| 2014–15 BBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | British Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 26 September 2014 – 19 April 2015 (Regular season) 22 April 2015 – 10 May 2015 (Playoffs) |
| Number of games | 36 |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| Regular Season | |
| Top seed | Newcastle Eagles |
| SeasonMVP | Charles Smith Newcastle Eagles |
| Top scorer | Demond Watt Cheshire Phoenix (666 points) |
| BBL Tournaments | |
| BBL Playoffs champions | Newcastle Eagles |
| BBL Playoffs runners-up | London Lions |
| BBL Cup champions | Newcastle Eagles |
| BBL Cup runners-up | Glasgow Rocks |
| BBL Trophy champions | Newcastle Eagles |
| BBL Trophy runners-up | Leicester Riders |
| BBL seasons | |
The2014–15 BBL season was the 28th campaign of theBritish Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 13 teams from across England and Scotland, including new entrants,Bristol Flyers andLeeds Force. The season started on 26 September 2014 and ended on 10 May 2015 with the Play-off Final atThe O2 Arena.
As they did in2005–06 and2011–12,Newcastle Eagles completed a clean sweep of honours available during the season.[1] After a 31–5 regular season campaign – which ensured the Championship and top seeding for the play-offs[2] – the Eagles then defeatedBristol Flyers andSheffield Sharks to make the final, which they then won 96–84 overLondon Lions. The Eagles also won the BBL Cup in January againstGlasgow Rocks,[3] and the BBL Trophy in March againstLeicester Riders.[4]
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Flyers | Bristol | SGS WISE Arena | 750 | New |
| Cheshire Phoenix | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 5th |
| Durham Wildcats | Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre | 1,200 | 8th |
| Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500 | 10th |
| Leeds Force | Leeds | Carnegie Sports Arena | 500 | New |
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | Sir David Wallace Centre | 1,000 | 4th |
| London Lions | London | Copper Box | 7,000 | 6th |
| Manchester Giants | Manchester | Trafford Powerleague Arena | 1,100 | 9th |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 3,000 | 1st |
| Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | 9th |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,000 | 2nd |
| Surrey United | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000 | 11th |
| Worcester Wolves | Worcester | Worcester Arena | 2,000 | 3rd |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 31 | 5 | 3494 | 2960 | +534 | 62 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 2 | Leicester Riders | 36 | 30 | 6 | 3147 | 2731 | +416 | 60 | |
| 3 | Worcester Wolves | 36 | 28 | 8 | 2959 | 2735 | +224 | 56 | |
| 4 | Cheshire Phoenix | 36 | 26 | 10 | 3146 | 2839 | +307 | 52 | |
| 5 | Glasgow Rocks | 36 | 21 | 15 | 2948 | 2879 | +69 | 42 | |
| 6 | London Lions | 36 | 21 | 15 | 2835 | 2673 | +162 | 42 | |
| 7 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 19 | 17 | 2868 | 2755 | +113 | 38 | |
| 8 | Bristol Flyers | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2589 | 2811 | −222 | 26 | |
| 9 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 12 | 24 | 2944 | 3120 | −176 | 24 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Raiders | 36 | 11 | 25 | 3044 | 3278 | −234 | 22 | |
| 11 | Leeds Force | 36 | 9 | 27 | 2314 | 2693 | −379 | 18 | |
| 12 | Durham Wildcats | 36 | 8 | 28 | 2591 | 2878 | −287 | 16 | |
| 13 | Surrey United | 36 | 5 | 31 | 2652 | 3179 | −527 | 10 |
| Home \ Away | BRI | CHE | DUR | GLA | LEE | LEI | LON | MAN | NEW | PLY | SHE | SUR | WOR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bristol Flyers | 73–86 | 61–72 | 91–97 | 71–47 | 59–82 | 63–85 | 72–67 | 93–105 | 65–56 | 73–72 | 74–91 | 68–69 | |
| 79–54 | 68–81 | 76–81 | 88–84 | 70–79 | 70–62 | ||||||||
| Cheshire Phoenix | 92–72 | 83–79 | 80–61 | 66–48 | 59–65 | 84–75 | 93–75 | 81–88 | 104–98 | 85–91 | 97–63 | 97–86 | |
