2000–01 British Basketball League season 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 2000 and ended on 7 April 2001, with a total of 13 teams competing. The regular season saw teams split into two geographically divided Conferences, seven in the North and six in the South, with northern teams playing 36 games and southern teams playing 34 games each. Sheffield Sharks were crowned winners of the North, while London Towers dominated the South, both teams tallying 27 wins in the regular season. Played in parallel with the regular season,
Team Northumbria (basketball) Team Northumbria (basketball) Team Northumbria are a basketball club based in the north-east of England, which plays their home games at Northumbria University's £30million Sport Central complex. The club is operated by Northumbria University in partnership with the nearby professional Newcastle Eagles team, and currently enters Men's and Women's teams in the respective top flights of the English Basketball League, as well as multiple teams in the BUSA Basketball League. Team Northumbria entered competition in the English Basketball League in 2000, with the Men's team entering Division Three (North) and the Women's team entering Division Two (North), the respective bottom