The 2000–01 BBL season, the 14th since its establishment of the British Basketball League, commenced on 30 September 2000 and ended on 7 April 2001, with a total of 13 teams competing. The regular season saw teams 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. Sheffield Sharks were crowned winners of the North, while London Towers dominated the South, both teams tallying 27 wins in the regular season.
Following the regular season, the top-four teams from each Conference progressed to the play-offs which ran from 14 April to 5 May, climaxing with the Play-off Final at Wembley Arena. Leicester Riders shocked bookmakers and fans alike, taking the Championship title with an 84-75 victory over Sheffield, adding to their National Cup success.
London Towers was the league’s sole representative in European competition, appearing in the Euroleague. They failed to make the Round of 16, finishing 5th in the 6-team Group D with a 1-9 record.
London Towers opened their campaign in the Euroleague with an 86-61 win against the Frankfurt Skyliners on 18 October 2000. Kendrick Warren posted a game-high 21 points for the Towers.[1]
On 6 November, Derby Storm's 104-84 home victory over Edinburgh Rocks ended the BBL’s longest ever losing streak, with Storm’s last league win coming on 26 March, an 88-91 victory away to Milton Keynes Lions.[2]
Birmingham Bullets’ attempt to sign Panamanian Antonio García, after he walked out on Derby a day earlier, was taken to court after Derby refused to release his registration.[4]
The Northern Conference conquered in the annual All-Star Game, with a 161-148 victory over their Southern counterparts at the Telewest Arena on 20 January. Newcastle Eagles’ Tony Windless was voted MVP after scoring 25 points, while Thames Valley Tigers’ Tony Christie posted a game-high 29 points for the South.[6]
Leicester claimed their second piece of silverware for the season, adding the Play-off title to their earlier National Cup victory. Riders claimed the win on 5 May at Wembley Arena with an 84-75 victory over Sheffield Sharks, shooting an overall 57% from the floor. Larry Johnson was named as MVP.[8]
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The 2000 01 BBL season the 14th since its establishment of the British Basketball League commenced on 30 September 2000 and ended on 7 April 2001 with a total of 13 teams competing The regular season saw teams 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 Sheffield Sharks were crowned winners of the North while London Towers dominated the South both teams tallying 27 wins in the regular season 2000 01 BBL seasonLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueSportBasketballRoll of HonourBBL championsN Sheffield Sharks S London TowersPlay Off s championsLeicester RidersNational Cup championsLeicester RidersBBL Trophy championsChester JetsBritish Basketball League seasons 1999 20002001 02 Played in parallel with the regular season the BBL s peripheral competition the uni ball Trophy was conquered by Chester Jets after a 92 81 win against Newcastle Eagles Teams also contested the NTL National Cup with clubs from the lower placed National Basketball League with Leicester Riders prevailing in a close final against Greater London Leopards Following the regular season the top four teams from each Conference progressed to the play offs which ran from 14 April to 5 May climaxing with the Play off Final at Wembley Arena Leicester Riders shocked bookmakers and fans alike taking the Championship title with an 84 75 victory over Sheffield adding to their National Cup success London Towers was the league s sole representative in European competition appearing in the Euroleague They failed to make the Round of 16 finishing 5th in the 6 team Group D with a 1 9 record Contents 1 Notable occurrences 2 BBL Championship Tier 1 