British Basketball League 2004-05

The 2004-2005 season was the 18th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League, which commenced on October 2, 2004.

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Plymouth Raiders played, and won, their first game in the BBL on October 2, 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 14 years after upsetting Brighton in the BBL Trophy Final, which was hosted by The Brighton Centre. Eagles ran out 85-60 winners in a very one-sided spectacle.

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Chester Jets	64	40	32	8	0.800
2. Newcastle Eagles	62	40	31	9	0.775
3. London Towers	58	40	29	11	0.725
4. Sheffield Sharks	52	40	26	14	0.650
5. Brighton Bears	44	40	22	18	0.550
6. Scottish Rocks	38	40	19	21	0.475
7. Thames Valley Tigers	36	40	18	22	0.450
8. Milton Keynes Lions	30	40	15	25	0.375
9. Plymouth Raiders	24	40	12	28	0.300
10. Leicester Riders	22	40	11	29	0.275
11. Birmingham Bullets	10	40	5	35	0.125

Preceded by 2003-04 BBL season	BBL seasons 2004-05	Succeeded by 2005-06 BBL season