2010–11 British Basketball League season

March 2023 2010–11 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball Roll of Honour BBL Mersey Tigers Play Off's Mersey Tigers BBL Cup Sheffield Sharks BBL Trophy Mersey Tigers List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 BBL season was the 24th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. This season saw the league reduced to 12 teams with the withdrawal of London Capital during the summer and was the first campaign ever to not feature a club from the capital city London. PAWS London Capital booted out of the BBL http://www.hoopsfix.com/2010/05/paws-london-capital-booted-out-of-the-bbl/ 2010 2011-11-15 Hoopsfix.com Unlike previous seasons the Trophy schedule usually played in January/February was brought forward, with the reintroduced group stage being played before the start of the regular season. The campaign tipped-off on 17 September 2010 with Plymouth Raiders beating Worthing Thunder 79–77 in the opening game of the Trophy. The regular league season commenced on 10 October, whilst the season closed with the showpiece Play-off Final on 30 April 2011 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham. Newly rebranded Mersey Tigers won three out of the four domestic titles on offer, finishing victorious in the Franklin & Marshall Trophy, Championship and post-season Play-offs, whilst missing out on the BBL Cup following a 93–66 loss to Sheffield Sharks in the Final. Mersey's Tony Garbelotto was named as BBL Coach of the Year, whilst Cheshire Jets' Jeremy Bell was awarded the BBL's MVP award. Teams United Kingdom right 250 Locations of the 2010–11 BBL teams United Kingdom 53.196 -2.890 Jets bottom United Kingdom 51.553 0.737 Pirates bottom United Kingdom 55.868494 -4.294044 Rocks left United Kingdom 51.24844 -0.56288 Heat left United Kingdom 52.62973 -1.13897 Riders right United Kingdom 53.385 -2.930 Tigers left United Kingdom 51.997121 -0.723289 Lions right United Kingdom 54.963889 -1.623333 Eagles bottom United Kingdom 50.368889 -4.15 Raiders right United Kingdom 53.398333 -1.424444 Sharks right United Kingdom 52.19123 -2.222231 Wolves left United Kingdom 50.8163 -0.4982 Thunder left TeamCity/AreaArenaCapacityLast season Cheshire Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 4th Essex Pirates Southend-on-Sea Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre 1,100 12th Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Kelvin Hall 1,200 3rd Guildford Heat Guildford Surrey Sports Park 1,000 11th Leicester Riders Leicester John Sandford Centre 800 6th Mersey Tigers Liverpool Echo Arena 7,513 5th Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes MK Lions Arena 1,400 7th Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Sport Central 3,000 1st Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 10th Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1,200 2nd Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester 600 9th Worthing Thunder Worthing Worthing Leisure Centre 1,000 8th Notable occurrences After a season-long review which evaluated both the on and off-court performance of the franchise, it was announced prior to the season opening that London Capital were withdrawn from the BBL and would instead compete in the English Basketball League. PAWS London Capital booted out of the BBL http://www.hoopsfix.com/2010/05/paws-london-capital-booted-out-of-the-bbl/ 2010 2011-11-15 Hoopsfix.com Following Everton F.C.'s decision to cut their ties with the Tigers franchise, the team was relaunched as the Mersey Tigers prior to the start of the season along with the announcement that the Echo Arena would serve as their home venue for the first eight home games of the season. James Pearce Tony Garbelotto is relishing a new era for Mersey Tigers http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/other-sports/2010/09/24/coach-tony-garbelotto-is-relishing-a-new-era-for-mersey-tigers-100252-27332763/ 2010 2010-11-06 Liverpool Echo With further