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    2003–04 British Basketball League season

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    2003–04 BBL season
    LeagueBritish Basketball League
    SportBasketball
    Roll of Honour
    BBL championsBrighton Bears
    Play Off's championsSheffield Sharks
    BBL Cup championsSheffield Sharks
    BBL Trophy championsChester Jets
    British Basketball League seasons
    ← 2002–03
    2004–05 →

    The 2003–04 BBL season was the 17th campaign in the history of the British Basketball League.

    Teams

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    2003–04 British Basketball League season is located in the United Kingdom
    Bullets
    Bullets
    Bears
    Bears
    Jets
    Jets
    Riders
    Riders
    Towers
    Towers
    Lions
    Lions
    Eagles
    Eagles
    Rocks
    Rocks
    Sharks
    Sharks
    Tigers
    Tigers
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    Locations of the 2003–04 BBL teams
    Team City/Area Arena Capacity Last season
    Birmingham Bullets Birmingham Birmingham Sports Centre 1,000 9th
    Brighton Bears Brighton Brighton Centre &
    Burgess Hill Triangle     		3,600
    1,800     		2nd
    Chester Jets Chester Northgate Arena 1,000 3rd
    Leicester Riders Loughborough Loughborough University 1,200 11th
    London Towers London Crystal Palace National Sports Centre 3,500 7th
    Milton Keynes Lions Milton Keynes Bletchley Centre 800 8th
    Newcastle Eagles Newcastle upon Tyne Telewest Arena 6,500 5th
    Scottish Rocks Glasgow Braehead Arena 4,000 6th
    Sheffield Sharks Sheffield Hallam FM Arena &
    Ponds Forge     		8,500
    1,600     		1st
    Thames Valley Tigers Bracknell John Nike Sports Centre 1,000 4th

    Notable occurrences

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    • Due to uncertainty regarding the future of Aston Events Centre, the Birmingham Bullets were forced to relocate to a new home venue. Their first games of the campaign were postponed until a suitable venue could be found, with the owner Craig Bown eventually acquiring the use of Birmingham Sports Centre for the duration of the season.[1]
    • With their 68–66 win in the BBL Trophy Final against Brighton Bears, Chester Jets made history as the first team to win the Trophy for four consecutive seasons.[2]

    BBL championship (Tier 1)

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    Final standings

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    Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
    1 Brighton Bears 36 30 6 0.833 60
    2 Sheffield Sharks 36 26 10 0.722 52
    3 London Towers 36 23 13 0.638 46
    4 Scottish Rocks 36 23 13 0.638 46
    5 Chester Jets 36 21 15 0.583 42
    6 Newcastle Eagles 36 18 18 0.500 36
    7 Thames Valley Tigers 36 18 18 0.500 36
    8 Milton Keynes Lions 36 13 23 0.362 26
    9 Leicester Riders 36 5 31 0.138 10
    10 Birmingham Bullets 36 2 34 0.055 4
    = League winners
    = Qualified for the play-offs

    Playoffs

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    Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
    1 Brighton Bears 91
    8 Milton Keynes Lions 83
    1 Brighton Bears 79
    5 Chester Jets 80
    4 Scottish Rocks 83
    5 Chester Jets 86
    5 Chester Jets 74
    2 Sheffield Sharks 86
    2 Sheffield Sharks 118
    7 Thames Valley Tigers 110
    2 Sheffield Sharks 94
    3 London Towers 88
    3 London Towers 96
    6 Newcastle Eagles 94

    Quarter-finals

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    17 April 2004
    Brighton Bears 91–83 Milton Keynes Lions
    Brighton Centre, Brighton
    17 April 2004
    London Towers 94–92 Newcastle Eagles
    Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
    18 April 2004
    Scottish Rocks 83–86 Chester Jets
    Braehead Arena, Glasgow
    18 April 2004
    Sheffield Sharks 118–100 Thames Valley Tigers
    Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield

    Semi-finals

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    1 May 2004
    Brighton Bears 79–80 Chester Jets
    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
    1 May 2004
    Sheffield Sharks 94–88 London Towers
    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

    Final

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    2 May 2004
    6.00 pm GMT
    Sheffield Sharks 86–74 Chester Jets
    Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 26–19, 16–17, 26–19
    Pts: Lynard Stewart 25, Rob Yanders 19, Justin Phoenix 12, Nate Reinking 12 Pts: Michael Nurse 21, John McCord 18, Calvin Davis 14
    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

    EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

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    Final standings

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    Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
    1 Plymouth Raiders 22 20 2 0.909 40
    2 Reading Rockets 22 17 5 0.773 34
    3 Teesside Mohawks 22 16 6 0.727 32
    4 Manchester Magic 22 16 6 0.727 32
    5 Worthing Thunder 22 15 7 0.682 30
    6 London United 22 11 11 0.500 22
    7 City of Sheffield Arrows 22 10 12 0.455 20
    8 Ware Rebels 22 9 13 0.409 18
    9 Sutton Pumas 22 7 15 0.318 14
    10 Solent Stars 22 4 18 0.182 8
    11 Kingston Wildcats 22 4 18 0.182 8
    12 Bath Romans 22 3 19 0.136 6
    = League winners
    = Qualified for the play-offs

    Haribo Cup

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    This season saw the first edition of the newly created Haribo Cup. Following the BBL's decision to withdraw from the National Cup due to import player regulations, the League's newest competition saw all 10 teams competing in a knock-out style tournament culminating in the Grand Final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.

    Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
             
    Leicester Riders 100
    London Towers 112
    London Towers 81
    Sheffield Sharks 90
    Milton Keynes Lions 74
    Sheffield Sharks 85
    Sheffield Sharks 83
    Scottish Rocks 70
    Birmingham Bullets 96
    Thames Valley Tigers 105
    Thames Valley Tigers 104
    Scottish Rocks 105 (OT)
    Scottish Rocks 86 (OT)
    Newcastle Eagles 82

    First round

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    26 October 2003
    Sheffield Sharks 83–70 Brighton Bears
    Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
    26 October 2003
    Chester Jets 79–95 Newcastle Eagles
    Northgate Arena, Chester

    Quarter-finals

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    8 November 2003
    Leicester Riders 100–112 London Towers
    Loughborough University, Loughborough
    8 November 2003
    Birmingham Bullets 96–105 Thames Valley Tigers
    Birmingham Sports Centre, Birmingham
    9 November 2003
    Milton Keynes Lions 74–85 Sheffield Sharks
    Bletchley Centre, Milton Keynes Lions
    9 November 2003
    Scottish Rocks 86–82 (OT) Newcastle Eagles
    Braehead Arena, Glasgow

    Semi-finals

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    29 November 2003
    London Towers 81–90 Sheffield Sharks
    Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London
    29 November 2003
    Thames Valley Tigers 104–105 (OT) Scottish Rocks
    Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, London

    Final

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    11 January 2004
    Sheffield Sharks 83–70 Scottish Rocks
    Scoring by quarter: 24–14, 22–22, 18–28, 19–6
    Pts: H.L. Coleman 22, Lynard Stewart 17, Nate Reinking 13 Pts: Jerry Williams 26, Terence McGee 15, Michael Martin 12
    National Indoor Arena, Birmingham

    BBL Trophy

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    Due to the lack of teams competing in this season's Championship, the BBL Trophy featured all 10 BBL teams plus two invited teams from the English Basketball League (Plymouth Raiders and Teesside Mohawks). The First round saw all 12 teams divided into four regionalised groups with the top finishing team advancing to the Semi-finals.

    Group stage

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    Semi-finals

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    7 February 2004
    Brighton Bears 86–73 London Towers
    Ponds Forge, Sheffield
    7 February 2004
    Chester Jets 91–85 Scottish Rocks
    Ponds Forge, Sheffield

    Final

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    13 March 2004
    Brighton Bears 66–68 Chester Jets
    Scoring by quarter: 21–21, 17–17, 17–15, 11–15
    Pts: Kendrick Warren 17, Mike Brown 14, Rico Alderson 12 Pts: John McCord 19 (MVP), Michael Nurse 13, Billy Singleton 11
    Hallam FM Arena, Sheffield
    Attendance: 5,000

    Statistics leaders

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    Category Player Stat
    Points per game United States Mike Pegues (Leicester Riders) 24.7
    Rebounds per game United States Shawn Jamison (Milton Keynes Lions) 11.6
    Assists per game United States Italy Rob Paternostro (Birmingham Bullets) 7.8

    References

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    1. ^ "Bullets move home". 2003. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
    2. ^ "Jets create history". BBC News. 13 March 2004. Archived from the original on 5 May 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
    Preceded by
    2002–03 season
    		 BBL seasons
    2003–04     		Succeeded by
    2004–05 season
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