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2001–02 British Basketball League season

The 2001–02 BBL 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.

2001–02 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Roll of Honour
BBL championsN Chester Jets
S London Towers
Play Off's championsChester Jets
National Cup championsChester Jets
BBL Trophy championsChester Jets
British Basketball League seasons

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The Manchester Giants franchise, once one of the League's title contenders, were withdrawn from the BBL midway through the season by League officials following ongoing financial difficulties.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.

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Locations of the 2001–02 BBL teams

Notable occurrences

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  • It was announced on December 7, 2001, that the Manchester Giants franchise had been withdrawn by League officials.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.[citation needed]
  • 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.[1]
  • 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.[2]

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

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Final standings

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Northern Conference

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

Southern Conference

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

Playoffs

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1st Round

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Quarter-finals

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April 7, 2002
Brighton Bears 102–101 (OT) Newcastle Eagles

Semi-finals

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Final

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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)

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Teesside Mohawks 18 17 1 0.944 34
2 Plymouth Raiders 18 14 4 0.778 28
3 Solent Stars 18 11 7 0.611 22
4 Kingston Wildcats 18 10 8 0.556 20
5 Manchester Magic 18 9 9 0.500 18
6 Worthing Thunder 18 9 9 0.500 18
7 Reading Rockets 18 7 11 0.389 14
8 Inter-Basket London 18 5 13 0.278 10
9 Coventry Crusaders 18 4 14 0.222 8
10 Sutton Pumas 18 4 14 0.222 8
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Play Off Final – Teesside 127 Solent 117 (OT)

National League Division 1 (Tier 3)

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Final standings

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Derbyshire Arrows 22 20 2 0.909 40
2 Ealing Tornadoes 22 19 3 0.864 38
3 Ware Fire 22 16 6 0.727 32
4 Oxford Devils 22 16 6 0.727 32
5 Hull Icebergs 22 12 10 0.545 24
6 Westminster Warriors 22 11 11 0.500 22
7 North London Lords 22 7 15 0.318 14
8 NW London Wolverines 22 7 15 0.318 14
9 Worcester Wolves 22 7 15 0.318 14
10 Mansfield Express 22 6 16 0.273 12
11 Cardiff Clippers 22 6 16 0.273 12
12 Liverpool 22 3 19 0.136 6
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Play Off Final – Derbyshire 83 Ealing 81

NTL National Cup

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Last 16

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Team 1 Team 2 Score
Worthing Thunder Leicester Riders 89-126
Plymouth Raiders Birmingham Bullets 75-101
Teesside 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

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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

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

Final

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BBL Trophy

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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

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

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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

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

Statistics leaders

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

Seasonal awards

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References

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  1. ^ "South poles ahead in All-Star rout". Britball.com. 2002. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  2. ^ "Newcastle leap to third". Britball.com. 2002. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
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