2004–05 British Basketball League season

March 2012 November 2020 2004–05 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball Roll of Honour BBL Chester Jets Play Off's Newcastle Eagles BBL Cup Brighton Bears BBL Trophy Newcastle Eagles List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 2003–04 2005–06 The 2004–05 BBL season was the 18th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League, which commenced on 2 October 2004, and ended with Newcastle Eagles' win in the Play-off Final on 1 May 2005. Eagles won their first piece of silverware in 13 years with victories in the play-offs and the BBL Trophy, against Brighton Bears on their home court at The Brighton Centre. The League saw the addition of a new franchise for the first time in eight years – when Edinburgh Rocks joined in 1998 – with Plymouth Raiders stepping up from the English Basketball League Division 1. Teams TeamCity/AreaArenaCapacityLast season Birmingham Bullets Birmingham North Solihull Sports Centre 1,000 10th Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre & Burgess Hill Triangle 3,600 1,800 1st Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 5th Leicester Riders Leicester John Sanford Centre 800 9th London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 1,500 3rd Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 6,500 6th Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 New Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge 1,600 2nd Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 4th Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 7th Notable occurrences Following the withdrawal of major sponsor, Brighton Bears pulled out of the FIBA Europe League just weeks before the start of the tournament, meaning that no British teams would be competing in European competition for the current season. Plymouth Raiders played, and won, their first game in the BBL on 2 October 2004, beating the visiting Milton Keynes Lions in a low-scoring game that finished 63–46 in favour of the rookies. The first piece of silverware up for gabs, the BBL Cup, was won by Brighton Bears after defeating Scottish Rocks, 90–74 in the final at the National Indoor Arena, in Birmingham. Newcastle Eagles won their first title in 13 years after upsetting Brighton in the BBL Trophy Final, which was played at The Brighton Centre. Eagles ran out 85–60 winners in a very one-sided spectacle. Leicester Riders moved back to the city of Leicester after securing a venue and sponsorship with De Montfort University. BBL championship (Tier 1) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1Chester Jets403280.800642Newcastle Eagles403190.775623London Towers4029110.725584Sheffield Sharks4026140.650525Brighton Bears4022180.550446Scottish Rocks4019210.475387Thames Valley Tigers4018220.450368Milton Keynes Lions4015250.375309Plymouth Raiders4012280.3002410Leicester Riders4011290.2752211Birmingham Bullets405350.12510 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final 1 Chester Jets 81 8 Milton Keynes Lions 71 3 London Towers 63 6 Scottish Rocks 65 2 Newcastle Eagles 105 7 Thames Valley Tigers 72 4 Sheffield Sharks 91 5 Brighton Bears 56 1 Chester Jets 74 6 Scottish Rocks 72 2 Newcastle Eagles 75 4 Sheffield Sharks 65 1 Chester Jets 75 2 Newcastle Eagles 78 Quarter-finals #eee 15 April 2005 Newcastle Eagles 105 72 Thames Valley Tigers Telewest Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne 16 April 2005 London Towers 63 65 Scottish Rocks Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London #eee 16 April 2005 Sheffield Sharks 91 56 Brighton Bears Ponds Forge, Sheffield 17 April 2005 Chester Jets 81 71 Milton Keynes Lions Northgate Arena, Chester Semi-finals #eee 30 April 2005 Chester Jets 74 72 Scottish Rocks National Indoor Arena, Birmingham 30 April 2005 Newcastle Eagles 75 65 Sheffield Sharks National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Final #eee 1 May 2005 Report Chester Jets 75 78 14–13 24–24 22–18 15–23 Newcastle Eagles Trey Moore 20, DJ Harrison 14, Billy Singleon 13 Andrew Sullivan (MVP) 27, TJ Walker 15, Frank Bennett 9, Jeremy Hyatt 9, Charles Smith 9 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham ? Jets coach Paul Smith Eagles coach Fab Flournoy EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 City of Sheffield Arrows 22 21 1 0.955422 London United 22 18 4 0.81836 3 Reading Rockets 22 16 6 0.72732 4 Worcester Wolves 22 13 9 0.59126 5 Worthing Thunder 22 13 9 0.59126 6 Manchester Magic 22 12 10 0.54524 7 Teesside Mohawks 22 10 12 0.45520 8 Essex & Herts Leopards 22 9 13 0.40918 9 PAWS London Capital 22 7 15 0.31814 10 Solent Stars 22 5 17 0.22710 11 Kingston Wildcats 22 5 17 0.22710 12 Coventry Crusaders 22 3 19 0.1366 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Nottingham Knights 20 18 2 0.900362 Mansfield Express 20 15 5 0.75030 3 West Hertfordshire Warriors 20 14 6 0.70028 4 King's Lynn Fury 20 13 7 0.65026 5 Liverpool 20 9 11 0.45018 6 Colchester United 20 8 12 0.40016 7 Bath Romans 20 8 12 0.40016 8 Leicester Phoenix 20 8 12 0.40016 9 Northampton Neptunes 20 7 13 0.35014 10 Hackney White Heat 20 5 15 0.25010 11 Tamar Valley Cannons 20 4 16 0.2008 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs BBL Cup First round Team 1 Team 2 Score Leicester Riders Thames Valley Tigers 77-95 Birmingham Bullets Plymouth Raiders 73-75 London Towers Newcastle Eagles 84-86 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Brighton Bears Milton Keynes Lions 78-68 Scottish Rocks Chester Jets 90-75 Final #eee 16 January 2005 Report Brighton Bears 90 74 Scottish Rocks Andrew Alleyne (MVP) 27, Ryan Huntley 22, Tony Holley 14, Steve Lepore 8, Yorick Williams 8, Ajou Deng 8, Rahdi Knapp 3 Donald Cole 22, Tony Windless 13, Adrian Henning 10, Lamont McIntosh 10, Philip Perre 10, Roni Gordon 6, Dan Wardrope 3 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham ? Bears coach Nick Nurse Rocks coach Steve Swanson BBL Trophy Group stage Northern Group 1 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Newcastle Eagles84401.0002.Scottish Rocks44220.5003.Teesside Mohawks04040.000 Southern Group 1 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.London Towers84401.0002.Milton Keynes Lions24130.2503.Birmingham Bullets24130.250 Northern Group 2 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Chester Jets64310.7502.Sheffield Sharks64310.7503.Leicester Riders04040.000 Southern Group 2 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Brighton Bears64310.7502.Plymouth Raiders44220.5003.Thames Valley Tigers24130.250 Semi-finals #eee 20 January 2005 Brighton Bears 87 84 London Towers Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle 20 January 2005 Newcastle Eagles 92 87 Chester Jets Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Final #eee 6 March 2005 Report Brighton Bears 60 85 Newcastle Eagles Ronnie Baker 21, Steve Lepore 13, Andrew Alleyne 9 Cheyne Gadson 9 Jeremy Hyatt, 22, Charles Smith (MVP) 18, Frank Bennett 13, TJ Walker 12 Brighton Centre, Brighton ? Bears coach Nick Nurse Eagles coach Fab Flournoy Statistics leaders CategoryPlayerStatPoints per gameUSA Trey Moore (Chester Jets) 22.8Rebounds per game USA Terrence Durham (Plymouth Raiders) 13.6Assists per game USA TJ Walker (Newcastle Eagles) 7.3 References BBC Sport Bears face fine for Euro pull-out http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3959703.stm 9 November 2010 BBC 27 October 2004 BBC Sport Bullets edge out Riders http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/3710818.stm 9 November 2010 BBC 2 October 2004 Rob Dugdale Eagles secure BBL Trophy victory http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/4319923.stm 9 November 2010 BBC 6 March 2005 2003–04 BBL season 2005–06 BBL season BBL seasons 2004–05 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British