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1994–95 British Basketball League season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Roll of Honour
BBL championsSheffield Sharks
Play Off's championsWorthing Bears
National Cup championsSheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy championsThames Valley Tigers
British Basketball League seasons
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The 1994–1995 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. A major change saw the Guildford Kings franchise fold due to the club being unable to negotiate a viable contract with the owners of the Guildford Spectrum.[1] The league sold Kings' licence to a group headed by Robert Earl, Ed Simons and Harvey Goldsmith, who established the Leopards. Oldham Celtics dropped down a division to National League Division One.

Newcomers Sheffield Sharks formerly Sheffield Forgers won the regular season and claimed the title in their rookie season in addition to becoming National Cup champions. Seventh-seed Worthing Bears caused a huge upset in the post-season Play-off to take the Championship crown with a memorable victory over Manchester Giants in the Final.[2] The Thames Valley Tigers secured the BBL Trophy.

Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Sheffield Sharks 58 36 29 7 0.805
2. Thames Valley Tigers 56 36 28 8 0.777
3. London Towers 56 36 28 8 0.777
4. Manchester Giants 52 36 26 10 0.722
5. Doncaster Panthers 50 36 25 11 0.694
6. Leopards 46 36 23 13 0.638
7. Worthing Bears 40 36 20 16 0.555
8. Birmingham Bullets 36 36 18 18 0.500
9. Derby Bucks 20 36 10 26 0.277
10. Hemel Royals 18 36 9 27 0.250
11. Leicester City Riders 16 36 8 28 0.222
12. Chester Jets 12 36 6 30 0.166
13. Sunderland Scorpions 8 36 4 32 0.111
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Sheffield Sharks vs. (8) Birmingham Bullets

Sheffield Sharks 71–67 Birmingham Bullets
Sheffield win series, 2–1

(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Worthing Bears

Thames Valley Tigers 81–85 Worthing Bears
Worthing win series, 2–1

(3) London Towers vs. (6) Leopards

London Towers 91–73 Leopards
London win series, 2–1

(4) Manchester Giants vs. (5) Doncaster Panthers

Manchester Giants 82–74 Doncaster Panthers
Manchester win series, 2–0

Semi-finals

29 April 1995
London Towers 102–109 (OT) Manchester Giants

Final

30 April 1995
Worthing Bears 77–73 Manchester Giants
Pts: Alan Cunningham 19, Colin Irish 19, Cleave Lewis 16, Herman Harried 16 Pts: Mark Robinson 28, Kevin St Kitts 20, Cam Johnson, Trevor Gordon
Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
Manchester Coach Mike Hanks

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Crystal Palace 42 22 21 1 0.955
2. Coventry Crusaders 36 22 18 4 0.818
3. Ware Rebels 34 22 17 5 0.773
4. Oldham Celtics 28 22 14 8 0.636
5. Brixton TopCats 26 22 13 9 0.591
6. Stockton Mohawks 20 22 10 12 0.455
7. Bury Wildcats 18 22 9 13 0.409
8. Nottingham Cobras 18 22 9 13 0.409
9. Plymouth Raiders 14 22 7 15 0.318
10. Solent Stars 14 22 7 15 0.318
11. Slough Waterside 12 22 6 16 0.273
12. Swindon Sonics 2 22 1 21 0.045
= League winners


National Cup

Fourth Round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Sheffield Sharks Derby Bucks 57-56
Hemel Hempstead Royals Leopards 94-120
Sunderland Scorpions Doncaster Panthers 94-99
Ware Rebels Birmingham Bullets 94-110
Chester Jets Manchester Eagles 78-76
Worthing Bears London Towers 82-94
Crystal Palace Thames Valley Tigers 60-74
Coventry Crusaders Leicester Riders 79-83

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Doncaster Panthers Thames Valley Tigers 59-78
Leopards London Towers 76-75
Chester Jets Sheffield Sharks 73-75
Leicester City Riders Birmingham Bullets 79-99

Semi Finals

Team 1 Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Leopards Thames Valley Tigers 86-80 83-99
Sheffield Sharks Birmingham Bullets 71-72 73-68

Final

05 March 1995[3]
Sheffield Sharks 89–66 Thames Valley Tigers
Pts: Roger Huggins 29, Todd Cauthorn 21, Chris Finch 15 Pts: Steve Bucknall 24, Tony Holley 20, Peter Scantlebury 11
Sheffield Arena
Attendance: ?
Sheffield Coach Jim Brandon
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett


7 Up Trophy

Group stage

North Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Doncaster Panthers 10 6 5 1 0.833
2.Leicester City Riders 8 6 4 2 0.667
3.Derby Bucks 4 6 2 4 0.333
4.Sunderland Scorpions 2 6 1 5 0.166

North Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Sheffield Sharks 6 4 3 1 0.750
2.Manchester Giants 8 4 3 1 0.750
3.Chester Jets 0 4 0 4 0.000

South Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Thames Valley Tigers 6 4 3 1 0.750
2.Birmingham Bullets 6 4 3 1 0.750
3.Hemel Royals 0 4 0 4 0.000

South Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Worthing Bears 6 4 3 1 0.750
2.London Towers 4 4 2 2 0.500
3.Leopards 2 4 1 3 0.250

Sheffield finished ahead of Manchester by having the best head-to-head record between the teams. Thames Valley finished ahead of Birmingham by having the best head-to-head record between the teams.

Semi-finals

Doncaster Panthers vs. Sheffield Sharks

Sheffield Sharks 88–64 Doncaster Panthers
Sheffield win on aggregate, 163–133

Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears

Thames Valley Tigers 105–91 Worthing Bears
Thames Valley win on aggregate, 192–182

Final

13 January 1995
Thames Valley Tigers 74–69 Sheffield Sharks
Pts: Peter Scantlebury 21, Steve Bucknall 15, Tony Holley 14, Neville Austin Pts: Garnet Gayle 23, Roger Huggins 13, Ploutos Vourliotis, Todd Cauthorn
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: 4,000
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett
Sheffield Coach Jim Brandon

Seasonal awards

References

  1. ^ ""Leopards step in." Times [London, England] 12 Aug. 1994". The Times Digital Archive.
  2. ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 12
  3. ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Sharks seek the big fish in Europe." Times [London, England] 7 Mar. 1995". The Times Digital Archive.
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