2 1 Final standings 2 1 1 Northern Conference 2 1 2 Southern Conference 2 2 Playoffs 2 2 1 1st round 2 2 2 Quarter finals 2 2 3 Semi finals 2 2 4 Final 3 National League Conference Tier 2 3 1 Final standings 4 National League Division 1 Tier 3 4 1 Final standings 5 National League Division 2 Tier 4 5 1 Final standings 6 National League Division 3 Tier 5 6 1 Final standings 7 NTL National Cup 7 1 Last 16 7 2 Quarter finals 7 3 Semi finals 7 4 Final 8 uni ball Trophy 8 1 Group stage 8 2 Quarter finals 8 3 Semi finals 8 4 Final 9 All Star Game 10 Statistics leaders 11 Seasonal awards 12 ReferencesNotable occurrences EditLondon Towers opened their campaign in the Euroleague with an 86 61 win against the Frankfurt Skyliners on 18 October 2000 Kendrick Warren posted a game high 21 points for the Towers 1 On 6 November Derby Storm s 104 84 home victory over Edinburgh Rocks ended the BBL s longest ever losing streak with Storm s last league win coming on 26 March an 88 91 victory away to Milton Keynes Lions 2 Greater London Leopards undertook a mid season tour of the United States throughout November playing some of the top college teams in the country finishing with a 2 3 record 3 Birmingham Bullets attempt to sign Panamanian Antonio Garcia after he walked out on Derby a day earlier was taken to court after Derby refused to release his registration 4 Leicester Riders were crowned NTL National Cup champions on 7 January 2001 with an 84 82 win over Greater London Leopards at the Sheffield Arena ending a 30 year hunt for silverware 5 The Northern Conference conquered in the annual All Star Game with a 161 148 victory over their Southern counterparts at the Telewest Arena on 20 January Newcastle Eagles Tony Windless was voted MVP after scoring 25 points while Thames Valley Tigers Tony Christie posted a game high 29 points for the South 6 Chester Jets won the uni ball Trophy on 24 March with a 92 81 win against Newcastle at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham The celebrations were even more noticeable after Chester coach Robbie Peers and the Jets team performed a conga line around the court 7 Jets Pero Cameron was named as MVP Leicester claimed their second piece of silverware for the season adding the Play off title to their earlier National Cup victory Riders claimed the win on 5 May at Wembley Arena with an 84 75 victory over Sheffield Sharks shooting an overall 57 from the floor Larry Johnson was named as MVP 8 BBL Championship Tier 1 EditFinal standings Edit Northern Conference Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Sheffield Sharks 36 27 9 0 750 542 Chester Jets 36 25 11 0 694 503 Newcastle Eagles 36 20 16 0 555 404 Leicester Riders 36 17 19 0 472 345 Manchester Giants 36 15 21 0 416 306 Derby Storm 36 6 30 0 166 127 Edinburgh Rocks 36 5 31 0 138 10 Southern Conference Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 London Towers 34 27 7 0 794 542 Greater London Leopards 34 24 10 0 705 483 Milton Keynes Lions 34 21 13 0 617 424 Birmingham Bullets 34 18 16 0 529 365 Thames Valley Tigers 34 14 20 0 411 286 Brighton Bears 34 9 25 0 264 18 Conference winners Qualified for the play offs Playoffs Edit 1st round Edit 14 April 2001Birmingham Bullets 80 75 Newcastle EaglesSkyDome Arena Coventry 14 April 2001Leicester Riders 77 75 Milton Keynes LionsSkyDome Arena Coventry Quarter finals Edit 16 April 2001Chester Jets 71 90 Leicester RidersSkyDome Arena Coventry 16 April 2001Greater London Leopards 89 84 Birmingham BulletsSkyDome Arena Coventry Semi finals Edit 21 April 2001London Towers 79 87 Leicester RidersSkyDome Arena Coventry 21 April 2001Sheffield Sharks 87 77 Greater London LeopardsSkyDome Arena Coventry Final Edit 5 May 20015 45pm GMTReportSheffield Sharks 75 84 Leicester RidersScoring by quarter 24 15 21 21 12 28 18 20Pts Terrell Myers 14 Peter