1999–2000 British Basketball League season

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1999–2000 British Basketball League season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Roll of Honour
BBL championsN Manchester Giants
S London Towers
Play Off's championsManchester Giants
National Cup championsSheffield Sharks
BBL Trophy championsLondon Towers
British Basketball League seasons
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The 1999-2000 BBL season, was known as the Dairylea Dunkers Championship for sponsorship reasons, the regular season commenced on September 15, 1999, and ended on April 8, 2000, with a total of 13 teams competing. For the first time in the league’s history, the 13 teams were split into two geographically divided Conferences, seven in the North and six in the South, with northern teams playing 36 games and southern teams playing 34 games each. The season was dominated by the success of Manchester Giants, conquering the Northern Conference and Championship Play-offs, whilst London Towers were victorious in the Southern Conference and the uni-ball Trophy. Sheffield Sharks were also successful in defending their Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup.

London Towers featured in European competition, participating in the Saporta Cup, though with a 3-7 record they finished at the bottom of Group G and thus failed to progress beyond the Group stage. Cross-town rivals Greater London Leopards also made a brief appearance in the Korać Cup but following a 155-189 aggregate defeat to ÍRB Reykjanesbær in the Preliminary Round, their first foray into Europe was merely a cameo.[1]

The Southern All-Stars beat their Northern rivals in the eleventh annual All-Star Game with a 177-180 victory, the closest result in the League's history.[2] That was the 7th overall win of the South against the North who won 5 games since the All-Star Game's inception in 1989.


Dairylea Dunkers Championship (Tier 1)[]

Final standings[]

Northern Conference[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Manchester Giants 36 31 5 0.861 62
2 Sheffield Sharks 36 29 7 0.805 58
3 Edinburgh Rocks 36 19 17 0.527 38
4 Chester Jets 36 17 19 0.472 34
5 Derby Storm 36 17 19 0.472 34
6 Newcastle Eagles 36 10 26 0.277 20
7 Leicester Riders 36 10 26 0.277 20

Southern Conference[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 London Towers 34 23 11 0.676 46
2 Thames Valley Tigers 34 18 16 0.529 36
3 Birmingham Bullets 34 17 17 0.500 34
4 Milton Keynes Lions 34 15 19 0.441 30
5 Greater London Leopards 34 11 23 0.323 22
6 Brighton Bears 34 11 23 0.323 22
= Conference winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs[]

Quarter-finals[]

April 15, 2000
Manchester Giants 81–68 Milton Keynes Lions
SkyDome Arena, Coventry
April 15, 2000
London Towers 85–58 Chester Jets
SkyDome Arena, Coventry
April 15, 2000
Sheffield Sharks 71–81 Birmingham Bullets
SkyDome Arena, Coventry
April 15, 2000
Thames Valley Tigers 64–68 Edinburgh Rocks
SkyDome Arena, Coventry

Semi-finals[]

April 22, 2000
London Towers 53–60 Birmingham Bullets
SkyDome Arena, Coventry
April 22, 2000
Manchester Giants 88–84 Edinburgh Rocks
SkyDome Arena, Coventry

Final[]

May 6, 2000
Manchester Giants 74–65 Birmingham Bullets
Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 21-15, 15-17, 20-11
Pts: Tony Dorsey (MVP) 22, 19 Pts: 13, Fabulous Flournoy 12,
Wembley Arena, London
Attendance: 6,000
Giants coach Nick Nurse
Bullets coach

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Teesside Mohawks 24 22 2 0.917 44
2 Worthing Thunder Rebels 24 21 3 0.875 42
3 Solent Stars 24 18 6 0.750 36
4 Plymouth Raiders 24 16 8 0.667 32
5 24 12 12 0.500 24
6 Islington White Heat 24 12 12 0.500 24
7 Coventry Crusaders 24 11 13 0.458 22
8 Taunton Tigers 24 9 15 0.375 18
9 Birmingham Bullets II 24 8 16 0.333 16
10 Westminster Warriors 24 7 17 0.292 14
11 24 7 17 0.292 14
12 24 7 17 0.292 14
13 24 6 18 0.250 12
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Playoffs[]

Quarter-finals

Teesside Mohawks 84–70 Taunton Tigers
Plymouth Raiders 59–78 Sutton Pumas

Semi-finals

Sutton Pumas 92–97 Teesside Mohawks
Teesside Mohawks 93–94 Sutton Pumas
Teesside won 190-186 on aggregate
Worthing Thunder Rebels 83–76 Solent Stars
Solent won 173-162 on aggregate

