1993–94 British Basketball League season

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1993–94 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Thames Valley Tigers
Play Off's champions Worthing Bears
National Cup champions Worthing Bears
BBL Trophy champions Thames Valley Tigers
British Basketball League seasons
← 1992-93
1994-95 →

The 1993–1994 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each.

The BBL secured a three year £1 million sponsorship deal with Budweiser and the divisions were re-organised once again. [1] The Budweiser League would be tier one with the National League Division's below. The Budweiser League increased in number with the addition of the Division One champions Doncaster Panthers. The Cheshire Jets became the Chester Jets.

Thames Valley Tigers claimed the League Trophy and stormed to the regular season title, however the Bracknell-based side suffered a shock defeat to Derby Bucks and saw them eliminated in the Quarter-final of the Budweiser Championship Play-offs.[2] Nevertheless, Tigers' Nigel Lloyd and Mick Bett were both awarded accolades as Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year respectively. Worthing Bears also secured a double success by winning the Play-offs and securing the National Cup.


Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Thames Valley Tigers 62 36 31 5 0.861
2. Worthing Bears 60 36 30 6 0.833
3. Manchester Giants 58 36 29 7 0.805
4. Guildford Kings 48 36 24 14 0.666
5. London Towers 42 36 21 15 0.583
6. Birmingham Bullets 42 36 21 15 0.583
7. Leicester City Riders 40 36 20 16 0.555
8. Derby Bucks 34 36 17 19 0.472
9. Doncaster Panthers 26 36 13 23 0.361
10. Sunderland Scorpions 26 36 13 23 0.361
11. Chester Jets 22 36 11 25 0.305
12. Hemel Royals 6 36 3 33 0.083
13. Oldham Celtics 2 36 1 35 0.027
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (8) Derby Bucks
Derby Bucks 83–81 Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers 79–91 Derby Bucks
Derby win series, 2–0

(2) Worthing Bears vs. (7) Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders 83–96 Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears 104–77 Leicester City Riders
Worthing win series, 2–0

(3) Manchester Giants vs. (6) Birmingham Bullets
Birmingham Bullets 76–93 Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants 90–88 Birmingham Bullets
Manchester win series, 2–0

(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) London Towers
London Towers 60–61 Guildford Kings
Guildford Kings 77–79 London Towers
Guildford Kings 66–53 London Towers
Guildford win series, 2–1

Semi-finals
Worthing Bears 77–75 Derby Bucks
Manchester Giants 72–82 Guildford Kings

Final

01 May 1994 [3]
Worthing Bears 71–65 Guildford Kings
Pts: Alan Cunningham 16, Colin Irish 15, Herman Harried, Steve Nelson, Mike Spaid Pts: Alton Byrd 15, Julio Politi 13, Karl Brown, Martin Henlan
Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle


National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Coventry Crusaders 32 18 16 2 0.889
2. Crystal Palace Mavericks 24 18 12 6 0.667
3. Cardiff Heat 22 18 11 7 0.611
4. Sheffield Forgers 20 18 10 8 0.556
5. Brixton TopCats 20 18 10 8 0.556
6. Stockton Mohawks 18 18 9 9 0.500
7. Ware Rebels 16 18 8 10 0.444
8. Solent Stars 14 18 7 11 0.389
9. Bury Lobos 8 18 4 14 0.222
10. Plymouth Raiders 6 18 3 15 0.167
= League winners


National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Chiltern Fastbreak, Guildford Storm, Leicester Falcons, Lewisham Lightning, Liverpool Atac, London Elephants, Mid Sussex Magic, Northampton 89'ers, Nottingham Cobras, Stevenage Phoenix, Swindon Sonics


National Cup

Third Round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Derby Bucks Worthing Bears 80-94
Hemel Hempstead Royals Thames Valley Tigers 75-98
Sunderland Scorpions Doncaster Panthers 83-80
Ware Rebels Leicester City Riders 56-71
Birmingham Bullets Swindon Sonics 66-54
London Towers Chester Jets 61-69
Brixton TopCats Manchester Giants 86-110
Oldham Celtics Guildford Kings 73-92

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Sunderland Scorpions Thames Valley Tigers 80-89
Cheshire Jets Worthing Bears 79-102
Manchester Giants Birmingham Bullets 99-85
Leicester City Riders Guildford Kings 55-64

Semi Finals

Team 1 Team 2 1st Leg 2nd Leg
Manchester Eagles Thames Valley Tigers 72-93 80-98
Worthing Bears Guildford Kings 71-68 93-77

Final

05 March 1994[4]
Worthing Bears 92–83 Thames Valley Tigers
Pts: Nigel Lloyd 21, Peter Scantlebury 17, Michael Hayles 13, Alan Cunningham 12, Colin Irish 12, Tony Holley Pts: Herman Harried 33, Steve Nelson 20, Cleave Lewis 15
Sheffield Arena
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett


League Trophy

Group stage

North Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Leicester City Riders 6 3 3 0 1.000
2.Derby Bucks 2 3 1 2 0.333
3.Doncaster Panthers 2 3 1 2 0.333
4.Chester Jets 2 3 1 2 0.333

North Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Manchester Giants 4 2 2 0 1.000
2.Sunderland Scorpions 2 2 1 1 0.500
3.Oldham Celtics 0 2 0 2 0.000

South Group 1

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Worthing Bears 4 2 2 0 1.000
2.London Towers 2 2 1 1 0.500
3.Birmingham Bullets 0 2 0 2 0.000

South Group 2

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Thames Valley Tigers 4 2 2 0 1.000
2.Guildford Kings 2 2 1 1 0.500
3.Hemel Royals 0 2 0 2 0.000

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Manchester Giants 86–74 Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders 84–90 Manchester Giants
Manchester win on aggregate, 176–158

Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears 94–88 Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers 89–78 Worthing Bears
Thames Valley win on aggregate, 177–172

Final

16 Jan 1994 [5]
Thames Valley Tigers 79–73 Manchester Giants
Pts: Tony Holley 28, Nigel Lloyd, Mike Obaseki Pts: Trevor Gordon
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett
Manchester Coach Jeff Jones

Seasonal awards

References

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