2018–19 British Basketball League season
2018–19 BBL season | ||||||||||
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League | British Basketball League | |||||||||
Season | 2018–19 | |||||||||
Games played | 198 | |||||||||
Teams | 12 | |||||||||
Regular season | ||||||||||
League champions | London Lions | |||||||||
BBL Cup | London Lions | |||||||||
BBL Trophy | London City Royals | |||||||||
Season MVP | Justin Robinson (London Lions) | |||||||||
Finals | ||||||||||
Champions | Leicester Riders | |||||||||
Runners-up | London City Royals | |||||||||
Finals MVP | Tim Williams (Leicester Riders) | |||||||||
Statistical leaders | ||||||||||
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Records | ||||||||||
Biggest home win |
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Biggest away win |
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Highest scoring |
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Winning streak |
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Losing streak |
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The 2018–19 British Basketball League season was the 32nd campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland.
The Leicester Riders were the three-time defending regular season champions, but were unable to defend that title as the London Lions achieved their first regular season title; a 99–80 victory at the Newcastle Eagles, on 26 April 2019,[2] was enough for the Lions to have an unassailable lead ahead of the Riders. It was the Lions' second trophy of the season, after they defeated the Glasgow Rocks in the BBL Cup final.[3]
The Lions were beaten in the playoff quarter-finals by the eighth-seeded Plymouth Raiders,[4] who overturned a six-point deficit from the first leg into an eight-point aggregate victory. The Raiders were then beaten by the Riders in the semi-finals,[5] before the Riders won their third consecutive playoff final with a 93–61 victory over the London City Royals,[6] who in their first season in the league, had won the BBL Trophy in overtime against the Lions.[7]
Teams
The newly formed London City Royals replaced Leeds Force.[8]
Venues
Team | Location | Arena | Capacity |
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Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750
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Cheshire Phoenix | Ellesmere Port | Cheshire Oaks Arena | 1,400
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Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 1,650
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Leicester Riders | Leicester | Morningside Arena | 2,400
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London City Royals | London | Crystal Palace NSC | 1,500
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London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000
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Manchester Giants | Manchester | Trafford Powerleague Arena George H. Carnall Centre |
1,100
750 |
Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central Eagles Community Arena |
3,000
3,000 |
Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,500
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Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,000
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Surrey Scorchers | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000
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Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester Arena | 2,000
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Personnel and sponsoring
Team | Head coach | Captain | Main jersey sponsor |
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Bristol Flyers | Andreas Kapoulas | Michael Vigor | RSG Group |
Cheshire Phoenix | Ben Thomas | Momcilo Latinovic | Hillyer McKeown |
Glasgow Rocks | Vincent Lavandier | Kieron Achara | Radisson Red |
Leicester Riders | Rob Paternostro | Andrew Thomson | Jelson Homes |
London City Royals | Jay Williams | Orlan Jackman | |
London Lions | Vince Macaulay | Joe Ikhinmwin | |
Manchester Giants | Danny Byrne | Callum Jones | Space |
Newcastle Eagles | Fabulous Flournoy | Darius Defoe | ESH Group |
Plymouth Raiders | Paul James | Zak Wells | Plessey |
Sheffield Sharks | Atiba Lyons | Mike Tuck | BBraun |
Surrey Scorchers | Creon Raftopoulos | Tayo Ogedengbe | University of Surrey |
Worcester Wolves | Tony Garbelotto | Adam Thoseby | University of Worcester |
Coaching changes
Team | Outgoing coach | Manner of departure | Date of vacancy | Incoming coach | Date of appointment |
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Worcester Wolves | Paul James | Released | Off-season | Ty Shaw | |
Plymouth Raiders | Gavin Love | Released | Off-season | Paul James | |
Glasgow Rocks | Darryl Wood | Mutual consent | 19 February 2019[9] | Vincent Lavandier (interim) | 28 February 2019[10] |
Worcester Wolves | Ty Shaw | Personal reasons | 8 March 2019[11] | Tony Garbelotto (interim) | 8 March 2019[11][b] |
Regular season