delays added to the arena:mk construction, Milton Keynes Lions sought to solve their on-going venue problems by acquiring a warehouse facility in downtown Milton Keynes to convert into a new home venue. The Lions used a court at Stoke Mandeville until the new facility – MK Lions Arena – opened midway through the season. BBC Milton Keynes Lions set for warehouse home https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/basketball/8983257.stm 2010-11-06 BBC Sport 9 September 2010 BBL Lions find new den http://www.bbl.org.uk/?lions-find-new-den,993 2010 2010-11-06 BBL.org.uk Aside from Tigers and Milton Keynes, two other franchises uprooted and moved to new venues for the start of the season. After 15 years of playing out of the Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle Eagles swapped to the newly built 3,000-seat Sport Central facility at Northumbria University, Mark Douglas Newcastle Eagles fly to a new nest http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/basketball-news/2010/08/12/newcastle-eages-fly-to-a-new-nest-61634-27046458/ 2010 2010-11-06 Newcastle Journal 4 April 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120404055644/http://www.journallive.co.uk/newcastle-sports/basketball-news/2010/08/12/newcastle-eages-fly-to-a-new-nest-61634-27046458/ dead whilst Guildford Heat also uprooted to the new Surrey Sports Park after 5 years at the Guildford Spectrum. Heat move to Surrey Sports Park http://www.surreysportspark.com/news/newsandpress/2009/23261_the_heat_moves_to_surrey_sports_park.htm 2010 2010-11-06 Surrey Sports Park https://web.archive.org/web/20110716165206/http://www.surreysportspark.com/news/newsandpress/2009/23261_the_heat_moves_to_surrey_sports_park.htm 16 July 2011 dead The season started with a differing structure from previous years with the campaign tipping-off with the opening rounds of the BBL Trophy instead of regular season championship games. The decision gained a mixed reaction from coaches, with many of whom using the games as warm-ups for the regular season. Mark Woods Early tip-off leaves coaches cold http://www.mvp247.com/2010/09/early-tip-off-leaves-coaches-cold/ 2010 2011-09-23 MVP 24–7 After several years without television coverage, the League announced on 20 October that a deal had been struck with leading broadcaster Sky Sports to screen one "as live" game a week starting from 2 November, including a live broadcast of the BBL Cup Final. Sam Neter BBL confirms deal with Sky Sports http://www.hoopsfix.com/2010/10/bbl-confirms-deal-with-sky-sports/ 2010 2010-11-06 Hoopsfix https://web.archive.org/web/20101025221641/http://www.hoopsfix.com/2010/10/bbl-confirms-deal-with-sky-sports/ 25 October 2010 live Cheshire Jets forward Matt Schneck was suspended in November after he had failed a drugs test, after traces of a prohibited substance known as Methylhexaneamine were found in his system. The player could have faced a two-year ban, Mark Woods Cheshire's Schneck banned after dope test http://www.mvp247.com/2010/11/cheshires-schneck-banned-after-dope-test/ 2010 2011-09-23 MVP 24–7 but this was later reduced to three months making it the shortest ban ever handed out to an athlete for ingesting Methylhexanaemine. Alec Doyle Cheshire Jet's Matt Schneck determined to return a better player than before as ban runs out https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/sport/basketball/cheshire-jets-matt-schneck-determined-5197316 2011 2011-09-23 Chester Chronicle The Guildford Heat franchise was put up for sale amid a shortfall of funding, it was revealed in December, with the price of the club valued at just £1. Mark Woods Guildford Heat up for sale http://www.mvp247.com/2010/12/guildford-heat-up-sale/ 2010 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 Chris Dyke Cash injection plea to save Guildford Heat http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/basketball/s/2084268_basketball_cash_injection_plea_to_save_guildford_heat 2010 2011-11-15 GetSurrey In