| 2009–10 BBL season | |
| League: | British Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Playoffs: | Roll of Honour |
| Conf1: | BBL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Newcastle Eagles |
| Conf2: | Play Off's |
| Conf2 Champ: | Everton Tigers |
| Conf3: | BBL Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Sheffield Sharks |
| Conf4: | BBL Trophy |
| Conf4 Champ: | Newcastle Eagles |
| Seasonslist: | List of British Basketball League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | British Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 2008–09 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2010–11 |
The 2009–10 BBL season of the British Basketball League (BBL) was the 23rd season since the league's establishment in 1987. The regular season commenced on 25 September 2009, when Milton Keynes Lions claimed the first win of the season with a 94–81 victory in the opening game against Worcester Wolves.
A total of 13 teams took to the court including new start-up franchise Essex Pirates, which was founded by Great Britain Under 20s coach Tim Lewis, and a newly rebranded Rocks team carrying the name of the city of Glasgow instead of their previous Scottish Rocks title.
The League Championship came down to the final game of the season and was only claimed by Newcastle Eagles after Sheffield Sharks lost their last game, 97–95, to Worthing Thunder. Thunder's Evaldas Zabas' basket four seconds from the end meant that Newcastle had won the League even before taking to the court the following day.
Everton Tigers concluded the season with victory in the play-offs despite being the lowest seed in all of their Play-off encounters. An 80–72 win against Glasgow in the final gave Tigers their first ever Play-off title, only two years after its foundation in 2007.
| width=25% | Team | width=19% | City/Area | width=29% | Arena | width=12% | Capacity | width=15% | Last season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheshire Jets | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 8th | |||||
| Essex Pirates | Southend-on-Sea | Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre | 1,100 | New | |||||
| Everton Tigers | Liverpool | Echo Arena & Greenbank Sports Academy | 7,513 600 | 2nd | |||||
| Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Kelvin Hall | 1,200 | 7th | |||||
| Guildford Heat | Guildford | Guildford Spectrum | 1,100 | 4th | |||||
| Leicester Riders | Leicester | John Sandford Centre | 800 | 3rd | |||||
| London Capital | London | Capital City Academy | 300 | 12th | |||||
| Milton Keynes Lions | Milton Keynes | Bletchley Centre & Middleton Hall (thecentre:mk) | 800 1,500 | 9th | |||||
| Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Metro Radio Arena | 6,500 | 1st | |||||
| Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | 5th | |||||
| Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,200 | 6th | |||||
| Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester | 600 | 10th | |||||
| Worthing Thunder | Worthing | Worthing Leisure Centre | 1,000 | 11th |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle Eagles | 36 | 31 | 5 | 0.861 | 62 | |
| 2 | Sheffield Sharks | 36 | 30 | 6 | 0.833 | 60 | |
| 3 | Glasgow Rocks | 36 | 23 | 13 | 0.638 | 46 | |
| 4 | Cheshire Jets | 36 | 22 | 14 | 0.611 | 44 | |
| 5 | Everton Tigers | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0.583 | 42 | |
| 6 | Leicester Riders | 36 | 21 | 15 | 0.583 | 42 | |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Lions | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0.500 | 36 | |
| 8 | Worthing Thunder | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0.500 | 36 | |
| 9 | Worcester Wolves | 36 | 18 | 18 | 0.500 | 36 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Raiders | 36 | 11 | 25 | 0.305 | 22 | |
| 11 | Guildford Heat | 36 | 11 | 25 | 0.305 | 22 | |
| 12 | Essex Pirates | 36 | 7 | 29 | 0.194 | 14 | |
| 13 | London Capital | 36 | 3 | 33 | 0.083 | 6 |
| = League winners | ||
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
Everton Tigers win 190-158 on aggregate and Glasgow Rocks won 164-158 on aggregate.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Derby Trailblazers | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 34 | |
| 2 | Manchester Magic | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 | |
| 3 | Leeds Carnegie | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 | |
| 4 | Bristol Academy Flyers | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 | |
| 5 | Leicester Warriors | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 | |
| 6 | London Mets | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 24 | |
| 7 | Reading Rockets | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 24 | |
| 8 | Taunton Tigers | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 24 | |
| 9 | London Leopards | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0.273 | 12 | |
| 10 | Coventry Crusaders | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 10 | |
| 11 | Tees Valley Mohawks | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 | |
| 12 | City of Sheffield Arrows | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0.136 | 6 |
| = League winners | ||
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Durham Wildcats | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 36 | |
| 2 | Brixton TopCats | 20 | 15 | 5 | 0.750 | 30 | |
| 3 | Mansfield Giants | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | 28 | |
| 4 | Edmonton Storm | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0.650 | 26 | |
| 5 | Westminster Warriors | 20 | 12 | 8 | 0.600 | 24 | |
| 6 | Medway Park Crusaders | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 18 | |
| 7 | Birmingham A's | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 | |
| 8 | Glyndwr Nets | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 | |
| 9 | Team Northumbria | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 | |
| 10 | Plymouth Marjon Cannons | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0.150 | 6 | |
| 11 | University of Birmingham | 20 | 2 | 18 | 0.100 | 4 |
| = League winners | ||
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
Due to the odd number of teams competing in the BBL Cup – 13 in total – the knockout tournament was structured with the Quarter-finals round featuring the winners of the five First round ties plus three teams given byes. The teams given bye's through the first round were the top-three placed teams from the 2008–09 season league campaign – Everton Tigers, Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles.
Cheshire Jets won 167-159 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 167-152 on aggregate.
For the 2009–10 season the Trophy saw a revamp in its format with the removal of the initial group stages in favour of a straight knockout tournament. All 13 members of the BBL were included plus three invitees from Division One of the English Basketball League, namely London Leopards, Manchester Magic and Reading Rockets.
Newcastle Eagles won 185-176 on aggregate and Cheshire Jets won 181-148 on aggregate.
| Category | Player | Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game |  Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks) | 26.8 | |
| Rebounds per game | Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders) | 10.9 | |
| Assists per game | Anthony Martin (Plymouth Raiders) | 7.3 | |
| Steals per game | Roderick Middleton (Worcester Wolves) | 2.7 | |
| Blocks per game |  Kadiri Richard (Worthing Thunder) | 2.3 |
| Month | Coach | Player | |
|---|---|---|---|
| October | Vince Macaulay (Milton Keynes Lions) | Tack Minor (Leicester Riders) | |
| November | Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks) | Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks) | |
| December | Tony Garbelotto (Everton Tigers) | Mike Cook (Sheffield Sharks) | |
| January | Atiba Lyons (Sheffield Sharks) | Reggie Bratton (Worthing Thunder) | |
| February | Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles) | Tafari Toney (Sheffield Sharks) | |
| March | Fabulous Flournoy (Newcastle Eagles) | Jason Johnson (Leicester Riders) |