Newcastle Eagles continued their dominance of Britain's basketball scene, scooping up the League title, the Play-off crown and the BBL Trophy, beating rivals Guildford Heat 71-83 at the Guildford Spectrum. After a promising rookie season for Everton Tigers in 2007–08, the Merseyside team came of age in their sophomore year, finishing as runners-up in the League and the play-offs whilst entering the record books for their 103-49 win in the BBL Cup Final against Plymouth Raiders, the biggest winning margin (54 points) in BBL history and lowest ever score conceded in a Final.[1]
This season also saw the return of the BBL All-Star game, which was played as a warm-up to the play-off Grand Final. Two select-teams – the British All-Stars and the Rest of the World All-Stars – were pitted together using a selection of players from across the League, with the Rest of the World team narrowly winning 117-124.
Following a disastrous rookie campaign and lack of investment the Birmingham Panthers franchise folded during the close season and would not return for the 2008–09 season.[2]
The gap vacated by Panthers was subsequently occupied by Worthing Thunder who stepped up from the English Basketball League Division 1.[3] Though their application was accepted before the Panthers folded, Worthing were one of two South-coast franchises bidding for a place in the BBL, with an unsuccessful bid coming from Brighton Cougars.[4]
The second edition of the Cup Winners' Cup saw Guildford Heat sweep away the honours yet again with a closely fought two-game series against last season's BBL Cup winners Milton Keynes Lions. Heat ran out victors with a 159-149 aggregate score.[5]
The Cup Winners' Cup was contested between the winners of the BBL Cup and BBL Trophy from the previous season. Guildford were winners of the Trophy and Milton Keynes were winners of the Cup. The tournament was played over two-legs – one at each home arena – and the winner decided by a total aggregate score from both games.
The First Round of the BBL Trophy uses its usually round-robin format with the 12 competing teams divided into four regionalised groups with the winner of each group then advancing to a two-legged Semi-final encounter and progress to the Final being determined by a total aggregate score.
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The 2008 09 BBL season was the 22nd campaign in the history of the British Basketball League BBL which commenced on 14 September 2008 with the Cup Winners Cup The regular season began a week later with 12 teams competing though a line up change saw the Birmingham Panthers withdraw and fold during close season and the inclusion of Worthing Thunder from the English Basketball League 2008 09 BBL seasonLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueSportBasketballRoll of HonourBBL championsNewcastle EaglesPlay Off s championsNewcastle EaglesBBL Cup championsEverton TigersBBL Trophy championsNewcastle EaglesBritish Basketball League seasons 2007 082009 10 Newcastle Eagles continued their dominance of Britain s basketball scene scooping up the League title the Play off crown and the BBL Trophy beating rivals Guildford Heat 71 83 at the Guildford Spectrum After a promising rookie season for Everton Tigers in 2007 08 the Merseyside team came of age in their sophomore year finishing as runners up in the League and the play offs whilst entering the record books for their 103 49 win in the BBL Cup Final against Plymouth Raiders the biggest winning margin 54 points in BBL history and lowest ever score conceded in a Final 1 This season also saw the return of the BBL All Star game which was played as a warm up to the play off Grand Final Two select teams the British All Stars and the Rest of the World All Stars were pitted together using a selection of players from across the League with the Rest of the World team narrowly winning 117 124 