2017β18 BBL season | |
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League | British Basketball League |
Season | 2017β18 |
Duration |
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Number of games | 198 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) |
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Regular season | |
League champions | Leicester Riders [1] |
Season MVP | Justin Robinson (London Lions) |
Finals | |
Champions | Leicester Riders |
Runners-up | London Lions |
Finals MVP | TrayVonn Wright (Leicester Riders) |
Records | |
Biggest home win |
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Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring |
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The 2017β18 BBL season was the 31st campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.
The Leicester Riders became regular season champions for the third season in succession, winning 104β75 against Plymouth Raiders at the Plymouth Pavilions on 8 April 2018. [1] The Riders then added the playoff title with an 81β60 win over the London Lions in the final. [2] This victory gave Rob Paternostro's team a second consecutive treble, having won the BBL Trophy earlier in the campaign. [3]
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750
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Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400
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Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500
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Leeds Force | Leeds | Carnegie Sports Arena | 500
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Leicester Riders | Leicester | Leicester Arena | 2,400
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London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000
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Manchester Giants | Manchester | Trafford Powerleague Arena | 1,100
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Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 3,000
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Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,500
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Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,000
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Surrey Scorchers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000
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Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester Arena | 2,000
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Team | Head coach | Captain | Main jersey sponsor |
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Bristol Flyers | Andreas Kapoulas | Michael Vigor | RSG Group |
Cheshire Phoenix | Ben Thomas | Orlan Jackman | Hillyer McKeown |
Glasgow Rocks | Darryl Wood | Kieron Achara | The Forge Shopping Centre |
Leeds Force | Danny Nelson | Isaac Mourier | ESH Group |
Leicester Riders | Rob Paternostro | Tyler Bernardini | Jelson Homes |
London Lions | Vince Macaulay | Joe Ikhinmwin | GLL |
Manchester Giants | Danny Byrne | Callum Jones | University of Bolton |
Newcastle Eagles | Fabulous Flournoy | Darius Defoe | ESH Group |
Plymouth Raiders | Gavin Love | Zak Wells | Plessey |
Sheffield Sharks | Atiba Lyons | Mike Tuck | BBraun |
Surrey Scorchers | Creon Raftopoulos | Tayo Ogedengbe | University of Surrey |
Worcester Wolves | Paul James | Alejandro Navajas | University of Worcester |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Leeds Force | Mika Turunen | Sacked | 25 September 2017 [4] | Danny Nelson | 25 September 2017 [4] |
London Lions | Mariusz Karol | Mutual consent | 5 January 2018 [5] | Vince Macaulay | 5 January 2018 [5] |
Glasgow Rocks | Tony Garbelotto | Personal reasons | 19 February 2018 [6] | Darryl Wood | 19 February 2018 [6] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Leicester Riders | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2933 | 2479 | +454 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | London Lions | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2854 | 2480 | +374 | 46 | |
