1997–98 British Basketball League season Final – Richmond 82 Plymouth 67 Play Off Final – Solent 70 London Towers 68 Northern Group Southern Group Sheffield finished ahead of Chester and Derby by having the best record in matches between the three teams and qualify as fourth-placed finishers with the best record ahead of Watford on basket difference. London Towers received a bye into Quarter-finals. Greater London Leopards vs. Thames Valley Tigers London Towers vs. Manchester Giants Newcastle Eagles vs. Birmingham Bullets Sheffield Sharks vs. Leicester Riders London Towers vs. Newcastle Eagles Sheffield Sharks vs. Greater London Leopards 1997–98 British Basketball League season The 1997–1998 BBL
British Basketball League system in use in the BBL, although several clubs have been elected from the EBL in recent years. Currently the League consists of 12 teams with representation from both England and Scotland. Member franchises of the BBL jointly own the league, and a chairman is elected by the teams to oversee league operations. The head offices are located in Leicester, where the country's oldest team, the Leicester Riders is also based. In 2012 the BBL, along with several other basketball governing bodies including England Basketball and basketballscotland, united to form the British Basketball Union, an organisation created to promote the