2004–05 British Basketball League season

The 2004–05 BBL 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]

2004–05 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Roll of Honour
BBL championsChester Jets
Play Off's championsNewcastle Eagles
BBL Cup championsBrighton Bears
BBL Trophy championsNewcastle Eagles

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

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 1,500 3rd
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 6,500 6th
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 New
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge 1,600 2nd
Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 4th
Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 7th

Notable occurrences

BBL championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1Chester Jets403280.80064
2Newcastle Eagles403190.77562
3London Towers4029110.72558
4Sheffield Sharks4026140.65052
5Brighton Bears4022180.55044
6Scottish Rocks4019210.47538
7Thames Valley Tigers4018220.45036
8Milton Keynes Lions4015250.37530
9Plymouth Raiders4012280.30024
10Leicester Riders4011290.27522
11Birmingham Bullets405350.12510
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

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

17 April 2005
Chester Jets 8171 Milton Keynes Lions
Northgate Arena, Chester

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

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1City of Sheffield Arrows 222110.95542
2London United 221840.81836
3Reading Rockets 221660.72732
4Worcester Wolves 221390.59126
5Worthing Thunder 221390.59126
6Manchester Magic 2212100.54524
7Teesside Mohawks 2210120.45520
8Essex & Herts Leopards 229130.40918
9PAWS London Capital 227150.31814
10Solent Stars 225170.22710
11Kingston Wildcats 225170.22710
12Coventry Crusaders 223190.1366
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1Nottingham Knights 201820.90036
2Mansfield Express 201550.75030
3West Hertfordshire Warriors 201460.70028
4King's Lynn Fury 201370.65026
5Liverpool 209110.45018
6Colchester United 208120.40016
7Bath Romans 208120.40016
8Leicester Phoenix 208120.40016
9Northampton Neptunes 207130.35014
10Hackney White Heat 205150.25010
11Tamar Valley Cannons 204160.2008
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

BBL Cup

First round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Leicester RidersThames Valley Tigers77-95
Birmingham BulletsPlymouth Raiders73-75
London TowersNewcastle Eagles84-86

Semi-finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Brighton BearsMilton Keynes Lions78-68
Scottish RocksChester Jets90-75

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

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 gameUnited States Terrence Durham (Plymouth Raiders)13.6
Assists per gameUnited 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. "Bears face fine for Euro pull-out". BBC Sport. BBC. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  3. "Bullets edge out Riders". BBC Sport. BBC. 2 October 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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