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 33 | 22 | 11 | 3023 | 2624 | +399 | 44 | |
4 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2894 | 2693 | +201 | 42 | |
5 | Surrey Scorchers | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2876 | 2807 | +69 | 40 | |
6 | Bristol Flyers | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2673 | 2680 | −7 | 38 | |
7 | Worcester Wolves | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2933 | 2690 | +243 | 38 | |
8 | Sheffield Sharks | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2783 | 2648 | +135 | 36 | |
9 | Cheshire Phoenix | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2863 | 2861 | +2 | 30 | |
10 | Plymouth Raiders | 33 | 8 | 25 | 2723 | 2952 | −229 | 16 | |
11 | Manchester Giants | 33 | 4 | 29 | 2584 | 3134 | −550 | 8 | |
12 | Leeds Force | 33 | 1 | 32 | 2322 | 3413 | −1091 | 2 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 86 | 79 | 165 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Sheffield Sharks | 73 | 67 | 140 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 90 | 76 | 166 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Bristol Flyers | 75 | 68 | 143 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 97 | 60 | 157 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Bristol Flyers | 86 | 77 | 163 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | London Lions | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Glasgow Rocks | 82 | 99 | 181 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Surrey Scorchers | 84 | 75 | 159 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Glasgow Rocks | 78 | 77 | 155 | ||||||||||||||
2 | London Lions | 78 | 91 | 169 | ||||||||||||||
2 | London Lions | 85 | 94 | 179 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Worcester Wolves | 84 | 90 | 174 |
The quarter-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 30 April 2018. [7]
5 May 2018
16:00 |
Sheffield Sharks | 73–86 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 23β18, 18β22, 18β19, 14β27 | ||
Pts: Chris Alexander (24) Rebs: Tony Wroblicky (7) Asts: Mackey McKnight (11) |
Pts: Pierre Hampton (22) Rebs: Shane Walker (13) Asts: Rema Lascelles (7) |
6 May 2018
16:00 |
Leicester Riders | 79–67 | Sheffield Sharks |
Scoring by quarter: 26β16, 16β19, 20β18, 17β14 | ||
Pts: J. R. Holder (20) Rebs: Shane Walker (10) Asts: J. R. Holder (5) |
Pts: Dirk Williams (17) Rebs: Rob Marsden (12) Asts: Mackey McKnight (4) | |
Leicester Riders win 165β140 on aggregate. |
4 May 2018
19:30 |
Worcester Wolves | 84–85 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 13β27, 26β25, 25β24, 20β9 | ||
Pts: George Beamon (25) Rebs: Dallin Bachynski (10) Asts: Trayvon Palmer (8) |
Pts:
Justin Robinson (28) Rebs: Cory Dixon (7) Asts: Jonathon Thompson (5) |
6 May 2018
16:00 |
London Lions | 94–90 (2OT) | Worcester Wolves |
Scoring by quarter: 18β14, 24β23, 20β24, 16β18, Overtime: 8β8, 8β3 | ||
Pts: Cory Dixon (29) Rebs: Cory Dixon (17) Asts: Jonathon Thompson (7) |
Pts: George Beamon (26) Rebs: Dallin Bachynski (16) Asts: Alejandro Navajas (6) | |
London Lions win 179β174 on aggregate. |
4 May 2018
19:30 |
Newcastle Eagles | 97–86 | Bristol Flyers |
Scoring by quarter: 24β16, 19β25, 25β15, 29β30 | ||
Pts:
Darius Defoe (25) Rebs: Zarko JukiΔ (10) Asts: Saah Nimley (12) |
Pts: Rohndell Goodwin (20) Rebs: Jordan Davis (9) Asts: Jordan Davis (9) |
6 May 2018
15:30 |
Bristol Flyers | 77–60 | Newcastle Eagles |
Scoring by quarter: 19β19, 20β14, 19β10, 19β17 | ||
Pts: Jordan Davis (17) Rebs: Leslee Smith (14) Asts: Jordan Davis (9) |
Pts:
Darius Defoe (23) Rebs: Darius Defoe (13) Asts: Fabulous Flournoy (5) | |
Bristol Flyers win 163β157 on aggregate. |
4 May 2018
19:30 |
Surrey Scorchers | 84–82 | Glasgow Rocks |
Scoring by quarter: 23β23, 20β25, 13β16, 28β18 | ||
Pts: Tony Hicks (30) Rebs: Josh Steel (5) Asts: Tony Hicks (7) |
Pts: Earl Brown (13) Rebs: Earl Brown (10) Asts: Warren Gillis (8) |
6 May 2018
17:00 |
Glasgow Rocks | 99–75 | Surrey Scorchers |
Scoring by quarter: 26β19, 23β19, 24β15, 26β22 | ||
Pts: Earl Brown (23) Rebs: Earl Brown (14) Asts: Kieron Achara, Earl Brown & Gareth Murray (3) |
