2001–02 British Basketball League season

2001–02 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball Roll of Honour BBL N Chester Jets S London Towers Play Off's Chester Jets National Cup Chester Jets BBL Trophy Chester Jets List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 2000–01 2002–03 The 2001–02 BBL season was the 15th season in the history of the British Basketball League. The regular season ran from September 27, 2001, to March 31, 2002, whilst the post-season Play-offs culminated with the Grand Final at Wembley Arena on April 27. Chester Jets claimed a famous "clean-sweep" by winning all three BBL competitions as well as the ntl:home National Cup. Jets' head coach Robbie Peers was awarded the League's Coach of the Year accolade whilst John Thomas, also of the Jets, claimed that Player of the Year award. London Towers represented the United Kingdom in Europe's most prestigious competition, the Euroleague, however the capital-based team came up against giants Kinder Bologna, FC Barcelona and Union Olimpija in Group B and eventually finished with a 0-14 record. Birmingham Bullets made a brief appearance in the North European Basketball League. The Manchester Giants franchise, once one of the League's title contenders, were withdrawn from the BBL midway through the season by League officials following ongoing financial difficulties. Prior to withdrawing in December, the Giants had a 2-7 record in the Northern Conference. United Kingdom right 250 Locations of the 2001–02 BBL teams United Kingdom 52.498 -1.893 Bullets left United Kingdom 50.84294 0.131312 Bears left United Kingdom 53.196 -2.890 Jets left United Kingdom 52.921944 -1.475833 Storm left United Kingdom 55.953056 -3.188889 Rocks left United Kingdom 51.620355 0.305006 Leopards right United Kingdom 52.466 -1.1343 Riders right United Kingdom 51.2508 0.0407 Towers right United Kingdom 53.485556 -2.191667 Giants left United Kingdom 51.997121 -0.723289 Lions right United Kingdom 54.963889 -1.623333 Eagles bottom United Kingdom 53.398333 -1.424444 Sharks right United Kingdom 51.426 -0.749 Tigers left Notable occurrences It was announced on December 7, 2001, that the Manchester Giants franchise had been withdrawn by League officials. The team had a 2-7 record in the Northern Conference before being expelled from the competition due to unfulfilling a fixture and a lack of finance.November 2020 The Southern All-Star's claimed the annual All-Star Game with an emphatic 196-142 victory against the Northern All-Stars at the Telewest Arena. Greater London Leopards' Rico Alderson was named as the game's MVP with 34 points and 15 rebounds. Brighton Bears' Albert White lead the game scoring with 38 points. South poles ahead in All-Star rout http://www.britball.com/2002/allstar02.html 2002 2012-11-21 Britball.com The Birmingham Bullets' regular season home match against Edinburgh Rocks on February 2, 2002, was abandoned due to a waterlogged court. Severe heavy rain and a leak in the Aston Villa Leisure Centre roof caused the main court to flood and the game to be postponed. Newcastle leap to third http://www.britball.com/2002/bbl020202.html 2002 2012-11-21 Britball.com BBL Championship (Tier 1) Final standings Northern Conference PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Chester Jets 32 24 8 0.750482 Sheffield Sharks 32 21 11 0.65642 3 Newcastle Eagles 32 17 15 0.53134 4 Edinburgh Rocks 32 13 19 0.40626 5 Leicester Riders 32 11 21 0.34422 6 Derby Storm 32 3 29 0.0946 Southern Conference PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 London Towers 32 21 11 0.656422 Brighton Bears 32 21 11 0.65642 3 Milton Keynes Lions 32 16 16 0.50032 4 Greater London Leopards 32 16 16 0.50032 5 Birmingham Bullets 32 15 17 0.46930 6 Thames Valley Tigers 32 14 18 0.43828 = Conference winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs 1st Round #eee April 6, 2002 Newcastle Eagles 94 88 Greater London Leopards SkyDome Arena, Coventry April 6, 2002 Milton Keynes Lions 69 64 Edinburgh Rocks SkyDome Arena, Coventry Quarter-finals #eee April 7, 2002 Sheffield Sharks 85 81 Milton Keynes Lions SkyDome Arena, Coventry April 7, 2002 Brighton Bears 102 101 1-0 Newcastle Eagles SkyDome Arena, Coventry Semi-finals #eee April 14, 2002 London Towers 87 104 Sheffield Sharks SkyDome Arena, Coventry April 14, 2002 Chester Jets 95 82 Brighton Bears SkyDome Arena, Coventry Final #eee April 27, 2002 Report Chester Jets 93 82 20-19 25-24 23-18 