2013 Bikini Basketball Association season explained

2013 Bikini Basketball Association season
League:Bikini Basketball Association
Sport:Women's basketball
Pixels:235px
Duration:June 22, 2013 - September 21, 2013
Season:Regular season
Season Champs:Miami Spice
Playoffs:BBA Championship
Finals Champ:Illinois Heart
Finals Runner-Up:Miami Spice
Seasonslistnames:Bikini Basketball Association
Prevseason Year:N/A
Nextseason Link:2014 Bikini Basketball Association season
Nextseason Year:2014

The 2013 Bikini Basketball Association season was the first season of the Bikini Basketball Association. The regular season began on June 22 and ended on August 17 with a championship series on September 21. While the Miami Spice went 5–0 to claim the regular season crown they were defeated by the Illinois Heart in the championship game.

Regular season

The league began its inaugural season on June 22, 2013, with five teams of women selected for looks, personality, and playing ability. In late June 2013, the Philadelphia Diamonds shut down before their inaugural game. This reduced the league to four teams playing a combined total of 12 games over 10 weeks. The Miami Spice went 5–0, the Illinois Heart went 3–2, the Houston Inferno struggled to a 1–4 finish, and the Las Vegas Fantasy went 0–3 before folding in late July 2013. The Las Vegas collapse further reduced the number of completed games in the inaugural regular season to 9.

Playoffs

Several weeks after the regular season ended, the league announced that the three surviving teams would compete in a two-game single-elimination tournament at the Kroc Center in Chicago on September 21, 2013. The Illinois Heart defeated the Houston Inferno 94–77 to advance to the championship later that day. Illinois defeated the regular season champion Miami Spice 96–89 to claim the league championship.

2013 schedule

Regular season

WeekDateHome TeamVisitorResults
ScoreWinner
1June 22Houston InfernoLas Vegas Fantasy46–42Houston
1June 22Illinois HeartMiami Spice 57–64Miami
2June 29Las Vegas FantasyIllinois Heart30–101Illinois
3July 6Miami Spice Houston Inferno102–68Miami
4July 13Houston InfernoIllinois Heart42–53Illinois
5July 20Miami Spice Las Vegas Fantasy82–76Miami
6July 27Las Vegas FantasyHouston Inferno(cancelled)
6July 27Miami Spice Illinois Heart101–79Miami
7August 3Illinois HeartLas Vegas Fantasy(cancelled)
8August 10Houston InfernoMiami Spice 49–77Miami
9August 17Illinois HeartHouston Inferno73–54Illinois
10August 24Las Vegas FantasyMiami Spice (cancelled)

Championship

GameDateHome TeamVisitorResults
ScoreWinner
SemiSeptember 21Illinois HeartHouston Inferno94–77Illinois
FinalSeptember 21Illinois HeartMiami Spice96–89Illinois

League standings

2013 Bikini Basketball Association standings
Miami Spice 5 0 0 1.000 0.0 W5
Illinois Heart 3 2 0 0.600 2.0 W1
Houston Inferno 1 4 0 0.200 4.0 L4
Las Vegas Fantasy (folded) 0 3 0 0.000 4.0 L3

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