2004–05 British Basketball League season explained
| 2004–05 BBL season |
| League: | British Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Playoffs: | Roll of Honour |
| Conf1: | BBL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Chester Jets |
| Conf2: | Play Off's |
| Conf2 Champ: | Newcastle Eagles |
| Conf3: | BBL Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Brighton Bears |
| Conf4: | BBL Trophy |
| Conf4 Champ: | Newcastle Eagles |
| Seasonslist: | List of British Basketball League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | British Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 2003–04 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2005–06 |
The 2004–05 BBL 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.
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
| width=25% | Team | width=19% | City/Area | width=29% | Arena | width=12% | Capacity | width=15% | 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 | 1,500 | 3rd |
| Milton Keynes Lions | Milton Keynes | Bletchley Centre | 800 | 8th |
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Metro Radio Arena | 6,500 | 6th |
| Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | New |
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | Ponds Forge | 1,600 | 2nd |
| Scottish Rocks | Glasgow | Braehead Arena | 4,000 | 4th |
| Thames Valley Tigers | Bracknell | John Nike Sports Centre | 1,000 | 7th | |
Notable occurrences
- Following the withdrawal of major sponsor, Brighton Bears pulled out of the FIBA Europe League just weeks before the start of the tournament, meaning that no British teams would be competing in European competition for the current season.
- Plymouth Raiders played, and won, their first game in the BBL on 2 October 2004, beating the visiting Milton Keynes Lions in a low-scoring game that finished 63–46 in favour of the rookies.
- The first piece of silverware up for gabs, the BBL Cup, was won by Brighton Bears after defeating Scottish Rocks, 90–74 in the final at the National Indoor Arena, in Birmingham.
- Newcastle Eagles won their first title in 13 years after upsetting Brighton in the BBL Trophy Final, which was played at The Brighton Centre. Eagles ran out 85–60 winners in a very one-sided spectacle.
- Leicester Riders moved back to the city of Leicester after securing a venue and sponsorship with De Montfort University.
BBL championship (Tier 1)
Final standings
| = League winners |
| = Qualified for the play-offs | |
Playoffs
Final
EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
Final standings
| = League winners |
| = Qualified for the play-offs | |
EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)
Final standings
| = League winners |
| = Qualified for the play-offs | |
BBL Cup
First round
| width=280 | Team 1 | width=280 | Team 2 | width=60 | Score |
|---|
| | 77-95 |
| | 73-75 |
| | 84-86 | |
Semi-finals
| width=280 | Team 1 | width=280 | Team 2 | width=60 | Score |
|---|
| | 78-68 |
| | 90-75 | |
Final
BBL Trophy
Group stage
Northern Group 1
Southern Group 1
Northern Group 2
Southern Group 2
Final
Statistics leaders
Trey Moore (Chester Jets)