a bid to save the Guildford franchise from folding, fans of the club launched a campaign to raise £25,000 in 25 days throughout January. Mark Woods Heat not ready to flame out http://www.mvp247.com/2011/01/heat-fund-raise/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 It was announced in January 2011 that this season's Trophy Final would be held at the O2 Arena, in partnership with the NBA as part of its 'Basketball Week', culminating in the Toronto Raptors versus New Jersey Nets game being played in March. Mark Woods Trophy final to switch to O2 Arena http://www.mvp247.com/2011/01/trophy-finale-set-to-pay-call-at-02/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 The League announced in January that an agreement had been reached with clothing company Franklin & Marshall to sponsor the BBL Trophy Final, which would be held in March at the O2 Arena as part of the NBA's 'Basketball Week'. Franklin & Marshall Sponsor the BBL Trophy Final at the O2 Arena http://www.bbl.org.uk/?franklin-marshall-sponsor-the-bbl-trophy-final-at-the-o2-arena,1994 2011 2011-11-15 BBL Sheffield Sharks retained the BBL Cup with a massive 93–66 win over Mersey Tigers in the Final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham on 16 January 2011. Sharks' American import Steve Dagostino scored 35 points and was named as the game's MVP. Mark Woods Sharks claw Tigers to retain Cup http://www.mvp247.com/2011/01/bbl-cup-final-11/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 The game was broadcast live on Sky Sports. Sam Neter BBL confirms deal with Sky Sports http://www.hoopsfix.com/2010/10/bbl-confirms-deal-with-sky-sports/ 2010 2010-11-06 Hoopsfix https://web.archive.org/web/20101025221641/http://www.hoopsfix.com/2010/10/bbl-confirms-deal-with-sky-sports/ 25 October 2010 live Newcastle's Kadiri Richard was crowned 2011 Slam Dunk Champion, after pipping second-place Stefan Gill (Milton Keynes) to win the annual Slam Dunk Competition on 16 January, at the National Indoor Arena. KD crowned Dunk champion http://www.bbl.org.uk/?kd-crowned-dunk-champion,1773 2011 2011-11-15 BBL Surrey-based businesswoman Allison Reeve bought out the financially troubled Guildford Heat franchise in January, becoming the League's first female owner, Chris Dyke Guildford Heat saved by local businesswoman http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/s/2086594_guildford_heat_saved_by_local_businesswoman 2011 2011-11-15 GetSurrey and saving the franchise from 'imminent closure'. Colm Heaney BBL team appeals for funds http://blogs.mirror.co.uk/basketball/2011/01/bbl-team-appeals-for-funds.htmln 2011 2011-11-15 Daily Mirror It was revealed by the media in February that Mersey Tigers had failed to pay wages to players and staff due to ongoing financial difficulties. Mark Woods Reality bites as Mersey hit troubled waters http://www.mvp247.com/2011/02/reality-bites-as-mersey-hit-troubled-waters/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 The club released a statement about the situation, citing loss of two major sponsors and debts from previous ownership as the main reasons for its decision to delay salary payments and to relocate to temporary home venues in Liverpool and Manchester. Statement from the club http://www.merseytigers.com/club-news/statement-from-the-club.phuse 2011 2011-11-15 Mersey Tigers Essex Pirates' 90–94 overtime victory at Worthing Thunder, on 19 February, was their first and only win of the season. Worthing Thunder 90–94 Essex Pirates (OT) http://www.bbl.org.uk/?19-feb-2011-thunder-90-pirates-94-%28ot%29,1609 2011 2011-11-15 BBL Mersey Tigers claimed their first Franklin & Marshal Trophy title with an 84–66 victory over Guildford Heat on 5 March, at the O2 Arena in London. Tigers' Andrew Thomson scored a game-high 21 points, whilst Andrew Sullivan was awarded the Final's MVP award. Rob Dugdale Guildford Heat 66–84 Mersey Tigers https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/9415736.stm 2011 2011-11-15 BBC Sport The