The 1999–2000 BBL season, was known as the
Dairylea Dunkers Championship for sponsorship reasons, the regular season commenced on September 15, 1999, and ended on April 8, 2000, with a total of 13 teams competing. For the first time in the league’s history, the 13 teams were split into two geographically divided Conferences, seven in the North and six in the South, with northern teams playing 36 games and southern teams playing 34 games each. The season was dominated by the success of
Manchester Giants
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, conquering the Northern Conference and Championship Play-offs, whilst
London Towers
London Towers were a professional basketball team based in London, England. They enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s and early 2000s, collecting 3 titles in the British Basketball League (BBL) as well as regularly competing in European c ...
were victorious in the Southern Conference and the
uni-ball Trophy.
Sheffield Sharks
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were also successful in defending their
Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup.
London Towers featured in European competition, participating in the
Saporta Cup
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, though with a 3-7 record they finished at the bottom of Group G and thus failed to progress beyond the Group stage. Cross-town rivals
Greater London Leopards also made a brief appearance in the
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but following a 155-189 aggregate defeat to ÍRB Reykjanesbær in the Preliminary round, their first foray into Europe was merely a cameo.
The Southern All-Stars beat their Northern rivals in the eleventh annual All-Star Game with a 177-180 victory, the closest result in the League's history.
That was the 7th overall win of the South against the North who won 5 games since the All-Star Game's inception in 1989.
Dairylea Dunkers Championship (Tier 1)
Final standings
Northern Conference
Southern Conference
The play-offs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
Final standings
Playoffs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
National League Division 2 (Tier 3)
Final standings
Play Off Final - Kingston 68 Manchester 62
National League Division 3 (Tier 4)
Final standings
Play Off Final - Mansfield v Doncaster 84-76, 75-75
Sainsbury's Classic Cola National Cup
Last 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
uni-ball Trophy
Group stage
Group A
* Derby qualified ahead of Birmingham on head-to-head results.
Group B
Group C
Group D
* Chester qualified ahead of Brighton on head-to-head results.
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Star Game
Statistics leaders
Seasonal awards
* Most Valuable Player:
Tony Dorsey
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Manchester Giants
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)
* Domestic Player of the Year:
Steve Bucknall
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London Towers
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)
* Import Player of the Year:
Tony Dorsey
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Manchester Giants
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)
* Defensive Player of the Year:
Roy Hairston
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Manchester Giants
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)
* Most Improved Player of the Year:
Ian Whyte (
Newcastle Eagles
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* Coach of the Year:
Nick Nurse
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Manchester Giants
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)
* All-Star First Team:
**
Tony Dorsey
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Manchester Giants
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**
Danny Lewis (
London Towers
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)
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Terrell Myers
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Terrell attended James Hillhouse after graduation then attended St. Thomas More Prep school in Waterbury, Connecticut, followed by Sain ...
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Sheffield Sharks
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Steve Bucknall
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A 1.98 m (6'6") and 97.5 kg (215 lbs.) shooting gua ...
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London Towers
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)
**
Roy Hairston
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Manchester Giants
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)
* All-Star Second Team:
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James Hamilton (
Chester Jets)
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Nigel Lloyd
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Milton Keynes Lions
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Nate Reinking
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Sheffield Sharks
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)
**
John McCord (
Edinburgh Rocks)
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Brandon Brantley (
Greater London Leopards)
References
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