The 2014–15 BBL season was the 28th campaign of the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

since the league's establishment in 1987. The season featured 13 teams from across England and Scotland, including new entrants,

Bristol Flyers The Bristol Flyers are an English professional basketball team based in the city of Bristol. The Flyers compete in the Super League Basketball, after promotion from the English Basketball League in 2014. The team play their home games at the S ...

and

Leeds Force Leeds Force were an English professional basketball team based in Leeds, West Yorkshire. The Force played in the British Basketball League, the top flight of British basketball. They played their home games at the Carnegie Sports Arena, located ...

. The season started on 26 September 2014 and ended on 10 May 2015 with the Play-off Final at

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. As they did in 2005–06 and 2011–12,

Newcastle Eagles The Newcastle Eagles are a professional basketball club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. They play in Super League Basketball, the top-tier professional basketball league in Britain for men and women, and the European North Basketball Leag ...

completed a clean sweep of honours available during the season. After a 31–5 regular season campaign – which ensured the Championship and top seeding for the play-offs – the Eagles then defeated

and

Sheffield Sharks The Sheffield Sharks, currently known as B.Braun Sheffield Sharks for sponsorship reasons, are a professional basketball team from the city of Sheffield, England. The Sharks compete in the Super League Basketball and play their home matches at ...

to make the final, which they then won 96–84 over

London Lions London Lions are a British professional basketball team based in Stratford, East London, England, and compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). The team was originally founded in 1977 as the Hemel Hempstead Lakers. Following an ownershi ...

. The Eagles also won the BBL Cup in January against

Glasgow Rocks The Caledonia Gladiators are a Scottish professional basketball club based in East Kilbride, South Lanarkshire and are the only Scotland-based team in Super League Basketball, the top tier of domestic basketball in the United Kingdom. Founde ...

, and the BBL Trophy in March against

Leicester Riders Leicester Riders are a British professional basketball team and the oldest club in the British Basketball League (BBL). Riders compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around L ...

Teams

BBL Championship (Tier 1)

Regular season

Standings

Results

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarter-finals

(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (8) Bristol Flyers (2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks (3) Worcester Wolves vs. (6) London Lions (4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

Semi-finals

(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (7) Sheffield Sharks (4) Cheshire Phoenix vs. (6) London Lions

Final

(1) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) London Lions

EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Final standings

EBL National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Final standings

BBL Cup

The winners of the five 1st Round matches will be joined by

Worcester Wolves The Worcester Wolves are a basketball club in Worcester, England, Worcester, England. The team plays in the National Basketball League (England), NBL Division 2, the third tier of British basketball. The club was formed in 2000, and from 2006 u ...

and

in the Quarter-finals, who received

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for finishing in the top three BBL Championship positions last season. The Final will be played on 11 January 2015 at the

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in Birmingham.

1st round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Sheffield Sharks vs. Newcastle Eagles Bristol Flyers vs. Glasgow Rocks

Final

BBL Trophy

The 13 BBL clubs were joined by

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and

Reading Rockets The Reading Rockets are an English semi-professional basketball club based in the town of Reading, England. Founded in 1997, the Rockets compete in NBL Division 1, the second tier of the British basketball system. History The Rockets were f ...

of the

English Basketball League The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 5 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish B ...

and Falkirk Fury of the Scottish Basketball League to form a straight knock-out competition. The first two rounds featured one-off games whilst the Semi-finals took place over two legs. The Final was held at the

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in Glasgow on 8 March 2015, and this was the third consecutive year that the venue has hosted the event.

1st round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Newcastle Eagles vs. Plymouth Raiders Leicester Riders vs. London Lions

Final

Monthly awards

References

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