2009–10 British Basketball League season

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The 2009-2010 season of the British Basketball League (BBL) was the 23rd season since the league's establishment in 1987. The regular season commenced on September 25, 2009, when Milton Keynes Lions claimed the first win of the season with an 94-81 victory in the opening game against Worcester Wolves.

A total of 13 teams took to the court including new start-up franchise Essex Pirates, who was founded by Great Britain Under 20's coach Tim Lewis, and a newly rebranded Rocks team carrying the name of the city of Glasgow instead of their previous Scottish Rocks title.

The League Championship came down to the final game of the season and was only claimed by Newcastle Eagles after Sheffield Sharks lost their last game 97-95 to Worthing Thunder. Thunder's Evaldas Zabas' basket four-seconds from the end meant that Newcastle had won the League even before taking to the court the following day.

Everton Tigers concluded the season with victory in the Play-offs despite being the lowest-seed in all of their Play-off encounters. An 80-72 win against Glasgow in the final gave Tigers their first ever Play-off title, only two years after its foundation in 2007.

Teams

Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Cheshire Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 8th
Essex Pirates Southend-on-Sea Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre 1,100 New
Everton Tigers Liverpool Echo Arena &
Greenbank Sports Academy
7,513
600
2nd
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Kelvin Hall 1,200 7th
Guildford Heat Guildford Guildford Spectrum 1,100 4th
Leicester Riders Leicester John Sandford Centre 800 3rd
London Capital London Capital City Academy 300 12th
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre &
Middleton Hall (thecentre:mk)
800
1,500
9th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 6,500 1st
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 5th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1,200 6th
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester 600 10th
Worthing Thunder Worthing Worthing Leisure Centre 1,000 11th

Notable occurrences

BBL Championship

Final standings

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Newcastle Eagles 62363150.861
2. Sheffield Sharks 60363060.833
3. Glasgow Rocks 463623130.638
4. Cheshire Jets 443622140.111
5. Everton Tigers 423621150.583
6. Leicester Riders 423621150.583
7. Milton Keynes Lions 363618180.500
8. Worthing Thunder 363618180.500
9. Worcester Wolves 363618180.500
10. Plymouth Raiders 223611250.305
11. Guildford Heat 223611250.305
12. Essex Pirates 14367290.194
13. London Capital 6363330.083
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals 1st Leg

April 30, 2010
Everton Tigers 9579 Newcastle Eagles
Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

Everton Tigers win 190-158 on aggregate and Glasgow Rocks won 164-158 on aggregate.

Final

May 8, 2010
6.00pm GMT
Glasgow Rocks 7280 Everton Tigers
Scoring by quarter: 9-23, 19-22, 25-11, 19-24
Pts: Robert Yanders, 15 Pts: Trey Moore, 22

BBL Cup

Due to the odd number of teams competing in the BBL Cup - 13 in total - the knockout tournament was structured with the Quarter-finals round featuring the winners of the five First Round ties plus three teams given byes. The teams given bye's through the First Round were the top-three placed teams from the 2008-09 season league campaign - Everton Tigers, Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles.

First Round

Quarter-finals

November 7, 2009
Leicester Riders 9687 Worcester Wolves
John Sandford Centre, Leicester

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

December 12, 2009
Leicester Riders 7881 Sheffield Sharks
John Sanford Centre, Leicester
Cheshire Jets won 167-159 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 167-152 on aggregate.

Final

January 17, 2010
3.30pm GMT
Cheshire Jets 8689 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 17-26, 13-16, 38-25
Pts: James Hamilton, 24 Pts: Mike Cook, 19

BBL Trophy

For the 2009-10 season the Trophy saw a revamp in its format with the removal of the initial group stages in favour of a straight knockout tournament. All 13 members of the BBL were included plus three invitees from Division One of the English Basketball League, namely London Leopards, Manchester Magic and Reading Rockets.

First Round

January 9, 2010
Leicester Riders 7274 Guildford Heat
John Sandford Centre, Leicester
January 17, 2010
Manchester Magic 72109 Worthing Thunder
Amaechi Centre, Manchester
February 10, 2010
Reading Rockets 60102 Newcastle Eagles
Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading

Quarter-finals

February 11, 2010
Glasgow Rocks 8788 Everton Tigers

Semi-finals 1st Leg

Semi-finals 2nd Leg

March 5, 2010
Everton Tigers 9196 Newcastle Eagles
Greenbank Sports Academy, Liverpool
Newcastle Eagles won 185-176 on aggregate and Cheshire Jets won 181-148 on aggregate.

Final

March 21, 2010
3.00pm GMT
Newcastle Eagles 11195 Cheshire Jets
Scoring by quarter: 24-15, 35-27, 25-21, 22-32
Pts: Charles Smith, 27
Rebs: Charles Smith, 9
Pts: Shawn Myers, 28
Rebs: Shawn Myers, 14

All-Star Game

May 9, 2010
3.00pm GMT
Great Britain All-Stars 94110 Rest of the World All-Stars
Scoring by quarter: 25-26, 31-21, 17-29, 21-34
Pts: Tafari Toney, 23 Pts: Mike Cook, 31

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerStat
Points per gameUnited States Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks) 26.8
Rebounds per game United States Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders) 10.9
Assists per game United Kingdom Anthony Martin (Plymouth Raiders) 7.3
Steals per game United States Roderick Middleton (Worcester Wolves) 2.7
Blocks per game United States Liberia Kadiri Richard (Worthing Thunder) 2.3

Monthly awards

MonthCoachPlayer
October United Kingdom Vince Macaulay (Milton Keynes Lions) United States Tack Minor (Leicester Riders)
November United States United Kingdom Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks) United States Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
December United Kingdom Tony Garbelotto (Everton Tigers) United States Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
January United States United Kingdom Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks) United States Reggie Bratton (Worthing Thunder)
February United States United Kingdom Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles) United States United Kingdom Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks)
March United States United Kingdom Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles) United States Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders)

Seasonal awards

References

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Preceded by
2008–09 season
BBL seasons
2009–10
Succeeded by
2010–11 season
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