The 2004–05 BBL season was the 18th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League, which commenced on 2 October 2004, and ended with Newcastle Eagles' win in the Play-off Final on 1 May 2005. Eagles won their first piece of silverware in 13 years with victories in the play-offs and the BBL Trophy, against Brighton Bears on their home court at The Brighton Centre.[1]
Following the withdrawal of major sponsor, Brighton Bears pulled out of the FIBA Europe League just weeks before the start of the tournament, meaning that no British teams would be competing in European competition for the current season.[2]
Plymouth Raiders played, and won, their first game in the BBL on 2 October 2004, beating the visiting Milton Keynes Lions in a low-scoring game that finished 63–46 in favour of the rookies.[3]
Newcastle Eagles won their first title in 13 years after upsetting Brighton in the BBL Trophy Final, which was played at The Brighton Centre. Eagles ran out 85–60 winners in a very one-sided spectacle.
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The 2004 05 BBL season was the 18th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League which commenced on 2 October 2004 and ended with Newcastle Eagles win in the Play off Final on 1 May 2005 Eagles won their first piece of silverware in 13 years with victories in the play offs and the BBL Trophy against Brighton Bears on their home court at The Brighton Centre 1 2004 05 BBL seasonLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueSportBasketballRoll of HonourBBL championsChester JetsPlay Off s championsNewcastle EaglesBBL Cup championsBrighton BearsBBL Trophy championsNewcastle EaglesBritish Basketball League seasons 2003 042005 06 The League saw the addition of a new franchise for the first time in eight years when Edinburgh Rocks joined in 1998 with Plymouth Raiders stepping up from the English Basketball League Division 1 Contents 1 Teams 2 Notable occurrences 3 BBL championship Tier 1 3 1 Final standings 3 2 The play offs 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 EBL National League Division 2 Tier 3 5 1 Final standings 6 BBL Cup 6 1 First round 6 2 Semi finals 6 3 Final 7 BBL Trophy 7 1 Group stage 7 2 Semi finals 7 3 Final 8 Statistics leaders 9 ReferencesTeams EditTeam City Area Arena Capacity Last seasonBirmingham Bullets Birmingham North Solihull Sports Centre 1 000 10thBrighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre amp Burgess Hill Triangle 3 600 1 800 1stChester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1 000 5thLeicester Riders Leicester John Sanford Centre 800 9thLondon Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 1 500 3rdMilton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8thNewcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Metro Radio Arena 6 500 6thPlymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1 480 NewSheffield Sharks Sheffield Ponds Forge 1 600 2ndScottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4 000 4thThames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1 000 7thNotable occurrences EditFollowing the withdrawal of major sponsor Brighton Bears pulled out of the FIBA Europe League just weeks before the start of the tournament meaning that no British teams would be competing in European competition for the current season 2 Plymouth Raiders played and won their first game in the BBL on 2 October 2004 beating the visiting Milton Keynes Lions in a low scoring game that finished 63 46 in favour of the rookies 3 The first piece of silverware up for gabs the BBL Cup was won by Brighton Bears after defeating Scottish Rocks 90 74 in the final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham Newcastle Eagles won their first title in 13 years after upsetting Brighton in the BBL Trophy Final which was played at The Brighton Centre Eagles ran out 85 60 winners in a very one sided spectacle Leicester Riders moved back to the city of Leicester after securing a venue and sponsorship with De Montfort University BBL championship Tier 1 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Chester Jets 40 32 8 0 800 642 Newcastle Eagles 40 31 9 0 775 623 London Towers 40 29 11 0 725 584 Sheffield Sharks 40 26 14 0 650 525 Brighton Bears 40 22 18 0 550 446 Scottish Rocks 40 19 21 0 475 387 Thames Valley Tigers 40 18 22 0 450 368 Milton Keynes Lions 40 15 25 0 375 309 Plymouth Raiders 40 12 28 0 300 2410 Leicester Riders 40 11 29 0 275 2211 Birmingham Bullets 40 5 35 0 125 10 League winners Qualified for the play offs The play offs Edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsFinal 1Chester Jets818Milton Keynes Lions711Chester