The winners of the Regular season are considered as national champions. The London Lions achieved their first regular season title with a 99–80 victory over the Newcastle Eagles at the Eagles Community Arena on 26 April 2019.[2]
Standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | London Lions (C) | 33 | 27 | 6 | 2879 | 2525 | +354 | 54 | Qualification to playoffs |
2 | Leicester Riders | 33 | 24 | 9 | 2674 | 2517 | +157 | 48 | |
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2930 | 2821 | +109 | 42 | |
4 | London City Royals | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2800 | 2800 | 0 | 36 | |
5 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 18 | 15 | 2789 | 2716 | +73 | 36 | |
6 | Sheffield Sharks | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2580 | 2618 | −38 | 34 | |
7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 33 | 17 | 16 | 2862 | 2822 | +40 | 34 | |
8 | Plymouth Raiders | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2898 | 2878 | +20 | 32 | |
9 | Manchester Giants | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2842 | 2947 | −105 | 28 | |
10 | Bristol Flyers | 33 | 14 | 19 | 2613 | 2653 | −40 | 28 | |
11 | Worcester Wolves | 33 | 6 | 27 | 2744 | 3047 | −303 | 12 | |
12 | Surrey Scorchers | 33 | 6 | 27 | 2883 | 3150 | −267 | 12 |
Results
Double round-robin
Single round-robin
Playoffs
Bracket
Quarter Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Leicester Riders | 70 | 71 | 141 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Cheshire Phoenix | 62 | 68 | 130 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Leicester Riders | 70 | 85 | 155 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Plymouth Raiders | 68 | 73 | 141 | ||||||||||||||
1 | London Lions | 97 | 72 | 169 | ||||||||||||||
8 | Plymouth Raiders | 91 | 86 | 177 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Leicester Riders | 93 | ||||||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | London City Royals | 61 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | London City Royals | 75 | 65 | 140 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Glasgow Rocks | 60 | 72 | 132 | ||||||||||||||
4 | London City Royals | 63 | 91 | 154 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Sheffield Sharks | 61 | 69 | 130 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Newcastle Eagles | 94 | 93 | 187 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Sheffield Sharks | 89 | 102 | 191 |
Quarter-finals
The quarter-final matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 28 April 2019.[14]
(1) London Lions vs. (8) Plymouth Raiders
5 May 2019
15:00 |
Plymouth Raiders | 91–97 | London Lions |
Scoring by quarter: 20–24, 25–19, 19–25, 27–29 | ||
Pts: Donte Nicholas (22) Rebs: Donte Nicholas (9) Asts: Donte Nicholas & Joshua Wilcher (4) |
Pts: Brandon Peel (26) Rebs: Brandon Peel (11) Asts: Jordan Spencer (11) |
6 May 2019
16:00 |
London Lions | 72–86 | Plymouth Raiders |
Scoring by quarter: 26–23, 17–22, 17–19, 12–22 | ||
Pts: Brandon Peel (22) Rebs: Kervin Bristol (12) Asts: Jonathan James & Justin Robinson (3) |
Pts: Donte Nicholas (24) Rebs: Donte Nicholas (13) Asts: Joshua Wilcher (7) | |
Plymouth Raiders win 177–169 on aggregate. |
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix
4 May 2019
19:30 |
Cheshire Phoenix | 62–70 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 17–21, 15–17, 17–12, 13–20 | ||
Pts: C. J. Gettys & Sol Rolls-Tyson (13) Rebs: C. J. Gettys (8) Asts: Daniel Norl (3) |
Pts: Tim Williams (20) Rebs: J. R. Holder & Conner Washington (10) Asts: J. R. Holder (5) |
5 May 2019
16:00 |
Leicester Riders | 71–68 | Cheshire Phoenix |
Scoring by quarter: 18–17, 16–16, 11–20, 26–15 | ||
Pts: Tim Williams (22) Rebs: Joshua Ward-Hibbert (10) Asts: Conner Washington (6) |
Pts: Louis Sayers (17) Rebs: Jalen Hayes (8) Asts: Daniel Norl (7) | |
Leicester Riders win 141–130 on aggregate. |
(3) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) Sheffield Sharks
4 May 2019
17:30 |
Sheffield Sharks | 89–94 | Newcastle Eagles |
Scoring by quarter: 25–21, 25–29, 16–18, 23–26 | ||
Pts: Chris Alexander (23) Rebs: Rob Marsden (10) Asts: Chris Alexander & Matthew Martin (5) |
Pts: Victor Moses (29) Rebs: Victor Moses (10) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (10) |
English Institute of Sport, Sheffield
Attendance: 1,200 Referees: Ian Price Eduard Uydansky Keith Williams |
5 May 2019
17:00 |
Newcastle Eagles | 93–102 | Sheffield Sharks |
Scoring by quarter: 18–25, 21–27, 23–27, 31–23 | ||
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (20) Rebs: Darius Defoe (7) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9) |
Pts: Chris Alexander (28) Rebs: Mackey McKnight (10) Asts: Mackey McKnight (9) | |
Sheffield Sharks win 191–187 on aggregate. |
Eagles Community Arena, Newcastle upon Tyne
Referees: Mariann Dodds-Miklosik Pawel Szafraniec Paul Unsworth |
(4) London City Royals vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks
3 May 2019
19:30 |
London City Royals | 75–60 | Glasgow Rocks |
Scoring by quarter: 17–14, 15–9, 20–25, 23–12 | ||
Pts: Matthew Bryan-Amaning (24) Rebs: Ashley Hamilton (17) Asts: Elvisi Dusha & Ashley Hamilton (4) |
Pts: Greg Pryor (13) Rebs: Kieron Achara (10) Asts: Tadas Rinkūnas (5) |
