1998–99 British Basketball League season Eagles (4) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (6) Derby Storm Champions by virtue of head to head record*<br> Play Off Final – Plymouth 71 Teesside 66 Play Off Final – Taunton 99 Birmingham 77 Play Off Final – North London 75 Kingston upon Hull 58 Group A Group B Derby Storm vs. Leicester Riders Sheffield Sharks vs. Manchester Giants 1998–99 British Basketball League season The 1998–1999 BBL season was the 12th season of the British Basketball League, known as the Budweiser Basketball League for sponsorship reasons, since its establishment in 1987. The regular season commenced on September 12, 1998, and ended
British Basketball merger in 2012, so the new governing body was initially formed by just England Basketball (now Basketball England) and basketballscotland. Wales eventually agreed to join the new federation in 2015. The merger was formally completed in October 2016, and the home nations gave up their individual memberships of FIBA. Great Britain national teams now compete in all age groups from U16 to senior, with Scotland and Wales still able to field separate teams in some lower division youth competitions. The federation is based in the offices of UK Sport. British Basketball The British Basketball Federation, known as British Basketball, is