Locations of the 2003–04 BBL teams
| Team
|
City/Area
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
Last season
|
| Birmingham Bullets
|
Birmingham
|
Birmingham Sports Centre
|
1,000
|
9th
|
| Brighton Bears
|
Brighton
|
Brighton Centre &
Burgess Hill Triangle
|
3,600
1,800
|
2nd
|
| Chester Jets
|
Chester
|
Northgate Arena
|
1,000
|
3rd
|
| Leicester Riders
|
Loughborough
|
Loughborough University
|
1,200
|
11th
|
| London Towers
|
London
|
Crystal Palace National Sports Centre
|
3,500
|
7th
|
| Milton Keynes Lions
|
Milton Keynes
|
Bletchley Centre
|
800
|
8th
|
| Newcastle Eagles
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
Telewest Arena
|
6,500
|
5th
|
| Scottish Rocks
|
Glasgow
|
Braehead Arena
|
4,000
|
6th
|
| Sheffield Sharks
|
Sheffield
|
Hallam FM Arena &
Ponds Forge
|
8,500
1,600
|
1st
|
| Thames Valley Tigers
|
Bracknell
|
John Nike Sports Centre
|
1,000
|
4th
|
- Due to uncertainty regarding the future of Aston Events Centre, the Birmingham Bullets were forced to relocate to a new home venue. Their first games of the campaign were postponed until a suitable venue could be found, with the owner Craig Bown eventually acquiring the use of Birmingham Sports Centre for the duration of the season.[1]
- With their 68–66 win in the BBL Trophy Final against Brighton Bears, Chester Jets made history as the first team to win the Trophy for four consecutive seasons.[2]
BBL championship (Tier 1)
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= League winners
|
|
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= Qualified for the play-offs
|
| Quarter-finals
| | | Semi-finals
| | | Final
| |
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| 1
| Brighton Bears
| 91
| | | |
|
| 8
| Milton Keynes Lions
| 83
| |
| | 1
| Brighton Bears
| 79
| |
|
| |
| | | 5
| Chester Jets
| 80
| |
| 4
| Scottish Rocks
| 83
| |
| |
| 5
| Chester Jets
| 86
| |
| | 5
| Chester Jets
| 74
| |
|
| |
| | | 2
| Sheffield Sharks
| 86
| |
| 2
| Sheffield Sharks
| 118
| | |
| |
| 7
| Thames Valley Tigers
| 110
| |
| | 2
| Sheffield Sharks
| 94
| |
|
| |
| | | 3
| London Towers
| 88
| |
| 3
| London Towers
| 96
| |
| |
| 6
| Newcastle Eagles
| 94
| |
| Sheffield Sharks |
86–74 |
Chester Jets |
| Scoring by quarter: 18–19, 26–19, 16–17, 26–19 |
| Pts: Lynard Stewart 25, Rob Yanders 19, Justin Phoenix 12, Nate Reinking 12 |
|
Pts: Michael Nurse 21, John McCord 18, Calvin Davis 14 |
EBL National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
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= League winners
|
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|
= Qualified for the play-offs
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This season saw the first edition of the newly created Haribo Cup. Following the BBL's decision to withdraw from the National Cup due to import player regulations, the League's newest competition saw all 10 teams competing in a knock-out style tournament culminating in the Grand Final at the National Indoor Arena in Birmingham.
| Quarter-finals
| | | Semi-finals
| | | Final
| |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Leicester Riders
| 100
| | | |
|
| London Towers
| 112
| |
| | London Towers
| 81
| |
|
| |
| | | Sheffield Sharks
| 90
| |
| Milton Keynes Lions
| 74
| |
| |
| Sheffield Sharks
| 85
| |
| | Sheffield Sharks
| 83
| |
|
| |
| | | Scottish Rocks
| 70
| |
| Birmingham Bullets
| 96
| | |
| |
| Thames Valley Tigers
| 105
| |
| | Thames Valley Tigers
| 104
| |
|
| |
| | | Scottish Rocks
| 105 (OT)
| |
| Scottish Rocks
| 86 (OT)
| |
| |
| Newcastle Eagles
| 82
| |
Due to the lack of teams competing in this season's Championship, the BBL Trophy featured all 10 BBL teams plus two invited teams from the English Basketball League (Plymouth Raiders and Teesside Mohawks). The First round saw all 12 teams divided into four regionalised groups with the top finishing team advancing to the Semi-finals.
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Northern Group 1
Southern Group 1
|
Northern Group 2
Southern Group 2
|
Mike Pegues (Leicester Riders)
Rob Paternostro (Birmingham Bullets)