Championship title came down to the final game of the season, played out between Mersey Tigers and Newcastle Eagles at Sport Central on 6 April. The winner of the game would be crowned Champions and after a close contest Mersey claimed their first championship title with an 80–75 victory. Mark Woods Mersey Tigers survive epic to take BBL title http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/mersey-tigers-win-title/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 Mersey were the first all-British qualified side to win the title in the BBL's 23-year history. BBC Mersey Tigers win BBL Championship title https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/other_sports/basketball/9450133.stm 2011 2011-11-15 BBC Sport Following the end of the regular season, Worthing Thunder officials confirmed that, due to financial problems, they would be withdrawing the franchise from the BBL immediately and have entered the English Basketball League for the forthcoming season. Mark Woods Worthing Thunder confirm BBL exit http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/worthing-thunder-confirm-bbl-exit/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 At the end of the season, long-serving veteran Tony Windless announced his retirement from playing basketball at the age of 41, after a career that saw him play all but two of his 16 professional seasons in the BBL, debuting with London Towers in 1994 and winning every major domestic prize. Mark Woods Leicester's Blunt, Windless call time http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/leicesters-blount-windless-call-time/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 Newcastle's Trey Moore was crowned as the Basketball Journalists Association's (BJA) BBL Player of the Year, despite being ruled out by injury in March. Tony Garbelotto of Mersey Tigers, was awarded Coach of the Year. Mark Woods Eagles' Trey Moore heads honours list http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/bja-annual-awards/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 In the annual NIA All-Star Game, the Rest of the World All-Stars ran out 119–115 winners over the Great Britain All-Stars at the National Indoor Arena, in Birmingham on 30 April. Newcastle's Kadiri Richard, playing for the Rest of the World All-Stars, was awarded the MVP title after scoring 14 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Mark Woods Mersey reign supreme http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/bbl-play-off-final/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 Despite going through most of the season with unpaid wages, Mark Woods Mersey Tigers intent on final glorious hurrah http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/mersey-tigers-final/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 Mersey Tigers reached the Play-off Final for the second consecutive year and beat Sheffield Sharks 79–74 to take the BBL Play-off title, their third piece of silverware this season. James Jones was named as the Final's MVP. Mark Woods Mersey reign supreme http://www.mvp247.com/2011/04/bbl-play-off-final/ 2011 2011-11-15 MVP 24–7 BBL Championship (Tier 1) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1Mersey Tigers332580.758502Newcastle Eagles332490.727483Sheffield Sharks332490.727484Cheshire Jets3320130.606405Plymouth Raiders3319140.576386Glasgow Rocks3318150.545367Guildford Heat3317160.515348Leicester Riders3317160.515349Worcester Wolves3315180.4553010Milton Keynes Lions3313200.3942611Worthing Thunder335280.1521012Essex Pirates331320.0302 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals 1st leg #eee 15 April 2011 Newcastle Eagles 104 97 Guildford Heat Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne 15 April 2011 Sheffield Sharks 68 83 Glasgow Rocks English Institute of Sport, Sheffield #eee 16 April 2011 Plymouth Raiders 94 94 Cheshire Jets Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth 16 April 2011 Leicester Riders 86 89 Mersey