The2009–10 BBL season of theBritish Basketball League (BBL) was the 23rd season since the league's establishment in 1987. The regular season commenced on 25 September 2009, whenMilton Keynes Lions claimed the first win of the season with a 94–81 victory in the opening game againstWorcester Wolves.

A total of 13 teams took to the court including new start-up franchiseEssex Pirates, which was founded byGreat Britain Under 20s coachTim Lewis, and a newly rebranded Rocks team carrying the name of the city of Glasgow instead of their previous Scottish Rocks title.

The League Championship came down to the final game of the season and was only claimed byNewcastle Eagles afterSheffield Sharks lost their last game, 97–95, toWorthing Thunder. Thunder'sEvaldas Zabas' basket four seconds from the end meant that Newcastle had won the League even before taking to the court the following day.

Everton Tigers concluded the season with victory in the play-offs despite being the lowest seed in all of their Play-off encounters. An 80–72 win against Glasgow in the final gave Tigers their first ever Play-off title, only two years after its foundation in 2007.

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Heat

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Locations of the 2009–10 BBL teams

• Essex Pirates were the latest addition to the BBL, bringing the number of teams up to 13 in total for the season.^[1]
• Due to a sponsorship agreement with Glasgow City Council, theScottish Rocks rebranded as the Glasgow Rocks to support its hometown.^[2]
• In early November theWorcester Wolves franchise was thrown into turmoil after a CoachChuck Evans' team talk lead to a much publicised racism row^[3][4] resulting in his resignation and the discipling and sacking of six players following a team strike.^[5][6] In response to this the League agreed to postpone Wolves' following five games until later dates, plus in accordance with the league's rules, the franchise had been fined an undisclosed amount.^[7]
• Paul James marked his return to the League in December when he was appointed as Coach of the new-look Worcester Wolves, succeeding Chuck Evans.^[8]
• Following the scheduled demolition of theBletchley Centre and delayed construction of their new venue,Milton Keynes Lions sought the use of an unusual facility as their home arena by renting floor space inthecentre:mk shopping mall. Middleton Hall played host to its first game on 12 January against Essex Pirates and would host a further nine games throughout the season.^[9]
• Milton Keynes Lions forwardGuy Dupuy was crowned winner of the 2010 BBL Slam Dunk contest on 17 January, beatingKadiri Richard in the final round.^[10]
• Cheshire Jets guardJohn Simpson failed an Anti-doping drugs test it was announced on 29 March, testing positive formarijuana. The player subsequently had his contract terminated by the club with immediate effect.^[11]

Due to the odd number of teams competing in theBBL Cup – 13 in total – the knockout tournament was structured with the Quarter-finals round featuring the winners of the five First round ties plus three teams given byes. The teams given bye's through the first round were the top-three placed teams from the2008–09 season league campaign –Everton Tigers,Leicester Riders andNewcastle Eagles.

For the 2009–10 season theTrophy saw a revamp in its format with the removal of the initial group stages in favour of a straight knockout tournament. All 13 members of the BBL were included plus three invitees from Division One of theEnglish Basketball League, namelyLondon Leopards,Manchester Magic andReading Rockets.

Category	Player	Stat
Points per game	Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)	26.8
Rebounds per game	Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders)	10.9
Assists per game	Anthony Martin (Plymouth Raiders)	7.3
Steals per game	Roderick Middleton (Worcester Wolves)	2.7
Blocks per game	Kadiri Richard (Worthing Thunder)	2.3

Month	Coach	Player
October	Vince Macaulay (Milton Keynes Lions)	Tack Minor (Leicester Riders)
November	Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks)	Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
December	Tony Garbelotto (Everton Tigers)	Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
January	Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks)	Reggie Bratton (Worthing Thunder)
February	Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles)	Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks)
March	Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles)	Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders)

• Most Valuable Player:Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
• Coach of the Year:Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles)
• Team of the Year:
  • Robert Yanders (Glasgow Rocks)
  • Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks)
  • Charles Smith (Newcastle Eagles)
  • Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders)
  • Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks)
• Defensive Team of the Year:
  • Reggie Jackson (Newcastle Eagles)
  • Jessie Sapp (Glasgow Rocks)
  • Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles)
  • Andrew Sullivan (Newcastle Eagles)
  • Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks)
• British Team of the Year:
  • Perry Lawson (Sheffield Sharks)
  • James Jones (Everton Tigers)
  • Olu Babalola (Everton Tigers)
  • Andrew Sullivan (Newcastle Eagles)
  • Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks)

• British Basketball League seasons
• 2009–10 in British basketball leagues
• 2009–10 in European basketball leagues

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