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.
Dutch Basketball League a best-of-five format, and the finals are played in a best-of-seven format. Teams in the DBL are not allowed to have more than four players without a Dutch passport in their on court team at the same time. The two teams that advance to the Finals of the play-offs play against each other in a best-of-seven playoff format. Teams shown in "italics" are no longer in existence. Teams in bold are currently playing in the DBL. Dutch Basketball League The Dutch Basketball League (DBL), formerly the Eredivisie, is the highest professional basketball league in the Netherlands. The league has a