2014–15 British Basketball League season

Sports season

2014–15 BBL season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	26 September 2014 – 19 April 2015 (Regular season) 22 April 2015 – 10 May 2015 (Playoffs)
Number of games	36
Number of teams	13
Regular Season
Top seed	Newcastle Eagles
Season MVP	Charles Smith Newcastle Eagles
Top scorer	Demond Watt Cheshire Phoenix (666 points)
BBL Tournaments
BBL Playoffs champions	Newcastle Eagles
BBL Playoffs runners-up	London Lions
BBL Cup champions	Newcastle Eagles
BBL Cup runners-up	Glasgow Rocks
BBL Trophy champions	Newcastle Eagles
BBL Trophy runners-up	Leicester Riders
BBL seasons
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The 2014–15 BBL season was the 28th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 13 teams from across England and Scotland, including new entrants, Bristol Flyers and Leeds Force. The season started on 26 September 2014 and ended on 10 May 2015 with the Play-off Final at The O2 Arena.

As they did in 2005–06 and 2011–12, Newcastle Eagles completed a clean sweep of honours available during the season.^[1] After a 31–5 regular season campaign – which ensured the Championship and top seeding for the play-offs^[2] – the Eagles then defeated Bristol Flyers and Sheffield Sharks to make the final, which they then won 96–84 over London Lions. The Eagles also won the BBL Cup in January against Glasgow Rocks,^[3] and the BBL Trophy in March against Leicester Riders.^[4]

Team	City	Arena	Capacity	Last season
Bristol Flyers	Bristol	SGS WISE Arena	750	New
Cheshire Phoenix	Chester	Northgate Arena	1,000	5th
Durham Wildcats	Newton Aycliffe	Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre	1,200	8th
Glasgow Rocks	Glasgow	Emirates Arena	6,500	10th
Leeds Force	Leeds	Carnegie Sports Arena	500	New
Leicester Riders	Leicester	Sir David Wallace Centre	1,000	4th
London Lions	London	Copper Box	7,000	6th
Manchester Giants	Manchester	Trafford Powerleague Arena	1,100	9th
Newcastle Eagles	Newcastle upon Tyne	Sport Central	3,000	1st
Plymouth Raiders	Plymouth	Plymouth Pavilions	1,480	9th
Sheffield Sharks	Sheffield	English Institute of Sport	1,000	2nd
Surrey United	Guildford	Surrey Sports Park	1,000	11th
Worcester Wolves	Worcester	Worcester Arena	2,000	3rd

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Newcastle Eagles	36	31	5	3494	2960	+534	62	Qualification to playoffs
2	Leicester Riders	36	30	6	3147	2731	+416	60
3	Worcester Wolves	36	28	8	2959	2735	+224	56
4	Cheshire Phoenix	36	26	10	3146	2839	+307	52
5	Glasgow Rocks	36	21	15	2948	2879	+69	42
6	London Lions	36	21	15	2835	2673	+162	42
7	Sheffield Sharks	36	19	17	2868	2755	+113	38
8	Bristol Flyers	36	13	23	2589	2811	−222	26
9	Manchester Giants	36	12	24	2944	3120	−176	24
10	Plymouth Raiders	36	11	25	3044	3278	−234	22
11	Leeds Force	36	9	27	2314	2693	−379	18
12	Durham Wildcats	36	8	28	2591	2878	−287	16
13	Surrey United	36	5	31	2652	3179	−527	10

