The 1994–95 BBL season was known as the

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League for sponsorship reasons. The season featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. A major change saw the Guildford Kings franchise fold due to the club being unable to negotiate a viable contract with the owners of the Guildford Spectrum. The league sold Kings' licence to a group headed by Robert Earl, Ed Simons and Harvey Goldsmith, who established the

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. Oldham Celtics dropped down a division to National League Division One. Newcomers

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formerly Sheffield Forgers won the regular season and claimed the title in their rookie season in addition to becoming

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champions. Seventh-seed

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caused a huge upset in the post-season Play-off to take the Championship crown with a memorable victory over Manchester Giants in the final.BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 12 The

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secured the BBL Trophy.

Budweiser League Championship (Tier 1)

Final standings

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

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

Semi-finals

Final

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

National Cup

Fourth round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

7 Up Trophy

Group stage

North Group 1

North Group 2

South Group 1

South Group 2

Sheffield finished ahead of Manchester by having the best head-to-head record between the teams. Thames Valley finished ahead of Birmingham by having the best head-to-head record between the teams.

Semi-finals

Doncaster Panthers vs. Sheffield Sharks Thames Valley Tigers vs. Worthing Bears

Final

Seasonal awards

* Most Valuable Player: Roger Huggins (

) * Coach of the Year: Jim Brandon (

) * All-Star Team: ** Roger Huggins (

) ** Karl Brown (

) **

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( London Towers) ** Chris Fite (

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) ** Herman Harried (

) **

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(

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) ** Mark Robinson ( Manchester Giants) ** Peter Scantlebury (

) ** Tony Windless ( London Towers) ** Robert Youngblood (

)

References

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