1993–94 British Basketball League season explained
| 1993–94 BBL season |
| League: | British Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Playoffs: | Roll of Honour |
| Conf1: | BBL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Thames Valley Tigers |
| Conf2: | Play Off's |
| Conf2 Champ: | Worthing Bears |
| Conf3: | National Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Worthing Bears |
| Conf4: | BBL Trophy |
| Conf4 Champ: | Thames Valley Tigers |
| Seasonslist: | List of British Basketball League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | British Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 1992–93 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1994–95 |
The 1993–94 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
| = League winners |
| = Qualified for the play-offs | |
Playoffs
Quarter-finals
(1) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (8) Derby Bucks
(2) Worthing Bears vs. (7) Leicester City Riders
(3) Manchester Giants vs. (6) Birmingham Bullets
(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) London Towers
Final
National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
Final standings
National League Division 2 (Tier 3)
Final standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
|---|
| 1 | Nottingham Cobras | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 36 |
| 2 | Chiltern Fastbreak | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 | 30 |
| 3 | Swindon Sonics | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 26 |
| 4 | Guildford Storm | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 26 |
| 5 | Liverpool Atac | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
| 6 | Stevenage Phoenix | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 |
| 7 | Mid Sussex Magic | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0.550 | 22 |
| 8 | Northampton 89ers | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
| 9 | London Elephants | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0.200 | 7* |
| 10 | Leicester Falcons | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0.150 | 6 |
| 11 | Lewisham Lightning | 20 | 1 | 19 | 0.050 | 2 | |
National Cup
Third round
| width=280 | Team 1 | width=280 | Team 2 | width=60 | 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
| width=280 | Team 1 | width=280 | Team 2 | width=60 | 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
| width=280 | Team 1 | width=280 | Team 2 | width=60 | 1st Leg | width=60 | 2nd Leg |
|---|
| Manchester Eagles | Thames Valley Tigers | 72-93 | 80-98 |
| Worthing Bears | Guildford Kings | 71-68 | 93-77 | |
Final
League Trophy
Group stage
Semi-finals
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
Final
Budweiser All-Star Game
Seasonal awards
Notes and References
- Web site: "Budweiser make deal." Times [London, England] 16 Sept. 1993]. The Times.
- BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 12
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