1993β94 BBL season | |
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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 1993β94 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each.
The BBL secured a three year Β£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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
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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 |
(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
1 May 1994
[3]
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Worthing Bears | 71–65 | Guildford Kings |
Pts: Alan Cunningham 16, Colin Irish 15, Herman Harried, Steve Nelson, Mike Spaid | Pts: Alton Byrd 15, Julio Politi 13, Karl Brown, Martin Henlan |
Pos | 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 |
Pos | 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 |
Team 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 |
Team 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 |
Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
---|---|---|---|
Manchester Eagles | Thames Valley Tigers | 72-93 | 80-98 |
Worthing Bears | Guildford Kings | 71-68 | 93-77 |
5 March 1994
[4]
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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 |
Team | 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 |
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
16 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 |
Sky Sports
|
March 1994
7.05pm GMT |
Northern All-Stars | 140–148 | Southern All-Stars |
Pts: Tyrone Thomas, 26 |
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|
1993β94 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 1993β94 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each.
The BBL secured a three year Β£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.
Pos | 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 |
(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
1 May 1994
[3]
|
Worthing Bears | 71–65 | Guildford Kings |
Pts: Alan Cunningham 16, Colin Irish 15, Herman Harried, Steve Nelson, Mike Spaid | Pts: Alton Byrd 15, Julio Politi 13, Karl Brown, Martin Henlan |
Pos | 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 |
Pos | 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 |
Team 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 |
Team 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 |
Team 1 | Team 2 | 1st Leg | 2nd Leg |
---|---|---|---|
Manchester Eagles | Thames Valley Tigers | 72-93 | 80-98 |
Worthing Bears | Guildford Kings | 71-68 | 93-77 |
5 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 |
Team | 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 |
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
16 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 |
Sky Sports
|
March 1994
7.05pm GMT |
Northern All-Stars | 140–148 | Southern All-Stars |
Pts: Tyrone Thomas, 26 |
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