2004–05 British Basketball League season

2004–2005 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Chester Jets
Play Off's champions Newcastle Eagles
BBL Cup champions Brighton Bears
BBL Trophy champions Newcastle Eagles

The 2004–2005 season was the 18th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League, which commenced on 2 October 2004, and ended with Newcastle Eagles' win in the Play-off Final on 1 May 2005. Eagles won their first piece of silverware in 13 years with victories in the Play-offs and the BBL Trophy, against Brighton Bears on their home court at The Brighton Centre.[1]

The League saw the addition of a new franchise for the first time in eight years – when Edinburgh Rocks joined in 1998 – with Plymouth Raiders stepping up from the English Basketball League Division 1.

Teams

Locations of the 2004–05 BBL teams
Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Birmingham Bullets Birmingham North Solihull Sports Centre 1,000 10th
Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre &
Burgess Hill Triangle
3,600
1,800
1st
Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 5th
Leicester Riders Leicester John Sanford Centre 800 9th
London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 3,500 3rd
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Telewest Arena 6,500 6th
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 New
Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 4th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Hallam FM Arena &
Ponds Forge
8,500
1,600
2nd
Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 7th

Notable occurrences

BBL championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Chester Jets 64403280.800
2. Newcastle Eagles 62403190.775
3. London Towers 584029110.725
4. Sheffield Sharks 524026140.650
5. Brighton Bears 444022180.550
6. Scottish Rocks 384019210.475
7. Thames Valley Tigers 364018220.450
8. Milton Keynes Lions 304015250.375
9. Plymouth Raiders 244012280.300
10. Leicester Riders 224011290.275
11. Birmingham Bullets 10405350.125
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Chester Jets 81
8 Milton Keynes Lions 71
1 Chester Jets 74
6 Scottish Rocks 72
3 London Towers 63
6 Scottish Rocks 65
1 Chester Jets 75
2 Newcastle Eagles 78
2 Newcastle Eagles 105
7 Thames Valley Tigers 72
2 Newcastle Eagles 75
4 Sheffield Sharks 65
4 Sheffield Sharks 91
5 Brighton Bears 56

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

30 April 2005
Newcastle Eagles 7565 Sheffield Sharks

Final

1 May 2005
Chester Jets 7578 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 24–24, 22–18, 15–23
Pts: Trey Moore 20, DJ Harrison 14, Billy Singleon 13 Pts: Andrew Sullivan (MVP) 27, TJ Walker 15, Frank Bennett 9, Jeremy Hyatt 9, Charles Smith 9
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Jets coach Paul Smith
Eagles coach Fab Flournoy


EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. City of Sheffield Arrows 4222211
2. London United 3622184
3. Reading Rockets 3222166
4. Worcester Wolves 2622139
5. Worthing Thunder 2622139
6. Manchester Magic 24221210
7. Teesside Mohawks 20221012
8. Essex & Herts Leopards 1822913
9. PAWS London Capital 1422715
10. Solent Stars 1022517
11. Kingston Wildcats 1022517
12. Coventry Crusaders 622319
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Nottingham Knights 3620182
2. Mansfield Express 3020155
3. West Hertfordshire Warriors 2820146
4. Kings Lynn Fury 2620137
5. Liverpool Basketball Club 1820911
6. Colchester United 1620812
7. Bath Romans 1620812
8. Leicester Phoenix 1620812
9. Northampton Neptunes 1420713
10. Hackney White Heat 1019514
11. Tamar Valley Cannons 819415
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


BBL Cup

First Round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Leicester Riders Thames Valley Tigers 77-95
Birmingham Bullets Plymouth Raiders 73-75
London Towers Newcastle Eagles 84-86

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Chester Jets Newcastle Eagles 85-79
Scottish Rocks Thames Valley Tigers 94-82
Milton Keynes Lions Sheffield Sharks 82-80
Brighton Bears Plymouth Raiders 73-68

Semi Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Brighton Bears Milton Keynes Lions 78-68
Scottish Rocks Chester Jets 90-75

Final

16 January 2005
Brighton Bears 9074 Scottish Rocks
Pts: Andrew Alleyne (MVP) 27, Ryan Huntley 22, Tony Holley 14, Steve Lepore 8, Yorick Williams 8, Ajou Deng 8, Rahdi Knapp 3 Pts: Donald Cole 22, Tony Windless 13, Adrian Henning 10, Lamont McIntosh 10, Philip Perre 10, Roni Gordon 6, Dan Wardrope 3
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Bears coach Nick Nurse
Rocks coach Steve Swanson


BBL Trophy

Group stage

Northern Group 1

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

Southern Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.London Towers 84401.000
2.Milton Keynes Lions 24130.250
3.Birmingham Bullets 24130.250

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 64310.750
2.Plymouth Raiders 44220.500
3.Thames Valley Tigers 24130.250

Semi-finals

Final

6 March 2005
Brighton Bears 6085 Newcastle Eagles
Pts: Ronnie Baker 21, Steve Lepore 13, Andrew Alleyne 9 Cheyne Gadson 9 Pts: Jeremy Hyatt, 22, Charles Smith (MVP) 18, Frank Bennett 13, TJ Walker 12
Brighton Centre, Brighton
Attendance: ?
Bears coach Nick Nurse
Eagles coach Fab Flournoy

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerStat
Points per gameUnited States Trey Moore (Chester Jets) 22.8
Rebounds per game United States Terrence Durham (Plymouth Raiders) 13.6
Assists per game United States TJ Walker (Newcastle Eagles) 7.3

References

  1. Rob Dugdale (6 March 2005). "Eagles secure BBL Trophy victory". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  2. BBC Sport (27 October 2004). "Bears face fine for Euro pull-out". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. BBC Sport (2 October 2004). "Bullets edge out Riders". BBC. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
Preceded by
2003–04 BBL season
BBL seasons
2004–05
Succeeded by
2005–06 BBL season
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