Scantlebury 14 Nate Reinking 12Rebs Peter Scantlebury 10Asts Peter Scantlebury 6 Pts Ralph Blalock 25 Larry Johnson 24 Purnell Perry 13 Rebs Purnell Perry 12Asts Larry Johnson 8Wembley Arena LondonNational League Conference Tier 2 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Plymouth Raiders 21 19 2 0 905 382 Worthing Thunder Rebels 21 16 5 0 762 323 Teesside Mohawks 21 15 6 0 714 304 Manchester Magic 21 9 12 0 429 185 Coventry Crusaders 21 7 14 0 333 146 Inter Basket London 21 7 14 0 333 137 Solent Stars 21 6 15 0 286 128 Sutton Pumas 21 5 16 0 238 10 League winners Qualified for the play offs one point deducted Play Off Final Plymouth 83 Worthing 77National League Division 1 Tier 3 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Oxford Devils 18 17 1 0 944 342 Reading Rockets 18 13 5 0 722 263 Westminster Warriors 18 9 9 0 500 184 Cardiff Clippers 18 8 10 0 444 165 Kingston Wildcats 18 6 12 0 333 126 Birmingham Aces 18 6 12 0 333 127 Liverpool 18 2 16 0 111 4 League winners Qualified for the play offsPlay Off Final Reading 97 Oxford 82National League Division 2 Tier 4 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Derbyshire Arrows 24 24 0 1 000 482 Ealing Tornadoes 24 20 4 0 833 403 Ware Rebels 24 17 7 0 718 344 Hull Icebergs 24 16 8 0 667 325 North London Lords 24 15 9 0 625 306 Doncaster Panthers 24 12 12 0 500 247 Taunton Tigers 24 12 12 0 500 248 Mansfield Express 24 11 13 0 458 229 NW London Wolverines 24 9 15 0 375 1810 Northampton Neptunes 24 7 17 0 292 1411 Brixton TopCats 24 6 18 0 250 1212 South London Bulls 24 5 19 0 208 1013 Swindon Sonics 24 3 21 0 125 6 League winners Qualified for the play offsPlay Off Final Ealing v Derbyshire 82 81National League Division 3 Tier 5 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Bristol Bombers 22 20 2 0 909 402 Worcester Wolves 22 18 4 0 818 363 Thames Valley Tigers II 22 18 4 0 818 364 Dudley Bears 22 12 10 0 545 245 Barking amp Dag Erkenwald 22 11 11 0 500 226 Nottingham College 22 11 11 0 500 227 Brighton Cougars 22 11 11 0 500 228 University of Birmingham 22 10 12 0 455 209 Northumbria University 22 8 14 0 364 1610 Tamar Valley Cannons 22 6 16 0 273 1211 Derby Storm II 22 3 19 0 136 612 Colchester Alliance 22 3 19 0 136 6 League winners Qualified for the play offsPlay Off Final Bristol v Barking amp Dagenham Erkenwald 89 67NTL National Cup EditLast 16 Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreWorthing Thunder Greater London Leopards 67 108Thames Valley Tigers Sheffield Sharks 112 100Brighton Bears Manchester Giants 72 74Chester Jets Newcastle Eagles 85 100Teesside Mohawks Leicester Riders 102 110Birmingham Bullets Solent Stars 109 61Derby Storm Edinburgh Rocks 86 59Milton Keynes Lions London Towers 81 83Quarter finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreDerby Storm Thames Valley Tigers 74 87London Towers Manchester Giants 70 61Greater London Leopards Newcastle Eagles 103 100Birmingham Bullets Leicester Riders 109 118Semi finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreLeicester Riders Thames Valley Tigers 95 85Greater London Leopards London Towers 84 82Final Edit 7 January 2001Leicester Riders 84 82 Greater London LeopardsPts Ralph Blalock 26 Larry Johnson 21 Billy Singleton 12 Malcolm Leak 10 Purnell Perry 9 Pts Rob Brown 22 Rashod Johnson 16 Maurice Robinson 14 Rico Alderson 13 Jason Kimbrough 9Sheffield Arenauni ball Trophy EditGroup stage Edit Group A Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Chester Jets 10 6 5 1 0 8332 Greater London Leopards 8 6 4 2 0 6663 Sheffield Sharks 6 6 3 3 0 5004 Brighton Bears 0 6 0 6 0 000 Sheffield qualified as the third place team with the best record on basket difference Group B Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Thames Valley Tigers 8 6 4 2 0 6662 Derby Storm 6 6 3 3 0 5003 Birmingham Bullets 6 6 3 3 0 