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.
Basketball in Lebanon national team is ranked 61st in the world and currently playing in the Level I in the FIBA Asia Championship for Women . The Lebanese u-19 national team reached the FIBA Under-19 World Championship one time in 2007 FIBA Under-19 World Championship. Lebanon's basketball league is the Lebanese Basketball League and there is also a cup competition. The most successful Lebanese basketball clubs are Sporting Al Riyadi Beirut and Sagesse for men, having both won the most championships in the Lebanese Basketball League, also the Arab Club Championship, WABA Champions Cup and FIBA Asia Champions Cup and Antranik SC for