Jets746Scottish Rocks723London Towers636Scottish Rocks651Chester Jets752Newcastle Eagles782Newcastle Eagles1057Thames Valley Tigers722Newcastle Eagles754Sheffield Sharks654Sheffield Sharks915Brighton Bears56 Quarter finals Edit 15 April 2005Newcastle Eagles 105 72 Thames Valley TigersTelewest Arena Newcastle upon Tyne 16 April 2005London Towers 63 65 Scottish RocksCrystal Palace National Sports Centre London 16 April 2005Sheffield Sharks 91 56 Brighton BearsPonds Forge Sheffield 17 April 2005Chester Jets 81 71 Milton Keynes LionsNorthgate Arena Chester Semi finals Edit 30 April 2005Chester Jets 74 72 Scottish RocksNational Indoor Arena Birmingham 30 April 2005Newcastle Eagles 75 65 Sheffield SharksNational Indoor Arena Birmingham Final Edit 1 May 2005ReportChester Jets 75 78 Newcastle EaglesScoring by quarter 14 13 24 24 22 18 15 23Pts Trey Moore 20 DJ Harrison 14 Billy Singleon 13 Pts Andrew Sullivan MVP 27 TJ Walker 15 Frank Bennett 9 Jeremy Hyatt 9 Charles Smith 9National Indoor Arena BirminghamAttendance Jets coach Paul Smith Eagles coach Fab FlournoyEBL National League Division 1 Tier 2 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 City of Sheffield Arrows 22 21 1 0 955 422 London United 22 18 4 0 818 363 Reading Rockets 22 16 6 0 727 324 Worcester Wolves 22 13 9 0 591 265 Worthing Thunder 22 13 9 0 591 266 Manchester Magic 22 12 10 0 545 247 Teesside Mohawks 22 10 12 0 455 208 Essex amp Herts Leopards 22 9 13 0 409 189 PAWS London Capital 22 7 15 0 318 1410 Solent Stars 22 5 17 0 227 1011 Kingston Wildcats 22 5 17 0 227 1012 Coventry Crusaders 22 3 19 0 136 6 League winners Qualified for the play offsEBL National League Division 2 Tier 3 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Nottingham Knights 20 18 2 0 900 362 Mansfield Express 20 15 5 0 750 303 West Hertfordshire Warriors 20 14 6 0 700 284 King s Lynn Fury 20 13 7 0 650 265 Liverpool 20 9 11 0 450 186 Colchester United 20 8 12 0 400 167 Bath Romans 20 8 12 0 400 168 Leicester Phoenix 20 8 12 0 400 169 Northampton Neptunes 20 7 13 0 350 1410 Hackney White Heat 20 5 15 0 250 1011 Tamar Valley Cannons 20 4 16 0 200 8 League winners Qualified for the play offsBBL Cup EditFirst round Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreLeicester Riders Thames Valley Tigers 77 95Birmingham Bullets Plymouth Raiders 73 75London Towers Newcastle Eagles 84 86Semi finals Edit Team 1 Team 2 ScoreBrighton Bears Milton Keynes Lions 78 68Scottish Rocks Chester Jets 90 75Final Edit 16 January 2005ReportBrighton Bears 90 74 Scottish RocksPts Andrew Alleyne MVP 27 Ryan Huntley 22 Tony Holley 14 Steve Lepore 8 Yorick Williams 8 Ajou Deng 8 Rahdi Knapp 3 Pts Donald Cole 22 Tony Windless 13 Adrian Henning 10 Lamont McIntosh 10 Philip Perre 10 Roni Gordon 6 Dan Wardrope 3National Indoor Arena BirminghamAttendance Bears coach Nick Nurse Rocks coach Steve SwansonBBL Trophy EditGroup stage Edit Northern Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Newcastle Eagles 8 4 4 0 1 0002 Scottish Rocks 4 4 2 2 0 5003 Teesside Mohawks 0 4 0 4 0 000Southern Group 1 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 London Towers 8 4 4 0 1 0002 Milton Keynes Lions 2 4 1 3 0 2503 Birmingham Bullets 2 4 1 3 0 250 Northern Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Chester Jets 6 4 3 1 0 7502 Sheffield Sharks 6 4 3 1 0 7503 Leicester Riders 0 4 0 4 0 000Southern Group 2 Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Brighton Bears 6 4 3 1 0 7502 Plymouth Raiders 4 4 2 2 0 5003 Thames Valley Tigers 2 4 1 3 0 250 Semi finals Edit 20 January 2005Brighton Bears 87 84 London TowersMetro Radio Arena Newcastle 20 January 2005Newcastle Eagles 92 87 Chester JetsMetro Radio Arena Newcastle Final Edit 6 March 2005ReportBrighton Bears 60 85 Newcastle EaglesPts Ronnie Baker 21 Steve Lepore 13 Andrew Alleyne 9 Cheyne Gadson 9 Pts Jeremy Hyatt 22 Charles Smith MVP 18 Frank Bennett 13 TJ Walker 12Brighton Centre BrightonAttendance Bears coach Nick Nurse Eagles coach Fab FlournoyStatistics leaders EditCategory Player StatPoints per game Trey Moore Chester Jets 22 8Rebounds per game Terrence Durham Plymouth Raiders 13 6Assists per game TJ Walker Newcastle Eagles 7 3References Edit Rob Dugdale 6 March 2005 Eagles secure BBL Trophy victory BBC Retrieved 9 November 2010 Bears face fine for Euro pull out BBC Sport BBC 27 October 2004 Retrieved 9 November 2010 Bullets edge out Riders BBC Sport BBC 2 October 2004 Retrieved 9 November 2010 Preceded by2003 04 BBL season BBL seasons2004 05 Succeeded by2005 06 BBL season Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 05 British Basketball League 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