2010–11 British Basketball League season

2010–2011 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Mersey Tigers
Play Off's champions Mersey Tigers
BBL Cup champions Sheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy champions Mersey Tigers

The 2010–2011 season was the 24th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. This season saw the league reduced to 12 teams with the withdrawal of London Capital during the summer and was the first campaign ever to not feature a club from the capital city London.[1]

Unlike previous seasons the Trophy schedule usually played in January/February was brought forward, with the reintroduced group stage being played before the start of the regular season. The campaign tipped-off on 17 September 2010 with Plymouth Raiders beating Worthing Thunder 79–77 in the opening game of the Trophy. The regular league season commenced on 10 October, whilst the season closed with the showpiece Play-off Final on 30 April 2011 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

Newly rebranded Mersey Tigers won three out of the four domestic titles on offer, finishing victorious in the Franklin & Marshall Trophy, Championship and post-season Play-offs, whilst missing out on the BBL Cup following a 93–66 loss to Sheffield Sharks in the Final. Mersey's Tony Garbelotto was named as BBL Coach of the Year, whilst Cheshire Jets' Jeremy Bell was awarded the BBL's MVP award.

Teams

Locations of the 2010–11 BBL teams
Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Cheshire Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 4th
Essex Pirates Southend-on-Sea Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre 1,100 12th
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Kelvin Hall 1,200 3rd
Guildford Heat Guildford Surrey Sports Park 1,000 11th
Leicester Riders Leicester John Sandford Centre 800 6th
Mersey Tigers Liverpool Echo Arena 7,513 5th
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes MK Lions Arena 1,400 7th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Sport Central 3,000 1st
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 10th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1,200 2nd
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester 600 9th
Worthing Thunder Worthing Worthing Leisure Centre 1,000 8th

Notable occurrences

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Mersey Tigers 50332580.758
2. Newcastle Eagles 48332490.727
3. Sheffield Sharks 48332490.727
4. Cheshire Jets 403320130.606
5. Plymouth Raiders 383319140.576
6. Glasgow Rocks 363318150.545
7. Guildford Heat 343317160.515
8. Leicester Riders 343317160.515
9. Worcester Wolves 303315180.455
10. Milton Keynes Lions 263313200.394
11. Worthing Thunder 10335280.152
12. Essex Pirates 2331320.030
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals 1st Leg

16 April 2011
Leicester Riders 8689 Mersey Tigers
John Sandford Centre, Leicester

Quarter-finals 2nd Leg

17 April 2011
Mersey Tigers 9290 Leicester Riders
Amaechi Centre, Manchester
18 April 2011
Glasgow Rocks 7394 Sheffield Sharks
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
Cheshire Jets won series on aggregate (177–164), as did Mersey Tigers (181–176), Newcastle Eagles (192–180) and Sheffield Sharks (162–156).

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

24 April 2011
Mersey Tigers 8679 Cheshire Jets
Amaechi Centre, Manchester
Mersey Tigers won 165–143 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 166–154 on aggregate.

Final

30 April 2011
4.00pm GMT
Mersey Tigers 7974 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 23–17, 19–18, 12–13, 25–26
Pts: Tafari Toney 19, James Jones (MVP) 15, Nate Reinking 12, David Aliu 11, Andrew Thomson 8, Jamal Williams 8, Perry Lawson 3, Andrew Sullivan 1
Rebs: Tafari Toney, 13
Asts: Andrew Thomson, 4
Pts: Ryan Patton 24, Paul Williams 17, Mike Tuck 14, Marcus Stout 9, Steve Dagostino 5, Olu Babalola 4, Atiba Lyons 1
Rebs: Mike Tuck, 8
Asts: Paul Williams/Steve Dagostino/Mike Tuck/Atiba Lyons, 2


EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Bristol Academy Flyers 3018153
2. London Leopards 2818144
3. Reading Rockets 2418126
4. Leeds Carnegie 2018108
5. Brixton TopCats 1618810
6. Manchester Magic 1418711
7. Durham Wildcats 14180711
8. Derby Trailblazers 1218612
9. Leicester Warriors 1218612
10. PAWS London Capital 1018513
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Bradford Dragons 3420173
2. Tees Valley Mohawks 3220164
3. Medway Park Crusaders 2620137
4. Westminster Warriors 2620137
5. Hemel Storm 2420128
6. London United-Harefield Academy 2220119
7. Eastside Eagles 2220119
8. Team Northumbria 1620812
9. Mansfield Giants 1220614
10. City of Sheffield Arrows 420218
11. Birmingham A's 220119
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


