2012–13 BBL season | |
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League | British Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 21 September 2012 – 7 April 2013 12 April 2013 – 28 April 2013 (Playoffs) |
Number of games | 33 |
Number of teams | 12 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Leicester Riders |
Season MVP | Andrew Sullivan ( Leicester Riders) |
Top scorer | Chez Marks ( Cheshire Phoenix) |
BBL Tournaments | |
BBL Playoffs champions | Leicester Riders |
BBL Playoffs runners-up | Newcastle Eagles |
BBL Cup champions | Leicester Riders |
BBL Cup runners-up | Newcastle Eagles |
BBL Trophy champions | Sheffield Sharks |
BBL Trophy runners-up | Leicester Riders |
The 2012–13 BBL season was the 26th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 12 teams from across England and Scotland including a new entrant, the reformed Manchester Giants, who were based on the original franchise of the same name that folded in 2001. [1] East London Royals were due to become the 13th member of the League, but after their financial backing fell through weeks before the start of the season, the League deferred their entry until the 2013–14 season. [2] The pre-season also saw long-time member franchise Milton Keynes Lions relocate to London and rebrand itself as the London Lions, [3] whilst Cheshire Jets – encountering severe financial difficulties and threatened with the franchise being dissolved – were saved by campaigning local fans and businessmen and renamed as Cheshire Phoenix midway through the season. [4]
The Championship regular season commenced on 21 September 2012 with reigning Champions Newcastle Eagles beginning the defence of their title with a 72–65 victory over Glasgow Rocks. The regular season saw all teams face each other three times during the campaign, playing either two games at home and once on the road or vice versa, with the top-eight placed teams advancing to the play-offs, which took place in April 2013. [5] The season climaxed on 28 April with the showpiece Play-off Final, which returned to its former home at Wembley Arena, for the first time since 2002. [6] Leicester Riders dominated the campaign, and were successful in three of the BBL's four annual competition's, claiming the League title, BBL Cup and Play-off title. Sheffield Sharks thwarted the possibility of a "clean sweep" with a victory against the odds over the Riders in the BBL Trophy Final.
Team | City/Area | Arena | Capacity | Last season |
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Cheshire Phoenix | Chester | Northgate Arena | 1,000 | 6th |
Durham Wildcats | Newton Aycliffe | Newton Aycliffe Leisure Centre | 1,200 | 11th |
Glasgow Rocks | Glasgow | Emirates Arena | 6,500 | 5th |
Leicester Riders | Leicester | John Sandford Centre | 800 | 2nd |
London Lions | London | Crystal Palace National Sports Centre | 1,500 | 9th |
Manchester Giants | Manchester | Wright Robinson College | 900 | New |
Mersey Tigers | Liverpool | Knowsley Leisure & Culture Park | 450 | 10th |
Newcastle Eagles | Newcastle upon Tyne | Sport Central | 3,000 | 1st |
Plymouth Raiders | Plymouth | Plymouth Pavilions | 1,480 | 4th |
Sheffield Sharks | Sheffield | English Institute of Sport | 1,200 | 7th |
Surrey Heat | Guildford | Surrey Sports Park | 1,000 | 8th |
Worcester Wolves | Worcester | University of Worcester | 600 | 3rd |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
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1 | Leicester Riders | 33 | 30 | 3 | 0.909 | 60 |
2 | Newcastle Eagles | 33 | 25 | 8 | 0.758 | 50 |
3 | Glasgow Rocks | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0.636 | 42 |
4 | Surrey Heat | 33 | 21 | 12 | 0.636 | 42 |
5 | Worcester Wolves | 33 | 20 | 13 | 0.606 | 40 |
6 | Plymouth Raiders | 33 | 19 | 14 | 0.576 | 38 |
7 | Sheffield Sharks | 33 | 17 | 16 | 0.515 | 34 |
8 | London Lions | 33 | 13 | 20 | 0.394 | 26 |
9 | Manchester Giants | 33 | 12 | 21 | 0.364 | 24 |
10 | Durham Wildcats | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0.303 | 20 |
11 | Cheshire Phoenix | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0.303 | 20 |
12 | Mersey Tigers | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0.000 | 0 |
= League winners | |
= Qualified for the play-offs |
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 70 | 73 | 143 | ||||||||||||||
8 | London Lions | 68 | 61 | 129 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | 80 | 76 | 156 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Plymouth Raiders | 66 | 60 | 126 | ||||||||||||||
3 | Glasgow Rocks | 71 | 78 | 149 | ||||||||||||||
6 | Plymouth Raiders | 82 | 87 | 169 | ||||||||||||||
1 | Leicester Riders | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Newcastle Eagles | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Newcastle Eagles | 85 | 84 | 169 | ||||||||||||||
7 | Sheffield Sharks | 70 | 81 | 151 | ||||||||||||||
2 | Newcastle Eagles | 110 | 92 | 202 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Surrey Heat | 82 | 96 | 178 | ||||||||||||||
4 | Surrey Heat | 78 | 76 | 154 | ||||||||||||||
5 | Worcester Wolves | 81 | 70 | 151 |
(1) Leicester Riders vs. (8) London Lions
13 April 2013
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Leicester Riders | 73–61 | London Lions |
Leicester wins on aggregate, 143–129 |
John Sandford Centre,
Leicester
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(2) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks
(3) Glasgow Rocks vs. (6) Plymouth Raiders
(4) Surrey Heat vs. (5) Worcester Wolves
(1) Leicester Riders vs. (6) Plymouth Raiders
21 April 2013
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Leicester Riders | 76–60 | Plymouth Raiders |
Leicester wins on aggregate, 156–126 |
Sir David Wallace Centre,
Loughborough
