The 2018–19 BBL season was the 32nd 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 12 teams from across England and Scotland. The

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 ...

were the three-time defending regular season champions, but were unable to defend that title as the

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 ...

achieved their first regular season title; a 99–80 victory at the

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 ...

, on 26 April 2019, was enough for the Lions to have an unassailable lead ahead of the Riders. It was the Lions' second trophy of the season, after they defeated the

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 ...

in the BBL Cup final. The Lions were beaten in the playoff quarter-finals by the eighth-seeded

Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Raiders are a basketball team based in Plymouth, England, currently competing in Division 3 of the National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League. Founded in 1983 through a merger between two local basketball clubs, ...

, who overturned a six-point deficit from the first leg into an eight-point aggregate victory. The Raiders were then beaten by the Riders in the semi-finals, before the Riders won their third consecutive playoff final with a 93–61 victory over the

London City Royals The London City Royals were a British professional basketball team, based in the Crystal Palace area of London, England. The team was founded in 2018, however despite big ambitions the team ceased trading less than two years later, during the 2 ...

, who in their first season in the league, had won the

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in overtime against the Lions.

Teams

The newly formed

replaced

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 ...

Venues

Personnel and sponsoring

Coaching changes

Regular season

The winners of the Regular season are considered as national champions. The

achieved their first regular season title with a 99–80 victory over the

at the Eagles Community Arena on 26 April 2019.

Standings

Results

Double round-robin

Single round-robin

Playoffs

Bracket

Quarterfinals

The quarterfinal matchups and tip-off times were confirmed by the league, on 28 April 2019.

(1) London Lions vs. (8) Plymouth Raiders

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (7) Cheshire Phoenix

(3) Newcastle Eagles vs. (6) Sheffield Sharks

(4) London City Royals vs. (5) Glasgow Rocks

Semifinals

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (8) Plymouth Raiders

(4) London City Royals vs. (6) Sheffield Sharks

Playoff Final

(2) Leicester Riders vs. (4) London City Royals

BBL Cup

Cup Final

BBL Trophy

Trophy Final

British clubs in European competitions

British clubs returned to European competitions eleven years after their last participation.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:2018-19 British Basketball League season British Basketball League seasons 1

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