BBL Cup Winners' Cup

The BBL Cup Winners' Cup is a peripheral cup competition of the British Basketball League. It is a pre-season tournament competed over two legs, one home and one away, between the winners of BBL Cup and BBL Trophy from the previous season. Each leg is staged prior to the beginning of the regular season and is considered the curtain-raiser for the new BBL campaign.

The competition was first announced on July 13, 2007 with the inaugural series taking place between Guildford Heat (BBL Cup winners 2006-07) and Plymouth Raiders (BBL Trophy winners 2006-07).

The first leg, which took place on September 9 in Plymouth, saw a tight affair finish 83-77 to the visiting Guildford Heat, despite the Raiders clawing back from an 18-point defecit to take the lead during the third quarter. Another close game in the second leg played in Guildford the following weekend, on September 15, saw the Guildford Heat defeat the Plymouth Raiders 93-91 and claim the inaugural BBL Cup Winners' Cup 176-168 on aggregate.

History

*2007/08: Guildford Heat 176-168 Plymouth Raiders (Aggregate score)
*2008/09: Guildford Heat V Milton Keynes Lions (Aggregate score)

ee also

*Basketball in England
*British Basketball League
*BBL Cup
*BBL Trophy