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
Josh Steel (basketball) Josh Steel (basketball) Joshua Steel (born 14 January 1997) is a British professional basketball player who currently plays for the Surrey Scorchers in the British Basketball League. Steel attended Barking Abbey School and represented the Barking Abbey Basketball Academy. In 2012, he played 12 games for National Basketball League Division One team the Essex Leopards aged 14. He also spent two seasons playing semi-professionally with the Kent Crusaders between 2013 and 2015. In 2015, Steel moved to the United States to join Duquesne University. He averaged 2.2 points, 0.7 assists, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 steals per game in his freshman