The 2014 Bikini Basketball Association season was the second season of the Bikini Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 21 and ended on August 23 with a championship series on September 27 in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] The Illinois Heart went undefeated during the regular season and won their second consecutive BBA Championship.
| 2014 Bikini Basketball Association season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | Bikini Basketball Association |
| Sport | Women's basketball |
| Duration | June 2014 - September 2014 |
| Regular season | |
| Season champions | Illinois Heart |
| BBA Championship | |
| Finals champions | Illinois Heart |
| Runners-up | Houston Inferno |
Regular season
editThe Houston Inferno,[2] Miami Spice, and reigning league champion Illinois Heart franchises all returned for 2014.[3][4] The league expanded to include a new team dubbed the Atlanta Storm.[5][6] In late May, the league released its 2014 schedule with league play set to begin on June 21 and conclude on August 30. Each team was scheduled to play 6 games over 11 weeks with the league taking July 5 and August 9 as bye weeks.
However, the Miami Spice folded just before the season started and they were dropped from the schedule. This meant each remaining team was scheduled to play 4 games over 10 weeks with the season ending on August 23. Illinois ended the regular season a perfect 4–0, Houston split for a 2–2 record, and expansion Atlanta was winless at 0–4.
Playoffs
editThe league announced a three-team playoff to be held in Atlanta, Georgia, on September 27, 2014. The Atlanta Storm hosted the Houston Inferno in the first round for the right to face the Illinois Heart in the Finals. Houston won the first game but fell to Illinois in the second, giving the Heart back-to-back BBA playoff championships.
2014 schedule
editRegular season
edit| Week | Date | Home Team | Visitor[1] | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Winner | ||||
| 1 | June 21 | Houston Inferno | Miami Spice | - | - |
| 1 | June 21 | Illinois Heart | Atlanta Storm | forfeit | Illinois |
| 2 | June 28 | Miami Spice | Illinois Heart | - | - |
| 3 | July 5 | BYE | |||
| 4 | July 12 | Houston Inferno[4] | Illinois Heart | 55–60[7] | Illinois |
| 5 | July 19 | Illinois Heart | Miami Spice | - | - |
| 5 | July 19 | Atlanta Storm | Houston Inferno | 66–73[8][9] | Houston |
| 6 | July 26 | Miami Spice | Atlanta Storm | - | - |
| 7 | August 2 | Miami Spice | Houston Inferno | - | - |
| 7 | August 2 | Atlanta Storm | Illinois Heart | 73–84 | Illinois |
| 8 | August 9 | BYE | |||
| 9 | August 16 | Illinois Heart | Houston Inferno | 61–52 | Illinois |
| 10 | August 23 | Houston Inferno | Atlanta Storm | ??–?? | Houston |
| 11 | August 30 | Atlanta Storm | Miami Spice | - | - |
Post-season
edit| Game | Date | Home Team | Visitor | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Winner | ||||
| 1 | September 27 | Atlanta Storm | Houston Inferno | 56–74 | Houston |
| 2 | September 27 | Illinois Heart | Houston Inferno | 79–76 | Illinois |
League standings
edit| 2014 Bikini Basketball Association standings | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | GB | STK | ||||
| Illinois Heart | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.0 | W4 | |||
| Houston Inferno | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 2.0 | W1 | |||
| Atlanta Storm | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.000 | 4.0 | L4 | |||
| Miami Spice (folded) | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
References
edit- ^ a b "Schedule". Bikini Basketball Association. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Sullivan, Marcus (January 17, 2014). "Houston Inferno Tryouts". Houston, TX: KRIV. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ "Competition heating up Inferno tryouts". Houston, TX: KIAH. January 27, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Sullivan, Marcus (July 11, 2014). "The Houston Inferno women's hoops squad all set to take the court". Houston, TX: KRIV. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 13, 2014.
- ^ "Official website". Bikini Basketball Association. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ Krieger, Dan (January 13, 2014). "Weekly Sports League and Franchise Report". Our Sports Central. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
- ^ Bikini Basketball Association (July 12, 2014). "Final Score". Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "The "Storm" is over..." Houston Inferno (via Instagram). July 19, 2014. Archived from the original on December 26, 2021. Retrieved July 21, 2014.
- ^ Bikini Basketball Association (July 19, 2014). "Final Score". Retrieved July 21, 2014.