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(2) Newcastle Eagles vs. (4) Surrey Heat
28 April 2013
3.00pm GMT |
Leicester Riders | 68–57 | Newcastle Eagles |
Scoring by quarter: 22–11, 18–15, 17–15, 13–16 | ||
Pts:
Andrew Sullivan, 24 Rebs: Jay Cousinard, 7 Asts: Andrew Sullivan, 6 |
Pts:
Darius Defoe, 13 Rebs: Kareem Maddox, 8 Asts: Fabulous Flournoy/ Damon Huffman, 4 |
Wembley Arena, London
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
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1 | Reading Rockets | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0.846 | 44 |
2 | Bristol Academy Flyers | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0.692 | 36 |
3 | Team Northumbria | 26 | 17 | 9 | 0.654 | 34 |
4 | Tees Valley Mohawks | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 32 |
5 | Leeds Carnegie | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 32 |
6 | Essex Leopards | 26 | 16 | 10 | 0.615 | 32 |
7 | Worthing Thunder | 26 | 13 | 13 | 0.500 | 26 |
8 | Leicester Warriors | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0.462 | 24 |
9 | Medway Park Crusaders | 26 | 12 | 14 | 0.462 | 24 |
10 | Hemel Storm | 26 | 11 | 15 | 0.423 | 22 |
11 | Bradford Dragons | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0.385 | 20 |
12 | Westminster Warriors | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0.385 | 20 |
13 | Derby Trailblazers | 26 | 6 | 20 | 0.231 | 12 |
14 | Brixton TopCats | 26 | 3 | 23 | 0.115 | 6 |
= League winners | |
= Qualified for the play-offs |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
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1 | Newham Neptunes | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 34 |
2 | Manchester Magic | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0.682 | 30 |
3 | Eastside Eagles | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 |
4 | Derbyshire Arrows | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 |
5 | Loughborough University | 22 | 12 | 10 | 0.545 | 24 |
6 | PAWS London Capital + | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 22 |
7 | Glamorgan Gladiators | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
8 | Mansfield Giants | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 |
9 | London Westside | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 |
10 | London United | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 |
11 | Team Solent | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
12 | Birmingham Mets | 22 | 3 | 19 | 0.136 | 6 |
= League winners | |
= Qualified for the play-offs |
The winners of the four 1st Round matches were joined by Newcastle Eagles, Leicester Riders, Plymouth Raiders and Worcester Wolves in the Quarter-finals, who received byes for finishing in the top four BBL Championship positions last season. [27] The Final was played on 13 January 2013 at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
Plymouth Raiders vs. Newcastle Eagles
Sheffield Sharks vs. Leicester Riders
8 December 2012
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Leicester Riders | 75–45 | Sheffield Sharks |
Leicester wins on aggregate, 165–115 |
John Sanford Centre,
Leicester
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13 January 2013
3.45pm GMT |
Leicester Riders | 85–80 | Newcastle Eagles |
Scoring by quarter: 20–17, 25–19, 20–15, 20–29 | ||
Pts:
Jay Cousinard, 17 Rebs: Anthony Rowe, 13 Asts: Andrew Sullivan, 5 |
Pts:
Joe Chapman, 29 Rebs: Charles Smith, 7 Asts: Charles Smith, 6 |
The 12 BBL clubs were joined by Essex Leopards and Reading Rockets of the English Basketball League and Edinburgh Kings of the Scottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. Following the withdrawal of East London Royals prior to the start of the competition, Worthing Thunder from the English Basketball League were invited to take their place and play Mersey Tigers in the 1st Round. [28] 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 and saw Sheffield Sharks claim their first Trophy in 15 years, after 71–69 victory over Leicester Riders.
Cheshire Phoenix vs. Sheffield Sharks
Leicester Riders vs. Worcester Wolves
2 March 2013
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Leicester Riders | 66–68 | Worcester Wolves |
Leicester wins on aggregate, 148–141 |
John Sandford Centre,
Leicester
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9 March 2013
3.30pm GMT |
Sheffield Sharks | 71–69 | Leicester Riders |
Scoring by quarter: 23–21, 16–15, 22–17, 10–16 | ||
Pts:
B.J. Holmes, 25 Rebs: B.J. Holmes/ Demetrius Jemison/ Michael Tuck, 7 Asts: B.J. Holmes, 3 |
Pts:
Jay Cousinard, 21 Rebs: Andrew Sullivan, 8 Asts: Jorge Calvo/ Jay Cousinard/ Andrew Sullivan, 2 |
Category | Player | Stat |
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Points per game | Chez Marks ( Cheshire Phoenix) | 22.8 |
Rebounds per game | Kareem Maddox ( Newcastle Eagles) | 10.7 |
Assists per game | Ralph Bucci ( Durham Wildcats) | 5.5 |
Steals per game | Travis Holmes ( Surrey Heat) | 3.0 |
Blocks per game | Alif Bland ( Cheshire Phoenix) | 2.4 |
Field goal percentage | Demetrius Jemison ( Sheffield Sharks) | 61.0% |
Free throw percentage | B.J. Holmes ( Sheffield Sharks) | 88.3% |
Three-point field goal percentage | Arnas Kazlauskas ( Worcester Wolves) | 44.6% |
Month | Coach | Player |
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October | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | Colin O'Reilly ( Plymouth Raiders) |
November | Sterling Davis ( Glasgow Rocks) | Kareem Maddox ( Newcastle Eagles) |
December | Fabulous Flournoy ( Newcastle Eagles) | Ralph Bucci ( Durham Wildcats) |
January | Rob Paternostro ( Leicester Riders) | Ralph Bucci ( Durham Wildcats) |
February | Paul James ( Worcester Wolves) | Kareem Maddox ( Newcastle Eagles) |
March | Atiba Lyons ( Sheffield Sharks) | Travis Holmes ( Surrey Heat) |