1995–96 British Basketball League season
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The 1995–96 BBL season was known as the Budweiser League for sponsorship reasons. The league featured a total of 13 teams, playing 36 games each. The division retained the same thirteen teams as the previous year after the BBL rejected an application from Crystal Palace who had sealed the National League Division One (the second tier) title. The main change saw the Sunderland Scorpions renamed the Newcastle Comets due to a change of franchise and venue, their new home would be in Gateshead until the newly built Newcastle Arena opened on 18 November. The Manchester Giants also had a new home at the Nynex Arena and the sport was boosted by the return of TV coverage by Sky Sports.[1]
1995–96 BBL season | |
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League | British Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Roll of Honour | |
BBL champions | London Towers |
Playoffs champions | Birmingham Bullets |
National Cup champions | London Towers |
BBL Trophy champions | London Towers |
British Basketball League seasons | |
← 1994–95 1996–97 → |
London Towers clinched a treble, winning the National Cup, 7 Up Trophy and finishing top of the regular season standings. They were defeated in the Championship Play-off final by Birmingham Bullets.[2]