2005–06 British Basketball League season#BBL Trophy

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| conf1_champ = Newcastle Eagles

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The 2005–06 BBL season was the 19th season of the British Basketball League, which ran from 23 September 2005 through to 11 April 2006. The season started earlier than usual because of England's participation in the 2006 Commonwealth Games, which took place during the regular season.

Eleven teams took to the court for the League Championship, which saw each team play each other four times (Twice at home and twice on the road) during the regular season. This was followed by the end of season playoffs which began on 14 April 2006 and ended with Finals weekend on 30 April 2006. One team change in the line-up saw the disappearance of long-time BBL member Thames Valley Tigers who were dissolved by the League after owner John Nike withdrew his financial backing.{{cite news| work = BBC Sport| title = Backer Nike quits Bees and Tigers | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/4433251.stm | year = 2006 | accessdate =9 November 2010 |publisher=BBC}}{{cite news| work = BBC Sport| title = Tigers fans fail to secure deal | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/4642473.stm | year = 2006 | accessdate =9 November 2010 |publisher=BBC}} A consortium of fans bid to save the team resulted in a new franchise being formed, the Guildford Heat who occupied Tigers' place in the Championship.{{cite news| title = Heat on at Spectrum | url = http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/sport/s/95642_basketball_heat_on_at_spectrum | year = 2006 | accessdate =9 November 2010 | publisher = getSurrey.co.uk}}

The season will be best remembered for Newcastle Eagles's incredible "clean sweep" of trophies winning the Championship, BBL Cup, BBL Trophy and finishing it off with an impressive victory in the Play-off final against Scottish Rocks.

Teams

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{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=52.412903 |long=-1.772094 |label=Bullets|position=left}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=50.84294 |long=0.131312 |label=Bears|position=left}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=53.196 |long=-2.890 |label=Jets|position=left}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=51.24844 |long=-0.56288 |label=Heat|position=left}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=52.62973 |long=-1.13897 |label=Riders|position=right}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=51.2508 |long=0.0407 |label=Towers|position=right}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=51.997121 |long=-0.723289 |label=Lions|position=right}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=54.963889 |long=-1.623333 |label=Eagles|position=bottom}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=50.368889 |long=-4.15 |label=Raiders|position=right}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=55.868494 |long=-4.294044 |label=Rocks|position=left}}

{{location map~ |United Kingdom |lat=53.398333 |long=-1.424444 |label=Sharks|position=right}}

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class="wikitable sortable" style="width: 73%"
width=25%\|Team !width=19%\|City/Area !width=29%\|Arena !width=12%\|Capacity !width=15%\|Last season
Birmingham Bullets \| Birmingham \| North Solihull Sports Centre \| 1,000 \| 11th
Brighton Bears \| Brighton \| Burgess Hill Triangle \| 1,800 \| 5th
Chester Jets \| Chester \| Northgate Arena \| 1,000 \| 1st
Guildford Heat \| Guildford \| Guildford Spectrum \| 1,100 \| New
Leicester Riders \| Leicester \| John Sanford Centre \| 800 \| 10th
London Towers \| London \| Crystal Palace National Sports Centre \| 3,500 \| 3rd
Milton Keynes Lions \| Milton Keynes \| Bletchley Centre \| 800 \| 8th
Newcastle Eagles \| Newcastle upon Tyne \| Metro Radio Arena \| 6,500 \| 2nd
Plymouth Raiders \| Plymouth \| Plymouth Pavilions \| 1,480 \| 9th
Scottish Rocks \| Glasgow \| Braehead Arena \| 4,000 \| 6th
Sheffield Sharks \| Sheffield \| Ponds Forge \| 1,600 \| 4th

