1994–95 British Basketball League season

1994–95 BBL season
1994–95 BBL season
League	National Cup champions
BBL Trophy champions	Thames Valley Tigers
British Basketball League seasons
	← 1993–94 1995–96 →

The 1994–95 BBL season was known as the

Leopards. Oldham Celtics

dropped down a division to National League Division One.

Newcomers

Manchester Giants in the final.^[2] The Thames Valley Tigers

secured the BBL Trophy.

Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	%	Pts
1	Sheffield Sharks	36	29	7	0.805	58
2	Thames Valley Tigers	36	28	8	0.778	56
3	London Towers	36	28	8	0.778	56
4	Manchester Giants	36	26	10	0.722	52
5	Doncaster Panthers	36	25	11	0.694	50
6	Leopards	36	23	13	0.638	46
7	Worthing Bears	36	20	16	0.555	40
8	Birmingham Bullets	36	18	18	0.500	36
9	Derby Bucks	36	10	26	0.278	20
10	Hemel Royals	36	9	27	0.250	18
11	Leicester City Riders	36	8	28	0.222	16
12	Chester Jets	36	6	30	0.167	12
13	Sunderland Scorpions	36	4	32	0.111	8

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

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

Birmingham Bullets

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

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

Worthing Bears

89–79

Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers

97–94

Worthing Bears

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

(3) London Towers vs. (6) Leopards

London Towers

Leopards

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

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

Doncaster Panthers

108–112 (OT)

Manchester Giants

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

Semi-finals

29 April 1995

Sheffield Sharks

72–84

Worthing Bears

Wembley Arena, London

29 April 1995

London Towers

102–109 (OT)

Manchester Giants

Wembley Arena, London

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

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

= League winners

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	%	Pts
1	Cardiff Phoenix	20	18	2	0.900	36
2	Mid Sussex Magic	20	15	5	0.750	30
3	Worcester Chiefs	20	12	8	0.600	24
4	Liverpool Atac	20	12	8	0.600	24
5	Oxford Dons	20	12	8	0.600	24
6	South Bank	20	10	10	0.500	20
7	Westminster	20	9	11	0.450	18
8	Sheffield Forgers	20	8	12	0.400	16
9	Northampton 89ers	20	7	13	0.350	14
10	Stevenage Phoenix	20	5	15	0.250	10
11	Greenwich Admirals	20	2	18	0.100	4

= 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

5 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

Doncaster Panthers

69–75

Sheffield Sharks

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

Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears

Worthing Bears

91–87

Thames Valley Tigers

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

Final

13 January 1995

Report

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

Most Valuable Player: Roger Huggins (Sheffield Sharks)
Coach of the Year: Jim Brandon (Sheffield Sharks)
All-Star Team:
- Roger Huggins (Sheffield Sharks)
- Leopards
  )
- Steve Bucknall (London Towers)
- Doncaster Panthers
  )
- Worthing Bears
  )
- Nigel Lloyd (Birmingham Bullets)
- Manchester Giants
  )
- Peter Scantlebury (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Tony Windless (London Towers)
- Leopards
  )

References

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

Preceded by 1993–94 season	BBL seasons 1994–95	Succeeded by 1995–96 season

[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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