2013–14 British Basketball League season
2013–14 BBL season | |
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League | British Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | September 27, 2012 – April 20, 2014 April 25, 2014 – May 11, 2014 (Playoffs) |
Number of games | 33 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Newcastle Eagles |
Season MVP | TBA (TBA) |
Top scorer | Victor Moses (Cheshire Phoenix) |
BBL Tournaments | |
BBL Playoffs champions | TBA |
BBL Playoffs runners-up | TBA |
BBL Cup champions | Leicester Riders |
BBL Cup runners-up | Newcastle Eagles |
BBL Trophy champions | Worcester Wolves |
BBL Trophy runners-up | Glasgow Rocks |
The 2013–14 season will the 27th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season will feature 13 teams from across England and Scotland, including new entrant Birmingham Knights. East London Royals and Essex Leopards were both due to become the 14th and 15th League members respectively, but after deferring their original entries from the 2012–13 season for a season, both franchises withdrew their applications to join the BBL due to financial constraints.[1]
On 12 July it was officially announced that the Mersey Tigers franchise had been withdrawn from the up-coming season by the League due to financial trouble that had plagued the club throughout the previous season, which resulted in the Tigers becoming the first club to complete an entire season without a single victory.[2]
The regular season is expected to commence in September 2013, and run through until April 2014, culminating in the post-season Play-offs which are expected to take place throughout April and May 2014.
Teams
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
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Birmingham Knights | Birmingham | North Solihull Sports Centre | 600 | New |
Cheshire Phoenix | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 11th |
Durham Wildcats | Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre | 1,200 | 10th |
Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500 | 3rd |
Leicester Riders | Leicester | John Sandford Centre | 800 | 1st |
London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000 | 8th |
Manchester Giants | Manchester | Wright Robinson College | 900 | 9th |
Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 3,000 | 2nd |
Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | 6th |
Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,200 | 7th |
Surrey United | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000 | 4th |
Worcester Wolves | Worcester | Worcester Arena | 2,000 | 5th |
BBL Championship
Final standings
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percentage |
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1. Newcastle Eagles | 56 | 33 | 28 | 5 | 0.848 |
3. Sheffield Sharks | 54 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0.818 |
2. Worcester Wolves | 54 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 0.818 |
4. Leicester Riders | 46 | 33 | 23 | 10 | 0.697 |
5. Cheshire Phoenix | 36 | 33 | 18 | 15 | 0.545 |
6. London Lions | 32 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 0.484 |
7. Manchester Giants | 28 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 0.424 |
8. Durham Wildcats | 28 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 0.424 |
9. Plymouth Raiders | 28 | 33 | 14 | 19 | 0.424 |
10. Glasgow Rocks | 26 | 33 | 13 | 20 | 0.394 |
11. Surrey United | 8 | 33 | 4 | 29 | 0.121 |
12. Birmingham Knights | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0.000 |
= League winners | |
= Qualified for the Play-offs |
Notable occurrences
- New entrant Birmingham Knights joined as the League's 13th franchise whilst East London Royals and Essex Leopards who were both due to become the 14th and 15th League members respectively, withdrew their applications to join the BBL due to financial constraints.[3]
- On 12 July it was officially announced that the Mersey Tigers franchise had been withdrawn from the up-coming season by the League due to financial trouble that had plagued the club throughout the previous season, bringing the number of teams back down to 12.[4]
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Stat |
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Points per game | ![]() |
23.2 |
Rebounds per game | ![]() |
13.2 |
Assists per game | ![]() |
6.9 |
Steals per game | ![]() |
2.8 |
Blocks per game | ![]() |
2.4 |
Field goal percentage | ![]() |
66.8% |
Free throw percentage | ![]() |
87.1% |
Three-point field goal percentage | ![]() |
42.8% |
References
- ^ Mark Woods (2013). "Knights in, Royals out, others wait on BBL". MVP247.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Rob Jeffries (2013). "Mersey Tigers "disappointed" at BBL franchise withdrawal". UK American Sports Fans. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Mark Woods (2013). "Knights in, Royals out, others wait on BBL". MVP247.com. Retrieved 1 June 2012.
- ^ Rob Jeffries (2013). "Mersey Tigers "disappointed" at BBL franchise withdrawal". UK American Sports Fans. Retrieved 15 July 2013.