Pts:
Alex Owumi (13) Rebs: Alex Owumi (6) Asts: Tayo Ogedengbe (4) | |
Glasgow Rocks win 181β159 on aggregate. |
The semi-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 6 May 2018. [8]
11 May 2018
19:30 |
Bristol Flyers | 75–90 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 22β25, 18β20, 11β24, 24β21 | ||
Pts: Rohndell Goodwin (19) Rebs: Leslee Smith (10) Asts: Jordan Davis (9) |
Pts: J. R. Holder (20) Rebs: J. R. Holder (11) Asts: Rema Lascelles (6) |
13 May 2018
17:00 |
Leicester Riders | 76–68 | Bristol Flyers |
Scoring by quarter: 22β16, 11β25, 20β11, 23β16 | ||
Pts: Tyler Bernardini (22) Rebs: J. R. Holder (10) Asts: Kiefer Douse (7) |
Pts: Brandon Boggs (19) Rebs: Brandon Boggs (8) Asts: Jordan Davis (7) | |
Leicester Riders win 166β143 on aggregate. |
10 May 2018
19:30 |
London Lions | 78–78 | Glasgow Rocks |
Scoring by quarter: 28β11, 18β25, 11β20, 21β22 | ||
Pts: Cory Dixon (18) Rebs: Cory Dixon (11) Asts: Justin Robinson (8) |
Pts: Warren Gillis (15) Rebs: Gareth Murray (9) Asts: Nate Britt (5) |
13 May 2018
17:00 |
Glasgow Rocks | 77–91 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 16β26, 15β18, 18β19, 28β28 | ||
Pts:
Gareth Murray (18) Rebs: Alasdair Fraser (9) Asts: Warren Gillis (5) |
Pts: Jonathon Thompson (17) Rebs: Cory Dixon & Brandon Peel (8) Asts: Jonathon Thompson (5) | |
London Lions win 169β155 on aggregate. |
20 May 2018
16:00 |
Leicester Riders | 81–60 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 12β14, 27β14, 19β15, 23β17 | ||
Pts: J. R. Holder (20) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (13) Asts: Tyler Bernardini & J. R. Holder (5) |
Pts: Brandon Peel (22) Rebs: Brandon Peel (13) Asts: Justin Robinson (5) |
Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref |
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October | Atiba Lyons ( Sheffield Sharks) | Jaysean Paige ( Newcastle Eagles) | [9] [10] |
November | Mariusz Karol ( London Lions) | C. J. Gettys ( Cheshire Phoenix) | [11] [12] |
December | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | C. J. Gettys ( Cheshire Phoenix) | [13] [14] |
January | Ben Thomas ( Cheshire Phoenix) | Cory Dixon ( London Lions) | [15] [16] |
February | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | Tony Hicks ( Surrey Scorchers) | [17] [18] |
March | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | Tony Hicks ( Surrey Scorchers) | [19] [20] |
April | Vince Macaulay ( London Lions) | Brandon Peel ( London Lions) | [21] [22] |
Award | Recipient(s) | Team | Ref |
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Season MVP | Justin Robinson | London Lions | [23] |
Coach of the Year | Rob Paternostro | Leicester Riders | [24] |
Finals MVP | TrayVonn Wright | Leicester Riders | [25] |
Trophy MVP | J. R. Holder | Leicester Riders | [26] |
Cup MVP | Malcolm Riley | Cheshire Phoenix | [27] |
BBL Team of the Year | C. J. Gettys | Cheshire Phoenix | [28] |
Pierre Hampton | Leicester Riders | ||
Tony Hicks | Surrey Scorchers | ||
Jaysean Paige | Newcastle Eagles | ||
Justin Robinson | London Lions | ||
BBL All-Defensive Team of the Year | Kieron Achara | Glasgow Rocks | [29] |
Devan Bailey | Cheshire Phoenix | ||
Robert Gilchrist | Worcester Wolves | ||
Brandon Peel | London Lions | ||
Eric Robertson | Leicester Riders | ||
BBL All-British Team of the Year | Kieron Achara | Glasgow Rocks | [30] |
Alasdair Fraser | Glasgow Rocks | ||
Robert Gilchrist | Worcester Wolves | ||
Gareth Murray | Glasgow Rocks | ||
Justin Robinson | London Lions |
2017β18 BBL season | |
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League | British Basketball League |
Season | 2017β18 |
Duration |
|
Number of games | 198 |
Number of teams | 12 |
TV partner(s) |
|
Regular season | |
League champions | Leicester Riders [1] |
Season MVP | Justin Robinson (London Lions) |
Finals | |
Champions | Leicester Riders |
Runners-up | London Lions |
Finals MVP | TrayVonn Wright (Leicester Riders) |
Records | |
Biggest home win |
|
Biggest away win |
|
Highest scoring |
|
The 2017β18 BBL season was the 31st campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.
