1999–2000 British Basketball League season

1999–2000 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball Roll of Honour BBL N Manchester Giants S London Towers Play Off's Manchester Giants National Cup Sheffield Sharks BBL Trophy London Towers List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 1998–99 2000–01 The 1999–2000 BBL season, was known as the Dairylea Dunkers Championship for sponsorship reasons, the regular season commenced on September 15, 1999, and ended on April 8, 2000, with a total of 13 teams competing. For the first time in the league’s history, the 13 teams were split into two geographically divided Conferences, seven in the North and six in the South, with northern teams playing 36 games and southern teams playing 34 games each. The season was dominated by the success of Manchester Giants, conquering the Northern Conference and Championship Play-offs, whilst London Towers were victorious in the Southern Conference and the uni-ball Trophy. Sheffield Sharks were also successful in defending their Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup. London Towers featured in European competition, participating in the Saporta Cup, though with a 3-7 record they finished at the bottom of Group G and thus failed to progress beyond the Group stage. Cross-town rivals Greater London Leopards also made a brief appearance in the Korać Cup but following a 155-189 aggregate defeat to ÍRB Reykjanesbær in the Preliminary round, their first foray into Europe was merely a cameo. Mark Woods Towers go down as Leopards go out http://www.britball.com/2000/saporta990921.htm 2000 2012-12-02 BritBall The Southern All-Stars beat their Northern rivals in the eleventh annual All-Star Game with a 177-180 victory, the closest result in the League's history. Mark Woods South continue All-Star dominance http://www.britball.com/2000/allstar00game.htm 2000 2009-12-11 BritBall That was the 7th overall win of the South against the North who won 5 games since the All-Star Game's inception in 1989. Dairylea Dunkers Championship (Tier 1) Final standings Northern Conference PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Manchester Giants 36 31 5 0.861622 Sheffield Sharks 36 29 7 0.80558 3 Edinburgh Rocks 36 19 17 0.52738 4 Chester Jets 36 17 19 0.47234 5 Derby Storm 36 17 19 0.47234 6 Newcastle Eagles 36 10 26 0.27720 7 Leicester Riders 36 10 26 0.27720 Southern Conference PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 London Towers 34 23 11 0.676462 Thames Valley Tigers 34 18 16 0.52936 3 Birmingham Bullets 34 17 17 0.50034 4 Milton Keynes Lions 34 15 19 0.44130 5 Greater London Leopards 34 11 23 0.32322 6 Brighton Bears 34 11 23 0.32322 = Conference winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals #eee April 15, 2000 Manchester Giants 81 68 Milton Keynes Lions SkyDome Arena, Coventry April 15, 2000 London Towers 85 58 Chester Jets SkyDome Arena, Coventry #eee April 15, 2000 Sheffield Sharks 71 81 Birmingham Bullets SkyDome Arena, Coventry April 15, 2000 Thames Valley Tigers 64 68 Edinburgh Rocks SkyDome Arena, Coventry Semi-finals #eee April 22, 2000 London Towers 53 60 Birmingham Bullets SkyDome Arena, Coventry April 22, 2000 Manchester Giants 88 84 Edinburgh Rocks SkyDome Arena, Coventry Final #eee May 6, 2000 Report Manchester Giants 74 65 18-22 21-15 15-17 20-11 Birmingham Bullets Tony Dorsey (MVP) 22, Travis Conlan 19 Emiko Etete 13, Fabulous Flournoy 12, Wembley Arena, London 6,000 Giants coach Nick Nurse Bullets coach Mike Finger National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Teesside Mohawks 24 22 2 0.917442 Worthing Thunder Rebels 24 21 3 0.87542 3 Solent Stars 24 18 6 0.75036 4 Plymouth Raiders 24 16 8 0.66732 5 Sutton Pumas 24 12 12 0.50024 6 Islington White Heat 