2004–05 British Basketball League season

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The 2004–2005 season was the 18th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League, which commenced on 2 October 2004, and ended with Newcastle Eagles' win in the Play-off Final on 1 May 2005. Eagles won their first piece of silverware in 13 years with victories in the Play-offs and the BBL Trophy, against Brighton Bears on their home court at The Brighton Centre.[1]

The League saw the addition of a new franchise for the first time in eight years – when Edinburgh Rocks joined in 1998 – with Plymouth Raiders stepping up from the English Basketball League Division 1.

Teams

Locations of the 2004–05 BBL teams
Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
Birmingham Bullets Birmingham North Solihull Sports Centre 1,000 10th
Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre &
Burgess Hill Triangle		 3,600
1,800		 1st
Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 5th
Leicester Riders Leicester John Sanford Centre 800 9th
London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 3,500 3rd
Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Telewest Arena 6,500 6th
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 New
Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 4th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Hallam FM Arena &
Ponds Forge		 8,500
1,600		 2nd
Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 7th

Notable occurrences

BBL championship

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Chester Jets 64 40 32 8 0.800
2. Newcastle Eagles 62 40 31 9 0.775
3. London Towers 58 40 29 11 0.725
4. Sheffield Sharks 52 40 26 14 0.650
5. Brighton Bears 44 40 22 18 0.550
6. Scottish Rocks 38 40 19 21 0.475
7. Thames Valley Tigers 36 40 18 22 0.450
8. Milton Keynes Lions 30 40 15 25 0.375
9. Plymouth Raiders 24 40 12 28 0.300
10. Leicester Riders 22 40 11 29 0.275
11. Birmingham Bullets 10 40 5 35 0.125
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
                 
1 Chester Jets 81
8 Milton Keynes Lions 71
1 Chester Jets 74
6 Scottish Rocks 72
3 London Towers 63
6 Scottish Rocks 65
1 Chester Jets 75
2 Newcastle Eagles 78
2 Newcastle Eagles 105
7 Thames Valley Tigers 72
2 Newcastle Eagles 75
4 Sheffield Sharks 65
4 Sheffield Sharks 91
5 Brighton Bears 56

Quarter-finals

15 April 2005
Newcastle Eagles 105–72 Thames Valley Tigers
16 April 2005
London Towers 63–65 Scottish Rocks
16 April 2005
Sheffield Sharks 91–56 Brighton Bears
17 April 2005
Chester Jets 81–71 Milton Keynes Lions

Semi-finals

30 April 2005
Chester Jets 74–72 Scottish Rocks
30 April 2005
Newcastle Eagles 75–65 Sheffield Sharks

Final

1 May 2005
Chester Jets 75–78 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 14–13, 24–24, 22–18, 15–23
Pts: Trey Moore, 20 Pts: Andrew Sullivan, 27

BBL Cup

Final

16 January 2005
Brighton Bears 90–74 Scottish Rocks
Pts: Andrew Alleyne, 27 Pts: Donald Cole, 22

BBL Trophy

Final

6 March 2005
Brighton Bears 60–85 Newcastle Eagles
Pts: Ronnie Baker, 21 Pts: Jeremy Hyatt, 22

Statistics leaders

Category Player Stat
Points per game United States Trey Moore (Chester Jets) 22.8
Rebounds per game United States Terrence Durham (Plymouth Raiders) 13.6
Assists per game United States TJ Walker (Newcastle Eagles) 7.3

References

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Preceded by BBL seasons
2004–05		 Succeeded by
2005–06 BBL season
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