2010–11 British Basketball League season won series on aggregate (177–164), as did Mersey Tigers (181–176), Newcastle Eagles (192–180) and Sheffield Sharks (162–156). Mersey Tigers won 165–143 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 166–154 on aggregate. Mersey Tigers win 204–182 on aggregate and Sheffield Sharks won 204–165 on aggregate. Group 1 Group 3 Group 2 Group 4 Guildford Heat win 172–159 on aggregate and Mersey Tigers won 204–182 on aggregate. 2010–11 British Basketball League season The 2010–2011 season was the 24th campaign of the British Basketball League since the league's establishment in 1987. This season saw the league reduced to 12 teams with the withdrawal of
British Basketball League pairings drawn completely at random – there are no seeds, and a draw takes place after the majority of fixtures have been played in each round. When there is an uneven number of member clubs in the British Basketball League, some pre-selected teams receive byes into the next round. The Cup final is played at the Arena Birmingham in Birmingham, usually in early January. The BBL Trophy traces its origins back to a previous competition known as the Anglo-Scottish Cup – and subsequently the British Master's Cup – which was founded in 1984 and was initially a competition between teams