24 12 12 0.500247 Coventry Crusaders 24 11 13 0.45822 8 Taunton Tigers 24 9 15 0.37518 9 Birmingham Bullets II 24 8 16 0.33316 10 Westminster Warriors 24 7 17 0.29214 11 Cardiff Clippers 24 7 17 0.29214 12 Oxford Devils 24 7 17 0.2921413 Mid-Sussex Magic 24 6 18 0.25012 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals Teesside Mohawks 84 70 Taunton Tigers #eee Plymouth Raiders 59 78 Sutton Pumas Solent Stars 92 84 Islington White Heat #eee Worthing Thunder Rebels 99 92 Coventry Crusaders Semi-finals Sutton Pumas 92 97 Teesside Mohawks #eee Teesside Mohawks 93 94 Sutton Pumas Teesside won 190-186 on aggregate Solent Stars 97 79 Worthing Thunder Rebels #eee Worthing Thunder Rebels 83 76 Solent Stars Solent won 173-162 on aggregate Final #eee Teesside Mohawks 80 63 Solent Stars Wembley Arena National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 City of Manchester Attitude 24 20 4 0.833402 Liverpool Atac 24 18 6 0.75036 3 Kingston Wildcats 24 17 7 0.70834 4 Brixton TopCats 24 17 7 0.70834 5 Reading Rockets 24 17 7 0.70834 6 North London Lords 24 16 8 0.667327 Hull Icebergs 24 11 13 0.45822 8 Northampton 89ers 24 11 13 0.45822 9 Flintshire Flyers 24 10 14 0.41720 10 Portsmouth Pirates 24 7 17 0.29214 11 Wandsworth Hurricanes 24 5 19 0.20810 12 Bournemouth Blitz 24 4 20 0.167813 Swindon Sonics 24 3 21 0.1256 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Play Off Final - Kingston 68 Manchester 62 National League Division 3 (Tier 4) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Doncaster Eagles 24 23 1 0.958462 Mansfield Express 24 20 4 0.83340 3 Ealing Tornadoes 24 19 5 0.79338 4 Ware Fire 24 16 8 0.66732 5 University of Birmingham 24 15 9 0.62530 6 Bristol Bombers 24 11 13 0.458227 NW London Wolverines 24 9 15 0.37518 8 Barking & Dag. Erkenwald 24 9 15 0.37518 9 Thames Valley Tigers II 24 9 15 0.37518 10 Hanley Hornets 24 7 17 0.29314 11 Brighton Cougars 24 7 17 0.29314 12 Croydon Pumas 24 6 18 0.25012 13 Derbyshire Arrows 24 5 19 0.20810 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Play Off Final - Mansfield v Doncaster 84-76, 75-75 Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup Last 16 Team 1 Team 2 Score London Towers Sutton Pumas 76-68 Sheffield Sharks Derby Storm 75-71 Manchester Giants Thames Valley Tigers 94-71 Edinburgh Rocks Chester Jets 96-83 Plymouth Raiders Leicester Riders 60-77 Birmingham Bullets Brighton Bears 80-91 Solent Stars Greater London Leopards 88-100 Newcastle Eagles Milton Keynes Lions 99-109 OT Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Sheffield Sharks Brighton Bears 89-75 Manchester Giants Leicester Riders 86-73 Milton Keynes Lions Greater London Leopards 91-75 London Towers Edinburgh Rocks 75-78 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Sheffield Sharks Milton Keynes Lions 73-67 Edinburgh Rocks Manchester Giants 60-82 Final #eee 9 January 2000 Sheffield Sharks 89 80 Manchester Giants Nate Reinking (MVP) 21, Terrell Myers 20, Todd Cauthorn, Wilbur Johnson, Peter Scantlebury, Michael Payne, Richard Windle Tony Dorsey 35, Travis Conlan, Roy Hairston, Tony Holley, Phil Handy Sheffield Arena ?Sharks coach Chris Finch Manchester coach Nick Nurse uni-ball Trophy Group stage Group A TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Greater London Leopards106510.8332.Derby Storm66330.5003.Birmingham Bullets66330.5004.Solent Stars26150.166 Derby qualified ahead of Birmingham on head-to-head results. Group B TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.London Towers126601.0002.Thames Valley Tigers86420.6663.Edinburgh Rocks46240.3334.Leicester Riders06060.000 Group C TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Manchester Giants126601.0002.Newcastle Eagles86420.6663.Milton Keynes Lions46240.3334.Sutton Pumas06060.000 