1993–94 British Basketball League season

1993–94 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball Roll of Honour BBL Thames Valley Tigers Play Off's Worthing Bears National Cup Worthing Bears BBL Trophy Thames Valley Tigers List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 1992–93 1994–95 The 1993–94 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. The BBL secured a three year £1 million sponsorship deal with Budweiser and the divisions were re-organised once again.http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF503367571&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Budweiser make deal." Times [London, England] 16 Sept. 1993 The Times The Budweiser League would be tier one with the National League Division's below. The Budweiser League increased in number with the addition of the Division One champions Doncaster Panthers. The Cheshire Jets became the Chester Jets. Thames Valley Tigers claimed the League Trophy and stormed to the regular season title, however the Bracknell-based side suffered a shock defeat to Derby Bucks and saw them eliminated in the Quarter-final of the Budweiser Championship Play-offs.BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 12 Nevertheless, Tigers' Nigel Lloyd and Mick Bett were both awarded accolades as Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year respectively. Worthing Bears also secured a double success by winning the play-offs and securing the National Cup. Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Thames Valley Tigers 36 31 5 0.861622 Worthing Bears 36 30 6 0.83360 3 Manchester Giants 36 29 7 0.80558 4 Guildford Kings 36 24 12 0.66748 5 London Towers 36 21 15 0.58342 6 Birmingham Bullets 36 21 15 0.58342 7 Leicester City Riders 36 20 16 0.555408 Derby Bucks 36 17 19 0.47334 9 Doncaster Panthers 36 13 23 0.36226 10 Sunderland Scorpions 36 13 23 0.36226 11 Chester Jets 36 11 25 0.30522 12 Hemel Royals 36 3 33 0.0836 13 Oldham Celtics 36 1 35 0.0282 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals (1) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (8) Derby Bucks #eee Derby Bucks 83 81 Thames Valley Tigers Thames Valley Tigers 79 91 Derby Bucks Derby win series, 2–0 (2) Worthing Bears vs. (7) Leicester City Riders #eee Leicester City Riders 83 96 Worthing Bears Worthing Bears 104 77 Leicester City Riders Worthing win series, 2–0 (3) Manchester Giants vs. (6) Birmingham Bullets #eee Birmingham Bullets 76 93 Manchester Giants Manchester Giants 90 88 Birmingham Bullets Manchester win series, 2–0 (4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) London Towers #eee London Towers 60 61 Guildford Kings Guildford Kings 77 79 London Towers #eee Guildford Kings 66 53 London Towers Guildford win series, 2–1 Semi-finals #eee Worthing Bears 77 75 Derby Bucks Wembley Arena, London Manchester Giants 72 82 Guildford Kings Wembley Arena, London Final #eee 1 May 1994 http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF502035109&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Cunningham bows out on winning note." Times [London, England] 2 May 1994 The Times 16:00 Worthing Bears 71 65 10–15 17–19 16–11 28–20 Guildford Kings Cunningham 16, Irish 15, Harried 12 Irish 12 Harried/Nelson 3 MVP: Colin Irish Byrd 15, Politi 13, Cummings/Henlan 12, Henlan 11 Byrd 3 Wembley Arena, London 9,000Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle Sky Sports National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Coventry Crusaders 18 16 2 0.889322 Crystal Palace Mavericks 18 12 6 0.66724 3 Cardiff Heat 18 11 7 0.61122 4 Sheffield Forgers 18 10 8 0.55620 5 Brixton TopCats 18 10 8 0.55620 6 Stockton Mohawks 18 9 9 0.500187 Ware Rebels 18 8 10 0.44416 8 Solent Stars 18 7 11 0.38914 9 Bury Lobos 18 4 14 0.2228 10 Plymouth Raiders 18 3 15 0.1676 = League winners National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Nottingham Cobras 20 18 2 0.900362 Chiltern Fastbreak 20 15 5 0.75030 3 Swindon Sonics 20 13 7 0.65026 4 Guildford Storm 20 13 7 0.65026 5 Liverpool Atac 20 12 8 0.60024 6 Stevenage Phoenix 20 12 8 0.600247 Mid Sussex Magic 20 11 9 0.55022 8 Northampton 89ers 20 8 12 0.40016 9 London Elephants 20 4 16 0.2007*10 Leicester Falcons 20 3 17 0.1506 11 Lewisham Lightning 20 1 19 0.0502 = League winners National Cup Third round Team 1 Team 2 Score Derby