1993–94 British Basketball League season
The 1993–94 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each.
1993–94 BBL season | |
---|---|
League | British Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Roll of Honour | |
BBL champions | Thames Valley Tigers |
Play Off's champions | Worthing Bears |
National Cup champions | Worthing Bears |
BBL Trophy champions | Thames Valley Tigers |
The BBL secured a three year £1 million sponsorship deal with Budweiser and the divisions were re-organised once again.[1] The Budweiser League would be tier one with the National League Division's below. The Budweiser League increased in number with the addition of the Division One champions Doncaster Panthers. The Cheshire Jets became the Chester Jets.
Thames Valley Tigers claimed the League Trophy and stormed to the regular season title, however the Bracknell-based side suffered a shock defeat to Derby Bucks and saw them eliminated in the Quarter-final of the Budweiser Championship Play-offs.[2] Nevertheless, Tigers' Nigel Lloyd and Mick Bett were both awarded accolades as Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year respectively. Worthing Bears also secured a double success by winning the play-offs and securing the National Cup.
Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)
editFinal standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Thames Valley Tigers | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.861 | 62 |
2 | Worthing Bears | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0.833 | 60 |
3 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 29 | 7 | 0.805 | 58 |
4 | Guildford Kings | 36 | 24 | 12 | 0.667 | 48 |
5 | London Towers | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0.583 | 42 |
6 | Birmingham Bullets | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0.583 | 42 |
7 | Leicester City Riders | 36 | 20 | 16 | 0.555 | 40 |
8 | Derby Bucks | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0.473 | 34 |
9 | Doncaster Panthers | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0.362 | 26 |
10 | Sunderland Scorpions | 36 | 13 | 23 | 0.362 | 26 |
11 | Chester Jets | 36 | 11 | 25 | 0.305 | 22 |
12 | Hemel Royals | 36 | 3 | 33 | 0.083 | 6 |
13 | Oldham Celtics | 36 | 1 | 35 | 0.028 | 2 |
= League winners | |
= Qualified for the play-offs |
Playoffs
editQuarter-finals
edit(1) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (8) Derby Bucks
(2) Worthing Bears vs. (7) Leicester City Riders
(3) Manchester Giants vs. (6) Birmingham Bullets
(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) London Towers
Semi-finals
editFinal
edit1 May 1994 [3]
16:00 |
Worthing Bears | 71–65 | Guildford Kings |
Scoring by quarter: 10–15, 17–19, 16–11, 28–20 | ||
Pts: Cunningham 16, Irish 15, Harried 12 Rebs: Irish 12 Asts: Harried/Nelson 3 MVP: Colin Irish |
Pts: Byrd 15, Politi 13, Cummings/Henlan 12, Rebs: Henlan 11 Asts: Byrd 3 |
National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
editFinal standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Coventry Crusaders | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0.889 | 32 |
2 | Crystal Palace Mavericks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0.667 | 24 |
3 | Cardiff Heat | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.611 | 22 |
4 | Sheffield Forgers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 20 |
5 | Brixton TopCats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0.556 | 20 |
6 | Stockton Mohawks | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0.500 | 18 |
7 | Ware Rebels | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0.444 | 16 |
8 | Solent Stars | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0.389 | 14 |
9 | Bury Lobos | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0.222 | 8 |
10 | Plymouth Raiders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0.167 | 6 |
= League winners |
National League Division 2 (Tier 3)
editFinal standings
editPos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Nottingham Cobras | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 36 |
2 | Chiltern Fastbreak | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 | 30 |
3 | Swindon Sonics | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 26 |
4 | Guildford Storm | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 26 |
5 | Liverpool Atac | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
6 | Stevenage Phoenix | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
7 | Mid Sussex Magic | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.550 | 22 |
8 | Northampton 89ers | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
9 | London Elephants | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0.200 | 7* |
10 | Leicester Falcons | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0.150 | 6 |
11 | Lewisham Lightning | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0.050 | 2 |
= League winners |
National Cup
editThird round
editTeam 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Derby Bucks | Worthing Bears | 80-94 |
Hemel Hempstead Royals | Thames Valley Tigers | 75-98 |
Sunderland Scorpions | Doncaster Panthers | 83-80 |
Ware Rebels | Leicester City Riders | 56-71 |
Birmingham Bullets | Swindon Sonics | 66-54 |
London Towers | Chester Jets | 61-69 |
Brixton TopCats | Manchester Giants | 86-110 |
Oldham Celtics | Guildford Kings | 73-92 |
Quarter-finals
editTeam 1 | Team 2 | Score |
---|---|---|
Sunderland Scorpions | Thames Valley Tigers | 80-89 |
Cheshire Jets | Worthing Bears | 79-102 |
Manchester Giants | Birmingham Bullets | 99-85 |
Leicester City Riders | Guildford Kings | 55-64 |
Semi-finals
editTeam 1 | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
---|---|---|---|
Manchester Eagles | Thames Valley Tigers | 72-93 | 80-98 |
Worthing Bears | Guildford Kings | 71-68 | 93-77 |
Final
edit5 March 1994[4]
|
Worthing Bears | 92–83 | Thames Valley Tigers |
Pts: Nigel Lloyd 21, Peter Scantlebury 17, Michael Hayles 13, Alan Cunningham 12, Colin Irish 12, Tony Holley | Pts: Herman Harried 33, Steve Nelson 20, Cleave Lewis 15 |
League Trophy
editGroup stage
editTeam | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Leicester City Riders | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
2.Derby Bucks | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
3.Doncaster Panthers | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
4.Chester Jets | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0.333 |
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Manchester Giants | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
2.Sunderland Scorpions | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
3.Oldham Celtics | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Worthing Bears | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
2.London Towers | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
3.Birmingham Bullets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1.Thames Valley Tigers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
2.Guildford Kings | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.500 |
3.Hemel Royals | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.000 |
Semi-finals
editManchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
Final
edit16 Jan 1994 [5]
|
Thames Valley Tigers | 79–73 | Manchester Giants |
Pts: Tony Holley 28, Nigel Lloyd, Mike Obaseki | Pts: Trevor Gordon |
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ? Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett Manchester Coach Jeff Jones |
Budweiser All-Star Game
editSky Sports
|
March 1994
7.05pm GMT |
Northern All-Stars | 140–148 | Southern All-Stars |
Pts: Tyrone Thomas, 26 |
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Seasonal awards
edit- Most Valuable Player: Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Coach of the Year: Mick Bett (Thames Valley Tigers)
- All-Star Team:
- Trevor Gordon (Manchester Giants)
- Herman Harried (Worthing Bears)
- Tony Holley (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Colin Irish (Worthing Bears)
- Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Russ Saunders (Sunderland Scorpions)
- Peter Scantlebury (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Jason Siemon (Derby Bucks)
- Tyrone Thomas (Birmingham Bullets)
- Gene Waldron (Leicester City Riders)
References
edit- ^ ""Budweiser make deal." Times [London, England] 16 Sept. 1993". The Times.
- ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 12
- ^ ""Cunningham bows out on winning note." Times [London, England] 2 May 1994". The Times.
- ^ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1994". The Times.
- ^ ""Tigers retain Trophy." Times [London, England] 17 Jan. 1994". The Times.