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1999–2000 British Basketball League season

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1999–2000 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Roll of Honour
BBL championsN Manchester Giants
S London Towers
Play Off's championsManchester Giants
National Cup championsSheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy championsLondon Towers
British Basketball League seasons

The 1999–2000 BBL season, was known as the Dairylea Dunkers Championship for sponsorship reasons, the regular season commenced on September 15, 1999, and ended on April 8, 2000, with a total of 13 teams competing. For the first time in the league’s history, the 13 teams were split into two geographically divided Conferences, seven in the North and six in the South, with northern teams playing 36 games and southern teams playing 34 games each. The season was dominated by the success of Manchester Giants, conquering the Northern Conference and Championship Play-offs, whilst London Towers were victorious in the Southern Conference and the uni-ball Trophy. Sheffield Sharks were also successful in defending their Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup.

London Towers featured in European competition, participating in the Saporta Cup, though with a 3-7 record they finished at the bottom of Group G and thus failed to progress beyond the Group stage. Cross-town rivals Greater London Leopards also made a brief appearance in the Korać Cup but following a 155-189 aggregate defeat to ÍRB Reykjanesbær in the Preliminary round, their first foray into Europe was merely a cameo.[1]

The Southern All-Stars beat their Northern rivals in the eleventh annual All-Star Game with a 177-180 victory, the closest result in the League's history.[2] That was the 7th overall win of the South against the North who won 5 games since the All-Star Game's inception in 1989.

Dairylea Dunkers Championship (Tier 1)

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Final standings

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Northern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Manchester Giants 36 31 5 0.861 62
2 Sheffield Sharks 36 29 7 0.805 58
3 Edinburgh Rocks 36 19 17 0.527 38
4 Chester Jets 36 17 19 0.472 34
5 Derby Storm 36 17 19 0.472 34
6 Newcastle Eagles 36 10 26 0.277 20
7 Leicester Riders 36 10 26 0.277 20

Southern Conference

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 London Towers 34 23 11 0.676 46
2 Thames Valley Tigers 34 18 16 0.529 36
3 Birmingham Bullets 34 17 17 0.500 34
4 Milton Keynes Lions 34 15 19 0.441 30
5 Greater London Leopards 34 11 23 0.323 22
6 Brighton Bears 34 11 23 0.323 22
= Conference winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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May 6, 2000
Manchester Giants 74–65 Birmingham Bullets
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 21-15, 15-17, 20-11
Pts: Tony Dorsey (MVP) 22, Travis Conlan 19 Pts: Emiko Etete 13, Fabulous Flournoy 12,
Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: 6,000
Giants coach Nick Nurse
Bullets coach Mike Finger

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Teesside Mohawks 24 22 2 0.917 44
2 Worthing Thunder Rebels 24 21 3 0.875 42
3 Solent Stars 24 18 6 0.750 36
4 Plymouth Raiders 24 16 8 0.667 32
5 Sutton Pumas 24 12 12 0.500 24
6 Islington White Heat 24 12 12 0.500 24
7 Coventry Crusaders 24 11 13 0.458 22
8 Taunton Tigers 24 9 15 0.375 18
9 Birmingham Bullets II 24 8 16 0.333 16
10 Westminster Warriors 24 7 17 0.292 14
11 Cardiff Clippers 24 7 17 0.292 14
12 Oxford Devils 24 7 17 0.292 14
13 Mid-Sussex Magic 24 6 18 0.250 12
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

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Quarter-finals

Plymouth Raiders 59–78 Sutton Pumas

Semi-finals

Sutton Pumas 92–97 Teesside Mohawks
Teesside Mohawks 93–94 Sutton Pumas
Teesside won 190-186 on aggregate
Worthing Thunder Rebels 83–76 Solent Stars
Solent won 173-162 on aggregate