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!width=15%|Last season

Birmingham Bullets

| Birmingham

| North Solihull Sports Centre

| 1,000

| 11th

Brighton Bears

| Brighton

| Burgess Hill Triangle

| 1,800

| 5th

Chester Jets

| Chester

| Northgate Arena

| 1,000

| 1st

Guildford Heat

| Guildford

| Guildford Spectrum

| 1,100

| New

Leicester Riders

| Leicester

| John Sanford Centre

| 800

| 10th

London Towers

| London

| Crystal Palace National Sports Centre

| 3,500

| 3rd

Milton Keynes Lions

| Milton Keynes

| Bletchley Centre

| 800

| 8th

Newcastle Eagles

| Newcastle upon Tyne

| Metro Radio Arena

| 6,500

| 2nd

Plymouth Raiders

| Plymouth

| Plymouth Pavilions

| 1,480

| 9th

Scottish Rocks

| Glasgow

| Braehead Arena

| 4,000

| 6th

Sheffield Sharks

| Sheffield

| Ponds Forge

| 1,600

| 4th

Notable occurrences

Guildford Heat made their debut appearance in the BBL on 1 October 2005, losing in overtime 89–88 to Newcastle Eagles at the Metro Radio Arena.
Newcastle Eagles' Managing Director Paul Blake succeeded Vince Macaulay-Razaq as the new chairman of the BBL prior to the season opening, emphasising that he will strengthen links with England Basketball to lay the foundations for a successful national team.
Newcastle picked up their first silverware of the season, with an 83–69 win over London Towers in the BBL Cup final at the National Indoor Arena, in Birmingham on 4 December. Eagles' TJ Walker was awarded MVP with 28 points, 12 rebounds and 4 assists.
Birmingham Bullets owner Craig Bown breached league regulations when, on 26 January, he cancelled Bullets' home game against Milton Keynes Lions in protest of the suspensions of player Yorrick Williams and coach Skouson Harker. Bullets were docked 1 point.{{cite news | author = Richard Taylor | title = Rodman becomes a Bear at close of the BBL's hardest week | url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article341480.ece | accessdate = 24 March 2007 | work = The Independent | location = London | date = 28 January 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930171158/http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article341480.ece | archive-date = 30 September 2007 | url-status = dead}}
Former NBA star Dennis Rodman made his debut for Brighton Bears on 28 January, only days after leaving the Celebrity Big Brother house. He scored 4 points in 26 minutes of play against Guildford.{{cite news| work = BBC Sport| title = Rodman features in Brighton win | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/4611798.stm | accessdate =9 November 2010 |publisher=BBC | date=29 January 2006}} Rodman went on to feature in three games for the Bears but later investigation found him to be ineligible and Brighton were docked 1 point by the league.{{cite news | author = Richard Taylor | title = Basketball: Bears count Rodman cost | url = http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article345883.ece | accessdate = 24 March 2007 | work = The Independent | location = London | date = 17 February 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930153910/http://sport.independent.co.uk/general/article345883.ece | archive-date = 30 September 2007 | url-status = dead}}
The BBL Trophy was also won by Newcastle, who defeated Leicester Riders 71–50 at the SkyDome Arena in Coventry, on 5 February. Newcastle's Andrew Sullivan picked up the MVP with 18 points and 11 rebounds.
Leicester's Tony Holley broke the record for the most rebounds in a BBL Trophy Final, bagging 19 in all and beating Alan Cunningham's previous best from 1991.{{cite news| title = Oh Boy! It's a Holley record | url = https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-stories/2006/02/06/basketball-oh-boy-it-s-a-holley-record-115875-16670889/ | year = 2006 | accessdate =9 November 2010 |work=Daily Mirror |location=UK}}{{cite news| work = BBC Leicestershire | title = Eagles 71–50 Riders | url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2006/02/06/leicester_riders_eagles_away_result.shtml | year = 2006 | accessdate =9 November 2010 |publisher=BBC}}
Many clubs missed several of their top English players, who left for the 2006 Commonwealth Games which took place from 15 to 26 March. Peter Scantlebury MBE's England men's team returned hugely successful having defeated Nigeria 80–57 to bring home the bronze medal. The women's team also won bronze.

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

= Final standings =

Each team played each other four times during the regular league season, twice at home and twice on the road. A dominant Newcastle team claimed the League title, with one game to spare against second-placed Scottish Rocks, adding their third piece of silverware for the season.

In their rookie season Guildford Heat finished an impressive fifth, with a 20–20 record, while former heavyweights Brighton Bears and Birmingham Bullets struggled, finishing eighth and last respectively. Both teams were docked one point each, Brighton for fielding an ineligible player against Guildford, while Birmingham owner Craig Bown breached league rules by cancelling the game against Milton Keynes Lions.

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style="background: #ffffcc;" \|1	style="text-align:left;"\|Newcastle Eagles	40	30	10	0.750	60
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\|Scottish Rocks	40	29	11	0.725	58
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\|Sheffield Sharks	40	26	14	0.650	52
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\|London Towers	40	22	18	0.550	44
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|5	style="text-align:left;"\|Guildford Heat	40	20	20	0.500	40
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|6	style="text-align:left;"\|Leicester Riders	40	18	22	0.450	36
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|7	style="text-align:left;"\|Chester Jets	40	17	23	0.425	34
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|8	style="text-align:left;"\|Brighton Bears +	40	17	23	0.425	33
9	style="text-align:left;"\|Plymouth Raiders	40	16	24	0.400	32
10	style="text-align:left;"\|Milton Keynes Lions	40	16	24	0.400	32
11	style="text-align:left;"\|Birmingham Bullets ++	40	9	31	0.175	17

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| = League winners

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| = Qualified for the play-offs

+ Brighton Bears were docked 1 point for playing an ineligible player.