Tigers John Sandford Centre, Leicester Quarter-finals 2nd leg #eee 16 April 2011 Guildford Heat 83 88 Newcastle Eagles Surrey Sports Park, Guildford 17 April 2011 Cheshire Jets 83 70 Plymouth Raiders Northgate Arena, Chester #eee 17 April 2011 Mersey Tigers 92 90 Leicester Riders Amaechi Centre, Manchester 18 April 2011 Glasgow Rocks 73 94 Sheffield Sharks Kelvin Hall, Glasgow Cheshire Jets won series on aggregate (177–164), as did Mersey Tigers (181–176), Newcastle Eagles (192–180) and Sheffield Sharks (162–156). Semi-finals 1st leg #eee 22 April 2011 Newcastle Eagles 76 68 Sheffield Sharks Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne 23 April 2011 Cheshire Jets 64 79 Mersey Tigers Northgate Arena, Chester Semi-finals 2nd leg #eee 24 April 2011 Sheffield Sharks 98 78 Newcastle Eagles English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 24 April 2011 Mersey Tigers 86 79 Cheshire Jets Amaechi Centre, Manchester Mersey Tigers won 165–143 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 166–154 on aggregate. Final #eee 30 April 2011 4.00pm GMT Report Mersey Tigers 79 74 23–17 19–18 12–13 25–26 Sheffield Sharks Tafari Toney 19, James Jones (MVP) 15, Nate Reinking 12, David Aliu 11, Andrew Thomson 8, Jamal Williams 8, Perry Lawson 3, Andrew Sullivan 1 Tafari Toney, 13 Andrew Thomson, 4 Ryan Patton 24, Paul Williams 17, Mike Tuck 14, Marcus Stout 9, Steve Dagostino 5, Olu Babalola 4, Atiba Lyons 1 Mike Tuck, 8 Paul Williams/Steve Dagostino/Mike Tuck/Atiba Lyons, 2 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Bristol Academy Flyers 18 15 3 0.833302 London Leopards 18 14 4 0.77828 3 Reading Rockets 18 12 6 0.66724 4 Leeds Carnegie 18 10 8 0.55620 5 Brixton TopCats 18 8 10 0.44416 6 Manchester Magic 18 7 11 0.38914 7 Durham Wildcats 18 7 11 0.38914 8 Derby Trailblazers 18 6 12 0.33312 9 Leicester Warriors 18 6 12 0.33312 10 PAWS London Capital 18 5 13 0.27810 11 Coventry Crusaders 0 0 0 0.0000 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Bradford Dragons 20 17 3 0.850342 Tees Valley Mohawks 20 16 4 0.80032 3 Medway Park Crusaders 20 13 7 0.65026 4 Westminster Warriors 20 13 7 0.65026 5 Hemel Storm 20 12 8 0.60024 6 London United 20 11 9 0.55022 7 Eastside Eagles 20 11 9 0.55022 8 Team Northumbria 20 8 12 0.40016 9 Mansfield Giants 20 6 14 0.30012 10 City of Sheffield Arrows 20 2 18 0.1004 11 Birmingham A's 20 1 19 0.0502 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs BBL Cup 1st round #eee 15 October 2010 Mersey Tigers 86 74 Guildford Heat Echo Arena, Liverpool 17 October 2010 Worthing Thunder 78 88 Worcester Wolves Worthing Leisure Centre, Worthing #eee 16 October 2010 Plymouth Raiders 106 101 Milton Keynes Lions Plymouth Pavilions, Plymouth 16 October 2010 Essex Pirates 58 85 Leicester Riders Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, Southend-on-Sea Quarter-finals #eee 7 November 2010 Glasgow Rocks 78 82 Mersey Tigers Kelvin Hall, Glasgow 12 November 2010 Newcastle Eagles 105 76 Worcester Wolves Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne #eee 12 November 2010 Sheffield Sharks 96 84 Plymouth Raiders English Institute of Sport, Sheffield 14 November 2010 Cheshire Jets 109 100 Leicester Riders Northgate Arena, Chester Semi-finals 1st leg #eee 19 November 2010 Newcastle Eagles 97 90 Mersey Tigers Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne 5 December 2010 Cheshire Jets 85 107 Sheffield Sharks Northgate Arena, Chester Semi-finals 2nd leg #eee 24 November 2010 Mersey Tigers 114 85 Newcastle Eagles Echo Arena, Liverpool 10 December 2010 Sheffield Sharks 97 80 Cheshire Jets English Institute of Sport, Sheffield Mersey Tigers win 204–182 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 204–165 on aggregate. Final #eee 16 January 2011 3.30pm GMT Report Mersey Tigers 66 93 10–20 15–31 21–23 20–19 Sheffield Sharks David Aliu 21, Drew Sullivan 17, Andrew Thomson 9, Jamal Williams 8, Tafari Toney 7, Sam Bogucki 2, James Jones 2 Andrew Thomson, 8 Andrew Sullivan/Perry Lawson, 