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2018–19 British Basketball League season

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The 2018–19 BBL season was the 32nd campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.

2018–19 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
Season2018–19
Games played198
Teams12
Regular season
League championsLondon Lions (1st title)
BBL CupLondon Lions (2nd title)
BBL TrophyLondon City Royals (1st title)
Season MVPJustin Robinson (London Lions)
Playoffs
ChampionsLeicester Riders (5th title)
  Runners-upLondon City Royals (1st title)
Finals MVPTim Williams (Leicester Riders)
Statistical leaders
Points
Rebounds
Assists
Records
Biggest home win
  • 51 points
  • Riders 121–70 Wolves
  • (20 April 2019)
Biggest away win
  • 29 points
  • Sharks 72–101 Giants
  • (30 December 2018)
  • Sharks 56–85 Raiders
  • (5 April 2019)
Highest scoring
  • 302 points[a]
  • Wolves 152–150 Scorchers
  • (5 April 2019)
Winning streak
  • 11 games
  • London Lions
  • (14 December 2018 – 22 March 2019)
Losing streak
  • 18 games
  • Worcester Wolves
  • (23 September 2018 – 3 February 2019)
BBL seasons

The Leicester Riders were the three-time defending regular season champions, but were unable to defend that title as the London Lions achieved their first regular season title; a 99–80 victory at the Newcastle Eagles, on 26 April 2019,[2] was enough for the Lions to have an unassailable lead ahead of the Riders. It was the Lions' second trophy of the season, after they defeated the Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Cup final.[3]

The Lions were beaten in the playoff quarter-finals by the eighth-seeded Plymouth Raiders,[4] who overturned a six-point deficit from the first leg into an eight-point aggregate victory. The Raiders were then beaten by the Riders in the semi-finals,[5] before the Riders won their third consecutive playoff final with a 93–61 victory over the London City Royals,[6] who in their first season in the league, had won the BBL Trophy in overtime against the Lions.[7]

Teams

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Locations of the 2018–19 BBL teams

The newly formed London City Royals replaced Leeds Force.[8]

Venues

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Team Location Arena Capacity
Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS WISE Arena
750
Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,400
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena
1,650
Leicester Riders Leicester Morningside Arena
2,400
London City Royals London Crystal Palace NSC
1,500
London Lions London Copper Box
7,000
Manchester Giants Manchester Trafford Powerleague Arena
George H. Carnall Centre
1,100
750
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Sport Central
Eagles Community Arena
3,000
3,000
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
1,500
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport
1,000
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
1,000
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester Arena
2,000

Personnel and sponsoring

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Team Head coach Captain Main jersey sponsor
Bristol Flyers   Andreas Kapoulas   Michael Vigor RSG Group
Cheshire Phoenix   Ben Thomas   Momcilo Latinovic Hillyer McKeown
Glasgow Rocks   Vincent Lavandier   Kieron Achara Radisson Red
Leicester Riders   Rob Paternostro   Andrew Thomson Jelson Homes
London City Royals   Jay Williams   Orlan Jackman
London Lions   Vince Macaulay   Joe Ikhinmwin
Manchester Giants   Danny Byrne   Callum Jones Space
Newcastle Eagles   Fabulous Flournoy   Darius Defoe ESH Group
Plymouth Raiders   Paul James   Zak Wells Plessey
Sheffield Sharks   Atiba Lyons   Mike Tuck BBraun
Surrey Scorchers   Creon Raftopoulos   Tayo Ogedengbe University of Surrey
Worcester Wolves   Tony Garbelotto   Adam Thoseby University of Worcester

Coaching changes

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Team Outgoing coach Manner of departure Date of vacancy Incoming coach Date of appointment
Worcester Wolves   Paul James Released Off-season   Ty Shaw
Plymouth Raiders   Gavin Love Released Off-season   Paul James
Glasgow Rocks   Darryl Wood Mutual consent 19 February 2019[9]   Vincent Lavandier (interim) 28 February 2019[10]
Worcester Wolves   Ty Shaw Personal reasons 8 March 2019[11]   Tony Garbelotto (interim) 8 March 2019[11][b]

Regular season

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The winners of the Regular season are considered as national champions. The London Lions achieved their first regular season title with a 99–80 victory over the Newcastle Eagles at the Eagles Community Arena on 26 April 2019.[2]

