 1999

London Towers

76–72

Derby Storm

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

December 27, 1999

Newcastle Eagles

74–95

Sheffield Sharks

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Semi-finals

January 22, 2000

London Towers

90–80

Thames Valley Tigers

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

January 22, 2000

Manchester Giants

93–74

Sheffield Sharks

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Final

March 18, 2000

Report

London Towers	74–73	Manchester Giants
Pts: Donnie Johnson 21, Danny Lewis (MVP) 17, Steve Bucknall 12, Martin Henlan 12, Danny Craven, Phil Handy		Pts: Roy Hairston 19, Tony Dorsey 17, Travis Conlan 12, Tony Holley 10

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Towers coach Ron Abbegglen
Giants coach Nick Nurse

All-Star Game

February 5, 2000

Report

Northern All-Stars	177–180	Southern All-Stars
Pts: Darrian Evans, 33		Pts: Shawn Jamison, 27

Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester

**Northern All-Stars**
Player	Team
Tony Dorsey	Manchester Giants
Purnell Perry	Leicester Riders
James Hamilton	Chester Jets
Darrian Evans	Derby Storm
John McCord	Edinburgh Rocks
Cypheus Bunton	Derby Storm
Terrell Myers	Sheffield Sharks
Ralph Blalock	Leicester Riders
Roy Hairston	Manchester Giants
Ted Berry	Edinburgh Rocks
Malcolm Leak	Leicester Riders
Coach
Nick Nurse	Manchester Giants

**Southern All-Stars**
Player	Team
Kenya Capers	Greater London Leopards
Tony Windless	Milton Keynes Lions
Danny Lewis	London Towers
Brandon Brantley	Greater London Leopards
Shawn Jamison	Birmingham Bullets
Eric Burks	Milton Keynes Lions
Casey Arena	Thames Valley Tigers
Steve Bucknall	London Towers
Nigel Lloyd	Milton Keynes Lions
Charles Claxton	Brighton Bears
Coach
Mike Finger	Birmingham Bullets

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Stat
Points per game	Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks)	24.2
Rebounds per game	Brandon Brantley (Leopards)	11.2
Assists per game	Casey Arena (Thames Valley)	6.2

Seasonal awards

Most Valuable Player: Tony Dorsey (Manchester Giants)
Domestic Player of the Year: Steve Bucknall (London Towers)
Import Player of the Year: Tony Dorsey (Manchester Giants)
Defensive Player of the Year: Roy Hairston (Manchester Giants)
Most Improved Player of the Year: Ian Whyte (Newcastle Eagles)
Coach of the Year: Nick Nurse (Manchester Giants)
All-Star First Team:
- Tony Dorsey (Manchester Giants)
- Danny Lewis (London Towers)
- Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks)
- Steve Bucknall (London Towers)
- Roy Hairston (Manchester Giants)
All-Star Second Team:
- James Hamilton (Chester Jets)
- Nigel Lloyd (Milton Keynes Lions)
- Nate Reinking (Sheffield Sharks)
- John McCord (Edinburgh Rocks)
- Brandon Brantley (Greater London Leopards)

References

↑ Mark Woods (2000). "Towers go down as Leopards go out". BritBall. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
↑ Mark Woods (2000). "South continue All-Star dominance". BritBall. Retrieved 2009-12-11.

Preceded by 1998–99 season	BBL seasons 1999–2000	Succeeded by 2000–01 season

British Basketball League

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Competitions	BBL Championship (Play-off Finals) BBL Cup BBL Trophy Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Women's British Basketball League

Seasons	1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Awards	Individual: Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player Team: British Team of the Year Defensive Team of the Year Team of the Year

Other	BBL TV Expansion British Basketball Union English Basketball League Scottish National League National Cup National Basketball League

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