2014–15 British Basketball League season
Sports season
The 2014–15 season was the 28th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league’s establishment in 1987. The season featured 13 teams from across England and Scotland, including new entrants, Bristol Flyers and Leeds Force. The season started on 26 September 2014 and ended on 10 May 2015 with the Play-off Final at The O2 Arena.
As they did in 2005–06 and 2011–12, Newcastle Eagles completed a clean sweep of honours available during the season.[1] After a 31–5 regular season campaign – which ensured the Championship and top seeding for the play-offs[2] – the Eagles then defeated Bristol Flyers and Sheffield Sharks to make the final, which they then won 96–84 over London Lions. The Eagles also won the BBL Cup in January against Glasgow Rocks,[3] and the BBL Trophy in March against Leicester Riders.[4]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
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| Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750 | New |
| Cheshire Phoenix | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 5th |
| Durham Wildcats | Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre | 1,200 | 8th |
| Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500 | 10th |
| Leeds Force | Leeds | Carnegie Sports Arena | 500 | New |
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | Sir David Wallace Centre | 1,000 | 4th |
| London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000 | 6th |
| Manchester Giants | Manchester | Trafford Powerleague Arena | 1,100 | 9th |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 3,000 | 1st |
| Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | 9th |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,000 | 2nd |
| Surrey United | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000 | 11th |
| Worcester Wolves | Worcester | Worcester Arena | 2,000 | 3rd |
BBL Championship (Tier 1)[edit]
Regular season[edit]
Standings[edit]
Results[edit]
Playoffs[edit]
Bracket[edit]
Quarter-finals[edit]
(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (8) Bristol Flyers
| Bristol Flyers | 64–84 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–17, 17–15, 19–31, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Greg Streete, Doug McLaughlin-Williams (14) Rebs: Bryquis Perine (8) Asts: Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Roy Owen (3) |
Pts: Andre Jones, Charles Smith, Andrew Thomson (17) Rebs: Andre Jones, Andrew Thomson, Scott Martin (9) Asts: Charles Smith (5) |
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| Newcastle Eagles | 92–80 | Bristol Flyers |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 18–16, 25–22, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Scott Martin (22) Rebs: Andrew Lasker (13) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9) |
Pts: Mathias Seilund (17) Rebs: Greg Streete (10) Asts: Bryquis Perine (11) |
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| Newcastle win 176–144 on aggregate. | ||
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
| Sheffield Sharks | 79–68 | Leicester Riders |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–19, 22–16, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Mike Cook (25) Rebs: Michael Tuck (9) Asts: B. J. Holmes (4) |
Pts: TrayVonn Wright (20) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (14) Asts: Neil Watson (5) |
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| Leicester Riders | 91–85 (OT) | Sheffield Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–24, 12–8, 27–19, Overtime: 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Tyler Bernardini (25) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (9) Asts: Neil Watson (8) |
Pts: B. J. Holmes (23) Rebs: Nick Lewis (10) Asts: B. J. Holmes (3) |
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| Sheffield win 164–159 on aggregate. | ||
(3) Worcester Wolves vs. (6) London Lions
(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks
| Cheshire Phoenix | 86–87 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 19–22, 19–21, 27–27 | ||
| Pts: Taylor King (26) Rebs: Demond Watt (13) Asts: Dustin Salisbery (8) |
Pts: Danny Huffor, Tommy Freeman (18) Rebs: Paul Egwuonwu, Danny Huffor (9) Asts: Reggie Middleton (6) |
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| Cheshire win 177–165 on aggregate. | ||
Semi-finals[edit]
(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
| Sheffield Sharks | 90–91 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 24–28, 23–28, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Mike Cook, B. J. Holmes (18) Rebs: John Barber (12) Asts: Mike Cook (6) |
Pts: Scott Martin (24) Rebs: Andrew Thomson (10) Asts: Scott Martin, Rahmon Fletcher (7) |
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(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (6) London Lions
Final[edit]
(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) London Lions
EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)[edit]
Final standings[edit]
EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)[edit]
Final standings[edit]
BBL Cup[edit]
The winners of the five 1st Round matches will be joined by Newcastle Eagles, Worcester Wolves and Sheffield Sharks in the Quarter-finals, who received byes for finishing in the top three BBL Championship positions last season.[6] The Final will be played on 11 January 2015 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
1st round[edit]
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Carnegie Sports Centre, Leeds
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Quarter-finals[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
Sheffield Sharks vs. Newcastle Eagles
Bristol Flyers vs. Glasgow Rocks
Final[edit]
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11 January 2015
15:30 GMT |
BBL Trophy[edit]
The 13 BBL clubs will joined by Essex Leopards and Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League and Falkirk Fury of the Scottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. The first two rounds featured one-off games whilst the Semi-finals took place over two legs. The Final will be held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on 8 March 2015, and will be the third consecutive year that the venue has hosted the event.
1st round[edit]
Quarter-finals[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders
Leicester Riders vs. London Lions
Final[edit]
| Newcastle Eagles | 96–90 | Leicester Riders |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 17–21, 26–28, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Scott Martin (20) Rebs: Charles Smith (7) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (8) |
Pts: Jamell Anderson (20) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (10) Asts: Neil Watson (13) |
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Monthly awards[edit]
References[edit]
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