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 London Lions (C) 33 27 6 2879 2525 +354 54 Qualification to playoffs
2 Leicester Riders 33 24 9 2674 2517 +157 48
3 Newcastle Eagles 33 21 12 2930 2821 +109 42
4 London City Royals 33 18 15 2800 2800 0 36
5 Glasgow Rocks 33 18 15 2789 2716 +73 36
6 Sheffield Sharks 33 17 16 2580 2618 −38 34
7 Cheshire Phoenix 33 17 16 2862 2822 +40 34
8 Plymouth Raiders 33 16 17 2898 2878 +20 32
9 Manchester Giants 33 14 19 2842 2947 −105 28
10 Bristol Flyers 33 14 19 2613 2653 −40 28
11 Worcester Wolves 33 6 27 2744 3047 −303 12
12 Surrey Scorchers 33 6 27 2883 3150 −267 12
Source: BBL
(C) Champions

Results

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Double round-robin

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Home \ Away BRI CHE GLA LEI LCI LON MAN NEW PLY SHE SUR WOR
Bristol Flyers — 63–68 85–83 52–68 73–78 80–64 89–92 86–73 80–70 92–60 83–89 82–79
Cheshire Phoenix 87–93 — 87–92 88–94 98–86 94–101 102–80 78–90 94–88 61–78 93–74 91–83
Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks 99–82 101–96 — 101–81 98–81 70–86 80–69 85–100 72–77 85–94 103–76 89–61
Leicester Riders 64–63 76–79 75–71 — 83–79 73–76 94–68 69–76 86–77 70–71 87–81 94–86
London City Royals 91–83 93–99 84–70 77–74 — 77–73 97–90 98–81 102–93 83–70 91–85 79–66
London Lions 81–68 87–81 100–66 63–65 80–63 — 115–91 96–78 99–92 92–82 93–79 82–65
Manchester Giants 79–69 99–91 76–83 75–73 86–92 83–86 — 76–75 89–99 93–65 93–109 124–123
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 95–89 70–65 104–98 68–84 110–60 80–99 93–85 — 86–91 72–76 114–82 97–89
Plymouth Raiders 94–91 94–79 87–83 87–90 84–77 95–88 104–78 85–103 — 57–66 115–100 74–91
DBL Sharks Sheffield 86–66 84–66 99–87 69–90 88–93 73–80 87–92 86–74 66–83 — 99–90 114–76
Surrey Scorchers 90–76 94–116 92–94 79–84 93–91 83–96 78–105 89–93 98–112 83–93 — 99–86
Worcester Wolves 77–80 78–88 74–72 80–85 75–91 63–71 86–92 92–103 93–81 67–89 84–79 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Single round-robin

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Home \ Away BRI CHE GLA LEI LCI LON MAN NEW PLY SHE SUR WOR
Bristol Flyers — — — 83–90 83–84 — 74–64 — 95–79 62–61 80–73 —
Cheshire Phoenix 75–87 — — — 88–82 — — — 89–84 80–73 — 100–83
Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks 113–111 86–76 — 89–77 — 76–66 — — 82–70 — — 92–79
Leicester Riders — 64–79 — — 86–78 — — 86–76 88–82 — — 121–70
London City Royals — — 78–70 — — — — 90–97 103–105 65–72 — 91–78
London Lions 77–57 84–88 — 89–69 102–89 — — 101–81 — 89–73 — —
Manchester Giants — 102–113 73–86 66–73 94–83 75–83 — — — — 91–84 —
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 82–64 96–94 83–66 — — — 102–85 — — — 105–97 —
Plymouth Raiders — — — — — 67–93 90–98 83–91 — — 108–89 106–83
DBL Sharks Sheffield — — 65–63 69–77 — — 72–101 104–86 56–85 — — —
Surrey Scorchers — 83–89 72–84 80–84 73–94 70–93 — — — 90–69 — —
Worcester Wolves 88–92 — — — — 79–94 97–78 93–96 — 68–71 152–150 —
Source: [citation needed]
Legend: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Playoffs

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Bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Playoff Final
             
2 Leicester Riders 70 71 141
7 Cheshire Phoenix 62 68 130
2 Leicester Riders 70 85 155
8 Plymouth Raiders 68 73 141
1 London Lions 97 72 169
8 Plymouth Raiders 91 86 177
2 Leicester Riders 93
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
4 London City Royals 61
4 London City Royals 75 65 140
5 Glasgow Rocks 60 72 132
4 London City Royals 63 91 154
6 Sheffield Sharks 61 69 130
3 Newcastle Eagles 94 93 187
6 Sheffield Sharks 89 102 191

