2014–15 British Basketball League season

The 2014–15 season was the 28th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 13 teams from across England and Scotland, including new entrants, Bristol Flyers and Leeds Force. The season started on 26 September 2014 and ended on 10 May 2015 with the Play-off Final at The O2 Arena.

2014–15 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration26 September 2014 – 19 April 2015
(Regular season)
22 April 2015 – 10 May 2015
(Playoffs)
Number of games36
Number of teams13
Regular Season
Top seedNewcastle Eagles
Season MVPCharles Smith
Newcastle Eagles
Top scorerDemond Watt
Cheshire Phoenix
(666 points)
BBL Tournaments
BBL Playoffs championsNewcastle Eagles
  BBL Playoffs runners-upLondon Lions
BBL Cup championsNewcastle Eagles
  BBL Cup runners-upGlasgow Rocks
BBL Trophy championsNewcastle Eagles
  BBL Trophy runners-upLeicester Riders

As they did in 2005–06 and 2011–12, Newcastle Eagles completed a clean sweep of honours available during the season.[1] After a 31–5 regular season campaign – which ensured the Championship and top seeding for the play-offs[2] – the Eagles then defeated Bristol Flyers and Sheffield Sharks to make the final, which they then won 96–84 over London Lions. The Eagles also won the BBL Cup in January against Glasgow Rocks,[3] and the BBL Trophy in March against Leicester Riders.[4]

Teams
Locations of the 2014–15 BBL teams
Team City Arena Capacity Last season
Bristol Flyers Bristol SGS WISE Arena 750 New
Cheshire Phoenix Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 5th
Durham Wildcats Newton Aycliffe Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre 1,200 8th
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena 6,500 10th
Leeds Force Leeds Carnegie Sports Arena 500 New
Leicester Riders Leicester Sir David Wallace Centre 1,000 4th
London Lions London Copper Box 7,000 6th
Manchester Giants Manchester Trafford Powerleague Arena 1,100 9th
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Sport Central 3,000 1st
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions 1,480 9th
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport 1,000 2nd
Surrey United Guildford Surrey Sports Park 1,000 11th
Worcester Wolves Worcester Worcester Arena 2,000 3rd

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Regular season

Standings
Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 Newcastle Eagles 36 31 5 3494 2960 +534 62 Qualification to playoffs
2 Leicester Riders 36 30 6 3147 2731 +416 60
3 Worcester Wolves 36 28 8 2959 2735 +224 56
4 Cheshire Phoenix 36 26 10 3146 2839 +307 52
5 Glasgow Rocks 36 21 15 2948 2879 +69 42
6 London Lions 36 21 15 2835 2673 +162 42
7 Sheffield Sharks 36 19 17 2868 2755 +113 38
8 Bristol Flyers 36 13 23 2589 2811 −222 26
9 Manchester Giants 36 12 24 2944 3120 −176 24
10 Plymouth Raiders 36 11 25 3044 3278 −234 22
11 Leeds Force 36 9 27 2314 2693 −379 18
12 Durham Wildcats 36 8 28 2591 2878 −287 16
13 Surrey United 36 5 31 2652 3179 −527 10
Source: BBL

Results
Home \ Away BRI CHE DUR GLA LEE LEI LON MAN NEW PLY SHE SUR WOR
Bristol Flyers 73–86 61–72 91–97 71–47 59–82 63–85 72–67 93–105 65–56 73–72 74–91 68–69
79–54 68–81 76–81 88–84 70–79 70–62
Cheshire Phoenix 92–72 83–79 80–61 66–48 59–65 84–75 93–75 81–88 104–98 85–91 97–63 97–86
79–68 91–58 76–78 102–84 75–68 89–75
Durham Wildcats 77–72 76–99 81–83 80–46 67–101 80–73 84–92 73–99 67–75 63–65 101–57 58–66
73–84 75–81 71–83 70–67 76–75 79–110
Glasgow Rocks 62–79 86–89 79–68 67–59 80–71 89–86 90–85 69–88 99–104 72–64 96–77 99–96
107–82 68–77 78–81 82–65 72–82 89–60
Leeds Force 58–73 53–65 70–62 57–77 50–76 61–64 85–76 56–94 79–83 52–71 73–61 69–98
81–70 62–70 68–94 80–93 73–79 54–84
Leicester Riders 83–54 88–87 85–46 93–82 71–62 87–81 104–82 89–95 106–86 98–85 102–87 82–86
100–82 84–81 74–54 116–84 109–75 66–63
London Lions 76–68 87–71 20–0[lower-alpha 1] 67–75 78–70 89–75 86–73 56–69 91–63 61–81 104–65 88–70
78–65 82–94 64–69 76–91 82–99 71–73
Manchester Giants 73–82 82–99 80–69 70–77 72–61 69–80 79–87 87–117 102–77 76–72 101–90 93–83
93–85 82–91 57–64 87–104 78–96 91–77
Newcastle Eagles 98–72 119–92 99–83 103–93 98–91 104–81 94–87 115–76 123–101 95–84 105–78 81–86
101–74 78–101 98–71 96–67 107–97 101–62
Plymouth Raiders 86–91 107–116 88–101 85–100 73–69 91–99 65–89 80–91 82–88 91–90 94–74 88–95
94–87 83–94 90–93 90–101 100–88 90–95
Sheffield Sharks 92–61 82–95 83–70 69–55 60–62 86–89 80–83 96–80 75–95 79–55 100–68 76–78
85–72 91–88 72–80 96–87 84–97 93–88
Surrey United 53–65 69–99 80–78 97–76 76–65 56–85 73–89 90–89 76–97 72–78 53–60 62–78
81–109 75–111 73–76 91–102 83–89 79–95
Worcester Wolves 79–65 83–67 89–73 92–80 68–58 77–67 83–78 90–81 99–91 86–85 78–75 82–68
74–48 70–75 85–80 88–81 87–65 71–70
Source:
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.
Notes:
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Playoffs

