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1999–2000 Scottish Men's National League season

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1999–00 SNBL season
LeagueScottish Men's National League
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular Season
SMNL seasons

The 1999–2000 season was the 31st campaign of the Scottish Men's National League, the national basketball league of Scotland. The season featured 10 teams; from the previous season, Aberdeen Buccaneers joined the league and Glasgow Gators did not return. St Mirren won their first league title.[1] There were end of season playoffs for the first time in several seasons, with St Mirren beating City of Edinburgh Kings 2–1 in the final series.[2]

Teams

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Location of teams in 1999–00 Scottish Men's National League

The line-up for the 1999–2000 season featured the following teams:

League table

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Pos Team Pld W L % Pts Qualification
1 St Mirren McDonalds 18 17 1 0.944 35 Qualification to playoffs
2 Glasgow d2 18 15 3 0.833 33
3 City of Edinburgh Kings 18 13 5 0.722 31
4 Clark Erikkson Fury 18 12 6 0.667 30
5 Midlothian Bulls 18 11 7 0.611 29
6 Troon Tornadoes 18 7 11 0.389 25
7 Paisley 18 5 13 0.278 23
8 Aberdeen Buccaneers 18 5 13 0.278 23
9 Dunfermline Reign 18 4 14 0.222 22
10 Boroughmuir 18 2 16 0.111 20

Source: Scottish National League 1999-00 - Britball

Playoffs

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Despite finishing second in the league, Glasgow d2 chose not to compete in the playoffs.[3]

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Paisley 69–92 City of Edinburgh Kings
Edinburgh win 183-132 on agg.
St Mirren McDonalds 74–67 Clark Erikkson Fury
St Mirren win 144-118 on agg.

Final

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St Mirren McDonalds 99–78 City of Edinburgh Kings
St Mirren win series, 2-1.

Source: Scottish Championship Playoffs 1999-00 - Britball

References

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  1. ^ "Just what doctor ordered as Saints clinch the title - Herald Scotland".
  2. ^ "Seven agree to join playoffs - Herald Scotland".
  3. ^ "Seven agree to join playoffs - Herald Scotland".
Preceded by SNBL seasons
1999–00
Succeeded by