Sports season
1994–95 British Basketball League season League British Basketball League Sport Basketball BBL champions Sheffield Sharks Play Off's champions Worthing Bears National Cup championsSheffield Sharks BBL Trophy championsThames Valley Tigers
The 1994–1995 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. A major change saw the Guildford Kings franchise fold due to the club being unable to negotiate a viable contract with the owners of the Guildford Spectrum .[1] The league sold Kings' licence to a group headed by Robert Earl, Ed Simons and Harvey Goldsmith, who established the Leopards . dropped down a division to National League Division One.
Newcomers Sheffield Sharks formerly Sheffield Forgers won the regular season and claimed the title in their rookie season in addition to becoming National Cup champions. Seventh-seed Worthing Bears caused a huge upset in the post-season Play-off to take the Championship crown with a memorable victory over 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
The Play-offs [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
(1) Sheffield Sharks vs. (8) Birmingham Bullets
(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Worthing Bears
(3) London Towers vs. (6) Leopards
(4) Manchester Giants vs. (5) Doncaster Panthers
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
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 [ ]
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
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 [ ]
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
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
Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
Final [ ]
Seasonal awards [ ]
References [ ]
Preceded by
BBL seasons 1994–95
Succeeded by
Teams Competitions Seasons Awards Other