Final

Teesside Mohawks 80–63 Solent Stars

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 City of Manchester Attitude 24 20 4 0.833 40
2 Liverpool Atac 24 18 6 0.750 36
3 Kingston Wildcats 24 17 7 0.708 34
4 Brixton TopCats 24 17 7 0.708 34
5 Reading Rockets 24 17 7 0.708 34
6 North London Lords 24 16 8 0.667 32
7 24 11 13 0.458 22
8 24 11 13 0.458 22
9 24 10 14 0.417 20
10 24 7 17 0.292 14
11 24 5 19 0.208 10
12 24 4 20 0.167 8
13 24 3 21 0.125 6
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Kingston 68 Manchester 62

National League Division 3 (Tier 4)[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 24 23 1 0.958 46
2 Mansfield Express 24 20 4 0.833 40
3 Ealing Tornadoes 24 19 5 0.793 38
4 Ware Fire 24 16 8 0.667 32
5 University of Birmingham 24 15 9 0.625 30
6 Bristol Bombers 24 11 13 0.458 22
7 NW London Wolverines 24 9 15 0.375 18
8 24 9 15 0.375 18
9 Thames Valley Tigers II 24 9 15 0.375 18
10 24 7 17 0.293 14
11 Brighton Cougars 24 7 17 0.293 14
12 24 6 18 0.250 12
13 Derbyshire Arrows 24 5 19 0.208 10
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Mansfield v Doncaster 84-76, 75-75

Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup[]

Last 16[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
London Towers 76-68
Sheffield Sharks Derby Storm 75-71
Manchester Giants Thames Valley Tigers 94-71
Edinburgh Rocks Chester Jets 96-83
Plymouth Raiders Leicester Riders 60-77
Birmingham Bullets Brighton Bears 80-91
Solent Stars Greater London Leopards 88-100
Newcastle Eagles Milton Keynes Lions 99-109 OT

Quarter Finals[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Sheffield Sharks Brighton Bears 89-75
Manchester Giants Leicester Riders 86-73
Milton Keynes Lions Greater London Leopards 91-75
London Towers Edinburgh Rocks 75-78

Semi Finals[]

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Sheffield Sharks Milton Keynes Lions 73-67
Edinburgh Rocks Manchester Giants 60-82

Final[]

09 January 2000
Sheffield Sharks 89–80 Manchester Giants
Pts: Nate Reinking (MVP) 21, Terrell Myers 20, Todd Cauthorn, , Peter Scantlebury, , Richard Windle Pts: Tony Dorsey 35, , , , Phil Handy
Sheffield Arena
Attendance: ?
Sharks coach Chris Finch
Manchester coach Nick Nurse

uni-ball Trophy[]

Group stage[]

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Greater London Leopards 10 6 5 1 0.833
2.Derby Storm 6 6 3 3 0.500
3.Birmingham Bullets 6 6 3 3 0.500
4.Solent Stars 2 6 1 5 0.166
  • Derby qualified ahead of Birmingham on head-to-head results.

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.London Towers 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 8 6 4 2 0.666
3.Edinburgh Rocks 4 6 2 4 0.333
4.Leicester Riders 0 6 0 6 0.000

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Manchester Giants 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Newcastle Eagles 8 6 4 2 0.666
3.Milton Keynes Lions 4 6 2 4 0.333
4. 0 6 0 6 0.000

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Sheffield Sharks 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Chester Jets 6 6 3 3 0.500
3.Brighton Bears 6 6 3 4 0.500
4.Plymouth Raiders 0 6 0 6 0.000
  • Chester qualified ahead of Brighton on head-to-head results.

Quarter-finals[]

December 27, 1999
Thames Valley Tigers 91–84 Greater London Leopards
December 27, 1999
Manchester Giants 73–72 Chester Jets

Semi-finals[]

Final[]

March 18, 2000
London Towers 74–73 Manchester Giants
Pts: Donnie Johnson 21, Danny Lewis (MVP) 17, Steve Bucknall 12, 12, , Phil Handy Pts: 19, Tony Dorsey 17, 12, 10
National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Towers coach
Giants coach Nick Nurse

All-Star Game[]

February 5, 2000
Northern All-Stars 177–180 Southern All-Stars
Pts: , 33 Pts: Shawn Jamison, 27
Manchester Evening News Arena, Manchester

Statistics leaders[]

Category Player Stat
Points per game United States United Kingdom Terrell Myers (Sheffield Sharks) 24.2
Rebounds per game United States (Leopards) 11.2
Assists per game United States (Thames Valley) 6.2

Seasonal awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Mark Woods (2000). "Towers go down as Leopards go out". BritBall. Retrieved 2012-12-02.
  2. ^ Mark Woods (2000). "South continue All-Star dominance". BritBall. Retrieved 2009-12-11.
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