1993–94 British Basketball League season

1993–94 British Basketball League season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions	Thames Valley Tigers
Play Off's champions	Worthing Bears
National Cup champions	Worthing Bears
BBL Trophy champions	Thames Valley Tigers

The 1993–1994 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. ^[1] 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.^[2] 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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Thames Valley Tigers	62	36	31	5	0.861
2. Worthing Bears	60	36	30	6	0.833
3. Manchester Giants	58	36	29	7	0.805
4. Guildford Kings	48	36	24	14	0.666
5. London Towers	42	36	21	15	0.583
6. Birmingham Bullets	42	36	21	15	0.583
7. Leicester City Riders	40	36	20	16	0.555
8. Derby Bucks	34	36	17	19	0.472
9. Doncaster Panthers	26	36	13	23	0.361
10. Sunderland Scorpions	26	36	13	23	0.361
11. Chester Jets	22	36	11	25	0.305
12. Hemel Royals	6	36	3	33	0.083
13. Oldham Celtics	2	36	1	35	0.027

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (8) Derby Bucks

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

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

Birmingham Bullets

76–93

Manchester Giants

Manchester Giants	90–88	Birmingham Bullets
Manchester win series, 2–0

(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) London Towers

London Towers

60–61

Guildford Kings

Guildford Kings

77–79

London Towers

Guildford Kings	66–53	London Towers
Guildford win series, 2–1

Semi-finals

Worthing Bears

77–75

Derby Bucks

Wembley Arena, London

Manchester Giants

72–82

Guildford Kings

Wembley Arena, London

Final

01 May 1994 ^[3]

Worthing Bears	71–65	Guildford Kings
Pts: Alan Cunningham 16, Colin Irish 15, Herman Harried, Steve Nelson, Mike Spaid		Pts: Alton Byrd 15, Julio Politi 13, Karl Brown, Martin Henlan

Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Coventry Crusaders	32	18	16	2	0.889
2. Crystal Palace Mavericks	24	18	12	6	0.667
3. Cardiff Heat	22	18	11	7	0.611
4. Sheffield Forgers	20	18	10	8	0.556
5. Brixton TopCats	20	18	10	8	0.556
6. Stockton Mohawks	18	18	9	9	0.500
7. Ware Rebels	16	18	8	10	0.444
8. Solent Stars	14	18	7	11	0.389
9. Bury Lobos	8	18	4	14	0.222
10. Plymouth Raiders	6	18	3	15	0.167

= League winners

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Chiltern Fastbreak, Guildford Storm, Leicester Falcons, Lewisham Lightning, Liverpool Atac, London Elephants, Mid Sussex Magic, Northampton 89'ers, Nottingham Cobras, Stevenage Phoenix, Swindon Sonics

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

05 March 1994^[4]

Worthing Bears	92–83	Thames Valley Tigers
Pts: Nigel Lloyd 21, Peter Scantlebury 17, Michael Hayles 13, Alan Cunningham 12, Colin Irish 12, Tony Holley		Pts: Herman Harried 33, Steve Nelson 20, Cleave Lewis 15

Sheffield Arena
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett

League Trophy

Group stage

North Group 1
Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Leicester City Riders	6	3	3	0	1.000
2.Derby Bucks	2	3	1	2	0.333
3.Doncaster Panthers	2	3	1	2	0.333
4.Chester Jets	2	3	1	2	0.333

North Group 2
Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Manchester Giants	4	2	2	0	1.000
2.Sunderland Scorpions	2	2	1	1	0.500
3.Oldham Celtics	0	2	0	2	0.000

South Group 1
Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Worthing Bears	4	2	2	0	1.000
2.London Towers	2	2	1	1	0.500
3.Birmingham Bullets	0	2	0	2	0.000

South Group 2
Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Thames Valley Tigers	4	2	2	0	1.000
2.Guildford Kings	2	2	1	1	0.500
3.Hemel Royals	0	2	0	2	0.000

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders

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

Worthing Bears

94–88

Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers	89–78	Worthing Bears
Thames Valley win on aggregate, 177–172

Final

16 Jan 1994 ^[5]

Thames Valley Tigers	79–73	Manchester Giants
Pts: Tony Holley 28, Nigel Lloyd, Mike Obaseki		Pts: Trevor Gordon

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett
Manchester Coach Jeff Jones

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

↑ ""Budweiser make deal." Times [London, England] 16 Sept. 1993". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 12
↑ ""Cunningham bows out on winning note." Times [London, England] 2 May 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ ""Tigers retain Trophy." Times [London, England] 17 Jan. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.

Preceded by 1992–93 season	BBL seasons 1993–94	Succeeded by 1994–95 season

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