2001–02 British Basketball League season

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2001–2002 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Roll of Honour
BBL champions N Chester Jets
S London Towers
Play Off's champions Chester Jets
National Cup champions Chester Jets
BBL Trophy champions Chester Jets
British Basketball League seasons
← 2000-01
2002-03 →

The 2001-02 season was the 15th season in the history of the British Basketball League. The regular season ran from September 27, 2001, to March 31, 2002, whilst the post-season Play-offs culminated with the Grand Final at Wembley Arena on April 27. Chester Jets claimed a famous "clean-sweep" by winning all three BBL competitions as well as the ntl:home National Cup. Jets' head coach Robbie Peers was awarded the League's Coach of the Year accolade whilst John Thomas, also of the Jets, claimed that Player of the Year award.

London Towers represented the United Kingdom in Europe's most prestigious competition, the Euroleague, however the capital-based team came up against giants Kinder Bologna, FC Barcelona and Union Olimpija in Group B and eventually finished with a 0-14 record. Birmingham Bullets made a brief appearance in the North European Basketball League.

The Manchester Giants franchise, once one of the League's title contenders, were withdrawn from the BBL mid-way through the season by League officials following ongoing financial difficulties. Prior to withdrawing in December, the Giants had a 2-7 record in the Northern Conference.

Locations of the 2001-02 BBL teams

Notable occurrences

  • It was announced on December 7, 2001, that the Manchester Giants franchise had been withdrawn by League officials. The team had a 2-7 record in the Northern Conference before being expelled from the competition due to unfulfilling a fixture and a lack of finance.[1]
  • The Southern All-Star's claimed the annual All-Star Game with an emphatic 196-142 victory against the Northern All-Stars at the Telewest Arena. Greater London Leopards' Rico Alderson was named as the game's MVP with 34 points and 15 rebounds. Brighton Bears' Albert White lead the game scoring with 38 points.[2]
  • The Birmingham Bullets' regular season home match against Edinburgh Rocks on February 2, 2002, was abandoned due to a waterlogged court. Severe heavy rain and a leak in the Aston Villa Leisure Centre roof caused the main court to flood and the game to be postponed.[3]

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Northern Conference

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Chester Jets 48 32 24 8 0.750
2. Sheffield Sharks 42 32 21 11 0.656
3. Newcastle Eagles 34 32 17 15 0.531
4. Edinburgh Rocks 26 32 13 19 0.406
5. Leicester Riders 22 32 11 21 0.344
6. Derby Storm 6 32 3 29 0.094

Southern Conference

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. London Towers 42 32 21 11 0.656
2. Brighton Bears 42 32 21 11 0.656
3. Milton Keynes Lions 32 32 16 16 0.500
4. Greater London Leopards 32 32 16 16 0.500
5. Birmingham Bullets 30 32 15 17 0.469
6. Thames Valley Tigers 28 32 14 18 0.438
= Conference winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

1st Round

April 6, 2002
Newcastle Eagles 94–88 Greater London Leopards
April 6, 2002
Milton Keynes Lions 69–64 Edinburgh Rocks

Quarter-finals

April 7, 2002
Sheffield Sharks 85–81 Milton Keynes Lions
April 7, 2002
Brighton Bears 102–101 (OT) Newcastle Eagles

Semi-finals

April 14, 2002
London Towers 87–104 Sheffield Sharks
April 14, 2002
Chester Jets 95–82 Brighton Bears

Final

April 27, 2002
Chester Jets 93–82 Sheffield Sharks
Scoring by quarter: 20-19, 25-24, 23-18, 25-21
Pts: John McCord (MVP) 31, Pero Cameron 20, John Thomas 19, Calvin Davis 12, James Hamilton 11 Pts: Lynard Stewart, 18, Michael Payne 15, Justin Phoenix 14, Jeff Monaco 13, Nate Reinking 11


National League Conference (Tier 2)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L
1. Teesside Mohawks 34 18 17 1
2. Plymouth Raiders 28 18 14 4
3. Solent Stars 22 18 11 7
4. Kingston Wildcats 20 18 10 8
5. Manchester Magic 18 18 9 9
6. Worthing Thunder 18 18 9 9
7. Reading Rockets 14 18 7 11
8. Inter-Basket London 10 18 5 13
9. Coventry & Warwickshire Crusaders 8 18 4 14
10. Sutton Pumas 8 18 4 14
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Teesside 127 Solent 117 (OT)


