2003–04 British Basketball League season
| 2003–04 BBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | British Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Roll of Honour | |
| BBL champions | Brighton Bears |
| Play Off's champions | Sheffield Sharks |
| BBL Cup champions | Sheffield Sharks |
| BBL Trophy champions | Chester Jets |
The 2003–04 BBL season was the 17th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League.
Teams
Locations of the 2003–04 BBL teams
| Team | City/Area | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham Bullets | Birmingham | Birmingham Sports Centre | 1,000 | 9th |
Brighton Bears
|
Brighton | Brighton Centre & Burgess Hill Triangle |
3,600 1,800 |
2nd |
Chester Jets
|
Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 3rd |
| Leicester Riders | Loughborough | Loughborough University | 1,200 | 11th |
| London Towers | London | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 3,500 | 7th |
Milton Keynes Lions
|
Milton Keynes | Bletchley Centre
|
800 | 8th |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Telewest Arena
|
6,500 | 5th |
Scottish Rocks
|
Glasgow | Braehead Arena | 4,000 | 6th |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Hallam FM Arena &
Ponds Forge |
8,500 1,600 |
1st |
| Thames Valley Tigers | Bracknell | John Nike Sports Centre | 1,000 | 4th |
Notable occurrences
- Due to uncertainty regarding the future of Aston Events Centre, the Birmingham Bullets were forced to relocate to a new home venue. Their first games of the campaign were postponed until a suitable venue could be found, with the owner Craig Bown eventually acquiring the use of Birmingham Sports Centre for the duration of the season.[1]
- With their 68–66 win in the Chester Jets made history as the first team to win the Trophy for four consecutive seasons.[2]
BBL championship (Tier 1)
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brighton Bears
|
36 | 30 | 6 | 0.833 | 60 |
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0.722 | 52 |
| 3 | London Towers | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0.638 | 46 |
| 4 | Scottish Rocks
|
36 | 23 | 13 | 0.638 | 46 |
| 5 | Chester Jets
|
36 | 21 | 15 | 0.583 | 42 |
| 6 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0.500 | 36 |
| 7 | Thames Valley Tigers | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0.500 | 36 |
| 8 | Milton Keynes Lions
|
36 | 13 | 23 | 0.362 | 26 |
| 9 | Leicester Riders | 36 | 5 | 31 | 0.138 | 10 |
| 10 | Birmingham Bullets | 36 | 2 | 34 | 0.055 | 4 |
| = League winners | |
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
Playoffs
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brighton Bears | 91 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Milton Keynes Lions | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Brighton Bears | 79 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Chester Jets | 80 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Scottish Rocks | 83 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Chester Jets | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Chester Jets | 74 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 86 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 118 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Thames Valley Tigers | 110 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 94 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | London Towers | 88 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | London Towers | 96 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Newcastle Eagles | 94 | ||||||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
2 May 2004
6.00 pm GMT |
| Sheffield Sharks | 86–74 | Chester Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 26–19, 16–17, 26–19 | ||
Pts : Lynard Stewart 25, Rob Yanders 19, Justin Phoenix 12, Nate Reinking 12 |
Pts: Michael Nurse 21, John McCord 18, Calvin Davis 14 | |
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Plymouth Raiders | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 40 |
| 2 | Reading Rockets | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 34 |
| 3 | Teesside Mohawks
|
22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 |
| 4 | Manchester Magic | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 |
| 5 | Worthing Thunder | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0.682 | 30 |
| 6 | London United | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 |
| 7 | City of Sheffield Arrows
|
22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
| 8 | Ware Rebels
|
22 | 9 | 13 | 0.409 | 18 |
| 9 | Sutton Pumas | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 |
| 10 | Solent Stars | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
| 11 | Kingston Wildcats | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
| 12 | Bath Romans | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0.136 | 6 |
| = League winners | |
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
Haribo Cup
This season saw the first edition of the newly created
National Indoor Arena
in Birmingham.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Leicester Riders | 100 | |||||||||||||
| London Towers | 112 | |||||||||||||
| London Towers | 81 | |||||||||||||
| Sheffield Sharks | 90 | |||||||||||||
| Milton Keynes Lions | 74 | |||||||||||||
| Sheffield Sharks | 85 | |||||||||||||
| Sheffield Sharks | 83 | |||||||||||||
| Scottish Rocks | 70 | |||||||||||||
| Birmingham Bullets | 96 | |||||||||||||
| Thames Valley Tigers | 105 | |||||||||||||
| Thames Valley Tigers | 104 | |||||||||||||
| Scottish Rocks | 105 (OT) | |||||||||||||
| Scottish Rocks | 86 (OT) | |||||||||||||
| Newcastle Eagles | 82 | |||||||||||||
First round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
11 January 2004
|
| Sheffield Sharks | 83–70 | Scottish Rocks |
| Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 22–22, 18–28, 19–6 | ||
Pts: H.L. Coleman 22, Lynard Stewart 17, Nate Reinking 13 |
Pts: Jerry Williams 26, Terence McGee 15, Michael Martin 12 | |
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham |
BBL Trophy
Due to the lack of teams competing in this season's Championship, the Teesside Mohawks). The First round saw all 12 teams divided into four regionalised groups with the top finishing team advancing to the Semi-finals.
Group stage
|
Northern Group 1
Southern Group 1
|
Northern Group 2
Southern Group 2
|
Semi-finals
Final
13 March 2004
|
Brighton Bears |
66–68 | Chester Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 17–17, 17–15, 11–15 | ||
Pts: Kendrick Warren 17, Mike Brown 14, Rico Alderson 12 |
Pts: John McCord 19 (MVP), Michael Nurse 13, Billy Singleton 11 | |
Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield Attendance: 5,000 |
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Stat |
|---|---|---|
Points per game |
 Mike Pegues (Leicester Riders) |
24.7 |
| Rebounds per game | Milton Keynes Lions ) |
11.6 |
| Assists per game |  Rob Paternostro (Birmingham Bullets) |
7.8 |
References
- ^ "Bullets move home". 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ^ "Jets create history". BBC News. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 5 May 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2010.