| 79–68 | 91–58 | 76–78 | 102–84 | 75–68 | 89–75 | ||||||||
| Durham Wildcats | 77–72 | 76–99 | 81–83 | 80–46 | 67–101 | 80–73 | 84–92 | 73–99 | 67–75 | 63–65 | 101–57 | 58–66 | |
| 73–84 | 75–81 | 71–83 | 70–67 | 76–75 | 79–110 | ||||||||
| Glasgow Rocks | 62–79 | 86–89 | 79–68 | 67–59 | 80–71 | 89–86 | 90–85 | 69–88 | 99–104 | 72–64 | 96–77 | 99–96 | |
| 107–82 | 68–77 | 78–81 | 82–65 | 72–82 | 89–60 | ||||||||
| Leeds Force | 58–73 | 53–65 | 70–62 | 57–77 | 50–76 | 61–64 | 85–76 | 56–94 | 79–83 | 52–71 | 73–61 | 69–98 | |
| 81–70 | 62–70 | 68–94 | 80–93 | 73–79 | 54–84 | ||||||||
| Leicester Riders | 83–54 | 88–87 | 85–46 | 93–82 | 71–62 | 87–81 | 104–82 | 89–95 | 106–86 | 98–85 | 102–87 | 82–86 | |
| 100–82 | 84–81 | 74–54 | 116–84 | 109–75 | 66–63 | ||||||||
| London Lions | 76–68 | 87–71 | 20–0[a] | 67–75 | 78–70 | 89–75 | 86–73 | 56–69 | 91–63 | 61–81 | 104–65 | 88–70 | |
| 78–65 | 82–94 | 64–69 | 76–91 | 82–99 | 71–73 | ||||||||
| Manchester Giants | 73–82 | 82–99 | 80–69 | 70–77 | 72–61 | 69–80 | 79–87 | 87–117 | 102–77 | 76–72 | 101–90 | 93–83 | |
| 93–85 | 82–91 | 57–64 | 87–104 | 78–96 | 91–77 | ||||||||
| Newcastle Eagles | 98–72 | 119–92 | 99–83 | 103–93 | 98–91 | 104–81 | 94–87 | 115–76 | 123–101 | 95–84 | 105–78 | 81–86 | |
| 101–74 | 78–101 | 98–71 | 96–67 | 107–97 | 101–62 | ||||||||
| Plymouth Raiders | 86–91 | 107–116 | 88–101 | 85–100 | 73–69 | 91–99 | 65–89 | 80–91 | 82–88 | 91–90 | 94–74 | 88–95 | |
| 94–87 | 83–94 | 90–93 | 90–101 | 100–88 | 90–95 | ||||||||
| Sheffield Sharks | 92–61 | 82–95 | 83–70 | 69–55 | 60–62 | 86–89 | 80–83 | 96–80 | 75–95 | 79–55 | 100–68 | 76–78 | |
| 85–72 | 91–88 | 72–80 | 96–87 | 84–97 | 93–88 | ||||||||
| Surrey United | 53–65 | 69–99 | 80–78 | 97–76 | 76–65 | 56–85 | 73–89 | 90–89 | 76–97 | 72–78 | 53–60 | 62–78 | |
| 81–109 | 75–111 | 73–76 | 91–102 | 83–89 | 79–95 | ||||||||
| Worcester Wolves | 79–65 | 83–67 | 89–73 | 92–80 | 68–58 | 77–67 | 83–78 | 90–81 | 99–91 | 86–85 | 78–75 | 82–68 | |
| 74–48 | 70–75 | 85–80 | 88–81 | 87–65 | 71–70 |
| Quarter-Finals | Semi-Finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 84 | 92 | 176 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Bristol Flyers | 64 | 80 | 144 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 91 | 118 | 209 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sheffield Sharks | 90 | 78 | 168 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Leicester Riders | 68 | 91 | 159 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Sheffield Sharks | 79 | 85 | 164 | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | London Lions | 84 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Worcester Wolves | 75 | 67 | 142 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | London Lions | 80 | 106 | 186 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | London Lions | 81 | 77 | 158 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cheshire Phoenix | 68 | 85 | 153 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Cheshire Phoenix | 91 | 86 | 177 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Glasgow Rocks | 78 | 87 | 165 | ||||||||||||||
(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (8) Bristol Flyers
23 April 2015 19:30 |
| Bristol Flyers | 64–84 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 6–17, 17–15, 19–31, 22–21 | ||
| Pts: Greg Streete, Doug McLaughlin-Williams (14) Rebs: Bryquis Perine (8) Asts: Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Roy Owen (3) | Pts: Andre Jones, Charles Smith, Andrew Thomson (17) Rebs: Andre Jones, Andrew Thomson, Scott Martin (9) Asts: Charles Smith (5) | |
24 April 2015 19:30 |
| Newcastle Eagles | 92–80 | Bristol Flyers |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 18–16, 25–22, 25–19 | ||
| Pts: Scott Martin (22) Rebs:Andrew Lasker (13) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9) | Pts: Mathias Seilund (17) Rebs: Greg Streete (10) Asts: Bryquis Perine (11) | |
