2009–10 British Basketball League season

2009–2010 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Newcastle Eagles
Play Off's champions Everton Tigers
BBL Cup champions Sheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy champions Newcastle Eagles

The 2009-2010 season of the British Basketball League (BBL) was the 23rd season since the league's establishment in 1987. The regular season commenced on September 25, 2009, when Milton Keynes Lions claimed the first win of the season with an 94-81 victory in the opening game against Worcester Wolves.

A total of 13 teams took to the court including new start-up franchise Essex Pirates, who was founded by Great Britain Under 20's coach Tim Lewis, and a newly rebranded Rocks team carrying the name of the city of Glasgow instead of their previous Scottish Rocks title.

The League Championship came down to the final game of the season and was only claimed by Newcastle Eagles after Sheffield Sharks lost their last game 97-95 to Worthing Thunder. Thunder's Evaldas Zabas' basket four-seconds from the end meant that Newcastle had won the League even before taking to the court the following day.

Everton Tigers concluded the season with victory in the Play-offs despite being the lowest-seed in all of their Play-off encounters. An 80-72 win against Glasgow in the final gave Tigers their first ever Play-off title, only two years after its foundation in 2007.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Cheshire Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 8th
Essex Pirates Southend-on-Sea Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre 1,100 New
Everton Tigers Liverpool Echo Arena &
Greenbank Sports Academy
7,513
600
2nd
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Kelvin Hall 1,200 7th
Guildford Heat Guildford Guildford Spectrum 1,100 4th
Leicester Riders Leicester John Sandford Centre 800 3rd
London Capital London Capital City Academy 300 12th
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre &
Middleton Hall (thecentre:mk)
800
1,500
9th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 6,500 1st
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 5th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1,200 6th
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester 600 10th
Worthing Thunder Worthing Worthing Leisure Centre 1,000 11th

Notable occurrences

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Newcastle Eagles 62363150.861
2. Sheffield Sharks 60363060.833
3. Glasgow Rocks 463623130.638
4. Cheshire Jets 443622140.111
5. Everton Tigers 423621150.583
6. Leicester Riders 423621150.583
7. Milton Keynes Lions 363618180.500
8. Worthing Thunder 363618180.500
9. Worcester Wolves 363618180.500
10. Plymouth Raiders 223611250.305
11. Guildford Heat 223611250.305
12. Essex Pirates 14367290.194
13. London Capital 6363330.083
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals 1st Leg

April 30, 2010
Everton Tigers 9579 Newcastle Eagles
Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

Everton Tigers win 190-158 on aggregate and Glasgow Rocks won 164-158 on aggregate.

Final

May 8, 2010
6.00pm GMT
Glasgow Rocks 7280 Everton Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 9-23, 19-22, 25-11, 19-24
Pts: Robert Yanders 15, Jessie Sapp 14, Mike Copeland 14, Sterling Davis 11, Gareth Murray 8, Michael Crowell 8, Steve Parillon 2 Pts: Trey Moore 22, Kevin Bell 18, James Jones 15, Olu Babalola 11, Andrew Thomson 8, Jerome Gumbs 4, Chris Haslam 2


EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Derby Trailblazers 3422175
2. Manchester Magic 3222166
3. Leeds Carnegie 3222166
4. Bristol Academy Flyers 3222166
5. Leicester Warriors 2622139
6. London Mets 24221210
7. Reading Rockets 24221210
8. Taunton Tigers 24221210
9. London Leopards 1222616
10. Coventry Crusaders 1022517
11. Tees Valley Mohawks 822418
12. City of Sheffield Arrows 622319
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWL
1. Durham Wildcats 3620182
2. Brixton TopCats 3020155
3. Mansfield Giants 2820146
4. Edmonton Storm 2620137
5. Westminster Warriors 2420128
6. Medway Park Crusaders 1820911
7. Birmingham A's 1620812
8. Glyndwr Nets 1620812
9. Team Northumbria 1620812
10. Plymouth Marjon Cannons 620317
11. University of Birmingham 420218
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


BBL Cup

Due to the odd number of teams competing in the BBL Cup - 13 in total - the knockout tournament was structured with the Quarter-finals round featuring the winners of the five First Round ties plus three teams given byes. The teams given bye's through the First Round were the top-three placed teams from the 2008-09 season league campaign - Everton Tigers, Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles.

