The 1994–95 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. A major change saw the Guildford Kings franchise fold due to the club being unable to negotiate a viable contract with the owners of the Guildford Spectrum.[1] The league sold Kings' licence to a group headed by Robert Earl, Ed Simons and Harvey Goldsmith, who established the Leopards. Oldham Celtics dropped down a division to National League Division One.
Newcomers Sheffield Sharks formerly Sheffield Forgers won the regular season and claimed the title in their rookie season in addition to becoming National Cup champions. Seventh-seed Worthing Bears caused a huge upset in the post-season Play-off to take the Championship crown with a memorable victory over Manchester Giants in the final.[2] The Thames Valley Tigers secured the BBL Trophy.
Sheffield finished ahead of Manchester by having the best head-to-head record between the teams. Thames Valley finished ahead of Birmingham by having the best head-to-head record between the teams.
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The 1994 95 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons The season featured a total of 13 teams playing 36 games each A major change saw the Guildford Kings franchise fold due to the club being unable to negotiate a viable contract with the owners of the Guildford Spectrum 1 The league sold Kings licence to a group headed by Robert Earl Ed Simons and Harvey Goldsmith who established the Leopards Oldham Celtics dropped down a division to National League Division One 1994 95 BBL seasonLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueSportBasketballRoll of HonourBBL championsSheffield SharksPlay Off s championsWorthing BearsNational Cup championsSheffield SharksBBL Trophy championsThames Valley TigersBritish Basketball League seasons 1993 941995 96 Newcomers Sheffield Sharks formerly Sheffield Forgers won the regular season and claimed the title in their rookie season in addition to becoming National Cup champions Seventh seed Worthing Bears caused a huge upset in the post season Play off to take the Championship crown with a memorable victory over Manchester Giants in the final 2 The Thames Valley Tigers secured the BBL Trophy Contents 1 Budweiser League Championship Tier 1 1 1 Final standings 1 2 The play offs 1 2 1 Quarter finals 1 2 2 Semi finals 1 2 3 Final 2 National League Division 1 Tier 2 2 1 Final standings 3 National League Division 2 Tier 3 3 1 Final standings 4 National Cup 4 1 Fourth round 4 2 Quarter finals 4 3 Semi finals 4 4 Final 5 7 Up Trophy 5 1 Group stage 5 2 Semi finals 5 3 Final 6 Seasonal awards 7 ReferencesBudweiser League Championship Tier 1 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Sheffield Sharks 36 29 7 0 805 582 Thames Valley Tigers 36 28 8 0 778 563 London Towers 36 28 8 0 778 564 Manchester Giants 36 26 10 0 722 525 Doncaster Panthers 36 25 11 0 694 506 Leopards 36 23 13 0 638 467 Worthing Bears 36 20 16 0 555 408 Birmingham Bullets 36 18 18 0 500 369 Derby Bucks 36 10 26 0 278 2010 Hemel Royals 36 9 27 0 250 1811 Leicester City Riders 36 8 28 0 222 1612 Chester Jets 36 6 30 0 167 1213 Sunderland Scorpions 36 4 32 0 111 8 League winners Qualified for the play offs The play offs Edit Quarter finals Edit 1 Sheffield Sharks vs 8 Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Bullets 85 81 Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Sharks 65 55 Birmingham Bullets Sheffield Sharks 71 67 Birmingham BulletsSheffield win series 2 1 2 Thames Valley Tigers vs 7 Worthing Bears Worthing Bears 89 79 Thames Valley Tigers Thames Valley Tigers 97 94 Worthing Bears Thames Valley Tigers 81 85 Worthing BearsWorthing win series 2 1 3 London Towers vs 6 Leopards Leopards 77 92 London Towers London Towers 78 87 Leopards London Towers 91 73 LeopardsLondon win series 2 1 4 Manchester Giants vs 5 Doncaster Panthers Doncaster Panthers 108 112 OT Manchester Giants Manchester Giants 82 74 Doncaster PanthersManchester win series 2 0 Semi finals Edit 29 April 1995Sheffield Sharks 72 84 Worthing BearsWembley Arena London 29 April 1995London Towers 102 109 OT Manchester GiantsWembley Arena London Final Edit 30 April 1995Worthing Bears 77 73 Manchester GiantsPts Alan Cunningham 19 Colin Irish 19 Cleave Lewis 16 Herman Harried 16 Pts Mark Robinson 28 Kevin St Kitts 20 Cam Johnson Trevor GordonWembley Arena LondonAttendance Worthing Coach Alan CunninghamManchester Coach Mike HanksNational League Division 