Quarterfinals

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The quarterfinal matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 28 April 2019.[14]

(1) London Lions vs. (8) Plymouth Raiders

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5 May 2019
15:00
Plymouth Raiders 91–97 London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–19, 19–25, 27–29
Pts: Nicholas 22
Rebs: Nicholas 9
Asts: Nicholas, Wilcher 4		 Pts: Peel 26
Rebs: Peel 11
Asts: Spencer 11
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Referees: Darren Bolt, Gavin Lewis, Simon Unsworth
6 May 2019
16:00
London Lions 72–86 Plymouth Raiders
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 17–22, 17–19, 12–22
Pts: Peel 22
Rebs: Bristol 12
Asts: James, Robinson 3		 Pts: Nicholas 24
Rebs: Nicholas 13
Asts: Wilcher 7
Plymouth win 177–169 on aggregate.
Copper Box Arena, London
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Chris Dodds, Ian Price, Eduard Uydansky

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix

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4 May 2019
19:30
Cheshire Phoenix 62–70 Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 15–17, 17–12, 13–20
Pts: Gettys, Rolls-Tyson 13
Rebs: Gettys 8
Asts: Norl 3		 Pts: Williams 20
Rebs: Holder, Washington 10
Asts: Holder 5
Cheshire Oaks Arena, Ellesmere Port
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Josh Bowe, Tom Muddiman, Paul Unsworth
5 May 2019
16:00
Leicester Riders 71–68 Cheshire Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 16–16, 11–20, 26–15
Pts: Williams 22
Rebs: Ward-Hibbert 10
Asts: Washington 6		 Pts: Sayers 17
Rebs: Hayes 8
Asts: Norl 7
Leicester win 141–130 on aggregate.
Leicester Arena, Leicester
Attendance: 1,402
Referees: Rob Hickman, Iain Spearman, Andy Thackray

(3) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) Sheffield Sharks

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4 May 2019
17:30
Sheffield Sharks 89–94 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 25–29, 16–18, 23–26
Pts: Alexander 23
Rebs: Marsden 10
Asts: Alexander, Martin 5		 Pts: Moses 29
Rebs: Moses 10
Asts: Fletcher 10
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Ian Price, Eduard Uydansky, Keith Williams
5 May 2019
17:00
Newcastle Eagles 93–102 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 21–27, 23–27, 31–23
Pts: Fletcher 20
Rebs: Defoe 7
Asts: Fletcher 9		 Pts: Alexander 28
Rebs: McKnight 10
Asts: McKnight 9
Sheffield win 191–187 on aggregate.
Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
Referees: Mariann Dodds-Miklosik, Pawel Szafraniec, Paul Unsworth

(4) London City Royals vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

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3 May 2019
19:30
London City Royals 75–60 Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–9, 20–25, 23–12
Pts: Bryan-Amaning 24
Rebs: Hamilton 17
Asts: Dusha, Hamilton 4		 Pts: Pryor 13
Rebs: Achara 10
Asts: Rinkūnas 5
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 250
Referees: Rob Hickman, Eduard Uydansky, Gavin Williams
5 May 2019
17:00
Glasgow Rocks 72–65 London City Royals
Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 19–9, 21–13, 21–17
Pts: Fraser 28
Rebs: Achara 10
Asts: Achara, Murray 4		 Pts: Hamilton 16
Rebs: Hamilton 11
Asts: Dang-Akodo, Jackman 3
Royals win 140–132 on aggregate.
Emirates Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 800
Referees: Josh Bowe, Iain Macdonald, Graham Shaw

Semifinals

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(2) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Plymouth Raiders

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8 May 2019
19:30
Plymouth Raiders 68–70 Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 13–21, 22–18, 15–18
Pts: Hassan 18
Rebs: Nicholas 17
Asts: Nicholas 9		 Pts: Williams 19
Rebs: Holder 7
Asts: Washington 7
Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth
Referees: Darren Bolt, Gavin Lewis, Gavin Williams
12 May 2019
18:00
Leicester Riders 85–73 Plymouth Raiders
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–21, 18–16, 21–13
Pts: Williams 25
Rebs: Thomson 12
Asts: Hampton 5		 Pts: Järveläinen 17
Rebs: Nicholas 9
Asts: Nicholas 8
Leicester win 155–141 on aggregate.
Leicester Arena, Leicester
Attendance: 1,383
Referees: Iain Macdonald, Ian Price, Andy Thackray

