Click here to see the stats so far
So the season concludes with Bullets finishing in the NBL wilderness of ninth position, just missing out by a single place on the playoffs, but avoiding relegation by one spot too.
Bullets started the season brightly enough, only dropping one game in the first eight, including a great win over Worthing, who went on to finish 21-3. However, when the senior team started to fall apart with injuries to players, notably Corey Jackson, star player Fabulous Flournoy was recalled and the A team never really recovered. In Fab's 10 games with the team, he put up great stats of 14.3ppg, 7.2rpg, 4apg, 3.5spg, 2.2bpg, good enough to lead the team in all those categories at the time. It just shows what a big loss he was. He also won player of the month for October (I think).
The A team then went on a losing streak of 13(!!) games that lasted over 3 months. During the run, Bullets added a few more names to the roster, to get a bit more experience. Douaine Anderson returned from the States and (older than Clive) George Branch made a comeback for the Bullets.
The worst game was maybe when they were blown out by champs-to-be Teeside by 44 points. Ouch. The team reached a low point where players weren't turning up regularly. Sykander Ahmed, a Bullets under-20, deserves credit for stepping up in place of Ricky Middleton, who was a shadow of his ealier season self. Also Paul Gerald played a captains role and was the only Bullets player selected to the All Star Game.
Of course the day had to come and the A team got a narrow win over fellow strugglers Cardiff. They followed this up with a home win over the pathetic Mid Sussex Magic, securing their place in the Division next year.
From left to right, back row: Ross Currie (Asst Team Manager), Graeme Currie (Stats), James Miller, Colin Chiverton, Myron Riley, Ricky Middleton, Paul Gerald (Capt), Adam Cassaglia, Sykander Ahmed, Douaine Anderson, Dave Lycett (Coach), James Chong.
Front row: Andy Woskett (Manager), Saj Sarwar (player/coach), Dave Waite, Ricky Prince, and Robin Hall.
Names in grey have since left the Club.
Results so far this season.....
Sat Sep 11
| Taunton Tigers
| NBL1
| 71-68
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Sat Sep 18
| Sutton Pumas
| NBL1
| 82-77
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Sun Sep 19
| Oxford Devils
| NBL1
| 76-78
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Sat Sep 25
| Worthing Thunder Rebels
| NBL1
| 80-75
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Sun Oct 10
| Manchester Attitude
| Cup
| 81-55
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Sat Oct 16
| Westminster Warriors
| NBL1
| 87-75
|
Sat Oct 23
| Sheffield
| Cup
| 118-70
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Sat Nov 6
| Mid Sussex Magic
| Cup
| 117-113
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Sat Nov 13
| Mid Sussex Magic
| NBL1
| 79-83
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Sat Nov 20
| Islington White Heat
| NBL1
| 99-94
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Sun Nov 28
| Worthing Thunder Rebels
| Cup
| 71-105
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Sat Dec 4
| Cardiff Clippers
| NBL1
| 81-79
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Sat Dec 11
| Coventry Crusaders
| NBL1
| 79-82
|
Sat Dec 18
| Plymouth Raiders
| NBL1
| 84-98
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Sat Jan 15
| Taunton Tigers
| NBL1
| 71-83
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Sun Jan 16
| Oxford Devils
| NBL1
| 85-94
|
Sat Jan 22
| Sutton Pumas
| NBL1
| 73-93
|
Sat Jan 29
| Worthing Thunder Rebels
| NBL1
| 76-98
|
Sat Feb 5
| Teeside Mohawks
| NBL1
| 62-90
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Sat Feb 12
| Westminster Warriors
| NBL1
| 50-65
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Sat Feb 19
| Solent Stars
| NBL1
| 62-75
|
Sat Feb 26
| Solent Stars
| NBL1
| 70-92
|
Sat Mar 4
| Islington White Heat
| NBL1
| 65-73
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Sat Mar 11
| Teeside Mohawks
| NBL1
| 67-111
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Sun Mar 12
| Plymouth Raiders
| NBL1
| 91-96
|
Sun Mar 19
| Cardiff Clippers
| NBL1
| 75-73
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Sat Mar 25
| Mid Sussex Magic
| NBL1
| 103-91
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Sun Mar 26
| Coventry Crusaders
| NBL1
| 76-80
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Team Roster
4 | Ricky Prince
| 5 | George Branch/Robin Hall
| 6 | Wayne Robinson
| 7 | James Miller
| 8 | Daniel Kerr/Mark Easie
| 9 | Richard Wellings
| 10 | James Chong
| 11 | Paul Gerald
| 12 | Ricky Middleton
| 13 | Sykander Ahmed
| 14 | Saj Sarwar
| 15 | Dave Waite
| 20 | Douaine Anderson
| 21 | Myron Riley
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NBL1 Table
1 | Teeside | 22-2
| 2 | Worthing | 21-3
| 3 | Solent | 18-6
| 4 | Plymouth | 16-8
| 5 | Sutton | 12-12
| 6 | Islington | 12-12
| 7 | Coventry | 11-13
| 8 | Taunton | 9-15
| 9 | Bullets A | 8-16
| 10 | Westminster | 7-17
| 11 | Cardiff | 7-17
| 12 | Oxford | 7-17
| 13 | Mid Sussex | 6-18
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Qualified for Playoffs
Relegated
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A Team Officials
Head Coach Dave Lycett
Asst Coach Saj Sarwar
| Team Manager Andy Woskett
| Asst Team Manager Ross Currie
Statistics Graeme Currie
| Physio Ian Ritchings
| Game Camera Person Beth Lycett
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