The 1995–96 BBL season was known as the

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League for sponsorship reasons. The league featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. The division retained the same thirteen teams as the previous year after the BBL rejected an application from

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who had sealed the National League Division One (the second tier) title. The main change saw the Sunderland Scorpions renamed the

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due to a change of franchise and venue, their new home would be in Gateshead until the newly built Newcastle Arena opened on 18 November. The Manchester Giants also had a new home at the Nynex Arena and the sport was boosted by the return of TV coverage by

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clinched a treble, winning the

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, 7 Up Trophy and finishing top of the regular season standings. They were defeated in the Championship Play-off final by Birmingham Bullets.BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 11

Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

The play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) London Towers vs. (8) Thames Valley Tigers (2) Sheffield Sharks vs. (7) Worthing Bears (3) Birmingham Bullets vs. (6) Derby Storm (4) Leopards vs. (5) Manchester Giants

Semi-finals

Final

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

One point deducted *

Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

7 Up Trophy

Group stage

Northern Group

Southern Group

Chester finished ahead of Doncaster by having the best head-to-head record between the teams. London, Manchester, Sheffield and Thames Valley all received a bye into Quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals

Chester Jets vs. Birmingham Bullets Manchester Giants vs. Sheffield Sharks Thames Valley Tigers vs. London Towers Worthing Bears vs. Derby Storm

Semi-finals

London Towers vs. Birmingham Bullets Worthing Bears vs. Sheffield Sharks

Final

Seasonal awards

* Most Valuable Player: Tony Dorsey ( Birmingham Bullets) * Coach of the Year:

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) * All-Star Team: ** Tony Dorsey ( Birmingham Bullets) ** Karl Brown (

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) **

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) ** Todd Cauthorn (

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) ** Roger Huggins (

) ** LaKeith Humphrey (

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) ** Colin Irish ( Worthing Bears) ** Danny Lewis (

) ** Mark Robinson (

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) ** Tony Windless (

)

References

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