National League Division 1 (Tier 3)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L
1. Derbyshire Arrows 40 22 20 2
2. Ealing Tornadoes 38 22 19 3
3. Ware Fire 32 22 16 6
4. Oxford Devils 32 22 16 6
5. Hull Icebergs 24 21 12 9
6. Westminster Warriors 22 21 11 10
7. North London Lords 15 21 7 14
8. NW London Wolverines 14 22 7 15
9. Worcester Wolves 14 22 7 15
10. Mansfield Express 13 21 6 15
11. Cardiff Clippers 12 22 6 16
12. Liverpool Basketball Club 6 22 3 19
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Derbyshire 83 Ealing 81


National League Division 2 North (=Tier 4)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L
1. Dudley Bears 34 18 17 1
2. Middlesbrough College 32 18 16 2
3. Manchester Magic B 26 18 13 5
4. Hanley Hornets 18 17 9 8
5. Northumbria University 14 18 7 11
6. Colchester Alliance 14 16 7 9
7. Northampton Neptunes 12 16 6 10
8. South Nottingham College 12 16 6 10
9. University of Birmingham 4 16 2 14
10. Sheffield Sabres 2 15 1 14
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play Off Final - Dudley 63 Bristol 58


National League Division 2 South (=Tier 4)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L
1. Bristol Bombers 32 16 16 0
2. Barking & Dagenham Thunder 22 16 11 5
3. Taunton Tigers 20 16 10 6
4. Tamar Valley Cannons 20 16 10 6
5. Brighton Cougars 16 16 8 8
6. Brixton TopCats 14 16 7 9
7. Thames Valley Tigers B 8 16 4 12
8. Bognor Pirates 6 16 3 13
9. Swindon Sonics 6 16 3 13
10. Oxford Braves - withdrew N/A 14 7 7
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs


NTL National Cup

Last 16

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Worthing Thunder Leicester Riders 89-126
Plymouth Raiders Birmingham Bullets 75-101
Teeside Mohawks Newcastle Eagles 101-113
Chester Jets Brighton Bears 90-74
Edinburgh Rocks London Towers 86-84
Manchester Giants Thames Valley Tigers 75-87
Derby Storm Milton Keynes Lions 70-90
Greater London Leopards Sheffield Sharks 88-96

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Milton Keynes Lions Thames Valley Tigers 70-83
Leicester Riders Sheffield Sharks 76-99
Chester Jets Newcastle Eagles 92-83
Birmingham Bullets Edinburgh Rocks 67-66

Semi Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Chester Jets Thames Valley Tigers 106-90
Birmingham Bullets Sheffield Sharks 75-70

Final

13 January 2002
Chester Jets 112–105 Birmingham Bullets
Pts: Calvin Davis 30, John McCord 26, Pero Cameron 19, James Hamilton 19 Pts: Rashod Johnson 39, Brant Bailey 34, Rob Paternostro 20


BBL Trophy

This season's BBL Trophy featured all 12 BBL teams. The First Round saw all 12 teams split into two groups with the top four finishing teams advancing to the knockout stage.

Group Stage

Quarter-finals

February 3, 2002
Milton Keynes Lions 68–67 Thames Valley Tigers
February 3, 2002
Chester Jets 91–87 Newcastle Eagles
February 3, 2002
Brighton Bears 83–89 London Towers
February 3, 2002
Sheffield Sharks 78–83 Greater London Leopards

Semi-finals

February 23, 2002
Milton Keynes Lions 73–63 London Towers
February 23, 2002
Chester Jets 92–81 Greater London Leopards

Final

March 16, 2002
Chester Jets 90–89 Milton Keynes Lions
Scoring by quarter: 27-20, 17-23, 19-26, 27-20
Pts: John Thomas 38, John McCord 19, Pero Cameron 12 Pts: Jermaine Brown 26, Nigel Lloyd 20, Victor Payne 18

All-Star Game

January 20, 2002
Northern All-Stars 142–196 Southern All-Stars

Statistics leaders

Category Player Stat
Points per game United States John McCord (Chester Jets) 25.5
Rebounds per game Panama Antonia Garcia (Birmingham Bullets) 14.9
Assists per game BarbadosUnited Kingdom Nigel Lloyd (Milton Keynes Lions) 6.8

Seasonal awards

References

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Preceded by BBL seasons
2001–02		 Succeeded by
2002–03 season
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