Group D TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Sheffield Sharks126601.0002.Chester Jets66330.5003.Brighton Bears66340.5004.Plymouth Raiders06060.000 Chester qualified ahead of Brighton on head-to-head results. Quarter-finals #eee December 27, 1999 Thames Valley Tigers 91 84 Greater London Leopards National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham December 27, 1999 Manchester Giants 73 72 Chester Jets National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham #eee December 27, 1999 London Towers 76 72 Derby Storm National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham December 27, 1999 Newcastle Eagles 74 95 Sheffield Sharks National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Semi-finals #eee January 22, 2000 London Towers 90 80 Thames Valley Tigers National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham January 22, 2000 Manchester Giants 93 74 Sheffield Sharks National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Final #eee March 18, 2000 Report London Towers 74 73 Manchester Giants Donnie Johnson 21, Danny Lewis (MVP) 17, Steve Bucknall 12, Martin Henlan 12, Danny Craven, Phil Handy Roy Hairston 19, Tony Dorsey 17, Travis Conlan 12, Tony Holley 10 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham ? Towers coach Ron Abbegglen Giants coach Nick Nurse All-Star Game #eee February 5, 2000 Report Northern All-Stars 177 180 Southern All-Stars Darrian Evans, 33 Shawn Jamison, 27 Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester +Northern All-StarsPlayer Team No. of Selections USA Tony Dorsey Manchester Giants6th USA Purnell Perry Leicester Riders1st USA James Hamilton Chester Jets2nd USA Darrian Evans Derby Storm1st USA John McCord Edinburgh Rocks3d USA Cypheus Bunton Derby Storm1st USA Terrell Myers Sheffield Sharks3d USA Ralph Blalock Leicester Riders3d USA Roy Hairston Manchester Giants1st USA Ted Berry Edinburgh Rocks3d USA Malcolm Leak Leicester Riders2nd USA Nate Reinking Sheffield Sharks2nd Coach USA Nick Nurse Manchester Giants +Southern All-StarsPlayer Team No. of Selections USA Kenya Capers Greater London Leopards1st USA UK Tony Windless Milton Keynes Lions6th USA Danny Lewis London Towers6th USA Brandon Brantley Greater London Leopards1st USA Shawn Jamison Birmingham Bullets1st USA Eric Burks Milton Keynes Lions4th USA Casey Arena Thames Valley Tigers1st UK Steve Bucknall London Towers3d Barbados UK Nigel Lloyd Milton Keynes Lions8th United States Virgin Islands Charles Claxton Brighton Bears1st USA Donnie Johnson London Towers1st CAN Greg Meldrum Thames Valley Tigers1st Coach USA Mike Finger Birmingham Bullets Statistics leaders CategoryPlayerStatPoints per gameUSA UK Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks) 24.2Rebounds per game USA Brandon Brantley (Leopards) 11.2Assists per game USA Casey Arena (Thames Valley) 6.2 Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: Tony Dorsey (Manchester Giants) Domestic Player of the Year: Steve Bucknall (London Towers) Import Player of the Year: Tony Dorsey (Manchester Giants) Defensive Player of the Year: Roy Hairston (Manchester Giants) Most Improved Player of the Year: Ian Whyte (Newcastle Eagles) Coach of the Year: Nick Nurse (Manchester Giants) All-Star First Team: Tony Dorsey (Manchester Giants) Danny Lewis (London Towers) Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks) Steve Bucknall (London Towers) Roy Hairston (Manchester Giants) All-Star Second Team: James Hamilton (Chester Jets) Nigel Lloyd (Milton Keynes Lions) Nate Reinking (Sheffield Sharks) John McCord (Edinburgh Rocks) Brandon Brantley (Greater London Leopards) References 30em 1998–99 season 2000–01 season BBL seasons 1999–2000 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British