| Newcastle win 176–144 on aggregate. | ||
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
22 April 2015 19:30 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 79–68 | Leicester Riders |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–19, 22–16, 19–25 | ||
| Pts: Mike Cook (25) Rebs: Michael Tuck (9) Asts: B. J. Holmes (4) | Pts: TrayVonn Wright (20) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (14) Asts: Neil Watson (5) | |
24 April 2015 20:00 |
| Leicester Riders | 91–85 (OT) | Sheffield Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–24, 12–8, 27–19, Overtime: 13–18 | ||
| Pts: Tyler Bernardini (25) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (9) Asts: Neil Watson (8) | Pts: B. J. Holmes (23) Rebs: Nick Lewis (10) Asts: B. J. Holmes (3) | |
| Sheffield win 164–159 on aggregate. | ||
(3) Worcester Wolves vs. (6) London Lions
24 April 2015 19:30 |
| Worcester Wolves | 75–80 | London Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 18–18, 19–23, 17–20 | ||
| Pts: Alex Owumi (21) Rebs: Robert Thurman (12) Asts:Chavis Holmes, Jamal Williams (5) | Pts:Andrew Sullivan (17) Rebs:Olumide Oyedeji (10) Asts: Zaire Taylor (6) | |
26 April 2015 16:00 |
| London Lions | 106–67 | Worcester Wolves |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 25–22, 30–10, 27–19 | ||
| Pts: Zaire Taylor (41) Rebs:Olumide Oyedeji (9) Asts:Andrew Sullivan (5) | Pts: Alex Owumi (18) Rebs: Alex Owumi (10) Asts:Chavis Holmes (5) | |
| London win 186–142 on aggregate. | ||
Copper Box, London |
(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks
24 April 2015 19:30 |
| Glasgow Rocks | 78–91 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 19–20, 24–19, 16–29 | ||
| Pts: Omotayo Ogedengbe (22) Rebs:Kieron Achara (9) Asts: Reggie Middleton (6) | Pts: Demond Watt (28) Rebs: Demond Watt (11) Asts: Dustin Salisbery (8) | |
26 April 2015 17:30 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 86–87 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 19–22, 19–21, 27–27 | ||
| Pts:Taylor King (26) Rebs: Demond Watt (13) Asts: Dustin Salisbery (8) | Pts: Danny Huffor, Tommy Freeman (18) Rebs: Paul Egwuonwu, Danny Huffor (9) Asts: Reggie Middleton (6) | |
| Cheshire win 177–165 on aggregate. | ||
(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
1 May 2015 19:30 |
| Sheffield Sharks | 90–91 | Newcastle Eagles |
| Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 24–28, 23–28, 21–18 | ||
| Pts: Mike Cook, B. J. Holmes (18) Rebs: John Barber (12) Asts: Mike Cook (6) | Pts: Scott Martin (24) Rebs: Andrew Thomson (10) Asts: Scott Martin, Rahmon Fletcher (7) | |
3 May 2015 17:00 |
| Newcastle Eagles | 118–78 | Sheffield Sharks |
| Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 26–18, 33–16, 33–18 | ||
| Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (28) Rebs: Andrew Thomson (16) Asts:Andrew Lasker (7) | Pts: Michael Tuck (21) Rebs: Michael Tuck (14) Asts: B. J. Holmes (4) | |
| Newcastle win 209–168 on aggregate. | ||
(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (6) London Lions
1 May 2015 19:30 |
| London Lions | 81–68 | Cheshire Phoenix |
| Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–19, 25–10, 16–22 | ||
| Pts: Zaire Taylor (26) Rebs:Andrew Sullivan (9) Asts:Andrew Sullivan (4) | Pts: Dustin Salisbery, Demond Watt (17) Rebs: Demond Watt (10) Asts: Dustin Salisbery (4) | |
Copper Box, London |
3 May 2015 17:30 |
| Cheshire Phoenix | 85–77 | London Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 17–19, 12–16, 33–19 | ||
| Pts: Dustin Salisbery (24) Rebs: Demond Watt (11) Asts: Dustin Salisbery,Taylor King (2) | Pts: Zaire Taylor (32) Rebs:Olumide Oyedeji (11) Asts:Olumide Oyedeji (3) | |
| London win 158–153 on aggregate. | ||
(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) London Lions
10 May 2015 16:00 |