The Leicester Riders became regular season champions for the third season in succession, winning 104β75 against Plymouth Raiders at the Plymouth Pavilions on 8 April 2018. [1] The Riders then added the playoff title with an 81β60 win over the London Lions in the final. [2] This victory gave Rob Paternostro's team a second consecutive treble, having won the BBL Trophy earlier in the campaign. [3]
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 | 6,500
|
Leeds Force | Leeds | Carnegie Sports Arena | 500
|
Leicester Riders | Leicester | Leicester Arena | 2,400
|
London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000
|
Manchester Giants | Manchester | Trafford Powerleague Arena | 1,100
|
Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 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
|
Team | Head coach | Captain | Main jersey sponsor |
---|---|---|---|
Bristol Flyers | Andreas Kapoulas | Michael Vigor | RSG Group |
Cheshire Phoenix | Ben Thomas | Orlan Jackman | Hillyer McKeown |
Glasgow Rocks | Darryl Wood | Kieron Achara | The Forge Shopping Centre |
Leeds Force | Danny Nelson | Isaac Mourier | ESH Group |
Leicester Riders | Rob Paternostro | Tyler Bernardini | Jelson Homes |
London Lions | Vince Macaulay | Joe Ikhinmwin | GLL |
Manchester Giants | Danny Byrne | Callum Jones | University of Bolton |
Newcastle Eagles | Fabulous Flournoy | Darius Defoe | ESH Group |
Plymouth Raiders | Gavin Love | Zak Wells | Plessey |
Sheffield Sharks | Atiba Lyons | Mike Tuck | BBraun |
Surrey Scorchers | Creon Raftopoulos | Tayo Ogedengbe | University of Surrey |
Worcester Wolves | Paul James | Alejandro Navajas | University of Worcester |
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leeds Force | Mika Turunen | Sacked | 25 September 2017 [4] | Danny Nelson | 25 September 2017 [4] |
London Lions | Mariusz Karol | Mutual consent | 5 January 2018 [5] | Vince Macaulay | 5 January 2018 [5] |
Glasgow Rocks | Tony Garbelotto | Personal reasons | 19 February 2018 [6] | Darryl Wood | 19 February 2018 [6] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Leicester Riders | 33 | 28 | 5 | 2933 | 2479 | +454 | 56 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | London Lions | 33 | 23 | 10 | 2854 | 2480 | +374 | 46 | |
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 33 | 22 | 11 | 3023 | 2624 | +399 | 44 | |
4 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2894 | 2693 | +201 | 42 | |
5 | Surrey Scorchers | 33 | 20 | 13 | 2876 | 2807 | +69 | 40 | |
6 | Bristol Flyers | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2673 | 2680 | −7 | 38 | |
7 | Worcester Wolves | 33 | 19 | 14 | 2933 | 2690 | +243 | 38 | |
8 | Sheffield Sharks | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2783 | 2648 | +135 | 36 | |
9 | Cheshire Phoenix | 33 | 15 | 18 | 2863 | 2861 | +2 | 30 | |
10 | Plymouth Raiders | 33 | 8 | 25 | 2723 | 2952 | −229 | 16 | |
11 | Manchester Giants | 33 | 4 | 29 | 2584 | 3134 | −550 | 8 | |