++ Birmingham Bullets were docked 1 point due to breach of League Regulations.

= Playoffs =

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| RD1=Quarter-finals

| RD2=Semi-finals

| RD3=Final

| RD1-seed1=1

| RD1-team1=Newcastle Eagles

| RD1-score1=78

| RD1-seed2=8

| RD1-team2=Brighton Bears

| RD1-score2=74

| RD1-seed3=4

| RD1-team3=London Towers

| RD1-score3=81

| RD1-seed4=5

| RD1-team4=Guildford Heat

| RD1-score4=99

| RD1-seed5=2

| RD1-team5=Scottish Rocks

| RD1-score5=88

| RD1-seed6=7

| RD1-team6=Chester Jets

| RD1-score6=70

| RD1-seed7=3

| RD1-team7=Sheffield Sharks

| RD1-score7=101

| RD1-seed8=6

| RD1-team8=Leicester Riders

| RD1-score8=85

| RD2-seed1=1

| RD2-team1=Newcastle Eagles

| RD2-score1=115

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| RD2-team2=Guildford Heat

| RD2-score2=97

| RD2-seed3=2

| RD2-team3=Scottish Rocks

| RD2-score3=101

| RD2-seed4=3

| RD2-team4=Sheffield Sharks

| RD2-score4=84

| RD3-seed1=1

| RD3-team1=Newcastle Eagles

| RD3-score1=83

| RD3-seed2=2

| RD3-team2=Scottish Rocks

| RD3-score2=68

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== Quarter-finals ==

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== Semi-finals ==

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== Final ==

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| scoreA = 83

| scoreB = 68

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National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

= Final standings =

Pos	scope="col" style="width: 180px;"\|Team	Pld	W	L	%	Pts
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style="background: #ffffcc;" \|1	style="text-align:left;"\| Worthing Thunder	26	23	3	0.885	46
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\| Reading Rockets	26	22	4	0.846	44
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\| City of Sheffield Arrows	26	20	6	0.769	40
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\| Manchester Magic	26	19	7	0.731	38
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|5	style="text-align:left;"\| Worcester Wolves	26	17	9	0.654	34
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|6	style="text-align:left;"\| Essex & Herts Leopards	26	17	9	0.654	34
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|7	style="text-align:left;"\| London United	26	14	12	0.538	28
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|8	style="text-align:left;"\| Coventry Crusaders	26	14	12	0.538	28
9	style="text-align:left;"\| Kingston Wildcats	26	11	15	0.423	22
10	style="text-align:left;"\| Teesside Mohawks	26	8	18	0.308	16
11	style="text-align:left;"\| PAWS London Capital	26	6	20	0.231	12
12	style="text-align:left;"\| Solent Stars	26	4	22	0.154	8
13	style="text-align:left;"\| King's Lynn Fury	26	4	22	0.154	8
14	style="text-align:left;"\| Nottingham Knights	26	3	23	0.115	6

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| = League winners

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| = Qualified for the play-offs

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

= Final standings =

Pos	scope="col" style="width: 180px;"\|Team	Pld	W	L	%	Pts
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style="background: #ffffcc;" \|1	style="text-align:left;"\| West Hertfordshire Warriors	22	18	4	0.818	36
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|2	style="text-align:left;"\| Mansfield Express	22	17	5	0.773	34
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|3	style="text-align:left;"\| Northampton Neptunes	22	12	10	0.545	24
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|4	style="text-align:left;"\| Derby Trailblazers	22	11	11	0.500	22
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|5	style="text-align:left;"\| Liverpool	22	11	11	0.500	22
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|6	style="text-align:left;"\| Plymouth Raiders II	22	11	11	0.500	22
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|7	style="text-align:left;"\| Birmingham Aston Athletics	22	10	12	0.455	20
style="background: #ccffcc;" \|8	style="text-align:left;"\| Tamar Valley Cannons	22	10	12	0.455	20
9	style="text-align:left;"\| Newi Nets	22	9	13	0.409	18
10	style="text-align:left;"\| Leicester Warriors	22	9	13	0.409	18
11	style="text-align:left;"\| Colchester Tigers	22	7	15	0.318	14
12	style="text-align:left;"\| Bath Romans	22	7	15	0.318	14

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| = League winners

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| = Qualified for the play-offs

