1996-97 ROLL OF HONOUR

o Budweiser Basketball League
o NBL
o 1997 Wembley Championships

Budweiser Basketball League

1997 Budweiser Basketball Championships (Wembley)

Semi Finals
Leopards 102-101 Chester
London 80-72 Sheffield

Championship Final
London 89-88 Leopards

oBudweiser Championship Play-Offs: The route to Wembley

Friday 11
Newcastle 79-91 London (Series: 0-1)
Saturday 12
Leicester 122-130 Leopards (Series: 0-1)

Sunday 13
First Legs
Chester 86-78 Birmingham (Series: 1-0)
Manchester 72 -77 Sheffield (Series: 0-1)
2nd Leg
Leopards 114 - 105 Leicester (Leopards win Series: 2-0

Tuesday 15
2nd Legs
London 70 - 80 Newcastle (Series tied at 1-1)
Sheffield 74 -68 Manchester (Sheffield win series 2-0)
Wednesday 16
2nd Leg
Birmingham 82- 72 Chester (Series tied at 1-1)
Friday 18
3rd Legs
Birmingham 78-81 Chester (Chester win 2-1)

Sunday 20
3rd Legs
London 96-80 Newcastle (London win series 2-1)

Sainsbury's Classic Cola Cup

Winners London Towers
Runners-Up Chester Jets

BUDWEISER BASKETBALL LEAGUE 1996-97 Final Standings

POSITION  TEAMS              Played   Won    Lost      F          A         Pts         

1      Leopards                36      28      8      3379      3183         56 * (Champions)        
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2      London Towers           36      26     10      3193      2936         52 *        
3      Sheffield Sharks        36      26      10     3170      2811         52 *         
4      Birmingham Bullets      36      26     10      3220      3041         52 *      
5      Chester Jets            36      24     12      3111      2960         48 *       
6      Manchester Giants       36      22     14      2886      2699         44 *      
7      Newcastle Eagles        36      21     15      3216      3105         42 *      
8      Leicester Riders        35      15     21      3169      3163         30 *     
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9      Derby Storm             36      14     22      3166      3200         28      
10     Thames Valley Tigers    36      14     22      3299      3325         28       
11     Worthing Bears          36      12     24      3003      3217         24       
12     Crystal Palace          36       5     31      2708      3116         10       
13     Hemel Royals            36       2     34      3057      3821          4
* Qualified for Play-Offs

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o NBL (England & Wales) 1996-97

DIVISION ONE MEN

Play-Off Semi-Finals

Saturday 19
Plymouth 56-48 Coventry
Sunday 20
Ware 83-77 Oxford

Final: Sunday May 4 (Wembley)
Ware 106-118 Plymouth

1996-97 Final Standings


                      		 P      W       L      Pts
Greene King Rebels		26	21	5	47  (Champions)
Plymouth Raiders		26	20	6	46


Guildford Swifts		26	19	7	46
Coventry Crusaders		26	20	8	44


Oxford Devils			26	16	10	42
Westminster Warriors		26	15	11	41
Stockton Mohawks		26	14	12	40
Cardiff Phoenix			26	14	12	40
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Nottingham Knights		26	12	14	37
Bury & Bolton Wildcats		26	11	14	37
Mid-Sussex Magic		26	10	16	36
Brixton Topcats			26	7	19	33
Liverpool ATAC			26	6	20	32
Solent Stars			26	0	26	26

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DIVISION TWO MEN

Play-Off Semi-Finals

Solihull 76-75 South Wales
Replay
London lost to Thames Valley
Final (Wembley)
Thames Valley 91-83 Solihull

Final Standings 


                      		 P      W       L      Pts


Solihull Chiefs			26	25	1	51 (Champions)
London Towers			26	22	4	48	
Thames Valley			26	20	6	46
South Wales SS			26	17	9	43
South Bank Leopards		26	15	11	41
Derby Storm			26	15	11	41	
Slough Chargers			26	14	12	40
Northampton 89'ers		26	11	15	37


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Aston Adante			26	9	17	35
Swindon Sonics			26	8	18	34
Flintshire			26	7	19	34
Chessington			26	7	19	34
Sheffield Forgers		25	6	19	31
Bournemouth Dolphins		25	5	20	30

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DIVISION ONE WOMEN

Play-Off Semi-Finals

Sheffield 60-46 Rhondda
Thames Valley 60-53 Crystal Palace

Final (Wembley)
Sheffield 72-50 Thames Valley

Final Standings 


                      		 P      W       L      Pts


Sheffield Hatters		22	22	0	44 (Champions)


Thames Valley			22	18	4	40
Birmingham QC			22	16	6	38
Rhondda Rebels			22	16	5	37
Spelthorne Acers		22	13	9	35
Crystal Palace			22	12	10	34
Barking & Dagenham		22	10	12	32
Nottingham Wildcats		22	7	15	29


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Ipswich				22	8	14	29		
Northampton 76'ers		22	6	16	28
Harlesden Amazons		22	4	18	26
London Heat			22	0	22	22

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