Contents 1 Teams 2 Notable occurrences 3 BBL Championship Tier 1 3 1 Final standings 3 2 Playoffs 3 2 1 Quarter finals 3 2 2 Semi finals 3 2 3 Final 4 Cup Winners Cup 4 1 First leg 4 2 Second leg 5 EBL National League Division 1 Tier 2 5 1 Final standings 6 EBL National League Division 2 Tier 3 6 1 Final standings 7 BBL Cup 7 1 First round 7 2 Quarter finals 7 3 Semi finals 1st leg 7 4 Semi finals 2nd leg 7 5 Final 8 BBL Trophy 8 1 Group stage 8 2 Semi finals 1st leg 8 3 Semi finals 2nd leg 8 4 Final 9 All Star Game 10 Seasonal awards 11 ReferencesTeams Edit Jets Tigers Heat Riders Capital Lions Eagles Raiders Rocks Sharks Wolves Thunderclass notpageimage Locations of the 2008 09 BBL teams Team City Area Arena Capacity Last seasonCheshire Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1 000 11thEverton Tigers Liverpool Echo Arena amp Greenbank Sports Academy 7 513 600 7thGuildford Heat Guildford Guildford Spectrum 1 100 2ndLeicester Riders Leicester John Sandford Centre 800 10thLondon Capital London Capital City Academy 300 9thMilton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 4thNewcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 6 500 1stPlymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1 480 3rdScottish Rocks Glasgow Kelvin Hall 1 200 5thSheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1 200 6thWorcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester 600 8thWorthing Thunder Worthing Worthing Leisure Centre 1 000 NewNotable occurrences EditFollowing a disastrous rookie campaign and lack of investment the Birmingham Panthers franchise folded during the close season and would not return for the 2008 09 season 2 The gap vacated by Panthers was subsequently occupied by Worthing Thunder who stepped up from the English Basketball League Division 1 3 Though their application was accepted before the Panthers folded Worthing were one of two South coast franchises bidding for a place in the BBL with an unsuccessful bid coming from Brighton Cougars 4 The second edition of the Cup Winners Cup saw Guildford Heat sweep away the honours yet again with a closely fought two game series against last season s BBL Cup winners Milton Keynes Lions Heat ran out victors with a 159 149 aggregate score 5 BBL Championship Tier 1 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Newcastle Eagles 33 28 5 0 848 562 Everton Tigers 33 24 9 0 727 483 Leicester Riders 33 21 12 0 636 424 Guildford Heat 33 21 12 0 636 425 Plymouth Raiders 33 20 13 0 606 406 Sheffield Sharks 33 16 17 0 485 327 Scottish Rocks 33 16 17 0 485 328 Cheshire Jets 33 15 18 0 454 309 Milton Keynes Lions 33 14 19 0 424 2810 Worcester Wolves 33 11 22 0 333 2211 Worthing Thunder 33 10 23 0 303 2012 London Capital 33 2 31 0 060 4 League winners Qualified for the play offs Playoffs Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 1Newcastle Eagles888Cheshire Jets831Newcastle Eagles935Plymouth Raiders714Guildford Heat815Plymouth Raiders891Newcastle Eagles872Everton Tigers842Everton Tigers847Scottish Rocks642Everton Tigers813Leicester Riders653Leicester Riders726Sheffield Sharks71 Quarter finals Edit 22 April 2009Leicester Riders 72 71 Sheffield SharksJohn Sandford Centre Leicester 24 April 2009Newcastle Eagles 88 83 Cheshire JetsMetro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne 24 April 2009Everton Tigers 84 64 Scottish RocksGreenbank Sports Academy Liverpool 26 April 2009Guildford Heat 81 89 Plymouth RaidersGuildford Spectrum Guildford Semi finals Edit 2 May 2009Newcastle Eagles 93 71 Plymouth RaidersNational Indoor Arena Birmingham 2 May 2009Everton Tigers 81 65 Leicester RidersNational Indoor Arena Birmingham Final Edit 3 May 20093 30pm GMTReportNewcastle Eagles 87 84 Everton TigersScoring by quarter 36 17 15 23 19 12 17 32Pts Trey Moore 22 Reggie Jackson 19 Darius Defoe 18 Charles Smith 8 Fab Flournoy 7 Tafari Toney 7 Andrew Bridge 6 Pts Richard