Birmingham Bullets Explained

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Birmingham Bullets
League:British Basketball League
Established:1974
Folded:2006
History:Coventry
1974-1980
Team Fiat
1980-1982
Birmingham Bullets
1982-2006
Location:Birmingham, West Midlands
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The Birmingham Bullets were a British professional basketball team from Birmingham, England who competed in the British Basketball League (BBL). The club was founded in 1974 as Coventry Granwood before moving to Birmingham in 1980 as part of the team's sponsorship agreement with Fiat. The Bullets achieved some success in the BBL, mostly in the late 1990s and early 2000s, including winning the Playoffs in 1996 and 1998. They also achieved a 2nd place League finish in 1998 and were runners up in the 2000 Playoffs and 2002 Trophy. In latter years, the club struggled both on and off the court. The club officially resigned from the BBL in the summer of 2006 and soon after went into liquidation. Since then both the Birmingham Panthers and Birmingham Knights have endured short-lived and unsuccessful spells in the BBL.

Season-by-season records

SeasonDivisionTierRegular SeasonPost-SeasonCupTrophyHead coach
FinishPlayedWinsLossesPointsWin %
Coventry Granwood
1974–75NBLI5th18810160.444style="text-align:center;"-style="text-align:center;"-
1975–76NBLI4th18108200.556style="text-align:center;"-style="text-align:center;"-
Coventry Team Fiat
1976–77NBLI5th18108200.556style="text-align:center;"-style="text-align:center;"-
1978–79NBLI4th20137260.650Runners Up, losing to Crystal Palacestyle="text-align:center;"-
1979–80NBLI3rd18144280.778Runners Up, losing to Crystal Palacestyle="text-align:center;"-
Birmingham Team Fiat
1980–81NBLI1st18171340.944Semi-finalsSemi-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"-
1981–82NBLI5th22157300.682Did not qualifySemi-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"-
Birmingham Barrett Bullets
1982–83NBLI4th24177340.708Semi-finalsRunners Up, losing to Solentstyle="text-align:center;"-
Davenports Birmingham
1983–84NBLI9th361620320.444Did not qualify2nd roundstyle="text-align:center;"-
1984–85NBLI12th2612520.038Did not qualify1st roundstyle="text-align:center;"-
Birmingham Bullets
1985–86NBLI6th281513300.536Runners Up, losing to Kingston1st roundstyle="text-align:center;"-
1986–87NBLI9th24816160.333Did not qualify1st roundstyle="text-align:center;"-
1987–88BBLI7th281414280.500Quarter-finals1st roundPool Stage
1988–89NBL 1II3rd20164320.800Quarter-finalsstyle="text-align:center;"-
1989–90NBL 1II8th22814160.3642nd roundstyle="text-align:center;"-
1990–91NBL 1II8th221012200.4552nd roundstyle="text-align:center;"-
1991–92BBLI8th301119220.367Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsPool Stage
1992–93BBLI5th331716340.515Quarter-finals3rd roundPool StagePeter Mintoft
1993–94BBLI6th362115420.583Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsPool StagePeter Mintoft
1994–95BBLI8th361818360.500Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsPool StageSteve Tucker
1995–96BBLI3rd362610520.722Winners, beating TowersSemi-finalsSemi-finalsNick Nurse
1996–97BBLI4th362610520.722Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsQuarter-finalsNick Nurse
1997–98BBLI2nd36297580.806Winners, beating Thames ValleySemi-finalsQuarter-finalsMike Finger
1998–99BBLI7th362115420.583Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsQuarter-finalsMike Finger
1999–00BBL SI3rd341717340.500Runners Up, losing to Manchester1st roundPool StageMike Finger
2000–01BBL SI4th341816360.529Quarter-finalsQuarter-finalsPool StageLance Randall
2001–02BBL SI5th321517300.469Did not qualifyRunners Up, losing to ChesterPool StageLance Randall
2002–03BBLI9th401129220.275Did not qualifyQuarter-finalsSemi-finalsTony Garbelotto
2003–04BBLI10th3623440.056Did not qualifyQuarter-finalsPool StageSteve Tucker
2004–05BBLI11th40535100.125Did not qualify1st roundPool StageCharlie Adams
2005–06BBLI11th40931170.225Did not qualify1st roundPool StageSkouson Harker

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