1999–2000 British Basketball League season

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The 1999-2000 BBL season, known as the Dairylea Dunkers Championship for sponsorship reasons, was the 13th season of the British Basketball League since its establishment in 1987. 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 Play-offs, and London Towers who 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.

Towers also 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. Cross-town rivals Greater London Leopards also made a brief appearance in the Korać Cup, but following an 155-189 aggregate defeat to IRB Reykjanesbær in the Preliminary Round, their first foray into Europe was over before it began

Contents

BBL Championship

Final standings

Northern Conference

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Manchester Giants 62 36 31 5 0.861
2. Sheffield Sharks 58 36 29 7 0.805
3. Edinburgh Rocks 38 36 19 17 0.527
4. Chester Jets 34 36 17 19 0.472
5. Derby Storm 34 36 17 19 0.472
6. Newcastle Eagles 20 36 10 26 0.277
7. Leicester Riders 20 36 10 26 0.277

Southern Conference

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. London Towers 46 34 23 11 0.676
2. Thames Valley Tigers 36 34 18 16 0.529
3. Birmingham Bullets 34 34 17 17 0.500
4. Milton Keynes Lions 30 34 15 19 0.441
5. Greater London Leopards 22 34 11 23 0.323
6. Brighton Bears 22 34 11 23 0.323

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

uni-ball Trophy

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Greater London Leopards 10 6 5 1 0.833
2.Derby Storm 6 6 3 3 0.500
3.Birmingham Bullets 6 6 3 3 0.500
4.Solent Stars 2 6 1 5 0.166

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.London Towers 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 8 6 4 2 0.666
3.Edinburgh Rocks 4 6 2 4 0.333
4.Leicester Riders 0 6 0 6 0.000

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Manchester Giants 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Newcastle Eagles 8 6 4 2 0.666
3.Milton Keynes Lions 4 6 2 4 0.333
4.Sutton Pumas 0 6 0 6 0.000

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Sheffield Sharks 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Chester Jets 6 6 3 3 0.500
3.Brighton Bears 6 6 3 4 0.500
4.Plymouth Raiders 0 6 0 6 0.000

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-star game

Cypheus Bunton was named as MVP.

Statistics leaders

Category Player Stat
Points per game Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks) 24.20
Rebounds per game Brandon Brantley (Leopards) 11.20
Assists per game Casey Arena (Thames Valley) 6.20

Seasonal awards

References

  1. ^ Mark Woods (2000). "South continue All-Star dominance". BritBall. http://www.britball.com/2000/allstar00game.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
  2. ^ a b Mark Woods (2000). "BBL All-Star Rankings 2000". BritBall. http://www.britball.com/2000/allstar00rankings.htm. Retrieved 2009-12-11. 
Preceded by
1998-99 BBL season		 BBL seasons
1999-00		 Succeeded by
2000-01 BBL season