Bucks Worthing Bears 80-94 Hemel Hempstead Royals Thames Valley Tigers 75-98 Sunderland Scorpions Doncaster Panthers 83-80 Ware Rebels Leicester City Riders 56-71 Birmingham Bullets Swindon Sonics 66-54 London Towers Chester Jets 61-69 Brixton TopCats Manchester Giants 86-110 Oldham Celtics Guildford Kings 73-92 Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Sunderland Scorpions Thames Valley Tigers 80-89 Cheshire Jets Worthing Bears 79-102 Manchester Giants Birmingham Bullets 99-85 Leicester City Riders Guildford Kings 55-64 Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg Manchester Eagles Thames Valley Tigers 72-93 80-98 Worthing Bears Guildford Kings 71-68 93-77 Final #eee 5 March 1994http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF502021833&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "For the Record." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1994 The Times Worthing Bears 92 83 Thames Valley Tigers Nigel Lloyd 21, Peter Scantlebury 17, Michael Hayles 13, Alan Cunningham 12, Colin Irish 12, Tony Holley Herman Harried 33, Steve Nelson 20, Cleave Lewis 15 Sheffield Arena ?Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett League Trophy Group stage + North Group 1TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Leicester City Riders63301.0002.Derby Bucks23120.3333.Doncaster Panthers23120.3334.Chester Jets23120.333 + North Group 2TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Manchester Giants42201.0002.Sunderland Scorpions22110.5003.Oldham Celtics02020.000 + South Group 1TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Worthing Bears42201.0002.London Towers22110.5003.Birmingham Bullets02020.000 + South Group 2TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Thames Valley Tigers42201.0002.Guildford Kings22110.5003.Hemel Royals02020.000 Semi-finals Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders #eee Manchester Giants 86 74 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 84 90 Manchester Giants Manchester win on aggregate, 176–158 Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears #eee Worthing Bears 94 88 Thames Valley Tigers Thames Valley Tigers 89 78 Worthing Bears Thames Valley win on aggregate, 177–172 Final #eee 16 Jan 1994 http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF502011449&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Tigers retain Trophy." Times [London, England] 17 Jan. 1994 The Times Thames Valley Tigers 79 73 Manchester Giants Tony Holley 28, Nigel Lloyd, Mike Obaseki Trevor Gordon National Indoor Arena, Birmingham ?Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett Manchester Coach Jeff Jones Budweiser All-Star Game #eee March 1994 7.05pm GMT Report Northern All-Stars 140 148 Southern All-Stars Tyrone Thomas, 26 Granby Halls, Leicester 2,000 Sky Sports +Northern All-StarsPlayer Team MSR UK Stedroy Baker Doncaster Panthers USA Russ Saunders Sunderland Scorpions UK Steve Merifield Oldham Celtics USA Gene Maldron Leicester Riders USA Kurt Samuels Manchester Giants USA Kevin St. Kitts Manchester Giants USA John Trezvant Leicester Riders USA Andy Gardiner Manchester Giants USA Jason Siemon Derby Bucks USA UK Trevor Gordon Manchester Giants UK Alan Bannister Chester Jets Coach USA Jerry Jenkins Leicester Riders +Southern All-StarsPlayer Team USA Allen Koochof London Lions UK Karl Brown Guildford Kings Barbados UK Nigel Lloyd Thames Valley Tigers UK Nigeria Solomon Ayinla UK Peter Scantlebury Thames Valley Tigers USA Tony Holley Thames Valley Tigers UK Richard Scantlebury London Towers USA Tyrone Thomas Birmingham Bullets USA UK Colin Irish Worthing Bears USA Herman Harried Worthing Bears USA Damon Harrell Coach USA Alan Cunningham Worthing Bears Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers) Coach of the Year: Mick Bett (Thames Valley Tigers) All-Star Team: Trevor Gordon (Manchester Giants) Herman Harried (Worthing Bears) Tony Holley (Thames Valley Tigers) Colin Irish (Worthing Bears) Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers) Russ Saunders (Sunderland Scorpions) Peter Scantlebury (Thames Valley Tigers) Jason Siemon (Derby Bucks) Tyrone Thomas (Birmingham Bullets) Gene Waldron (Leicester City Riders) References 30em 1992–93 season 1994–95 season BBL seasons 1993–94 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British