Due to uncertainty regarding the future of Aston Events Centre, the Birmingham Bullets were forced to relocate to a new home venue. Their first games of the campaign were postponed until a suitable venue could be found, with the owner Craig Bown eventually acquiring the use of Birmingham Sports Centre for the duration of the season.[1]
With their 68–66 win in the BBL Trophy Final against Brighton Bears, Chester Jets made history as the first team to win the Trophy for four consecutive seasons.[2]
This season saw the first edition of the newly created Haribo Cup. Following the BBL's decision to withdraw from the National Cup due to import player regulations, the League's newest competition saw all 10 teams competing in a knock-out style tournament culminating in the Grand Final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
Due to the lack of teams competing in this season's Championship, the BBL Trophy featured all 10 BBL teams plus two invited teams from the English Basketball League (Plymouth Raiders and Teesside Mohawks). The First round saw all 12 teams divided into four regionalised groups with the top finishing team advancing to the Semi-finals.
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The 2003 04 BBL season was the 17th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League 2003 04 BBL seasonLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueSportBasketballRoll of HonourBBL championsBrighton BearsPlay Off s championsSheffield SharksBBL Cup championsSheffield SharksBBL Trophy championsChester JetsBritish Basketball League seasons 2002 032004 05 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 EBL National League Division 1 Tier 2 4 1 Final standings 5 Haribo Cup 5 1 First round 5 2 Quarter finals 5 3 Semi finals 5 4 Final 6 BBL Trophy 6 1 Group stage 6 2 Semi finals 6 3 Final 7 Statistics leaders 8 ReferencesTeams edit nbsp nbsp Bullets nbsp Bears nbsp Jets nbsp Riders nbsp Towers nbsp Lions nbsp Eagles nbsp Rocks nbsp Sharks nbsp Tigersclass notpageimage Locations of the 2003 04 BBL teams Team City Area Arena Capacity Last season Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Birmingham Sports Centre 1 000 9th Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre amp Burgess Hill Triangle 3 600 1 800 2nd Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1 000 3rd Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University 1 200 11th London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 3 500 7th Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Telewest Arena 6 500 5th Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4 000 6th Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Hallam FM Arena amp Ponds Forge 8 500 1 600 1st Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1 000 4thNotable occurrences editDue to uncertainty regarding the future of Aston Events Centre the Birmingham Bullets were forced to relocate to a new home venue Their first games of the campaign were postponed until a suitable venue could be found with the owner Craig Bown eventually acquiring the use of Birmingham Sports Centre for the duration of the season 1 With their 68 66 win in the BBL Trophy Final against Brighton Bears Chester Jets made history as the first team to win the Trophy for four consecutive seasons 2 BBL championship Tier 1 editFinal standings edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts 1 Brighton Bears 36 30 6 0 833 60 2 Sheffield Sharks 36 26 10 0 722 52 3 London Towers 36 23 13 0 638 46 4 Scottish Rocks 36 23 13 0 638 46 5 Chester Jets 36 21 15 0 583 42 6 Newcastle Eagles 36 18 18 0 500 36 7 Thames Valley Tigers 36 18 18 0 500 36 8 Milton Keynes Lions 36 13 23 0 362 26 9 Leicester Riders 36 5 31 0 138 10 10 Birmingham Bullets 36 2 34 0 055 4 League winners Qualified for the play offs Playoffs edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 1Brighton Bears918Milton Keynes Lions831Brighton Bears795Chester Jets804Scottish Rocks835Chester Jets865Chester Jets742Sheffield Sharks862Sheffield Sharks1187Thames Valley Tigers1102Sheffield Sharks943London Towers883London Towers966Newcastle Eagles94 Quarter finals edit 17 April 2004 Brighton Bears 91 83 Milton Keynes Lions Brighton Centre Brighton 17 April 2004 London Towers 94 92 Newcastle Eagles Crystal Palace National Sports Centre London 18 April 2004 Scottish Rocks 83 86 Chester Jets Braehead Arena Glasgow 18 April 2004 Sheffield Sharks 118 100 Thames Valley Tigers Hallam FM Arena Sheffield Semi finals edit 1 May 2004 Brighton Bears 79 80 Chester Jets National Indoor Arena Birmingham 1 May 2004 Sheffield Sharks 94 88 London Towers National Indoor