Midgley 36 Olu Babalola 25 Marcus Bailey 8 Josh Gross 6 Tony Dorsey 5 Chris Haslam 2 James Jones 2National Indoor Arena BirminghamCup Winners Cup EditThe Cup Winners Cup was contested between the winners of the BBL Cup and BBL Trophy from the previous season Guildford were winners of the Trophy and Milton Keynes were winners of the Cup The tournament was played over two legs one at each home arena and the winner decided by a total aggregate score from both games First leg Edit 14 September 20083 00pm GMTReportGuildford Heat 91 89 Milton Keynes LionsScoring by quarter 29 27 24 24 16 17 22 21Pts Yorick Williams 23 Pts Brad Jones 20Guildford Spectrum Guildford Second leg Edit 19 September 20087 30pm GMTReportMilton Keynes Lions 60 68 Guildford HeatScoring by quarter 9 18 22 20 11 13 18 17Pts Robert Youngblood 14Rebs Robert Youngblood 10 Pts Keonta Howell 18Rebs Keonta Howell 11Bletchley Centre Milton Keynes Guildford Heat win 159 149 on aggregate scoring EBL National League Division 1 Tier 2 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Reading Rockets 18 18 0 1 000 362 Manchester Magic 18 15 3 0 833 303 London Leopards 18 12 6 0 667 244 City of Sheffield Arrows 18 10 8 0 556 205 Bristol Academy Flyers 18 9 9 0 500 186 Coventry Crusaders 18 8 10 0 444 167 Tees Valley Mohawks 18 8 10 0 444 168 Derby Trailblazers 18 5 13 0 278 109 Cardiff Celts 18 3 15 0 167 610 Taunton Tigers 18 2 16 0 111 4 League winners Qualified for the play offsEBL National League Division 2 Tier 3 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Leeds Carnegie 22 18 4 0 818 362 London Mets 22 17 5 0 773 343 Leicester Warriors 22 15 7 0 682 304 Birmingham A s 22 14 8 0 636 285 Kent Crusaders 22 13 9 0 591 266 Team Northumbria 22 12 10 0 545 247 Plymouth Raiders II 22 10 12 0 455 208 Newi Nets 22 10 12 0 455 209 Colchester Hornets 22 8 14 0 364 1610 Plymouth Marjon Cannons 22 8 14 0 364 1611 Northampton Neptunes 22 5 17 0 227 1012 University of Birmingham 22 2 20 0 091 4 League winners Qualified for the play offsBBL Cup EditOf the 12 competing teams in this season s BBL Cup eight entered into the First Round while the top four ranked teams from last season s Championship Guildford Heat Milton Keynes Lions Newcastle Eagles and Plymouth Raiders received byes into the quarter finals where they would also receive home court advantage First round Edit 18 October 2008Leicester Riders 99 75 Worthing ThunderJohn Sandford Centre Leicester 20 October 2008Worcester Wolves 80 89 Sheffield SharksUniversity of Worcester Worcester 20 October 2008Scottish Rocks 69 88 Everton TigersKelvin Hall Glasgow 20 October 2008Cheshire Jets 88 73 London CapitalNorthgate Arena Cheshire Quarter finals Edit 26 October 2008Plymouth Raiders 101 76 Leicester RidersPlymouth Pavilions Plymouth 29 October 2008Guildford Heat 78 74 Sheffield SharksGuildford Spectrum Guildford 31 October 2008Newcastle Eagles 112 92 Cheshire JetsMetro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne 2 November 2008Milton Keynes Lions 75 97 Everton TigersBletchley Centre Milton Keynes Semi finals 1st leg Edit 23 November 2008Guildford Heat 73 88 Plymouth RaidersGuildford Spectrum Guildford 29 November 2008Newcastle Eagles 112 105 Everton TigersMetro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne Semi finals 2nd leg Edit 26 November 2008Plymouth Raiders 74 69 Guildford HeatPlymouth Pavilions Plymouth 5 December 2008Everton Tigers 97 86 Newcastle EaglesGreenbank Sports Academy Liverpool Plymouth Raiders win 162 142 on aggregate and Everton Tigers win 202 198 on aggregate Final Edit 18 January 20093 30pm GMTReportPlymouth Raiders 49 103 Everton TigersScoring by quarter 11 20 11 30 6 22 21 31Pts Gaylon Moore 19 Andrew Lasker 9 Allister Gall 8 Kwbana Beckles 5 Terrence Durham 4 James Noel 4 Pts Andre Smith 26 Marcus Bailey 26 Richard Midgley 16 James Jones 11 Olu Babalola 11 Delm Herriman 7National Indoor