12 | Leeds Force | 33 | 1 | 32 | 2322 | 3413 | −1091 | 2 |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 86 | 79 | 165 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Sheffield Sharks | 73 | 67 | 140 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 90 | 76 | 166 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Bristol Flyers | 75 | 68 | 143 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 97 | 60 | 157 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Bristol Flyers | 86 | 77 | 163 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 81 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | London Lions | 60 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Glasgow Rocks | 82 | 99 | 181 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Surrey Scorchers | 84 | 75 | 159 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Glasgow Rocks | 78 | 77 | 155 | ||||||||||||||
2 | London Lions | 78 | 91 | 169 | ||||||||||||||
2 | London Lions | 85 | 94 | 179 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Worcester Wolves | 84 | 90 | 174 |
The quarter-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 30 April 2018. [7]
5 May 2018
16:00 |
Sheffield Sharks | 73–86 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 23β18, 18β22, 18β19, 14β27 | ||
Pts: Chris Alexander (24) Rebs: Tony Wroblicky (7) Asts: Mackey McKnight (11) |
Pts: Pierre Hampton (22) Rebs: Shane Walker (13) Asts: Rema Lascelles (7) |
6 May 2018
16:00 |
Leicester Riders | 79–67 | Sheffield Sharks |
Scoring by quarter: 26β16, 16β19, 20β18, 17β14 | ||
Pts: J. R. Holder (20) Rebs: Shane Walker (10) Asts: J. R. Holder (5) |
Pts: Dirk Williams (17) Rebs: Rob Marsden (12) Asts: Mackey McKnight (4) | |
Leicester Riders win 165β140 on aggregate. |
4 May 2018
19:30 |
Worcester Wolves | 84–85 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 13β27, 26β25, 25β24, 20β9 | ||
Pts: George Beamon (25) Rebs: Dallin Bachynski (10) Asts: Trayvon Palmer (8) |
Pts:
Justin Robinson (28) Rebs: Cory Dixon (7) Asts: Jonathon Thompson (5) |
6 May 2018
16:00 |
London Lions | 94–90 (2OT) | Worcester Wolves |
Scoring by quarter: 18β14, 24β23, 20β24, 16β18, Overtime: 8β8, 8β3 | ||
Pts: Cory Dixon (29) Rebs: Cory Dixon (17) Asts: Jonathon Thompson (7) |
Pts: George Beamon (26) Rebs: Dallin Bachynski (16) Asts: Alejandro Navajas (6) | |
London Lions win 179β174 on aggregate. |
4 May 2018
19:30 |
Newcastle Eagles | 97–86 | Bristol Flyers |
Scoring by quarter: 24β16, 19β25, 25β15, 29β30 | ||
Pts:
Darius Defoe (25) Rebs: Zarko JukiΔ (10) Asts: Saah Nimley (12) |
Pts: Rohndell Goodwin (20) Rebs: Jordan Davis (9) Asts: Jordan Davis (9) |
6 May 2018
15:30 |
Bristol Flyers | 77–60 | Newcastle Eagles |
Scoring by quarter: 19β19, 20β14, 19β10, 19β17 | ||
Pts: Jordan Davis (17) Rebs: Leslee Smith (14) Asts: Jordan Davis (9) |
Pts:
Darius Defoe (23) Rebs: Darius Defoe (13) Asts: Fabulous Flournoy (5) | |
Bristol Flyers win 163β157 on aggregate. |
4 May 2018
19:30 |
Surrey Scorchers | 84–82 | Glasgow Rocks |
Scoring by quarter: 23β23, 20β25, 13β16, 28β18 | ||
Pts: Tony Hicks (30) Rebs: Josh Steel (5) Asts: Tony Hicks (7) |
Pts: Earl Brown (13) Rebs: Earl Brown (10) Asts: Warren Gillis (8) |
6 May 2018
17:00 |
Glasgow Rocks | 99–75 | Surrey Scorchers |
Scoring by quarter: 26β19, 23β19, 24β15, 26β22 | ||
Pts: Earl Brown (23) Rebs: Earl Brown (14) Asts: Kieron Achara, Earl Brown & Gareth Murray (3) |
Pts:
Alex Owumi (13) Rebs: Alex Owumi (6) Asts: Tayo Ogedengbe (4) | |
Glasgow Rocks win 181β159 on aggregate. |
The semi-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 6 May 2018. [8]
11 May 2018