Bracket
  Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
                                     
1 Newcastle Eagles 84 92 176  
8 Bristol Flyers 64 80 144  
  1 Newcastle Eagles 91 118 209  
 
  7 Sheffield Sharks 90 78 168  
2 Leicester Riders 68 91 159
7 Sheffield Sharks 79 85 164  
  1 Newcastle Eagles 96
  6 London Lions 84
3 Worcester Wolves 75 67 142  
6 London Lions 80 106 186  
  6 London Lions 81 77 158
 
  4 Cheshire Phoenix 68 85 153  
4 Cheshire Phoenix 91 86 177
5 Glasgow Rocks 78 87 165  

Quarter-finals

(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (8) Bristol Flyers

23 April 2015
19:30
Bristol Flyers 64–84 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 6–17, 17–15, 19–31, 22–21
Pts: Greg Streete, Doug McLaughlin-Williams (14)
Rebs: Bryquis Perine (8)
Asts: Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye, Roy Owen (3)		 Pts: Andre Jones, Charles Smith, Andrew Thomson (17)
Rebs: Andre Jones, Andrew Thomson, Scott Martin (9)
Asts: Charles Smith (5)
WISE Arena, Stoke Gifford
24 April 2015
19:30
Newcastle Eagles 92–80 Bristol Flyers
Scoring by quarter: 24–23, 18–16, 25–22, 25–19
Pts: Scott Martin (22)
Rebs: Andrew Lasker (13)
Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9)		 Pts: Mathias Seilund (17)
Rebs: Greg Streete (10)
Asts: Bryquis Perine (11)
Newcastle win 176–144 on aggregate.

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks

22 April 2015
19:30
Sheffield Sharks 79–68 Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 19–18, 19–19, 22–16, 19–25
Pts: Mike Cook (25)
Rebs: Michael Tuck (9)
Asts: B. J. Holmes (4)		 Pts: TrayVonn Wright (20)
Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (14)
Asts: Neil Watson (5)
24 April 2015
20:00
Leicester Riders 91–85 (OT) Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 22–16, 17–24, 12–8, 27–19, Overtime: 13–18
Pts: Tyler Bernardini (25)
Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (9)
Asts: Neil Watson (8)		 Pts: B. J. Holmes (23)
Rebs: Nick Lewis (10)
Asts: B. J. Holmes (3)
Sheffield win 164–159 on aggregate.
Sir David Wallace Centre, Loughborough

(3) Worcester Wolves vs. (6) London Lions

24 April 2015
19:30
Worcester Wolves 75–80 London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 21–19, 18–18, 19–23, 17–20
Pts: Alex Owumi (21)
Rebs: Robert Thurman (12)
Asts: Chavis Holmes, Jamal Williams (5)		 Pts: Andrew Sullivan (17)
Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji (10)
Asts: Zaire Taylor (6)
26 April 2015
16:00
London Lions 106–67 Worcester Wolves
Scoring by quarter: 24–16, 25–22, 30–10, 27–19
Pts: Zaire Taylor (41)
Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji (9)
Asts: Andrew Sullivan (5)		 Pts: Alex Owumi (18)
Rebs: Alex Owumi (10)
Asts: Chavis Holmes (5)
London win 186–142 on aggregate.
Copper Box, London

