1997–98 British Basketball League season 1997–98 British Basketball League season The 1997–1998 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The league featured the same 13 teams as the previous year, playing 36 games each. The only change saw the Hemel Royals renamed the Watford Royals. Greater London Leopards clinched their second successive Budweiser League title only by virtue of an overtime win in their final game of the season against Sheffield Sharks. Leopards' 102–106 victory in Sheffield meant they finished level on points with title-rivals Birmingham Bullets, but were crowned Champions due to a better head-to-head record over the Midlands team.
2000–01 British Basketball League season London Towers was the league’s sole representative in European competition, appearing in the Euroleague. They failed to make the Round of 16, finishing 5th in the 6-team Group D with a 1-9 record. + one point deducted<br> Play Off Final - Plymouth 83 Worthing 77 Play Off Final - Reading 97 Oxford 82 Play Off Final - Ealing v Derbyshire 82-81 Play Off Final - Bristol v Barking & Dagenham 89-67 Group A Group B Group C 2000–01 British Basketball League season The 2000-01 BBL season, the 14th since its establishment of the British Basketball League, commenced on 30 September