Jump to content

List of British Basketball League seasons

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A list of British Basketball League seasons since inception of the league in 1987:

Season League Championship Playoffs BBL Cup BBL Trophy Most Valuable Player Coach of the Year
Carlsberg Basketball League
1987–88 Portsmouth Livingston N/A[a] Livingston Darryl Thomas
(Hemel Royals)		 Gary Johnson
(Calderdale Explorers)
1988–89 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers N/A[a] Bracknell Tigers Alan Cunningham
(Glasgow Rangers)		 Kevin Cadle
(Glasgow Rangers)
1989–90 Kingston Kings Kingston Kings N/A[a] Kingston Kings Clyde Vaughan
(Sunderland Saints)		 Kevin Cadle
(Kingston Kings)
1990–91 Kingston Kings Kingston Kings N/A[a] Kingston Kings Alton Byrd
(Kingston Kings)		 Kevin Cadle
(Kingston Kings)
1991–92 Kingston Kings Kingston Kings N/A[a] Kingston Kings Alton Byrd
(Kingston Kings)		 Kevin Cadle
(Kingston Kings)
1992–93 Worthing Bears Worthing Bears N/A[a] Thames Valley Tigers Colin Irish
(Worthing Bears)		 Mick Bett
(Thames Valley Tigers)
Budweiser Basketball League
1993–94 Thames Valley Tigers Worthing Bears N/A[a] Thames Valley Tigers Nigel Lloyd
(Thames Valley Tigers)		 Mick Bett
(Thames Valley Tigers)
1994–95 Sheffield Sharks Worthing Bears N/A[a] Thames Valley Tigers Roger Huggins
(Sheffield Sharks)		 Jim Brandon
(Sheffield Sharks)
1995–96 London Towers Birmingham Bullets N/A[a] London Towers Tony Dorsey
(Birmingham Bullets)		 Kevin Cadle
(London Towers)
1996–97 Leopards London Towers N/A[a] London Towers John White
(Leopards)		 Mike Burton
(Chester Jets)
1997–98 Greater London Leopards Birmingham Bullets N/A[a] Sheffield Sharks Eric Burks
(Greater London Leopards)		 Billy Mims
(Greater London Leopards)
1998–99 Sheffield Sharks London Towers N/A[a] Manchester Giants Terrell Myers
(Sheffield Sharks)		 Chris Finch
(Sheffield Sharks)
Dairylea Dunkers Championship
1999–00 North: Manchester Giants[b]
South: London Towers[b]		 Manchester Giants N/A[a] London Towers Tony Dorsey
(Manchester Giants)		 Nick Nurse
(Manchester Giants)
British Basketball League
2000–01 North: Sheffield Sharks[b]
South: London Towers[b]		 Leicester Riders N/A[a] Chester Jets Loren Meyer
(Chester Jets)		 Robbie Peers
(London Towers)
2001–02 North: Chester Jets[b]
South: London Towers[b]		 Chester Jets N/A[a] Chester Jets John Thomas
(Chester Jets)		 Robbie Peers
(London Towers)
2002–03 Sheffield Sharks Scottish Rocks N/A[a] Chester Jets Kenny Gregory
(Chester Jets)		 Chris Finch
(Sheffield Sharks)
2003–04 Brighton Bears Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Sharks Chester Jets Jerry Williams
(Scottish Rocks)		 Nick Nurse
(Brighton Bears)
2004–05 Chester Jets Newcastle Eagles Brighton Bears Newcastle Eagles Trey Moore
(Chester Jets)		 Fab Flournoy
(Newcastle Eagles)
2005–06 Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Andrew Sullivan
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Fab Flournoy
(Newcastle Eagles)
2006–07 Guildford Heat Newcastle Eagles Guildford Heat Plymouth Raiders Jeff Bonds
(Sheffield Sharks)
Brian Dux
(Guildford Heat)		 Paul James
(Guildford Heat)
2007–08 Newcastle Eagles Guildford Heat Milton Keynes Lions Guildford Heat Lynard Stewart
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Vince Macaulay
(MK Lions)
2008–09 Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Everton Tigers Newcastle Eagles Trey Moore
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2009–10 Newcastle Eagles Everton Tigers Sheffield Sharks Newcastle Eagles Mike Cook
(Sheffield Sharks)		 Fab Flournoy
(Newcastle Eagles)
2010–11 Mersey Tigers Mersey Tigers Sheffield Sharks Mersey Tigers Jeremy Bell
(Cheshire Jets)		 Tony Garbelotto
(Mersey Tigers)
2011–12 Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Joe Chapman
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Fab Flournoy
(Newcastle Eagles)
2012–13 Leicester Riders Leicester Riders Leicester Riders Sheffield Sharks Andrew Sullivan
(Leicester Riders)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2013–14 Newcastle Eagles Worcester Wolves Leicester Riders Worcester Wolves Zaire Taylor
(Worcester Wolves)		 Fab Flournoy
(Newcastle Eagles)
2014–15 Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles Charles Smith
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Andreas Kapoulas
(Bristol Flyers)
2015–16 Leicester Riders Sheffield Sharks Newcastle Eagles Leicester Riders Rahmon Fletcher
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2016–17 Leicester Riders Leicester Riders Newcastle Eagles Leicester Riders Rahmon Fletcher
(Newcastle Eagles)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2017–18 Leicester Riders Leicester Riders Cheshire Phoenix Leicester Riders Justin Robinson
(London Lions)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2018–19 London Lions Leicester Riders London Lions London City Royals Justin Robinson
(London Lions)		 Vince Macaulay
(London Lions)
2019–20 Season cancelled.
No champions declared[c]		 N/A[c] Worcester Wolves Newcastle Eagles N/A[c] N/A[c]
2020–21 Leicester Riders Newcastle Eagles Newcastle Eagles London Lions Geno Crandall
(Leicester Riders)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2021–22 Leicester Riders Leicester Riders Leicester Riders Cheshire Phoenix Geno Crandall
(Leicester Riders)		 Rob Paternostro
(Leicester Riders)
2022–23 London Lions London Lions London Lions Caledonia Gladiators Sam Dekker
(London Lions)		 Ryan Schmidt
(London Lions)
2023–24 London Lions London Lions N/A[d] Cheshire Phoenix Matt Morgan
(London Lions)		 Ben Thomas
(Cheshire Phoenix)

See also

[edit]

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p The BBL Cup was founded in 2003. From 1987 until 2003, all British Basketball League teams competed in the National Cup.
  2. ^ a b c d e f From 1999 to 2002, the Championship was organised into two regional Conferences; North and South. During these years a winner was declared from each Conference.
  3. ^ a b c d Season cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
  4. ^ The BBL Cup competition was disbanded following the 2022–23 season
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_British_Basketball_League_seasons&oldid=1237438082"