(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

24 April 2015
19:30
Glasgow Rocks 78–91 Cheshire Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 19–23, 19–20, 24–19, 16–29
Pts: Omotayo Ogedengbe (22)
Rebs: Kieron Achara (9)
Asts: Reggie Middleton (6)		 Pts: Demond Watt (28)
Rebs: Demond Watt (11)
Asts: Dustin Salisbery (8)
26 April 2015
17:30
Cheshire Phoenix 86–87 Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 21–17, 19–22, 19–21, 27–27
Pts: Taylor King (26)
Rebs: Demond Watt (13)
Asts: Dustin Salisbery (8)		 Pts: Danny Huffor, Tommy Freeman (18)
Rebs: Paul Egwuonwu, Danny Huffor (9)
Asts: Reggie Middleton (6)
Cheshire win 177–165 on aggregate.
Northgate Arena, Chester

Semi-finals

(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks

1 May 2015
19:30
Sheffield Sharks 90–91 Newcastle Eagles
Scoring by quarter: 22–17, 24–28, 23–28, 21–18
Pts: Mike Cook, B. J. Holmes (18)
Rebs: John Barber (12)
Asts: Mike Cook (6)		 Pts: Scott Martin (24)
Rebs: Andrew Thomson (10)
Asts: Scott Martin, Rahmon Fletcher (7)
3 May 2015
17:00
Newcastle Eagles 118–78 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 26–26, 26–18, 33–16, 33–18
Pts: Rahmon Fletcher (28)
Rebs: Andrew Thomson (16)
Asts: Andrew Lasker (7)		 Pts: Michael Tuck (21)
Rebs: Michael Tuck (14)
Asts: B. J. Holmes (4)
Newcastle win 209–168 on aggregate.

(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (6) London Lions

1 May 2015
19:30
London Lions 81–68 Cheshire Phoenix
Scoring by quarter: 19–17, 21–19, 25–10, 16–22
Pts: Zaire Taylor (26)
Rebs: Andrew Sullivan (9)
Asts: Andrew Sullivan (4)		 Pts: Dustin Salisbery, Demond Watt (17)
Rebs: Demond Watt (10)
Asts: Dustin Salisbery (4)
Copper Box, London
3 May 2015
17:30
Cheshire Phoenix 85–77 London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 23–23, 17–19, 12–16, 33–19
Pts: Dustin Salisbery (24)
Rebs: Demond Watt (11)
Asts: Dustin Salisbery, Taylor King (2)		 Pts: Zaire Taylor (32)
Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji (11)
Asts: Olumide Oyedeji (3)
London win 158–153 on aggregate.
Northgate Arena, Chester

Final

(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) London Lions

10 May 2015
16:00
Newcastle Eagles 96–84 London Lions
Scoring by quarter: 24–24, 25–15, 25–16, 22–29
Pts: Charles Smith (24)
Rebs: Andrew Lasker (11)
Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (9)		 Pts: Andrew Sullivan (27)
Rebs: Olumide Oyedeji (10)
Asts: Zaire Taylor (6)
The O2 Arena, London
Attendance: 14,700

EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L Pts Qualification
1 Essex Leopards 24 18 6 36 League winners
2 Manchester Magic 24 17 7 34 Qualified for the Play-offs
3 Derby Trailblazers 24 17 7 34
4 Kent Crusaders 24 16 8 32
5 Reading Rockets 24 15 9 30
6 Team Northumbria 24 15 9 30
7 Worthing Thunder 24 11 13 22
8 Bradford Dragons 24 10 14 20
9 Leicester Warriors 24 9 15 18
10 Hemel Storm 24 9 15 18
11 Tees Valley Mohawks 24 9 15 18
12 Westminster Warriors 24 6 18 12
13 Newham Neptunes 24 4 20 8
Source:

EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts Qualification
1 London Lituanica 22 21 1 0 42 League winners
2 Lancashire Spinners 22 19 3 0 38 Qualified for the Play-offs
3 Ipswich 22 15 7 0 30
4 Loughborough Student Riders 21 14 7 1 28
5 London Greenhouse Pioneers 21 12 9 1 24
6 Derbyshire Arrows 22 12 10 0 24
7 Brixton TopCats 22 10 12 0 20
8 London Westside 22 8 14 0 16
9 Eastside Eagles London 22 6 16 0 12
10 Birmingham Mets 22 6 16 0 12
11 Worcester Wolves B 22 5 17 0 10
12 London United 22 3 19 0 6
Source:

BBL Cup

The winners of the five 1st Round matches will be joined by Newcastle Eagles, Worcester Wolves and Sheffield Sharks in the Quarter-finals, who received byes for finishing in the top three BBL Championship positions last season.[6] The Final will be played on 11 January 2015 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

1st round
10 October 2014
Leeds Force 80–69 Manchester Giants
Carnegie Sports Centre, Leeds
11 October 2014
Leicester Riders 98–80 Surrey United
Sir David Wallace Centre, Loughborough
11 October 2014
Bristol Flyers 93–92 Plymouth Raiders
WISE Arena, Bristol
12 October 2014
Glasgow Rocks 62–56 London Lions
Emirates Arena, Glasgow
12 October 2014
Cheshire Phoenix 88–65 Durham Wildcats
Northgate Arena, Cheshire

