The Birmingham Bullets were a British professional basketball team from Birmingham, England who competed in the British Basketball League (BBL). The club was founded in 1974 as Coventry Granwood before moving to Birmingham in 1980 as part of the team's sponsorship agreement with Fiat. The Bullets achieved some success in the BBL, mostly in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including winning the Playoffs in 1996 and 1998. They also achieved a 2nd place League finish in 1998 and were runners up in the 2000 Playoffs and 2002 Trophy. In latter years, the club struggled both on and off the court. The club officially resigned from the BBL in the summer of 2006 and soon after went into liquidation. Since then both the Birmingham Panthers and Birmingham Knights have endured short-lived and unsuccessful spells in the BBL.
birmingham, bullets, were, british, professional, basketball, team, from, birmingham, england, competed, british, basketball, league, club, founded, 1974, coventry, granwood, before, moving, birmingham, 1980, part, team, sponsorship, agreement, with, fiat, bul. The Birmingham Bullets were a British professional basketball team from Birmingham England who competed in the British Basketball League BBL The club was founded in 1974 as Coventry Granwood before moving to Birmingham in 1980 as part of the team s sponsorship agreement with Fiat The Bullets achieved some success in the BBL mostly in the late 1990s and early 2000s including winning the Playoffs in 1996 and 1998 They also achieved a 2nd place League finish in 1998 and were runners up in the 2000 Playoffs and 2002 Trophy In latter years the club struggled both on and off the court The club officially resigned from the BBL in the summer of 2006 and soon after went into liquidation Since then both the Birmingham Panthers and Birmingham Knights have endured short lived and unsuccessful spells in the BBL Birmingham BulletsLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueEstablished1974Folded2006HistoryCoventry 1974 1980 Team Fiat 1980 1982 Birmingham Bullets 1982 2006LocationBirmingham West MidlandsHomeAwayThird Contents 1 Notable former players 2 Season by season records 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksNotable former players editNote Flags indicate national team eligibility at FIBA sanctioned events Players may hold other non FIBA nationality not displayed Criteria To appear in this section a player must have either Set a club record or won an individual award while at the club Played at least one official international match for their national team at any time Played at least one official NBA match at any time nbsp Clive Allen nbsp Jeff Bonds nbsp nbsp Tony Dorsey nbsp nbsp Fabulous Flournoy nbsp nbsp Marcus Gaither nbsp Shawn Jamison nbsp nbsp Nigel Lloyd nbsp Skouson Harker nbsp nbsp Rob Paternostro nbsp nbsp Paul Stewart nbsp Yorick WilliamsSeason by season records editSeason Division Tier Regular Season Post Season Cup Trophy Head coach Finish Played Wins Losses Points Win Coventry Granwood 1974 75 NBL I 5th 18 8 10 16 0 444 1975 76 NBL I 4th 18 10 8 20 0 556 Coventry Team Fiat 1976 77 NBL I 5th 18 10 8 20 0 556 1978 79 NBL I 4th 20 13 7 26 0 650 Runners Up losing to Crystal Palace 1979 80 NBL I 3rd 18 14 4 28 0 778 Runners Up losing to Crystal Palace Birmingham Team Fiat 1980 81 NBL I 1st 18 17 1 34 0 944 Semi finals Semi finals 1981 82 NBL I 5th 22 15 7 30 0 682 Did not qualify Semi finals Birmingham Barrett Bullets 1982 83 NBL I 4th 24 17 7 34 0 708 Semi finals Runners Up losing to Solent Davenports Birmingham 1983 84 NBL I 9th 36 16 20 32 0 444 Did not qualify 2nd round 1984 85 NBL I 12th 26 1 25 2 0 038 Did not qualify 1st round Birmingham Bullets 1985 86 NBL I 6th 28 15 13 30 0 536 Runners Up losing to Kingston 1st round 1986 87 NBL I 9th 24 8 16 16 0 333 Did not qualify 1st round 1987 88 BBL I 7th 28 14 14 28 0 500 Quarter finals 1st round Pool Stage 1988 89 NBL 1 II 3rd 20 16 4 32 0 800 Quarter finals 1989 90 NBL 1 II 8th 22 8 14 16 0 364 2nd round 1990 91 NBL 1 II 8th 22 10 12 20 0 455 2nd round 1991 92 BBL I 8th 30 11 19 22 0 367 Quarter finals Quarter finals Pool Stage 1992 93 BBL I 5th 33 17 16 34 0 515 Quarter finals 3rd round Pool Stage Peter Mintoft 1993 94 BBL I 6th 36 21 15 42 0 583 Quarter finals Quarter finals Pool Stage Peter Mintoft 1994 95 BBL I 8th 36 18 18 36 0 500 Quarter finals Semi finals Pool Stage Steve Tucker 1995 96 BBL I 3rd 36 26 10 52 0 722 Winners beating Towers Semi finals Semi finals Nick Nurse 1996 97 BBL I 4th 36 26 10 52 0 722 Quarter finals Quarter finals Quarter finals Nick Nurse 1997 98 BBL I 2nd 36 29 7 58 0 806 Winners beating Thames Valley Semi finals Quarter finals Mike Finger 1998 99 BBL I 7th 36 21 15 42 0 583 Quarter finals Quarter finals Quarter finals Mike Finger 1999 00 BBL S I 3rd 34 17 17 34 0 500 Runners Up losing to Manchester 1st round Pool Stage Mike Finger 2000 01 BBL S I 4th 34 18 16 36 0 529 Quarter finals Quarter finals Pool Stage Lance Randall 2001 02 BBL S I 5th 32 15 17 30 0 469 Did not qualify Runners Up losing to Chester Pool Stage Lance Randall 2002 03 BBL I 9th 40 11 29 22 0 275 Did not qualify Quarter finals Semi finals Tony Garbelotto 2003 04 BBL I 10th 36 2 34 4 0 056 Did not qualify Quarter finals Pool Stage Steve Tucker 2004 05 BBL I 11th 40 5 35 10 0 125 Did not qualify 1st round Pool Stage Charlie Adams 2005 06 BBL I 11th 40 9 31 17 0 225 Did not qualify 1st round Pool Stage Skouson HarkerSee also editBritish Basketball LeagueReferences editExternal links editBirmingham Bullets at Represent Sports Birmingham Bullets news archive from icBirmingham Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Birmingham Bullets amp oldid 1165693699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