Arena BirminghamBBL Trophy EditThe First Round of the BBL Trophy uses its usually round robin format with the 12 competing teams divided into four regionalised groups with the winner of each group then advancing to a two legged Semi final encounter and progress to the Final being determined by a total aggregate score Group stage Edit Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Newcastle Eagles 6 4 3 1 0 7502 Sheffield Sharks 4 4 2 2 0 5003 Scottish Rocks 2 4 1 3 0 250Group 3 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Guildford Heat 8 4 4 0 1 0002 Milton Keynes Lions 4 4 2 2 0 5003 London Capital 0 4 0 4 0 000 Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Everton Tigers 8 4 4 0 1 0002 Cheshire Jets 4 4 2 2 0 5003 Leicester Riders 0 4 0 4 0 000Group 4 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Plymouth Raiders 6 4 3 1 0 7502 Worcester Wolves 4 4 2 2 0 5003 Worthing Thunder 2 4 1 3 0 250 Semi finals 1st leg Edit 14 February 2009Plymouth Raiders 76 97 Guildford HeatPlymouth Pavilions Plymouth 17 February 2009Everton Tigers 82 88 Newcastle EaglesGreenbank Sports Academy Liverpool Semi finals 2nd leg Edit 18 February 2009Guildford Heat 90 85 Plymouth RaidersGuildford Spectrum Guildford 20 February 2009Newcastle Eagles 88 77 Everton TigersMetro Radio Arena Newcastle upon Tyne Guildford Heat win 187 161 on aggregate and Newcastle Eagles win 176 159 on aggregate Final Edit 15 March 20093 15pm GMTReportGuildford Heat 71 83 Newcastle EaglesScoring by quarter 21 17 21 22 12 23 17 21Pts Keonta Howell 30 Michael Martin 12 Kabir Abu 9 Pts Trey Moore MVP 28 Andrew Bridge 17 Reggie Jackson 13 Darius Defoe 11 Tafari Toney 10Guildford Spectrum GuildfordAll Star Game Edit5 May 20091 30pm GMTGreat Britain All Stars 117 124 Rest of the World All StarsScoring by quarter 33 33 22 27 34 40 28 24Pts Chris Sanders 30Rebs Chris Sanders 9Asts Anthony Martin 7 Pts Andrew Lasker 22Rebs Frank Phiffer 9Asts Ryan Patton 4National Indoor Arena Birmingham Great Britain All Stars Num Player TeamStarters5 Yorick Williams Milton Keynes Lions12 Anthony Martin Plymouth Raiders15 Barry Lamble Leicester Riders20 Gaylon Moore Plymouth Raiders22 Mike Martin Guildford HeatReserves4 Daniel Hildreth Worthing Thunder8 Darren Mills London Capital9 Steven Gayle Cheshire Jets10 Daniel Sandell Guildford Heat11 Dru Spinks Milton Keynes Lions14 Chris Sanders Sheffield Sharks21 Ibrahim Gariba London Capital Rest of the World All Stars Num Player TeamStarters4 Ryan Patton Worthing Thunder10 Duane James Leicester Riders11 Andrew Lasker Plymouth Raiders21 Harry Disy Worcester Wolves23 Matt Gorman Sheffield SharksReserves5 Bradd Wierzbicki Leicester Riders7 Keonta Howell Guildford Heat8 Janis Ivanokskis Worthing Thunder12 Vidmantas Uzkuraitis Worcester Wolves14 DeAntoine Beasley Plymouth Raiders20 Chad McKnight Guildford Heat22 Frank Phiffer Cheshire JetsSeasonal awards EditMost Valuable Player Trey Moore Newcastle Coach of the Year Rob Paternostro Leicester All Star First Team Trey Moore Newcastle Andre Smith Everton Keonta Howell Guildford Robert Yanders Scots Rocks Tommy Swanson Leicester All Star Second Team Mike Martin Guildford Josh Gross Everton Andrew Lasker Plymouth Anthony Paez Worcester Chris Sanders Sheffield References Edit James Pearce 2008 Tigers power to victory in final flourish Liverpool Echo Retrieved 2010 11 08 Colin Tattum 2008 Panthers fold as BBL pull the plug Birmingham Mail Retrieved 2010 11 08 BBC Sport May 21 2008 Worthing Thunder set to join BBL BBC Retrieved 2010 11 08 Brian Owen 2008 Thunder invited into top flight The Argus Retrieved 2010 11 08 Richard Spiller 2008 Heat win Cup Winners Cup getSurrey co uk Retrieved 2010 11 08 Preceded by2007 08 season BBL seasons2008 09 Succeeded by2009 10 season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 09 British Basketball League 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