First Round

Quarter-finals

November 7, 2009
Leicester Riders 9687 Worcester Wolves
John Sandford Centre, Leicester

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

December 12, 2009
Leicester Riders 7881 Sheffield Sharks
John Sanford Centre, Leicester
Cheshire Jets won 167-159 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 167-152 on aggregate.

Final

January 17, 2010
3.30pm GMT
Cheshire Jets 8689 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 17-26, 13-16, 38-25
Pts: James Hamilton 24, Chez Marks 22, Steven Gayle 11, Colin O'Reilly 11, Jerrah Young 9, Paul Peterson 7, Shawn Myers 2 Pts: Mike Cook 19, Ryan Patton 17, Michael Tuck 15, Tafari Toney 13, Atiba Lyons 8, Perry Lawson 7, Todd Cauthorn 6, Matthew Gorman 4

BBL Trophy

For the 2009-10 season the Trophy saw a revamp in its format with the removal of the initial group stages in favour of a straight knockout tournament. All 13 members of the BBL were included plus three invitees from Division One of the English Basketball League, namely London Leopards, Manchester Magic and Reading Rockets.

First Round

January 9, 2010
Leicester Riders 7274 Guildford Heat
John Sandford Centre, Leicester
January 17, 2010
Manchester Magic 72109 Worthing Thunder
Amaechi Centre, Manchester
February 10, 2010
Reading Rockets 60102 Newcastle Eagles
Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading

Quarter-finals

February 11, 2010
Glasgow Rocks 8788 Everton Tigers

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

March 5, 2010
Everton Tigers 9196 Newcastle Eagles
Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool
Newcastle Eagles won 185-176 on aggregate and Cheshire Jets won 181-148 on aggregate.

Final

March 21, 2010
3.00pm GMT
Newcastle Eagles 11195 Cheshire Jets
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 35-27, 25-21, 22-32
Pts: Charles Smith 27, Joe Chapman 21, Darius Defoe 21, Andrew Sullivan 17, Reggie Jackson 10, Andrew Bridge 7, Fab Flournoy 5, Lynard Stewart 2
Rebs: Charles Smith, 9
Pts: Shawn Myers 28, Colin O'Reilly 18, Steven Gayle 14, Chez Marks 14, Paul Peterson 7, Jerrah Young 6, Calvin Davis 4, John Simpson 4
Rebs: Shawn Myers, 14

All-Star Game

May 9, 2010
3.00pm GMT
Great Britain All-Stars 94110 Rest of the World All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 25-26, 31-21, 17-29, 21-34
Pts: Tafari Toney, 23 Pts: Mike Cook, 31

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerStat
Points per gameUnited States Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks) 26.8
Rebounds per game United States Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders) 10.9
Assists per game United Kingdom Anthony Martin (Plymouth Raiders) 7.3
Steals per game United States Roderick Middleton (Worcester Wolves) 2.7
Blocks per game United States Liberia Kadiri Richard (Worthing Thunder) 2.3

Monthly awards

MonthCoachPlayer
October United Kingdom Vince Macaulay (Milton Keynes Lions) United States Tack Minor (Leicester Riders)
November United States United Kingdom Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks) United States Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
December United Kingdom Tony Garbelotto (Everton Tigers) United States Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
January United States United Kingdom Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks) United States Reggie Bratton (Worthing Thunder)
February United States United Kingdom Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles) United States United Kingdom Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks)
March United States United Kingdom Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles) United States Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders)

Seasonal awards

References

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Preceded by
2008–09 season
BBL seasons
2009–10
Succeeded by
2010–11 season
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