| Newcastle Eagles | 96–84 | London Lions |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 25–15, 25–16, 22–29 | ||
| Pts: Charles Smith (24) Rebs:Andrew Lasker (11) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9) | Pts:Andrew Sullivan (27) Rebs:Olumide Oyedeji (10) Asts: Zaire Taylor (6) | |
The O2 Arena, London Attendance: 14,700 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Essex Leopards | 24 | 18 | 6 | 36 | League winners |
| 2 | Manchester Magic | 24 | 17 | 7 | 34 | Qualified for the Play-offs |
| 3 | Derby Trailblazers | 24 | 17 | 7 | 34 | |
| 4 | Kent Crusaders | 24 | 16 | 8 | 32 | |
| 5 | Reading Rockets | 24 | 15 | 9 | 30 | |
| 6 | Team Northumbria | 24 | 15 | 9 | 30 | |
| 7 | Worthing Thunder | 24 | 11 | 13 | 22 | |
| 8 | Bradford Dragons | 24 | 10 | 14 | 20 | |
| 9 | Leicester Warriors | 24 | 9 | 15 | 18 | |
| 10 | Hemel Storm | 24 | 9 | 15 | 18 | |
| 11 | Tees Valley Mohawks | 24 | 9 | 15 | 18 | |
| 12 | Westminster Warriors | 24 | 6 | 18 | 12 | |
| 13 | Newham Neptunes | 24 | 4 | 20 | 8 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | London Lituanica | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 42 | League winners |
| 2 | Lancashire Spinners | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 38 | Qualified for the Play-offs |
| 3 | Ipswich | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 30 | |
| 4 | Loughborough Student Riders | 21 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 28 | |
| 5 | London Greenhouse Pioneers | 21 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 24 | |
| 6 | Derbyshire Arrows | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 24 | |
| 7 | Brixton TopCats | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0 | 20 | |
| 8 | London Westside | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 16 | |
| 9 | Eastside Eagles London | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
| 10 | Birmingham Mets | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 12 | |
| 11 | Worcester Wolves B | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 10 | |
| 12 | London United | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0 | 6 |
The winners of the five 1st Round matches will be joined byNewcastle Eagles,Worcester Wolves andSheffield Sharks in the Quarter-finals, who receivedbyes for finishing in the top three BBL Championship positions last season.[6] The Final will be played on 11 January 2015 at theNational Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
Sheffield Sharks vs. Newcastle Eagles
Bristol Flyers vs. Glasgow Rocks
11 January 2015 15:30GMT |
| Newcastle Eagles | 84–71 | Glasgow Rocks |
| Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 25–14, 20–22, 24–20 | ||
| Pts: Charles Smith (21) Rebs: Andrew Thomson, Scott Martin,Fabulous Flournoy (7) Asts: Andre Jones, Rahmon Fletcher (4) | Pts:JaJuan Smith (17) Rebs:Kieron Achara (11) Asts:JaJuan Smith (3) | |
The 13 BBL clubs were joined byEssex Leopards andReading Rockets of theEnglish Basketball League andFalkirk Fury of theScottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. The first two rounds featured one-off games whilst the Semi-finals took place over two legs. The Final was held at theEmirates Arena in Glasgow on 8 March 2015, and this was the third consecutive year that the venue has hosted the event.
Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders
Leicester Riders vs. London Lions
8 March 2015 16:00 |
| London Lions | 81–91 | Leicester Riders |
| Leicester win 171–144 on aggregate. | ||
Copper Box, London |
22 March 2015 15:30GMT |
| Newcastle Eagles | 96–90 | Leicester Riders |
| Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 17–21, 26–28, 25–17 | ||
| Pts: Scott Martin (20) Rebs: Charles Smith (7) Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (8) | Pts: Jamell Anderson (20) Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (10) Asts: Neil Watson (13) | |
| Preceded by | BBL seasons 2014–15 | Succeeded by |
