1995–96 British Basketball League season

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1995–96 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions London Towers
Play Off's champions Birmingham Bullets
National Cup champions London Towers
BBL Trophy champions London Towers
British Basketball League seasons
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The 1995–1996 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The league featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. The division retained the same thirteen teams as the previous year after the BBL rejected an application from Crystal Palace who had sealed the National League Division One (the second tier) title. The main change saw the Sunderland Scorpions renamed the Newcastle Comets due to a change of franchise and venue, their new home would be in Gateshead until the newly built Newcastle Arena opened on 18 November. The Manchester Eagles also had a new home at the Nynex Arena and the sport was boosted by the return of TV coverage by Sky Sports.[1]

London Towers clinched a treble, winning the National Cup, 7 Up Trophy and finishing top of the regular season standings. They were defeated in the Championship Play-off final by Birmingham Bullets.[2]

Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. London Towers 64 36 32 4 0.889
2. Sheffield Sharks 60 36 30 6 0.833
3. Birmingham Bullets 52 36 26 10 0.722
4. Leopards 46 36 23 13 0.638
5. Manchester Giants 42 36 21 15 0.583
6. Derby Storm 42 36 21 15 0.583
7. Worthing Bears 38 36 19 17 0.527
8. Thames Valley Tigers 32 36 16 20 0.444
9. Newcastle Comets 22 36 11 25 0.305
10. Leicester City Riders 22 36 11 25 0.305
11. Doncaster Panthers 20 36 10 26 0.277
12. Chester Jets 16 36 8 28 0.222
13. Hemel Royals 12 36 6 30 0.166
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) London Towers vs. (8) Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers 87–118 London Towers
London Towers 94–81 Thames Valley Tigers
London win series, 2–0

(2) Sheffield Sharks vs. (7) Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears 75–78 Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks 79–60 Worthing Bears
Sheffield win series, 2–0

(3) Birmingham Bullets vs. (6) Derby Storm
Derby Storm 78–92 Birmingham Bullets
Birmingham Bullets 96–88 Derby Storm
Birmingham win series, 2–0

(4) Leopards vs. (5) Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants 72–76 (OT) Leopards
Leopards 74–83 Manchester Giants
Leopards 73–75 Manchester Giants
Manchester win series, 2–1

Semi-finals
London Towers 95–86 Manchester Giants
Sheffield Sharks 68–82 Birmingham Bullets

Final

05 March 1995[3]
Birmingham Bullets 78–72 London Towers
Pts: Nigel Lloyd 23, Tony Dorsey 22, Emiko Etete, Trevor Gordon, Stedroy Baker Pts: Tony Windless 19, Steve Bucknall, Martin Atlan
Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: ?
Birmingham Coach Nick Nurse
London Coach Kevin Cadle


National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Crystal Palace 44 22 22 0 1.000
2. Coventry Crusaders 38 22 19 3 0.864
3. Ware Rebels * 33 22 17 5 0.773
4. Cardiff Phoenix 28 22 14 8 0.636
5. Bury Wildcats 26 22 10 12 0.455
6. Stockton Mohawks 20 22 10 12 0.455
7. Brixton TopCats 18 22 9 13 0.409
8. Mid-Sussex Magic 18 22 9 13 0.409
9. Nottingham Knights 14 22 7 15 0.318
10. Plymouth Raiders 14 22 7 15 0.318
11. Oldham Celtics 10 22 5 17 0.227
12. Solent Stars 6 22 3 19 0.136
= League winners

One point deducted *


Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup

Fourth Round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Derby Bucks London Towers 65-82
Hemel Hempstead Royals Coventry Crusaders 101-73
Sheffield Sharks Chester Jets 71-40
Worthing Bears Leopards 82-87
Newcastle Comets Manchester Eagles 107-121
Ware Rebels Thames Valley Tigers 71-103
Crystal Palace Doncaster Panthers 82-81
Birmingham Bullets Leicester Riders 94-72

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Thames Valley Tigers London Towers
Crystal Palace Leopards 80-75
Sheffield Sharks Manchester Eagles
Hemel Royals Birmingham Bullets 72-84

Semi Finals

Team 1 Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Crystal Palace Sheffield Sharks 63-70 68-74
Birmingham Bullets London Towers 79-77 77-99

Final

03 March 1996[4]
London Towers 70–58 Sheffield Sharks
Pts: Martin Henlan (MVP), Neville Austin, Roger Dulhaney, Tony Windless, Danny Lewis, Steve Bucknall Pts: Roger Huggins, Todd Cauthorn
Sheffield Arena
Attendance: ?
London Coach Kevin Cadle
Sheffield Coach Jim Brandon


7 Up Trophy

Group stage

Northern Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Derby Storm 8 4 4 0 1.000
2.Chester Jets 4 4 2 2 0.500
3.Doncaster Panthers 4 4 2 2 0.500
4.Leicester City Riders 2 4 1 3 0.250
5.Newcastle Comets 2 4 1 3 0.250

Southern Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Worthing Bears 6 3 3 0 1.000
2.Birmingham Bullets 4 3 2 1 0.667
3.Leopards 2 3 1 2 0.333
4.Hemel Royals 0 3 0 3 0.000

Chester finished ahead of Doncaster by having the best head-to-head record between the teams. London, Manchester, Sheffield and Thames Valley all received a bye into Quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

Chester Jets vs. Birmingham Bullets
Chester Jets 89–108 Birmingham Bullets
Birmingham Bullets 92–89 Chester Jets
Birmingham win on aggregate, 200–178

Manchester Giants vs. Sheffield Sharks
Manchester Giants 78–81 Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks 77–66 Manchester Giants
Sheffield win on aggregate, 155–144

Thames Valley Tigers vs. London Towers
Thames Valley Tigers 82–89 London Towers
London Towers 85–66 Thames Valley Tigers
London win on aggregate, 174–148

Worthing Bears vs. Derby Storm
Worthing Bears 86–88 Derby Storm
Derby Storm 93–99 Worthing Bears
Sheffield win on aggregate, 185–181

Semi-finals

London Towers vs. Birmingham Bullets
London Towers 64–62 Birmingham Bullets
Birmingham Bullets 75–92 London Towers
London win on aggregate, 156–137

Worthing Bears vs. Sheffield Sharks
Worthing Bears 86–87 Sheffield Sharks
Sheffield Sharks 69–72 Worthing Bears
Worthing win on aggregate, 158–156

Final

13 January 1996[5]
London Towers 90–84 Worthing Bears
Pts: Tony Windless (MVP), Steve Bucknall, Danny Lewis, Martin Henlan, Roger Duhaney Pts: Colin Irish
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
London Coach Kevin Cadle
Worthing Coach Colin Irish

Seasonal awards

References

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Preceded by BBL seasons
1995–96		 Succeeded by
1996–97 season
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