BBL Cup

1st round

15 October 2010
Mersey Tigers 8674 Guildford Heat
Echo Arena, Liverpool

Quarter-finals

7 November 2010
Glasgow Rocks 7882 Mersey Tigers
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

24 November 2010
Mersey Tigers 11485 Newcastle Eagles
Echo Arena, Liverpool
Mersey Tigers win 204–182 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 204–165 on aggregate.

Final

16 January 2011
3.30pm GMT
Mersey Tigers 6693 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 10–20, 15–31, 21–23, 20–19
Pts: David Aliu 21, Drew Sullivan 17, Andrew Thomson 9, Jamal Williams 8, Tafari Toney 7, Sam Bogucki 2, James Jones 2
Rebs: Andrew Thomson, 8
Asts: Andrew Sullivan/Perry Lawson, 2
Pts: Steve Dagostino 35, Mike Tuck 18, Olu Babalola 14, Paul Williams 8, Marcus Stout 7, Ryan Patton 5, Atiba Lyons 4, Adrian Anderson 2
Rebs: Olu Babalola, 5
Asts: Olu Babalola, 4

Franklin & Marshall Trophy

Group Stage

Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Guildford Heat 64310.750
2.Plymouth Raiders 44220.500
3.Worthing Thunder 24130.250

Group 3

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Mersey Tigers 84401.000
2.Cheshire Jets 24130.250
3.Worcester Wolves 24130.250

Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Leicester Riders 84401.000
2.Milton Keynes Lions 44220.500
3.Essex Pirates 04040.000

Group 4

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Newcastle Eagles 64310.750
2.Sheffield Sharks 44220.500
3.Glasgow Rocks 24130.250

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

6 November 2010
Leicester Riders 9487 Guildford Heat
John Sanford Centre, Leicester
24 November 2010
Mersey Tigers 11485 Newcastle Eagles
Echo Arena, Liverpool
Guildford Heat win 172–159 on aggregate and Mersey Tigers won 204–182 on aggregate.

Final

5 March 2011
1.30pm GMT
Guildford Heat 6684 Mersey Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 18–20, 19–16, 8–29, 21–19
Pts: Carlos Medlock 18, Julius Joseph 14, Michael Martin 10, Ralph Hegamin 9, Martelle Mclemore 9, Tayo Ogedegebe 4, Dean Williams 2
Rebs: Tomas Janusauskas, 5
Asts: Carlos Medlock, 4
Pts: Andrew Thomson 21, Andrew Sullivan 16, Tafari Toney 13, Nate Reinking 12, David Aliu 10, James Jones 8, Jamal Williams 3, Perry Lawson 1
Rebs: Tafari Toney, 9
Asts: Andrew Sullivan, 8
O2 Arena, London

NIA All-Star Game

30 April 2011
1.30pm GMT
Great Britain All-Stars 115119 Rest of the World All-Stars

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerStat
Points per gameUnited States Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles) 23.0
Rebounds per game United States Matt Schneck (Cheshire Jets) 10.2
Assists per game United States Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles) 6.1
Steals per game United States Demarius Bolds (Milton Keynes Lions) 2.8
Blocks per game United States Liberia Kadiri Richard (Newcastle Eagles) 1.36

Monthly awards

MonthCoachPlayer
October United Kingdom Tony Garbelotto (Mersey Tigers) United States Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles)
November Zimbabwe Creon Raftopoulos (Guildford Heat) United Kingdom Andrew Sullivan (Mersey Tigers)
December United Kingdom Gavin Love (Plymouth Raiders) United States Chez Marks (Plymouth Raiders)
January United States United Kingdom Sterling Davis (Glasgow Rocks) United States Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles)
February United States Italy Rob Paternostro (Leicester Riders) Trinidad and Tobago United Kingdom Shawn Myers (Milton Keynes Lions)
March United Kingdom Tony Garbelotto (Mersey Tigers) United States Reggie Jackson (Newcastle Eagles)

Seasonal awards

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Preceded by
2009–10 season
BBL seasons
2010–11
Succeeded by
2011–12 season
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