Arena Birmingham Final edit 2 May 20046 00 pm GMT Report Sheffield Sharks 86 74 Chester Jets Scoring by quarter 18 19 26 19 16 17 26 19Pts Lynard Stewart 25 Rob Yanders 19 Justin Phoenix 12 Nate Reinking 12 Pts Michael Nurse 21 John McCord 18 Calvin Davis 14 National Indoor Arena BirminghamEBL National League Division 1 Tier 2 editFinal standings edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts 1 Plymouth Raiders 22 20 2 0 909 40 2 Reading Rockets 22 17 5 0 773 34 3 Teesside Mohawks 22 16 6 0 727 32 4 Manchester Magic 22 16 6 0 727 32 5 Worthing Thunder 22 15 7 0 682 30 6 London United 22 11 11 0 500 22 7 City of Sheffield Arrows 22 10 12 0 455 20 8 Ware Rebels 22 9 13 0 409 18 9 Sutton Pumas 22 7 15 0 318 14 10 Solent Stars 22 4 18 0 182 8 11 Kingston Wildcats 22 4 18 0 182 8 12 Bath Romans 22 3 19 0 136 6 League winners Qualified for the play offsHaribo Cup editThis season saw the first edition of the newly created Haribo Cup Following the BBL s decision to withdraw from the National Cup due to import player regulations the League s newest competition saw all 10 teams competing in a knock out style tournament culminating in the Grand Final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal Leicester Riders100London Towers112London Towers81Sheffield Sharks90Milton Keynes Lions74Sheffield Sharks85Sheffield Sharks83Scottish Rocks70Birmingham Bullets96Thames Valley Tigers105Thames Valley Tigers104Scottish Rocks105 OT Scottish Rocks86 OT Newcastle Eagles82 First round edit 26 October 2003 Sheffield Sharks 83 70 Brighton Bears Hallam FM Arena Sheffield 26 October 2003 Chester Jets 79 95 Newcastle Eagles Northgate Arena Chester Quarter finals edit 8 November 2003 Leicester Riders 100 112 London Towers Loughborough University Loughborough 8 November 2003 Birmingham Bullets 96 105 Thames Valley Tigers Birmingham Sports Centre Birmingham 9 November 2003 Milton Keynes Lions 74 85 Sheffield Sharks Bletchley Centre Milton Keynes Lions 9 November 2003 Scottish Rocks 86 82 OT Newcastle Eagles Braehead Arena Glasgow Semi finals edit 29 November 2003 London Towers 81 90 Sheffield Sharks Crystal Palace National Sports Centre London 29 November 2003 Thames Valley Tigers 104 105 OT Scottish Rocks Crystal Palace National Sports Centre London Final edit 11 January 2004 Report Sheffield Sharks 83 70 Scottish Rocks Scoring by quarter 24 14 22 22 18 28 19 6Pts H L Coleman 22 Lynard Stewart 17 Nate Reinking 13 Pts Jerry Williams 26 Terence McGee 15 Michael Martin 12 National Indoor Arena BirminghamBBL Trophy editDue to the lack of teams competing in this season s Championship the BBL Trophy featured all 10 BBL teams plus two invited teams from the English Basketball League Plymouth Raiders and Teesside Mohawks The First round saw all 12 teams divided into four regionalised groups with the top finishing team advancing to the Semi finals Group stage edit Northern Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent 1 Scottish Rocks 8 4 4 0 1 000 2 Newcastle Eagles 4 4 2 2 0 500 3 Teesside Mohawks 0 4 0 4 0 000 Southern Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent 1 London Towers 6 4 3 1 0 750 2 Milton Keynes Lions 6 4 3 1 0 750 3 Birmingham Bullets 0 4 0 4 0 000 Northern Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent 1 Chester Jets 6 4 3 1 0 750 2 Sheffield Sharks 6 4 3 1 0 750 3 Leicester Riders 0 4 0 4 0 000 Southern Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent 1 Brighton Bears 8 4 4 0 1 000 2 Thames Valley Tigers 4 4 2 2 0 500 3 Plymouth Raiders 0 4 0 4 0 000 Semi finals edit 7 February 2004 Brighton Bears 86 73 London Towers Ponds Forge Sheffield 7 February 2004 Chester Jets 91 85 Scottish Rocks Ponds Forge Sheffield Final edit 13 March 2004 Report Brighton Bears 66 68 Chester Jets Scoring by quarter 21 21 17 17 17 15 11 15Pts Kendrick Warren 17 Mike Brown 14 Rico Alderson 12 Pts John McCord 19 MVP Michael Nurse 13 Billy Singleton 11 Hallam FM Arena SheffieldAttendance 5 000Statistics leaders editCategory Player Stat Points per game nbsp Mike Pegues Leicester Riders 24 7 Rebounds per game nbsp Shawn Jamison Milton Keynes Lions 11 6 Assists per game nbsp nbsp Rob Paternostro Birmingham Bullets 7 8References edit Bullets move home 2003 Archived from the original on 23 October 2012 Retrieved 9 November 2010 Jets create history BBC News 13 March 2004 Archived from the original on 5 May 2004 Retrieved 9 November 2010 Preceded by2002 03 season BBL seasons2003 04 Succeeded by2004 05 season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2003 04 British Basketball League season amp oldid 1163364320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