BBL Cup

= First round =

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Guildford Heat	Leicester Riders	69–65
Scottish Rocks	Birmingham Bullets	86–75
Milton Keynes Lions	Plymouth Raiders	84–66

= Quarter-finals =

width=240\| Team 1 !width=240\| Team 2 !width=80\| Score
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Chester Jets	Brighton Bears	94–82
Sheffield Sharks	Scottish Rocks	77–81 (OT)
London Towers	Milton Keynes Lions	81–66
Newcastle Eagles	Guildford Heat	82–63

= Semi-finals =

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width=240\| Team 1 !width=240\| Team 2 !width=80\| Score
Newcastle Eagles	Chester Jets	95–68
London Towers	Scottish Rocks	106–97 (OT)

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width=240| Team 1

!width=240| Team 2

!width=80| Score

95–68

106–97 (OT)

= Final =

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| date = 4 December 2005

| time =

| report = [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/basketball/4498064.stm Report]

| teamA = Newcastle Eagles

| scoreA = 83

| scoreB = 69

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| teamB = London Towers

| points1 = TJ Walker (MVP) 28, Jeremy Hyatt 18, Andrew Sullivan 18, Fab Flournoy 10, Darius Defoe 4, Andrew Bridge 3, John Bryant 2

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| attendance =?
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BBL Trophy

= Group stage =

Northern Group

style="width:175px;"\|Team ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"\|Pts ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"\|Pld ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"\|W ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"\|L ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Percentage"\|Percent
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style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|1.Newcastle Eagles	\|8
style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|2.Scottish Rocks	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|3.Sheffield Sharks	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|4.Chester Jets	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|5.Teesside Mohawks	\|8

Midlands Group

style="width:175px;"\|Team ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"\|Pts ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"\|Pld ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"\|W ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"\|L ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Percentage"\|Percent
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style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|1.Leicester Riders	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|2.Birmingham Bullets	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|3.London Towers	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|4.Milton Keynes Lions	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|5.Essex & Herts Leopards	\|8

Southern Group

style="width:175px;"\|Team ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Points"\|Pts ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Played"\|Pld ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Won"\|W ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Lost"\|L ! style="width:20px;" abbr="Percentage"\|Percent
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style="background:#cfc;" \|style="text-align:left;"\|1.Guildford Heat	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|2.Brighton Bears	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|3.Plymouth Raiders	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|4.Worthing Thunder	\|8
style="text-align:left;"\|5.London United	\|8

= Semi-finals =

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width=280\| Team 1 !width=280\| Team 2 !width=60\| Score
Newcastle Eagles	Scottish Rocks	82–72
Guildford Heat	Leicester Riders	66–69

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width=280| Team 1

!width=280| Team 2

!width=60| Score

82–72

66–69

= Final =

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| date = 5 February 2006

| time =

| report = [https://www.bbc.co.uk/leicester/content/articles/2006/02/06/leicester_riders_eagles_away_result.shtml Report]

| teamA = Newcastle Eagles

| scoreA = 71

| scoreB = 50

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| teamB = Leicester Riders

| points1 = Andrew Sullivan 18 (MVP), TJ Walker 14, Andrew Bridge 14, Jeremy Hyatt 11, Charles Smith 7, Fab Flournoy 7

| rebounds1 = Andrew Sullivan, 11

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| points2 = Ryan Huntley 12, Deginald Erskine 12, Anthony McHenry 10, Steve Bucknall 7, Tony Holley 6, Joel Burns 3

| rebounds2 = Tony Holley, 19

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| place = SkyDome Arena, Coventry

| attendance =?
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Statistics leaders

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Category!!Player!!Stat
--- \|style="text-align:center"\|Points per game	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chez Marks (London Towers)	22.1
style="text-align:center"\|Rebounds per game	{{flagicon\|USA}} Shawn Jamison (Milton Keynes Lions)	13.7
style="text-align:center"\|Assists per game	{{flagicon\|USA}} TJ Walker (Newcastle Eagles)	8.1

References

{{succession box |

before = 2004–05 season |

after = 2006–07 season |

title = BBL seasons |

years = 2005–06|

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Category:British Basketball League seasons

British

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%" !Category!!Player!!Stat
--- \|style="text-align:center"\|Points per game	{{flagicon\|USA}} Chez Marks (London Towers)	22.1
style="text-align:center"\|Rebounds per game	{{flagicon\|USA}} Shawn Jamison (Milton Keynes Lions)	13.7
style="text-align:center"\|Assists per game	{{flagicon\|USA}} TJ Walker (Newcastle Eagles)	8.1