2003–04 British Basketball League season

2003–2004 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Brighton Bears
Play Off's champions Sheffield Sharks
BBL Cup champions Sheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy champions Chester Jets

The 2003–04 season was the 17th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League.

Teams

Locations of the 2003–04 BBL teams
Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Birmingham Sports Centre 1,000 9th
Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre &
Burgess Hill Triangle
3,600
1,800
2nd
Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 3rd
Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University 1,200 11th
London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 3,500 7th
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Telewest Arena 6,500 5th
Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 6th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Hallam FM Arena &
Ponds Forge
8,500
1,600
1st
Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 4th

Notable occurrences

BBL championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Brighton Bears 60363060.833
2. Sheffield Sharks 523626100.722
3. London Towers 463623130.638
4. Scottish Rocks 463623130.638
5. Chester Jets 423621150.583
6. Newcastle Eagles 363618180.500
7. Thames Valley Tigers 363618180.500
8. Milton Keynes Lions 263613230.361
9. Leicester Riders 10365310.138
10. Birmingham Bullets 4362310.055
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Brighton Bears 91
8 Milton Keynes Lions 83
1 Brighton Bears 79
5 Chester Jets 80
4 Scottish Rocks 83
5 Chester Jets 86
5 Chester Jets 74
2 Sheffield Sharks 86
2 Sheffield Sharks 118
7 Thames Valley Tigers 110
2 Sheffield Sharks 94
3 London Towers 88
3 London Towers 96
6 Newcastle Eagles 94

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

2 May 2004
6.00 pm GMT
Sheffield Sharks 8674 Chester Jets
Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 26–19, 16–17, 26–19
Pts: Lynard Stewart 25, Rob Yanders 19, Justin Phoenix 12, Nate Reinking 12 Pts: Michael Nurse 21, John McCord 18, Calvin Davis 14


EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Plymouth Raiders 4022201
2. Reading Rockets 3422175
3. Teesside Mohawks 3222166
4. Manchester Magic 3222166
5. Worthing Thunder 3022157
6. London United 22221111
7. City of Sheffield Arrows 20221012
8. Ware Rebels 1822913
9. Sutton Pumas 1422715
10. Solent Stars 822418
11. Kingston Wildcats 822418
12. Bath Romans 622319
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


Haribo Cup

This season saw the first edition of the newly created Haribo Cup. Following the BBL's decision to withdraw from the National Cup due to import player regulations, the League's newest competition saw all 10 teams competing in a knock-out style tournament culminating in the Grand Final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
Leicester Riders 100
London Towers 112
London Towers 81
Sheffield Sharks 90
Milton Keynes Lions 74
Sheffield Sharks 85
Sheffield Sharks 83
Scottish Rocks 70
Birmingham Bullets 96
Thames Valley Tigers 105
Thames Valley Tigers 104
Scottish Rocks 105 (OT)
Scottish Rocks 86 (OT)
Newcastle Eagles 82

First round

Quarter-finals

8 November 2003
Birmingham Bullets 96105 Thames Valley Tigers
Birmingham Sports Centre, Birmingham
9 November 2003
Scottish Rocks 8682 (OT) Newcastle Eagles

Semi-finals

Final

11 January 2004
Sheffield Sharks 8370 Scottish Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 22–22, 18–28, 19–6
Pts: H.L. Coleman 22, Lynard Stewart 17, Nate Reinking 13 Pts: Jerry Williams 26, Terence McGee 15, Michael Martin 12

BBL Trophy

Due to the lack of teams competing in this season's Championship, the BBL Trophy featured all 10 BBL teams plus two invited teams from the English Basketball League (Plymouth Raiders and Teesside Mohawks). The First round saw all 12 teams divided into four regionalised groups with the top finishing team advancing to the Semi-finals.

Group stage

Northern Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Scottish Rocks 84401.000
2.Newcastle Eagles 44220.500
3.Teesside Mohawks 04040.000

Southern Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.London Towers 64310.750
2.Milton Keynes Lions 64310.750
3.Birmingham Bullets 04040.000

Northern Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Chester Jets 64310.750
2.Sheffield Sharks 64310.750
3.Leicester Riders 04040.000

Southern Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Brighton Bears 84401.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 44220.500
3.Plymouth Raiders 04040.000

Semi-finals

Final

13 March 2004
Brighton Bears 6668 Chester Jets
Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 17–17, 17–15, 11–15
Pts: Kendrick Warren 17, Mike Brown 14, Rico Alderson 12 Pts: John McCord 19 (MVP), Michael Nurse 13, Billy Singleton 11
Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
Attendance: 5,000

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerStat
Points per gameUnited States Mike Pegues (Leicester Riders) 24.7
Rebounds per game United States Shawn Jamison (Milton Keynes Lions) 11.6
Assists per game United States Italy Rob Paternostro (Birmingham Bullets) 7.8

References

  1. "Bullets move home". 2003. Archived from the original on 2012-10-23. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. "Jets create history". BBC. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 2004-05-05. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
Preceded by
2002–03 season
BBL seasons
2003–04
Succeeded by
2004–05 season
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