third seed Hemel Storm in the Play-off Quarter-final, and they continued their giant-killing with a 62–72 victory over second seed Essex Leopards in the Semi-final. Five Carnegie players contributed with double-figure scoring, led by Permenter's 16 points. Leeds shocked the tournament favourite's and regular season champion's Reading Rockets in the Play-off Final with an incredible 65–71 victory, to seal their first Division 1 Championship in their final Division 1 game before joining the BBL. British point guard and team captain Jack Stannard scored 27 points and 5 rebounds for Carnegie and was awarded as the Final's Most Valuable Player. Leeds Force (2014-2018) After spending eight years rising through the divisions of the English Basketball League, the club officially announced on 21 November 2013 that following a two-year bid process, Leeds Carnegie would become the latest franchise to join the British Basketball League and would commence play in the 2014–15 season. On 15 August 2014, just weeks before the start of their inaugural BBL campaign, the club announced that it had ended its partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University in order to gain professional independence, and were rebranding the team as Leeds Force, whilst still using the Carnegie Sports Centre on the University's Headingley Campus as its home venue. 2014-15 season New faces were brought in to bolster the NBL1 Playoff winning squad in their first season in the top flight, led by young American point guard James McCann. The team performed admirably against the bigger and well established teams of the league, with many games going down to the wire. Famous victories included a tense, low scoring overtime victory away to Playoff runners up the London Lions, a team which included League MVP Zaire Taylor and GB international Andrew Sullivan. Ultimately, the team finished in 11th place from 13 teams with a very respectable 9-27 record in their debut season. 2015-16 season This was by far the most successful season for the club. There was much change to the squad, with only captain Armand Anebo, Dwayne Camille and Darrell Bethune resigning from the club's inaugural season. New faces included former player Rob Marsden, returning from neighbours Manchester Giants and American Kwan Waller. Canadian point guard Marek Klassen was brought in in January to give the Force a final push through to the end of the season. His influence on and off the court helped the Force to make the Playoffs for