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. After a 31–5 regular season campaign – which ensured the Championship and top seeding for the play-offs – 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, and the BBL Trophy in March against Leicester Riders.
Teams
TeamCityArena 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
BBL Championship (Tier 1) Regular season Standings
Results
Playoffs Bracket
Quarter-finals (1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (8) Bristol Flyers
(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
(3) Worcester Wolves vs. (6) London Lions
(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks
Semi-finals (1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
(4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (6) London Lions
Final (1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) London Lions
EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings
EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings
BBL Cup The winners of the five 1st Round matches will be joined by Newcastle Eagles, Worcester Wolves and Sheffield Sharks in the Quarter-finals, who received byes for finishing in the top three BBL Championship positions last season. The Final will be played on 11 January 2015 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
1st round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Sheffield Sharks vs. Newcastle Eagles
Bristol Flyers vs. Glasgow Rocks
Final
BBL Trophy The 13 BBL clubs were joined by Essex Leopards and Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League and Falkirk Fury of the Scottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. The first two rounds featured one-off games whilst the Semi-finals took place over two legs. The Final was held at the Emirates Arena in Glasgow on 8 March 2015, and this was the third consecutive year that the venue has hosted the event.
1st round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders
Leicester Riders vs. London Lions
Final
Monthly awards
MonthCoach of the MonthPlayer of the MonthOctober Andreas Kapoulas Bristol Flyers Demond Watt Cheshire PhoenixNovember Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Kieron Achara Glasgow RocksDecember John Coffino Cheshire Phoenix Demond Watt Cheshire PhoenixJanuary Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Jordan Clarke Plymouth RaidersFebruary Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Demond Watt Cheshire PhoenixMarch Fabulous Flournoy Newcastle Eagles Demond Watt Cheshire PhoenixApril Atiba Lyons Sheffield Sharks Charles Smith Newcastle Eagles Season Andreas Kapoulas Bristol Flyers Charles Smith Newcastle Eagles
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