Quarter-finals
31 October 2014
Worcester Wolves 82–90 Bristol Flyers
Worcester Arena, Worcester
23 November 2014
Leicester Riders 84–85 Glasgow Rocks
Sir David Wallace Centre, Loughborough

Semi-finals

Sheffield Sharks vs. Newcastle Eagles

12 December 2014
Newcastle Eagles 85–76 Sheffield Sharks
Newcastle win 162–151 on aggregate.

Bristol Flyers vs. Glasgow Rocks

12 December 2014
Bristol Flyers 75–77 Glasgow Rocks
WISE Arena, Bristol
14 December 2014
Glasgow Rocks 84–57 Bristol Flyers
Glasgow win 161–132 on aggregate.

Final
11 January 2015
15:30 GMT
Newcastle Eagles 84–71 Glasgow Rocks
Scoring by quarter: 15–15, 25–14, 20–22, 24–20
Pts: Charles Smith (21)
Rebs: Andrew Thomson, Scott Martin, Fabulous Flournoy (7)
Asts: Andre Jones, Rahmon Fletcher (4)		 Pts: JaJuan Smith (17)
Rebs: Kieron Achara (11)
Asts: JaJuan Smith (3)
Barclaycard Arena, Birmingham

BBL Trophy

The 13 BBL clubs will joined by Essex Leopards and Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League and Falkirk Fury of the Scottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. The first two rounds featured one-off games whilst the Semi-finals took place over two legs. The Final will be held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on 8 March 2015, and will be the third consecutive year that the venue has hosted the event.

1st round
14 January 2015
19:30
London Lions 85–73 Bristol Flyers
Copper Box, London
16 January 2015
20:00
Essex Leopards 64–69 Surrey United
Brentwood Centre, Brentwood
17 January 2015
19:30
Leicester Riders 81–51 Leeds Force
Sir David Wallace Centre, Loughborough
18 January 2015
16:00
Reading Rockets 90–112 Newcastle Eagles
Rivermead Leisure Complex, Reading
18 January 2015
17:00
Falkirk Fury 46–112 Glasgow Rocks
Grangemouth Sports Complex, Grangemouth
18 January 2015
18:00
Manchester Giants 76–79 Sheffield Sharks
Trafford Powerleague Arena, Manchester

Quarter-finals
31 January 2015
19:30
Leicester Riders 80–71 Worcester Wolves
Sir David Wallace Centre, Loughborough
7 February 2015
19:30
Plymouth Raiders 86–77 Surrey United
8 February 2015
17:00
Glasgow Rocks 70–88 Newcastle Eagles
13 February 2015
19:30
London Lions 86–80 Sheffield Sharks
Copper Box, London

Semi-finals

Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders

1 March 2015
16:00
Plymouth Raiders 99–104 Newcastle Eagles
Newcastle win 230–178 on aggregate.

Leicester Riders vs. London Lions

1 March 2015
18:00
Leicester Riders 80–63 London Lions
Sir David Wallace Centre, Loughborough
8 March 2015
16:00
London Lions 81–91 Leicester Riders
Leicester win 171–144 on aggregate.
Copper Box, London

Final
22 March 2015
15:30 GMT
Newcastle Eagles 96–90 Leicester Riders
Scoring by quarter: 28–24, 17–21, 26–28, 25–17
Pts: Scott Martin (20)
Rebs: Charles Smith (7)
Asts: Rahmon Fletcher (8)		 Pts: Jamell Anderson (20)
Rebs: TrayVonn Wright (10)
Asts: Neil Watson (13)

Monthly awards
Month Coach of the Month Player of the Month
October Andreas Kapoulas Bristol Flyers Demond Watt Cheshire Phoenix
November Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Kieron Achara Glasgow Rocks
December John Coffino Cheshire Phoenix Demond Watt Cheshire Phoenix
January Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Jordan Clarke Plymouth Raiders
February Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Demond Watt Cheshire Phoenix
March Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Demond Watt Cheshire Phoenix
April Atiba Lyons Sheffield Sharks Charles Smith Newcastle Eagles
Season Andreas Kapoulas Bristol Flyers Charles Smith Newcastle Eagles
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References
  1. "BBL Play-Off final: Newcastle Eagles v London Lions". BBC Sport. 10 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. Wilson, Scott (10 May 2015). "Newcastle Eagles complete trophy clean sweep". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. "Newcastle Eagles claim third BBL Cup success with 13-point win over Glasgow Rocks". Sky Sports. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. "Newcastle Eagles beat Leicester Riders to win BBL Trophy in Glasgow". Sky Sports. 22 March 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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Preceded by
2013–14 season		 BBL seasons
2014–15		 Succeeded by
2015–16 season
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