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2012–13 Surrey Heat season

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Surrey Heat
Season 2012-13
League British Basketball League
Head Coach Zimbabwe Creon Raftopoulos
Home Arena Surrey Sports Park
League position 4th (out of 12)
BBL Cup Quarter Final
BBL Trophy Quarter Final
Play-Offs Semi Final

The 2012–13 Surrey Heat season is the franchise's 8th season in the British Basketball League. It's the first season since being renamed as the Surrey Heat, having previously been called the Guildford Heat.

The Surrey Heat got their season off to the best possible start at the Surrey Sports Park when they comprehensively defeated the visiting Mersey Tigers. The final score was 106-45, which set all sorts of Heat franchise records. The Heat surpassed last year’s highest score (which was 100, against an under-strength Newcastle Eagles in the last regular season game). In fact, it was the second highest output by the Heat in over three seasons and fell one point short of the most points scored against the Tigers, when the (then) Guildford Heat beat the (then) Everton Tigers 107-101 in the 2008-09 season.

However, it was the defensive performance which set the records tumbling. The 61 point margin of victory is a franchise high, easily surpassing the 49 point margin of victory achieved back in the 2007-08 season, when the Heat defeated the Worthing Thunder, 118-69, in the BBL Trophy (the Heat’s highest-scoring game). The 45 points conceded was also a franchise low, beating the 52 points allowed in the 2009-10 season when the Heat notched up an 85-52 victory over the London Capital.

BBL Championship

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September 2012

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Saturday 22nd Mersey Tigers Home Won 106-45
Sunday 30th Sheffield Sharks Away Won 81-69

October 2012

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Friday 5th London Lions Away Lost 95-91
Sunday 7th Worcester Wolves Home Won 71-69
Sunday 14th Sheffield Sharks Home Won 79-63
Sunday 21st Glasgow Rocks Home Won 84-78
Sunday 28th Plymouth Raiders Away Won 95-78

November 2012

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Sunday 11th Leicester Riders Home Won 81-74
Sunday 18th Glasgow Rocks Home Lost 82-76
Friday 23rd Mersey Tigers Away Won 74-54

December 2012

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Saturday 1st Manchester Giants Home Won 83-71
Sunday 9th Durham Wildcats Away Won 91-74
Friday 14th Newcastle Eagles Away Lost 89-80
Sunday 23rd Sheffield Sharks Home Won 84-82

January 2013

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Tuesday 1st London Lions Home Won 96-73
Saturday 5th Durham Wildcats Home Won 84-76
Friday 18th Manchester Giants Away Lost 85-68
Sunday 20th Leicester Riders Away Lost 88-58
Friday 25th Worcester Wolves Away Won 97-91

February 2013

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Friday 8th Manchester Giants Away Lost 83-70
Saturday 16th Plymouth Raiders Away Lost 91-89
Friday 22nd Worcester Wolves Away Lost 99-81
Sunday 24th Newcastle Eagles Home Lost 90-78

March 2013

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Sunday 3rd Cheshire Phoenix Home Won 87-78
Friday 8th Cheshire Phoenix Away Won 100-94
Sunday 10th Mersey Tigers Home Won 99-71
Saturday 16th Leicester Riders Home Lost 79-76
Sunday 17th Cheshire Phoenix Away Lost 104-100
Friday 22nd Cheshire Phoenix Home Won 108-84
Sunday 24th Durham Wildcats Away Won 99-87
Friday 29th Glasgow Rocks Away Lost 98-70
Sunday 31st London Lions Home Won 98-92

April 2013

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Date Opponent Venue Result
Sunday 7th Plymouth Raiders Home Won 101-99 (OT)

BBL Cup

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Date Opponent Venue Result Round
Saturday 3 November 2012 Plymouth Raiders Home Lost 79-74 Quarter Final

The Surrey Heat suffered a hard-fought 74-79 loss against the visiting Plymouth Raiders in the BBL Cup Quarter Final. And, to add injury to insult, they lost star player Martelle McLemore to an ankle injury in the second quarter. The Heat were led by Chavis Holmes’ 20 points to go with his eight assists. Frank Holmes added 17 points and nine rebounds to go with four blocks and Sam Cricelli had 14 points and seven rebounds.

BBL Trophy

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Date Opponent Venue Result Round
Sunday 6 January 2013 Reading Rockets Away Won 86-68 Round Of 16
Friday 1 February 2013 Leicester Riders Home Lost 82-66 Quarter Final

The Heat ran out 86-68 winners against the Reading Rockets in the round of 16, with Albert Margai leading the way with 16 points. In his last game for the Heat, Travis Holmes scored 15 points to go with his seven steals.

The Guildford Heat were led by Julius Joseph's 16 points, in the QF loss to the Leicester Riders. Chavis Holmes and Albert Margai had 12 each, and Frank Holmes had 17 rebounds. The Leicester Riders converted more than 50% of their shots. Jay Couisnard lead the way for the visitors with 22 points and seven rebounds.

BBL Playoffs

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Date Opponent Venue Result Round
Saturday 13 April 2013 Worcester Wolves Away Lost 81-78 Quarter-Final, First Leg
Sunday 14 April 2013 Worcester Wolves Home Won 76-70 (Heat win 154-151 on aggregate) Quarter-Final, Second Leg
Friday 19 April 2013 Newcastle Eagles Away Lost 110-82 Semi-Final, First Leg
Sunday 21 April 2013 Newcastle Eagles Home Won 96-92 (Eagles win 202-178 on aggregate) Semi-Final, Second Leg

See also

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