Home \ Away	BRI	CHE	DUR	GLA	LEE	LEI	LON	MAN	NEW	PLY	SHE	SUR
Bristol Flyers	73–86	61–72	91–97	71–47	59–82	63–85	72–67	93–105	65–56	73–72	74–91	68–69
79–54	68–81	76–81	88–84	70–79	70–62
Cheshire Phoenix	92–72	83–79	80–61	66–48	59–65	84–75	93–75	81–88	104–98	85–91	97–63	97–86
79–68	91–58	76–78	102–84	75–68	89–75
Durham Wildcats	77–72	76–99	81–83	80–46	67–101	80–73	84–92	73–99	67–75	63–65	101–57	58–66
73–84	75–81	71–83	70–67	76–75	79–110
Glasgow Rocks	62–79	86–89	79–68	67–59	80–71	89–86	90–85	69–88	99–104	72–64	96–77	99–96
107–82	68–77	78–81	82–65	72–82	89–60
Leeds Force	58–73	53–65	70–62	57–77	50–76	61–64	85–76	56–94	79–83	52–71	73–61	69–98
81–70	62–70	68–94	80–93	73–79	54–84
Leicester Riders	83–54	88–87	85–46	93–82	71–62	87–81	104–82	89–95	106–86	98–85	102–87	82–86
100–82	84–81	74–54	116–84	109–75	66–63
London Lions	76–68	87–71	20–0^[a]	67–75	78–70	89–75	86–73	56–69	91–63	61–81	104–65	88–70
78–65	82–94	64–69	76–91	82–99	71–73
Manchester Giants	73–82	82–99	80–69	70–77	72–61	69–80	79–87	87–117	102–77	76–72	101–90	93–83
93–85	82–91	57–64	87–104	78–96	91–77
Newcastle Eagles	98–72	119–92	99–83	103–93	98–91	104–81	94–87	115–76	123–101	95–84	105–78	81–86
101–74	78–101	98–71	96–67	107–97	101–62
Plymouth Raiders	86–91	107–116	88–101	85–100	73–69	91–99	65–89	80–91	82–88	91–90	94–74	88–95
94–87	83–94	90–93	90–101	100–88	90–95
Sheffield Sharks	92–61	82–95	83–70	69–55	60–62	86–89	80–83	96–80	75–95	79–55	100–68	76–78
85–72	91–88	72–80	96–87	84–97	93–88
Surrey United	53–65	69–99	80–78	97–76	76–65	56–85	73–89	90–89	76–97	72–78	53–60	62–78
81–109	75–111	73–76	91–102	83–89	79–95
Worcester Wolves	79–65	83–67	89–73	92–80	68–58	77–67	83–78	90–81	99–91	86–85	78–75	82–68
74–48	70–75	85–80	88–81	87–65	71–70

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Qualification
1	Essex Leopards	24	18	6	36	League winners
2	Manchester Magic	24	17	7	34	Qualified for the Play-offs
3	Derby Trailblazers	24	17	7	34
4	Kent Crusaders	24	16	8	32
5	Reading Rockets	24	15	9	30
6	Team Northumbria	24	15	9	30
7	Worthing Thunder	24	11	13	22
8	Bradford Dragons	24	10	14	20
9	Leicester Warriors	24	9	15	18
10	Hemel Storm	24	9	15	18
11	Tees Valley Mohawks	24	9	15	18
12	Westminster Warriors	24	6	18	12
13	Newham Neptunes	24	4	20	8

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	Qualification
1	London Lituanica	22	21	1	0	42	League winners
2	Lancashire Spinners	22	19	3	0	38	Qualified for the Play-offs
3	Ipswich	22	15	7	0	30
4	Loughborough Student Riders	21	14	7	1	28
5	London Greenhouse Pioneers	21	12	9	1	24
6	Derbyshire Arrows	22	12	10	0	24
7	Brixton TopCats	22	10	12	0	20
8	London Westside	22	8	14	0	16
9	Eastside Eagles London	22	6	16	0	12
10	Birmingham Mets	22	6	16	0	12
11	Worcester Wolves B	22	5	17	0	10
12	London United	22	3	19	0	6

Month	Coach of the Month		Player of the Month
October	Andreas Kapoulas	Bristol Flyers	Demond Watt	Cheshire Phoenix
November	Fabulous Flournoy	Newcastle Eagles	Kieron Achara	Glasgow Rocks
December	John Coffino	Cheshire Phoenix	Demond Watt	Cheshire Phoenix
January	Fabulous Flournoy	Newcastle Eagles	Jordan Clarke	Plymouth Raiders
February	Fabulous Flournoy	Newcastle Eagles	Demond Watt	Cheshire Phoenix
March	Fabulous Flournoy	Newcastle Eagles	Demond Watt	Cheshire Phoenix
April	Atiba Lyons	Sheffield Sharks	Charles Smith	Newcastle Eagles
Season	Andreas Kapoulas	Bristol Flyers	Charles Smith	Newcastle Eagles

v t e British Basketball League
Former Teams	Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Knights Birmingham Panthers Brighton Bears Bristol Flyers Calderdale Explorers Caledonia Gladiators Cheshire Phoenix Crystal Palace Derby Storm Doncaster Panthers Durham Wildcats Essex Leopards Essex Pirates Glasgow Rangers Guildford Kings Leeds Force Leicester Riders Livingston London Capital London City Royals London Lions London Towers London United Manchester Giants (1989) Manchester Giants (2012) Mersey Tigers Newcastle Eagles Oldham Celtics Olympic City Giants Plymouth City Patriots Plymouth Raiders Portsmouth Sheffield Sharks Solent Stars Surrey Scorchers Thames Valley Tigers Worthing Thunder Worcester Wolves
Competitions	BBL Championship (BBL Playoffs) BBL Trophy All-Star Game BBL Cup Cup Winners' Cup Women's British Basketball League
Seasons (List)	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Awards	Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player
Other	BBL Player National Basketball League Scottish Basketball Championship National Cup Timeline of basketball on UK television

Teams

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Regular season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

BBL Cup

1st round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

BBL Trophy

1st round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Monthly awards

References