5004 Leicester Riders 4 6 2 4 0 333 Derby qualified ahead of Birmingham on head to head results losing 76 74 and winning 106 90 Group C Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Newcastle Eagles 10 6 5 1 0 8332 Milton Keynes Lions 8 6 4 2 0 6663 Manchester Giants 6 6 3 3 0 5004 Edinburgh Rocks 0 6 0 6 0 000 London Towers received a bye into the Quarter finals due to scheduling conflicts with their Euroleague campaign Quarter finals Edit 3 February 2001Chester Jets 82 74 Derby StormSkyDome Arena Coventry 3 February 2001London Towers 70 74 Sheffield SharksSkyDome Arena Coventry 3 February 2001Greater London Leopards 78 87 Newcastle EaglesSkyDome Arena Coventry 3 February 2001Milton Keynes Lions 81 86 Thames Valley TigersSkyDome Arena Coventry Semi finals Edit 9 February 2001Newcastle Eagles 87 84 Thames Valley TigersSkyDome Arena Coventry 9 February 2001Chester Jets 69 64 Sheffield SharksSkyDome Arena Coventry Final Edit 24 March 2001ReportChester Jets 92 81 Newcastle EaglesScoring by quarter 27 24 22 13 20 29 23 15Pts Loren Meyer 26 Pero Cameron 20 Duane Clemens 16 James Hamilton 16 Pts Tony Windless 29 TJ Walker 11 Donnie Johnson 11 Brian Ehlers 11National Indoor Arena BirminghamAll Star Game Edit20 January 2001Northern All Stars 161 148 Southern All StarsPts Tony Windless 25 Pts Tony Christie 29Telewest Arena Newcastle upon Tyne Northern All Stars Player Team James Hamilton Chester Jets Malcolm Leak Leicester Riders Donnie Johnson Newcastle Eagles Loren Meyer Chester Jets Barry Bowman Derby Storm Purnell Perry Leicester Riders Justin Phoenix Manchester Giants Terrell Myers Sheffield Sharks Tony Windless Newcastle Eagles Ted Berry Edinburgh Rocks Ralph Blalock Leicester Riders Nate Reinking Sheffield SharksCoach Robbie Peers Chester Jets Southern All Stars Player Team Antonio Garcia Birmingham Bullets John McCord Thames Valley Tigers Andrew Alleyne Milton Keynes Lions Kendrick Warren London Towers Jason Siemon Milton Keynes Lions Rashod Johnson Greater London Leopards Wilbur Johnson Brighton Bears Tony Christie Thames Valley Tigers Brant Bailey Birmingham Bullets Maurice Robinson Greater London Leopards Nigel Lloyd Milton Keynes Lions Randy Duck London TowersCoach Nick Nurse Brighton BearsStatistics leaders EditCategory Player StatPoints per game John McCord Thames Valley 25 50Rebounds per game Antonio Garcia Derby Birmingham 14 90Assists per game Nigel Lloyd Milton Keynes 5 86Seasonal awards EditMost Valuable Player Loren Meyer Chester Jets Coach of the Year Robbie Peers Chester Jets All Star First Team Loren Meyer Chester Jets Kendrick Warren London Towers Steve Bucknall London Towers Tony Windless Newcastle Eagles John McCord Thames Valley Tigers All Star Second Team James Hamilton Chester Jets Nate Reinking Sheffield Sharks Barry Bowman Derby Storm Nigel Lloyd Milton Keynes Lions Terrell Myers Sheffield Sharks References Edit EUROBASKET basketball www eurobasket com Archived from the original on 30 March 2008 Ian Whittell 6 November 2000 Battling Derby are looking up The Independent London Retrieved 10 December 2009 Ian Whittell 10 November 2000 Leopards benefit from tour of US The Independent London Retrieved 10 December 2009 Richard Taylor 9 December 2000 Garcia at the centre of a storm The Independent London Retrieved 10 December 2009 dead link Mark Woods 2001 Leicester drink from fairytale Cup BritBall Archived from the original on 8 July 2011 Retrieved 10 December 2009 Mark Woods 2001 Windless blows hot as North twinkles BritBall Retrieved 10 December 2009 Mark Woods 2001 Chester pick up uni ball Trophy BritBall Retrieved 10 December 2009 Mark Woods 2001 Leicester story has happy ending BritBall Retrieved 10 December 2009 Preceded by1999 2000 season BBL seasons2000 01 Succeeded by2001 02 season Retrieved from 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