2018–19 British Basketball League season

British Basketball League
Competition details
Season 2018–19
Teams 12
Games played 23
Records
Biggest home win
  • 50 points
  • Newcastle Eagles 110–60 London City Royals
  • (5 October 2018)
Biggest away win
  • 22 points
  • Surrey Scorchers 94–116 Cheshire Phoenix
  • (6 October 2018)
Highest scoring
  • 210 points
  • Surrey Scorchers 94–116 Cheshire Phoenix
  • (6 October 2018)
Winning streak
  • 3 games
  • London City Royals (22–30 September 2018)
  • Newcastle Eagles (21 September – 5 October 2018)
  • Bristol Flyers (29 September – 6 October 2018)
  • Cheshire Phoenix (23 September – 6 October 2018)
Losing streak
  • 4 games
  • Surrey Scorchers
  • (22 September – 6 October 2018)
2019–20 →

The 2018–19 British Basketball League season is the 32nd campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season features 12 teams from across England and Scotland.

The Leicester Riders are the defending champions.

Teams

New creation team London City Royals replaced Leeds Force.[1]

Venues

Team City Arena Capacity
Bristol Flyers Bristol WISE Arena
750
Cheshire Phoenix Ellesmere Port Cheshire Oaks Arena
1,400
Glasgow Rocks Glasgow Emirates Arena
6,500
Leicester Riders Leicester Leicester Arena
2,400
London City Royals London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
2,000
London Lions London Copper Box
7,000
Manchester Giants Manchester Trafford Lucozade Powerleague Arena
1,100
Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Sport Central
3,000
Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
1,500
Sheffield Sharks Sheffield English Institute of Sport
1,200
Surrey Scorchers Guildford Surrey Sports Park
1,000
Worcester Wolves Worcester University of Worcester Arena
2,000

Personnel and sponsoring

Team Head Coach Captain Sponsor
Bristol Flyers Greece Andreas Kapoulas Scotland Michael Vigor RSG Group
Cheshire Phoenix England Ben Thomas Hillyer McKeown
Glasgow Rocks Scotland Darryl Wood Scotland Kieron Achara The Forge Shopping Centre
Leicester Riders United States Rob Paternostro England Andrew Thomson Jelson Homes
London City Royals England Junior Williams
London Lions England Vince Macaulay England Joe Ikhinmwin GLL
Manchester Giants England Danny Byrne England Callum Jones University of Bolton
Newcastle Eagles United States Fabulous Flournoy England Darius Defoe ESH Group
Plymouth Raiders England Paul James England Zak Wells Plessey
Sheffield Sharks United States Atiba Lyons England Mike Tuck BBraun
Surrey Scorchers Zimbabwe Creon Raftopoulos England Tayo Ogedengbe University of Surrey
Worcester Wolves United States Ty Shaw University of Worcester

Regular season

The winners of the Regular season are considered as national champions.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 3 3 0 280 210 +70 Qualification to playoffs
2 London Lions 4 3 1 350 299 +51
3 Bristol Flyers 4 3 1 330 298 +32
4 London City Royals 4 3 1 321 354 −33
5 Cheshire Phoenix 5 3 2 427 413 +14
6 Plymouth Raiders 4 2 2 351 358 −7
7 DBL Sharks Sheffield 5 2 3 397 415 −18
8 Manchester Giants 3 1 2 271 288 −17
9 Worcester Wolves 4 1 3 318 334 −16
10 Surrey Scorchers 5 1 4 470 493 −23
11 Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks 5 1 4 411 464 −53
12 Leicester Riders 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source: BBL

Results

Rounds 1 to 22

Home \ Away BRI CHE GLA LEI LCI LON MAN NEW PLY SHE SUR WOR
Bristol Flyers — 85–83 73–78 92–60
Cheshire Phoenix — 94–88 61–78 91–83
Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks — 85–100
Leicester Riders —
London City Royals — 91–85
London Lions 100–66 — 82–65
Manchester Giants 86–92 — 93–109
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle 70–65 110–60 —
Plymouth Raiders 87–83 95–88 —
DBL Sharks Sheffield 73–80 87–92 — 99–90
Surrey Scorchers 94–116 92–94 —
Worcester Wolves 77–80 93–81 —
Updated to match(es) played on 7 October 2018. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

Rounds 23 to 33

Home \ Away BRI CHE GLA LEI LCI LON MAN NEW PLY SHE SUR WOR
Bristol Flyers —
Cheshire Phoenix —
Radisson Red Glasgow Rocks —
Leicester Riders —
London City Royals —
London Lions —
Manchester Giants —
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle —
Plymouth Raiders —
DBL Sharks Sheffield —
Surrey Scorchers —
Worcester Wolves —
First match(es) will be played on TBD. Source:
Colours: Blue = home team win; Red = away team win.

British clubs in European competitions

British clubs returned to European competitions eleven years after their last participation.

TeamCompetitionProgress
Leicester RidersChampions LeagueFirst qualifying round
FIBA Europe CupRegular season

See also

  • 2018–19 BBL Cup
  • 2018–19 BBL Trophy

References

  1. ↑ "London City Royals to join BBL". BBL.org.uk. 2018. Retrieved 2018-07-13.
Preceded by
2017–18 season		 BBL seasons
2018–19		 Succeeded by
2019–20 season
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