25-21 Sheffield Sharks John McCord (MVP) 31, Pero Cameron 20, John Thomas 19, Calvin Davis 12, James Hamilton 11 Lynard Stewart, 18, Michael Payne 15, Justin Phoenix 14, Jeff Monaco 13, Nate Reinking 11 Wembley Arena, London National League Conference (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Teesside Mohawks 18 17 1 0.944342 Plymouth Raiders 18 14 4 0.77828 3 Solent Stars 18 11 7 0.61122 4 Kingston Wildcats 18 10 8 0.55620 5 Manchester Magic 18 9 9 0.50018 6 Worthing Thunder 18 9 9 0.500187 Reading Rockets 18 7 11 0.38914 8 Inter-Basket London 18 5 13 0.27810 9 Coventry Crusaders 18 4 14 0.222810 Sutton Pumas 18 4 14 0.2228 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Play Off Final – Teesside 127 Solent 117 (OT) National League Division 1 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Derbyshire Arrows 22 20 2 0.909402 Ealing Tornadoes 22 19 3 0.86438 3 Ware Fire 22 16 6 0.72732 4 Oxford Devils 22 16 6 0.72732 5 Hull Icebergs 22 12 10 0.54524 6 Westminster Warriors 22 11 11 0.500227 North London Lords 22 7 15 0.31814 8 NW London Wolverines 22 7 15 0.31814 9 Worcester Wolves 22 7 15 0.3181410 Mansfield Express 22 6 16 0.27312 11 Cardiff Clippers 22 6 16 0.2731212 Liverpool 22 3 19 0.1366 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Play Off Final – Derbyshire 83 Ealing 81 NTL National Cup Last 16 Team 1 Team 2 Score Worthing Thunder Leicester Riders 89-126 Plymouth Raiders Birmingham Bullets 75-101 Teesside Mohawks Newcastle Eagles 101-113 Chester Jets Brighton Bears 90-74 Edinburgh Rocks London Towers 86-84 Manchester Giants Thames Valley Tigers 75-87 Derby Storm Milton Keynes Lions 70-90 Greater London Leopards Sheffield Sharks 88-96 Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Milton Keynes Lions Thames Valley Tigers 70-83 Leicester Riders Sheffield Sharks 76-99 Chester Jets Newcastle Eagles 92-83 Birmingham Bullets Edinburgh Rocks 67-66 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Chester Jets Thames Valley Tigers 106-90 Birmingham Bullets Sheffield Sharks 75-70 Final #eee 13 January 2002 Chester Jets 112 105 Birmingham Bullets Calvin Davis 30, John McCord 26, Pero Cameron 19, James Hamilton 19 Rashod Johnson 39, Brant Bailey 34, Rob Paternostro 20 Sheffield Arena BBL Trophy This season's BBL Trophy featured all 12 BBL teams. The First round saw all 12 teams split into two groups with the top four finishing teams advancing to the knockout stage. Group stage Group A TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Chester Jets105501.0002.Brighton Bears85410.8003.Greater London Leopards65320.6004.Thames Valley Tigers45230.4005.Derby Storm25140.2006.Leicester Riders05050.000 Group B TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Milton Keynes Lions85410.8002.Sheffield Sharks85410.8003.London Towers65320.6004.Newcastle Eagles65320.6005.Birmingham Bullets25140.2006.Edinburgh Rocks05050.000 Quarter-finals #eee February 3, 2002 Milton Keynes Lions 68 67 Thames Valley Tigers SkyDome Arena, Coventry February 3, 2002 Chester Jets 91 87 Newcastle Eagles SkyDome Arena, Coventry #eee February 3, 2002 Brighton Bears 83 89 London Towers SkyDome Arena, Coventry February 3, 2002 Sheffield Sharks 78 83 Greater London Leopards SkyDome Arena, Coventry Semi-finals #eee February 23, 2002 Milton Keynes Lions 73 63 London Towers SkyDome Arena, Coventry February 23, 2002 Chester Jets 92 81 Greater London Leopards SkyDome Arena, Coventry Final #eee March 16, 2002 Report Chester Jets 90 89 27-20 17-23 19-26 27-20 Milton Keynes Lions John Thomas 38, John McCord 19, Pero Cameron 12 Jermaine Brown 26, Nigel Lloyd 20, Victor Payne 18 National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham All-Star Game #eee January 20, 2002 Northern All-Stars 142 196 Southern All-Stars Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne Statistics leaders CategoryPlayerStatPoints per gameUSA John McCord (Chester Jets) 25.5Rebounds per game Panama Antonia Garcia (Birmingham Bullets) 14.9Assists per game BarbadosUK Nigel Lloyd (Milton Keynes Lions) 6.8 Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: John Thomas (Chester Jets) Coach of the Year: Robbie Peers (Chester Jets) Defensive Player of the Year: Brendan Graves (Edinburgh Rocks) Most Improved Player: Victor Payne (Milton Keynes Lions) Sixth Man Award: Rodger Farrington (Brighton Bears) References 2000–01 season 2002–03 season BBL seasons 2001–02 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British