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 250 Referees: Rob Hickman Eduard Uydansky Gavin Williams |
5 May 2019
17:00 |
Glasgow Rocks | 72–65 | London City Royals |
Scoring by quarter: 11–26, 19–9, 21–13, 21–17 | ||
Pts: Alasdair Fraser (28) Rebs: Kieron Achara (10) Asts: Kieron Achara & Gareth Murray (4) |
Pts: Ashley Hamilton (16) Rebs: Ashley Hamilton (11) Asts: Jules Dang Akodo & Orlan Jackman (3) | |
London City Royals win 140–132 on aggregate. |
Semi-finals
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Plymouth Raiders
8 May 2019
19:30 |
Plymouth Raiders | 68–70 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 18–13, 13–21, 22–18, 15–18 | ||
Pts: Rashad Hassan (18) Rebs: Donte Nicholas (17) Asts: Donte Nicholas (9) |
Pts: Tim Williams (19) Rebs: J. R. Holder (7) Asts: Conner Washington (7) |
12 May 2019
18:00 |
Leicester Riders | 85–73 | Plymouth Raiders |
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 23–21, 18–16, 21–13 | ||
Pts: Tim Williams (25) Rebs: Andy Thomson (12) Asts: Pierre Hampton (5) |
Pts: Joonas Järveläinen (17) Rebs: Donte Nicholas (9) Asts: Donte Nicholas (8) | |
Leicester Riders win 155–141 on aggregate. |
(4) London City Royals vs. (6) Sheffield Sharks
9 May 2019
19:30 |
Sheffield Sharks | 61–63 | London City Royals |
Scoring by quarter: 20–28, 10–7, 15–17, 16–11 | ||
Pts: Chris Alexander (16) Rebs: Mike Tuck (7) Asts: Matthew Martin (3) |
Pts: Ashley Hamilton (13) Rebs: Ashley Hamilton (11) Asts: Jules Dang Akodo (3) |
11 May 2019
20:00 |
London City Royals | 91–69 | Sheffield Sharks |
Scoring by quarter: 20–12, 28–15, 19–20, 24–22 | ||
Pts: Matthew Bryan-Amaning (27) Rebs: Ashley Hamilton (12) Asts: Elvisi Dusha (8) |
Pts: Dirk Williams (30) Rebs: Rob Marsden (7) Asts: Mackey McKnight (7) | |
London City Royals win 154–130 on aggregate. |
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
Attendance: 700 Referees: Rob Hickman Gavin Williams Keith Williams |
Final: (2) Leicester Riders vs. (4) London City Royals
19 May 2019
16:00 |
Leicester Riders | 93–61 | London City Royals |
Scoring by quarter: 23–15, 21–21, 27–10, 22–15 | ||
Pts: Tim Williams (20) Rebs: Tim Williams (10) Asts: Conner Washington (7) |
Pts: Matthew Bryan-Amaning (19) Rebs: Ashley Hamilton (11) Asts: Ashley Hamilton & Ed Lucas (3) |
BBL Cup
BBl Trophy
British clubs in European competitions
British clubs returned to European competitions eleven years after their last participation.
Team | Competition | Progress |
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Leicester Riders | Champions League | First qualifying round |
FIBA Europe Cup | Regular season |
See also
Notes
- ^ The 302 points in this game was a British Basketball League record, and was only the fifth game, at that time, to go to quadruple overtime.[1]
- ^ Ty Shaw was taken ill at an 11 January game against the Sheffield Sharks.[12] On 31 January, Tony Garbelotto was named interim head coach while Shaw recovered,[13] and remained in interim charge after Shaw's departure on 8 March.[11]
References
- ^ "05 Apr 2019: Wolves 152-150 Scorchers (4OT)". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
- ^ a b "London Lions crowned BBL champions". Newham Recorder. Archant. 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Dugdale, Rob (27 January 2019). "BBL Cup: London Lions beat Glasgow Rocks to win first title in 11 years". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ "06 May 2019: Lions 72-86 Raiders (QF)". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 6 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "12 May 2019: Riders 85-73 Raiders (SF)". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 12 May 2019. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Dugdale, Rob (19 May 2019). "BBL Play-off Final: Leicester Riders thrash London City Royals for third straight title". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ Dugdale, Rob (10 March 2019). "BBL Trophy final: London City Royals beat London Lions in overtime 90-82". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "London City Royals to join BBL". BBL.org.uk. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
- ^ "Statement | Rocks part ways with Darryl Wood". Glasgow Rocks. Rocks Basketball Limited. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Rocks appoint Vincent Lavandier as Interim Head Coach". Glasgow Rocks. Rocks Basketball Limited. 28 February 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ a b c "Club Statement on Ty Shaw". Worcester Wolves. Worcester Wolves Basketball Club. 8 March 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Coach Ty Shaw taken ill during Worcester Wolves match". BBC News. BBC. 12 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Worcester Wolves lean on the experience of Tony Garbelotto". Worcester Wolves. Worcester Wolves Basketball Club. 31 January 2019. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Benecos BBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals set". British Basketball League. The Basketball League Ltd. 28 April 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.