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The 1993–94 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each.
The BBL secured a three year £1 million sponsorship deal with Budweiser and the divisions were re-organised once again.[1] The Budweiser League would be tier one with the National League Division's below. The Budweiser League increased in number with the addition of the Division One champions Doncaster Panthers . The Cheshire Jets became the Chester Jets.
Thames Valley Tigers claimed the League Trophy and stormed to the regular season title, however the Bracknell -based side suffered a shock defeat to Derby Bucks and saw them eliminated in the Quarter-final of the Budweiser Championship Play-offs.[2] Nevertheless, Tigers' Nigel Lloyd and Mick Bett were both awarded accolades as Most Valuable Player and Coach of the Year respectively. Worthing Bears also secured a double success by winning the play-offs and securing the National Cup.
Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1) [ edit ]
Final standings [ edit ]
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs
Playoffs [ edit ]
Quarter-finals [ edit ]
(1) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (8) Derby Bucks
(2) Worthing Bears vs. (7) Leicester City Riders
(3) Manchester Giants vs. (6) Birmingham Bullets
(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) London Towers
Semi-finals [ edit ]
Wembley Arena , London
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach
Alan Cunningham Guildford Coach
Kevin Cadle
National League Division 1 (Tier 2) [ edit ]
Final standings [ edit ]
National League Division 2 (Tier 3) [ edit ]
Final standings [ edit ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Nottingham Cobras
20
18
2
0.900
36
2
Chiltern Fastbreak
20
15
5
0.750
30
3
Swindon Sonics
20
13
7
0.650
26
4
Guildford Storm
20
13
7
0.650
26
5
Liverpool Atac
20
12
8
0.600
24
6
Stevenage Phoenix
20
12
8
0.600
24
7
Mid Sussex Magic
20
11
9
0.550
22
8
Northampton 89ers
20
8
12
0.400
16
9
London Elephants
20
4
16
0.200
7 *
10
Leicester Falcons
20
3
17
0.150
6
11
Lewisham Lightning
20
1
19
0.050
2
National Cup [ edit ]
Third round [ edit ]
Team 1
Team 2
Score
Derby Bucks
Worthing Bears
80-94
Hemel Hempstead Royals
Thames Valley Tigers
75-98
Sunderland Scorpions
Doncaster Panthers
83-80
Ware Rebels
Leicester City Riders
56-71
Birmingham Bullets
Swindon Sonics
66-54
London Towers
Chester Jets
61-69
Brixton TopCats
Manchester Giants
86-110
Oldham Celtics
Guildford Kings
73-92
Quarter-finals [ edit ]
Team 1
Team 2
Score
Sunderland Scorpions
Thames Valley Tigers
80-89
Cheshire Jets
Worthing Bears
79-102
Manchester Giants
Birmingham Bullets
99-85
Leicester City Riders
Guildford Kings
55-64
Semi-finals [ edit ]
Team 1
Team 2
1st Leg
2nd Leg
Manchester Eagles
Thames Valley Tigers
72-93
80-98
Worthing Bears
Guildford Kings
71-68
93-77
Worthing Bears
92 –83
Thames Valley Tigers
Pts : Nigel Lloyd 21, Peter Scantlebury 17, Michael Hayles 13, Alan Cunningham 12, Colin Irish 12, Tony Holley
Pts: Herman Harried 33, Steve Nelson 20, Cleave Lewis 15
Sheffield Arena Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach
Alan Cunningham Thames Valley Coach
Mick Bett
League Trophy [ edit ]
Group stage [ edit ]
Semi-finals [ edit ]
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears
Budweiser All-Star Game [ edit ]
Seasonal awards [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
Teams Competitions Seasons (List ) Awards Other