19:30 |
Bristol Flyers | 75–90 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 22β25, 18β20, 11β24, 24β21 | ||
Pts: Rohndell Goodwin (19) Rebs: Leslee Smith (10) Asts: Jordan Davis (9) |
Pts: J. R. Holder (20) Rebs: J. R. Holder (11) Asts: Rema Lascelles (6) |
13 May 2018
17:00 |
Leicester Riders | 76–68 | Bristol Flyers |
Scoring by quarter: 22β16, 11β25, 20β11, 23β16 | ||
Pts: Tyler Bernardini (22) Rebs: J. R. Holder (10) Asts: Kiefer Douse (7) |
Pts: Brandon Boggs (19) Rebs: Brandon Boggs (8) Asts: Jordan Davis (7) | |
Leicester Riders win 166β143 on aggregate. |
10 May 2018
19:30 |
London Lions | 78–78 | Glasgow Rocks |
Scoring by quarter: 28β11, 18β25, 11β20, 21β22 | ||
Pts: Cory Dixon (18) Rebs: Cory Dixon (11) Asts: Justin Robinson (8) |
Pts: Warren Gillis (15) Rebs: Gareth Murray (9) Asts: Nate Britt (5) |
13 May 2018
17:00 |
Glasgow Rocks | 77–91 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 16β26, 15β18, 18β19, 28β28 | ||
Pts:
Gareth Murray (18) Rebs: Alasdair Fraser (9) Asts: Warren Gillis (5) |
Pts: Jonathon Thompson (17) Rebs: Cory Dixon & Brandon Peel (8) Asts: Jonathon Thompson (5) | |
London Lions win 169β155 on aggregate. |
20 May 2018
16:00 |
Leicester Riders | 81–60 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 12β14, 27β14, 19β15, 23β17 | ||
Pts: J. R. Holder (20) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (13) Asts: Tyler Bernardini & J. R. Holder (5) |
Pts: Brandon Peel (22) Rebs: Brandon Peel (13) Asts: Justin Robinson (5) |
Month | Coach of the Month | Player of the Month | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
October | Atiba Lyons ( Sheffield Sharks) | Jaysean Paige ( Newcastle Eagles) | [9] [10] |
November | Mariusz Karol ( London Lions) | C. J. Gettys ( Cheshire Phoenix) | [11] [12] |
December | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | C. J. Gettys ( Cheshire Phoenix) | [13] [14] |
January | Ben Thomas ( Cheshire Phoenix) | Cory Dixon ( London Lions) | [15] [16] |
February | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | Tony Hicks ( Surrey Scorchers) | [17] [18] |
March | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | Tony Hicks ( Surrey Scorchers) | [19] [20] |
April | Vince Macaulay ( London Lions) | Brandon Peel ( London Lions) | [21] [22] |
Award | Recipient(s) | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
Season MVP | Justin Robinson | London Lions | [23] |
Coach of the Year | Rob Paternostro | Leicester Riders | [24] |
Finals MVP | TrayVonn Wright | Leicester Riders | [25] |
Trophy MVP | J. R. Holder | Leicester Riders | [26] |
Cup MVP | Malcolm Riley | Cheshire Phoenix | [27] |
BBL Team of the Year | C. J. Gettys | Cheshire Phoenix | [28] |
Pierre Hampton | Leicester Riders | ||
Tony Hicks | Surrey Scorchers | ||
Jaysean Paige | Newcastle Eagles | ||
Justin Robinson | London Lions | ||
BBL All-Defensive Team of the Year | Kieron Achara | Glasgow Rocks | [29] |
Devan Bailey | Cheshire Phoenix | ||
Robert Gilchrist | Worcester Wolves | ||
Brandon Peel | London Lions | ||
Eric Robertson | Leicester Riders | ||
BBL All-British Team of the Year | Kieron Achara | Glasgow Rocks | [30] |
Alasdair Fraser | Glasgow Rocks | ||
Robert Gilchrist | Worcester Wolves | ||
Gareth Murray | Glasgow Rocks | ||
Justin Robinson | London Lions |