2002–03 British Basketball League season

2002–2003 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Sheffield Sharks
Play Off's champions Scottish Rocks
National Cup champions Brighton Bears
BBL Trophy champions Chester Jets

The 2002-03 season was the 16th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League.

Teams

Locations of the 2002–03 BBL teams
Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Aston Events Centre 2,000 5th (South)
Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre &
Burgess Hill Triangle
3,600
1,800
2nd (South)
Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 1st (North)
Essex Leopards Brentwood Brentwood Centre 2,000 4th (South)
Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University 1,000 5th (North)
London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 3,500 1st (South)
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 3rd (North)
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Telewest Arena 6,500 3rd (North)
Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 4th (North)
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Hallam FM Arena &
Ponds Forge
8,500
1,600
2nd (North)
Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 6th (South)

Notable occurrences

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Sheffield Sharks 66403370.825
2. Brighton Bears 604030100.750
3. Chester Jets 564028120.700
4. Thames Valley Tigers 524026140.650
5. Newcastle Eagles 504025150.625
6. Scottish Rocks 444022180.550
7. London Towers 384019210.475
8. Milton Keynes Lions 244012280.300
9. Birmingham Bullets 224011290.275
10. Essex Leopards 224011290.275
11. Leicester Riders 6403370.075
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
1 Sheffield Sharks 90 (OT)
8 Milton Keynes Lions 83
1 Sheffield Sharks 74
6 Scottish Rocks 76
3 Chester Jets 84
6 Scottish Rocks 89
6 Scottish Rocks 83
2 Brighton Bears 76
2 Brighton Bears 89
7 London Towers 82
'2 Brighton Bears 88
5 Newcastle Eagles 83
4 Thames Valley Tigers 85
5 Newcastle Eagles 101

Quarter-finals

April 19, 2003
Thames Valley Tigers 85101 Newcastle Eagles
John Nike Sports Centre, Bracknell

Semi-finals

Final

May 4, 2003
5.00pm GMT
Brighton Bears 7683 Scottish Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 23-18, 25-28, 20-20, 8-17
Pts: Sterling Davis 18, Ralph Blalock 17, Rico Alderson 13 Pts: Shawn Myers 26, Stephan Sheckles 14, Ryan Huntley 13, Billy Singleton 13


National League Conference (Tier 2)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Teesside Mohawks 4222211
2. Plymouth Raiders 3622184
3. Reading Rockets 3222166
4. Worthing Thunder 3022157
5. Manchester Magic 24221210
6. Kingston Wildcats 22221111
7. Sutton Pumas 22221111
8. Oxford Devils 22221111
9. Solent Stars 1422715
10. Ware Rebels 822418
11. Hackney White Heat 622319
12. Coventry Crusaders 622319
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


National Cup

Last 16

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Kingston Wildcats Essex Leopards 73-102
Manchester Magic Birmingham Bullets 82-85
Teesside Mohawks Leicester Riders 98-97
Scottish Rocks Chester Jets 63-88
Solent Stars Brighton Bears 60-99
Sheffield Sharks Newcastle Eagles 78-80
Plymouth Raiders Thames Valley Tigers 71-113
Milton Keynes Lions London Towers 84-98

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Birmingham Bullets Chester Jets 94-98
Essex Leopards London Towers 89-100 OT
Brighton Bears Newcastle Eagles 91-73
Teesside Mohawks Thames Valley Tigers 84-111

Semi Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Chester Jets Thames Valley Tigers 96-76
London Towers Brighton Bears 80-84

Final

12 January 2003
Brighton Bears 8979 Chester Jets
Pts: Wilbur Johnson (MVP) 24, Ralph Blalock 22, Sterling Davis 15 Pts: John McCord 28, Kenny Gregory 25, Pero Cameron 15


BBL Trophy

This season's BBL Trophy featured all 11 BBL teams plus one invited teams from the English Basketball League, the Teesside Mohawks to bring the total number of teams divided evenly. The First Round saw all 12 teams split 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.Chester Jets 64310.750
2.Sheffield Sharks 64310.750
3.Leicester Riders 04040.000

Southern Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Birmingham Bullets 64310.750
2.Essex Leopards 44220.500
3.Milton Keynes Lions 24130.250

Northern Group 2

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

Southern Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.London Towers 44220.500
2.Thames Valley Tigers 44220.500
3.Brighton Bears 44220.500

Semi-finals

Final

March 15, 2003
Chester Jets 8482 London Towers
Scoring by quarter: 30-26, 26-17, 13-22, 15-17
Pts: Kenny Gregory 24, Todd Cauthorn 19, John McCord 16 Pts: Kendrick Warren 21, Theo Dixon 18, Shaheen Holloway 15

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerStat
Points per gameUnited States Kenny Gregory (Chester Jets) 24.7
Rebounds per game United States David Fisher (Essex Leopards) 10.5
Assists per game United States John Thomas (Chester Jets) 7.3

References

  1. Mark Woods (2002-07-04). "Rocks leave Edinburgh behind". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
  2. Gordon Scott (2002-06-19). "Rocks fan club would back team in Glasgow". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 2009-11-28.
Preceded by
2001–02 season
BBL seasons
2002–03
Succeeded by
2003–04 season
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