1 Tier 2 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Crystal Palace 22 21 1 0 955 422 Coventry Crusaders 22 18 4 0 818 363 Ware Rebels 22 17 5 0 773 344 Oldham Celtics 22 14 8 0 636 285 Brixton TopCats 22 13 9 0 591 266 Stockton Mohawks 22 10 12 0 455 207 Bury Wildcats 22 9 13 0 409 188 Nottingham Cobras 22 9 13 0 409 189 Plymouth Raiders 22 7 15 0 318 1410 Solent Stars 22 7 15 0 318 1411 Slough Waterside 22 6 16 0 273 1212 Swindon Sonics 22 1 21 0 045 2 League winnersNational League Division 2 Tier 3 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Cardiff Phoenix 20 18 2 0 900 362 Mid Sussex Magic 20 15 5 0 750 303 Worcester Chiefs 20 12 8 0 600 244 Liverpool Atac 20 12 8 0 600 245 Oxford Dons 20 12 8 0 600 246 South Bank 20 10 10 0 500 207 Westminster 20 9 11 0 450 188 Sheffield Forgers 20 8 12 0 400 169 Northampton 89ers 20 7 13 0 350 1410 Stevenage Phoenix 20 5 15 0 250 1011 Greenwich Admirals 20 2 18 0 100 4 League winnersNational Cup EditFourth round Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreSheffield Sharks Derby Bucks 57 56Hemel Hempstead Royals Leopards 94 120Sunderland Scorpions Doncaster Panthers 94 99Ware Rebels Birmingham Bullets 94 110Chester Jets Manchester Eagles 78 76Worthing Bears London Towers 82 94Crystal Palace Thames Valley Tigers 60 74Coventry Crusaders Leicester Riders 79 83Quarter finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreDoncaster Panthers Thames Valley Tigers 59 78Leopards London Towers 76 75Chester Jets Sheffield Sharks 73 75Leicester City Riders Birmingham Bullets 79 99Semi finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 1st Leg 2nd LegLeopards Thames Valley Tigers 86 80 83 99Sheffield Sharks Birmingham Bullets 71 72 73 68Final Edit 5 March 1995 3 Sheffield Sharks 89 66 Thames Valley TigersPts Roger Huggins 29 Todd Cauthorn 21 Chris Finch 15 Pts Steve Bucknall 24 Tony Holley 20 Peter Scantlebury 11Sheffield ArenaAttendance Sheffield Coach Jim Brandon Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett7 Up Trophy EditGroup stage Edit North Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Doncaster Panthers 10 6 5 1 0 8332 Leicester City Riders 8 6 4 2 0 6673 Derby Bucks 4 6 2 4 0 3334 Sunderland Scorpions 2 6 1 5 0 166 North Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Sheffield Sharks 6 4 3 1 0 7502 Manchester Giants 8 4 3 1 0 7503 Chester Jets 0 4 0 4 0 000 South Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Thames Valley Tigers 6 4 3 1 0 7502 Birmingham Bullets 6 4 3 1 0 7503 Hemel Royals 0 4 0 4 0 000 South Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Worthing Bears 6 4 3 1 0 7502 London Towers 4 4 2 2 0 5003 Leopards 2 4 1 3 0 250 Sheffield finished ahead of Manchester by having the best head to head record between the teams Thames Valley finished ahead of Birmingham by having the best head to head record between the teams Semi finals Edit Doncaster Panthers vs Sheffield Sharks Doncaster Panthers 69 75 Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Sharks 88 64 Doncaster PanthersSheffield win on aggregate 163 133 Thames Valley Tigers vs Worthing Bears Worthing Bears 91 87 Thames Valley Tigers Thames Valley Tigers 105 91 Worthing BearsThames Valley win on aggregate 192 182 Final Edit 13 January 1995ReportThames Valley Tigers 74 69 Sheffield SharksPts Peter Scantlebury 21 Steve Bucknall 15 Tony Holley 14 Neville Austin Pts Garnet Gayle 23 Roger Huggins 13 Ploutos Vourliotis Todd CauthornNational Exhibition Centre BirminghamAttendance 4 000Thames Valley Coach Mick BettSheffield Coach Jim BrandonSeasonal awards EditMost Valuable Player Roger Huggins Sheffield Sharks Coach of the Year Jim Brandon Sheffield Sharks All Star Team Roger Huggins Sheffield Sharks Karl Brown Leopards Steve Bucknall London Towers Chris Fite Doncaster Panthers Herman Harried Worthing Bears Nigel Lloyd Birmingham Bullets Mark Robinson Manchester Giants Peter Scantlebury Thames Valley Tigers Tony Windless London Towers Robert Youngblood Leopards References Edit Leopards step in Times London England 12 Aug 1994 The Times Digital Archive BBL Media Guide 2003 04 page 12 Nicholas Harling Sharks seek the big fish in Europe Times London England 7 Mar 1995 The Times Digital Archive Preceded by1993 94 season BBL seasons1994 95 Succeeded by1995 96 season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1994 95 British Basketball League season amp oldid 1130188622, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