(4) London City Royals vs. (6) Sheffield Sharks

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9 May 2019
19:30
Sheffield Sharks 61–63 London City Royals
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 10–7, 15–17, 16–11
Pts: Alexander 16
Rebs: Tuck 7
Asts: Martin 3		 Pts: Hamilton 13
Rebs: Hamilton 11
Asts: Dang-Akodo 3
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,200
Referees: Josh Bowe, Ian Price, Paul Unsworth
11 May 2019
20:00
London City Royals 91–69 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 28–15, 19–20, 24–22
Pts: Bryan-Amaning 27
Rebs: Hamilton 12
Asts: Dusha 8		 Pts: Williams 30
Rebs: Marsden 7
Asts: McKnight 7
Royals win 154–130 on aggregate.
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 700
Referees: Rob Hickman, Gavin Williams, Keith Williams

Playoff Final

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(2) Leicester Riders vs. (4) London City Royals

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19 May 2019
16:00
Leicester Riders 93–61 London City Royals
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–21, 27–10, 22–15
Pts: Williams 20
Rebs: Williams 10
Asts: Washington 7		 Pts: Bryan-Amaning 19
Rebs: Hamilton 11
Asts: Hamilton, Lucas 3
The O2 Arena, London
Referees: Chris Dodds, Simon Unsworth, Eduard Uydansky

BBL Cup

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Cup Final

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27 January 2019
15:30
London Lions 68–54 Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 15–10, 15–10, 24–21, 14–13
Pts: Peel 21
Rebs: Peel 14
Asts: Robinson 7		 Pts: Carpenter 13
Rebs: Zeigler 10
Asts: Murray 6
Arena Birmingham, Birmingham
Attendance: 7,800
Referees: Gavin Williams, Mariann Dodds-Miklosik, Josh Bowe

BBL Trophy

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Trophy Final

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10 March 2019
15:30
London City Royals 90–82 (OT) London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 11–15, 25–23, 20–15, 16–19, Overtime: 18–10
Pts: Bryan-Amaning 26
Rebs: Hamilton 14
Asts: Bryan-Amaning 7		 Pts: Robinson 20
Rebs: Tabb 11
Asts: Spencer 6
Emirates Arena, Glasgow
Attendance: 4,823
Referees: Iain Macdonald, Paul Unsworth, Ian Price

British clubs in European competitions

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British clubs returned to European competitions eleven years after their last participation.

Team Competition Progress
Leicester Riders Champions League First qualifying round
FIBA Europe Cup Regular season

Notes

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  1. ^ The 302 points in this game was a British Basketball League record, and was only the fifth game, at that time, to go to quadruple overtime.[1]
  2. ^ Ty Shaw was taken ill at an 11 January game against the Sheffield Sharks.[12] On 31 January, Tony Garbelotto was named interim head coach while Shaw recovered,[13] and remained in interim charge after Shaw's departure on 8 March.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "05 Apr 2019: Wolves 152-150 Scorchers (4OT)". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b "London Lions crowned BBL champions". Newham Recorder. Archant. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. ^ Dugdale, Rob (27 January 2019). "BBL Cup: London Lions beat Glasgow Rocks to win first title in 11 years". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. ^ "06 May 2019: Lions 72-86 Raiders (QF)". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  5. ^ "12 May 2019: Riders 85-73 Raiders (SF)". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. ^ Dugdale, Rob (19 May 2019). "BBL Play-off Final: Leicester Riders thrash London City Royals for third straight title". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  7. ^ Dugdale, Rob (10 March 2019). "BBL Trophy final: London City Royals beat London Lions in overtime 90-82". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  8. ^ "London City Royals to join BBL". BBL.org.uk. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
  9. ^ "Statement | Rocks part ways with Darryl Wood". Glasgow Rocks. Rocks Basketball Limited. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Rocks appoint Vincent Lavandier as Interim Head Coach". Glasgow Rocks. Rocks Basketball Limited. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Club Statement on Ty Shaw". Worcester Wolves. Worcester Wolves Basketball Club. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Coach Ty Shaw taken ill during Worcester Wolves match". BBC News. BBC. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Worcester Wolves lean on the experience of Tony Garbelotto". Worcester Wolves. Worcester Wolves Basketball Club. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
  14. ^ "Benecos BBL Play-Off Quarter-finals set". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
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