| 2004–05 BBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | British Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Roll of Honour | |
| BBL champions | Chester Jets |
| Play Off's champions | Newcastle Eagles |
| BBL Cup champions | Brighton Bears |
| BBL Trophy champions | Newcastle Eagles |
| British Basketball League seasons | |
← 2003–04 2005–06 → | |
The2004–05 BBL season was the 18th campaign in the history of theBritish Basketball League, which commenced on 2 October 2004, and ended withNewcastle 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 theBBL Trophy, againstBrighton Bears on their home court atThe Brighton Centre.[1]
The League saw the addition of a new franchise for the first time in eight years – whenEdinburgh Rocks joined in 1998 – withPlymouth Raiders stepping up from theEnglish Basketball League Division 1.
| Team | City/Area | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bullets | Birmingham | North Solihull Sports Centre | 1,000 | 10th |
| Brighton Bears | Brighton | Brighton Centre & Burgess Hill Triangle | 3,600 1,800 | 1st |
| Chester Jets | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 5th |
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | John Sanford Centre | 800 | 9th |
| London Towers | London | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 1,500 | 3rd |
| Milton Keynes Lions | Milton Keynes | Bletchley Centre | 800 | 8th |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Metro Radio Arena | 6,500 | 6th |
| Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | New |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Ponds Forge | 1,600 | 2nd |
| Scottish Rocks | Glasgow | Braehead Arena | 4,000 | 4th |
| Thames Valley Tigers | Bracknell | John Nike Sports Centre | 1,000 | 7th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chester Jets | 40 | 32 | 8 | 0.800 | 64 |
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 40 | 31 | 9 | 0.775 | 62 |
| 3 | London Towers | 40 | 29 | 11 | 0.725 | 58 |
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 40 | 26 | 14 | 0.650 | 52 |
| 5 | Brighton Bears | 40 | 22 | 18 | 0.550 | 44 |
| 6 | Scottish Rocks | 40 | 19 | 21 | 0.475 | 38 |
| 7 | Thames Valley Tigers | 40 | 18 | 22 | 0.450 | 36 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Lions | 40 | 15 | 25 | 0.375 | 30 |
| 9 | Plymouth Raiders | 40 | 12 | 28 | 0.300 | 24 |
| 10 | Leicester Riders | 40 | 11 | 29 | 0.275 | 22 |
| 11 | Birmingham Bullets | 40 | 5 | 35 | 0.125 | 10 |
| = League winners | |
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chester Jets | 81 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Milton Keynes Lions | 71 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chester Jets | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Scottish Rocks | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | London Towers | 63 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Scottish Rocks | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Chester Jets | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 78 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 105 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Thames Valley Tigers | 72 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Newcastle Eagles | 75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 65 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Sheffield Sharks | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Brighton Bears | 56 | ||||||||||||
1 May 2005 |
| Chester Jets | 75–78 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 24–24, 22–18, 15–23 | ||
| Pts: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 9 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | City of Sheffield Arrows | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 42 |
| 2 | London United | 22 | 18 | 4 | 0.818 | 36 |
| 3 | Reading Rockets | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 |
| 4 | Worcester Wolves | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 |
| 5 | Worthing Thunder | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 |
| 6 | Manchester Magic | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 24 |
| 7 | Teesside Mohawks | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
| 8 | Essex & Herts Leopards | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0.409 | 18 |
| 9 | PAWS London Capital | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 |
| 10 | Solent Stars | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 11 | Kingston Wildcats | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 10 |
| 12 | Coventry Crusaders | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0.136 | 6 |
| = League winners | |
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Knights | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 36 |
| 2 | Mansfield Express | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 | 30 |
| 3 | West Hertfordshire Warriors | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | 28 |
| 4 | King's Lynn Fury | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 26 |
| 5 | Liverpool | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 18 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
| 7 | Bath Romans | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
| 8 | Leicester Phoenix | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
| 9 | Northampton Neptunes | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0.350 | 14 |
| 10 | Hackney White Heat | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0.250 | 10 |
| 11 | Tamar Valley Cannons | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0.200 | 8 |
| = League winners | |
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Leicester Riders | Thames Valley Tigers | 77-95 |
| Birmingham Bullets | Plymouth Raiders | 73-75 |
| London Towers | Newcastle Eagles | 84-86 |
| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Brighton Bears | Milton Keynes Lions | 78-68 |
| Scottish Rocks | Chester Jets | 90-75 |
16 January 2005 |
| Brighton Bears | 90–74 | Scottish Rocks |
| Pts: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 3 |
Northern Group 1
Southern Group 1
| Northern Group 2
Southern Group 2
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6 March 2005 |
| Brighton Bears | 60–85 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Pts: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 12 |
| Category | Player | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game |  Trey Moore (Chester Jets) | 22.8 |
| Rebounds per game | Terrence Durham (Plymouth Raiders) | 13.6 |
| Assists per game | TJ Walker (Newcastle Eagles) | 7.3 |
| Preceded by | BBL seasons 2004–05 | Succeeded by |