2 Steve Dagostino 35, Mike Tuck 18, Olu Babalola 14, Paul Williams 8, Marcus Stout 7, Ryan Patton 5, Atiba Lyons 4, Adrian Anderson 2 Olu Babalola, 5 Olu Babalola, 4 National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Franklin & Marshall Trophy Group stage Group 1 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Guildford Heat64310.7502.Plymouth Raiders44220.5003.Worthing Thunder24130.250 Group 3 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Mersey Tigers84401.0002.Cheshire Jets24130.2503.Worcester Wolves24130.250 Group 2 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Leicester Riders84401.0002.Milton Keynes Lions44220.5003.Essex Pirates04040.000 Group 4 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Newcastle Eagles64310.7502.Sheffield Sharks44220.5003.Glasgow Rocks24130.250 Semi-finals 1st leg #eee 30 October 2010 Guildford Heat 85 65 Leicester Riders Surrey Sports Park, Guildford 19 November 2010 Newcastle Eagles 97 90 Mersey Tigers Sport Central, Newcastle upon Tyne Semi-finals 2nd leg #eee 6 November 2010 Leicester Riders 94 87 Guildford Heat John Sanford Centre, Leicester 24 November 2010 Mersey Tigers 114 85 Newcastle Eagles Echo Arena, Liverpool Guildford Heat win 172–159 on aggregate and Mersey Tigers won 204–182 on aggregate. Final #eee 5 March 2011 1.30pm GMT Report Guildford Heat 66 84 18–20 19–16 8–29 21–19 Mersey Tigers Carlos Medlock 18, Julius Joseph 14, Michael Martin 10, Ralph Hegamin 9, Martelle Mclemore 9, Tayo Ogedegebe 4, Dean Williams 2 Tomas Janusauskas, 5 Carlos Medlock, 4 Andrew Thomson 21, Andrew Sullivan 16, Tafari Toney 13, Nate Reinking 12, David Aliu 10, James Jones 8, Jamal Williams 3, Perry Lawson 1 Tafari Toney, 9 Andrew Sullivan, 8 O2 Arena, London NIA All-Star Game #eee 30 April 2011 1.30pm GMT Report Great Britain All-Stars 115 119 Rest of the World All-Stars National Indoor Arena, Birmingham Statistics leaders CategoryPlayerStatPoints per gameUSA Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles) 23.0Rebounds per game USA Matt Schneck (Cheshire Jets) 10.2Assists per game USA Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles) 6.1Steals per game USA Demarius Bolds (Milton Keynes Lions) 2.8Blocks per game USA Liberia Kadiri Richard (Newcastle Eagles) 1.36 Monthly awards MonthCoachPlayerOctober UK Tony Garbelotto (Mersey Tigers) USA Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles)November Zimbabwe Creon Raftopoulos (Guildford Heat) UK Andrew Sullivan (Mersey Tigers)December UK Gavin Love (Plymouth Raiders) USA Chez Marks (Plymouth Raiders)January USA UK Sterling Davis (Glasgow Rocks) USA Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles)February USA Italy Rob Paternostro (Leicester Riders) Trinidad and Tobago UK Shawn Myers (Milton Keynes Lions)March UK Tony Garbelotto (Mersey Tigers) USA Reggie Jackson (Newcastle Eagles) Seasonal awards Molten Most Valuable Player:http://www.bbl.org.uk/?bell-picks-up-molten-mvp-award,2208 Home Page Jeremy Bell (Cheshire Jets) Molten Coach of the Year:http://www.bbl.org.uk/?garbelotto-takes-molten-coaching-award,2206 Home Page Tony Garbelotto (Mersey Tigers) Team of the Year:http://www.bbl.org.uk/?bbl-team-of-the-year-announced,2209 Home Page Trey Moore (Newcastle Eagles) Jeremy Bell (Cheshire Jets) Charles Smith (Newcastle Eagles) Quemont Greer (Cheshire Jets) Andrew Sullivan (Mersey Tigers) Defensive Team of the Year:http://www.bbl.org.uk/?bbl-all-defensive-team-2010-11,2201 Home Page Reggie Jackson (Newcastle Eagles) Demarius Bolds (Milton Keynes Lions) Andrew Sullivan (Mersey Tigers) Kadiri Richard (Newcastle Eagles) Tafari Toney (Mersey Tigers) British Team of the Year:http://www.bbl.org.uk/?bbl-all-british-team-2010-11,2202 Home Page Nate Reinking (Mersey Tigers) Andrew Sullivan (Mersey Tigers) Anthony Rowe (Plymouth Raiders) Andrew Thomson (Mersey Tigers) Tafari Toney (Mersey Tigers) References 2009–10 season 2011–12 season BBL seasons 2010–11 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British