Final

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 City of Manchester Attitude 24 20 4 0.833 40
2 Liverpool Atac 24 18 6 0.750 36
3 Kingston Wildcats 24 17 7 0.708 34
4 Brixton TopCats 24 17 7 0.708 34
5 Reading Rockets 24 17 7 0.708 34
6 North London Lords 24 16 8 0.667 32
7 Hull Icebergs 24 11 13 0.458 22
8 Northampton 89ers 24 11 13 0.458 22
9 Flintshire Flyers 24 10 14 0.417 20
10 Portsmouth Pirates 24 7 17 0.292 14
11 Wandsworth Hurricanes 24 5 19 0.208 10
12 Bournemouth Blitz 24 4 20 0.167 8
13 Swindon Sonics 24 3 21 0.125 6
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Play Off Final - Kingston 68 Manchester 62

National League Division 3 (Tier 4)

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Doncaster Eagles 24 23 1 0.958 46
2 Mansfield Express 24 20 4 0.833 40
3 Ealing Tornadoes 24 19 5 0.793 38
4 Ware Fire 24 16 8 0.667 32
5 University of Birmingham 24 15 9 0.625 30
6 Bristol Bombers 24 11 13 0.458 22
7 NW London Wolverines 24 9 15 0.375 18
8 Barking & Dag. Erkenwald 24 9 15 0.375 18
9 Thames Valley Tigers II 24 9 15 0.375 18
10 Hanley Hornets 24 7 17 0.293 14
11 Brighton Cougars 24 7 17 0.293 14
12 Croydon Pumas 24 6 18 0.250 12
13 Derbyshire Arrows 24 5 19 0.208 10
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Play Off Final - Mansfield v Doncaster 84-76, 75-75

Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup

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Last 16

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
London Towers Sutton Pumas 76-68
Sheffield Sharks Derby Storm 75-71
Manchester Giants Thames Valley Tigers 94-71
Edinburgh Rocks Chester Jets 96-83
Plymouth Raiders Leicester Riders 60-77
Birmingham Bullets Brighton Bears 80-91
Solent Stars Greater London Leopards 88-100
Newcastle Eagles Milton Keynes Lions 99-109 OT

Quarter-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Sheffield Sharks Brighton Bears 89-75
Manchester Giants Leicester Riders 86-73
Milton Keynes Lions Greater London Leopards 91-75
London Towers Edinburgh Rocks 75-78

Semi-finals

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Sheffield Sharks Milton Keynes Lions 73-67
Edinburgh Rocks Manchester Giants 60-82

Final

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uni-ball Trophy

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Group stage

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Group A

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Greater London Leopards 10 6 5 1 0.833
2.Derby Storm 6 6 3 3 0.500
3.Birmingham Bullets 6 6 3 3 0.500
4.Solent Stars 2 6 1 5 0.166
  • Derby qualified ahead of Birmingham on head-to-head results.

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.London Towers 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 8 6 4 2 0.666
3.Edinburgh Rocks 4 6 2 4 0.333
4.Leicester Riders 0 6 0 6 0.000

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Manchester Giants 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Newcastle Eagles 8 6 4 2 0.666
3.Milton Keynes Lions 4 6 2 4 0.333
4.Sutton Pumas 0 6 0 6 0.000

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Sheffield Sharks 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Chester Jets 6 6 3 3 0.500
3.Brighton Bears 6 6 3 4 0.500
4.Plymouth Raiders 0 6 0 6 0.000
  • Chester qualified ahead of Brighton on head-to-head results.

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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All-Star Game

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February 5, 2000
Northern All-Stars 177–180 Southern All-Stars
Pts: Darrian Evans, 33 Pts: Shawn Jamison, 27

Statistics leaders

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Category Player Stat
Points per game United States United Kingdom Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks) 24.2
Rebounds per game United States Brandon Brantley (Leopards) 11.2
Assists per game United States Casey Arena (Thames Valley) 6.2

Seasonal awards

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References

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  1. ^ Mark Woods (2000). "Towers go down as Leopards go out". BritBall. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. ^ Mark Woods (2000). "South continue All-Star dominance". BritBall. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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