1983–84 National Basketball League season
1983–84 National Basketball League season | ||
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League | National Cup runners-up Leicester | |
The 1983–84 Wimpey Homes National Basketball League season was the twelfth season of the National Basketball League formed in the United Kingdom in 1972.[1]
The league was sponsored by
Team changes
There had been no plans by the English Basketball Association (EBBA) to allow any new teams into the first division and this upset the Fine Ceramics Bolton team that had won the second division the year before. No invite had been extended to either them or Liverpool who had finished bottom of the first division.[3] However it transpired that Bolton were eventually allowed to compete, a decision which then angered Liverpool but maintained a 13 team league. Liverpool then made the decision to merge with Warrington.
Remarkably 11 of the 13 clubs made a new coaching appointment. The appointments were Randy Haefner (Sunderland), Rick Taylor (Hemel Hempstead), Jim Guymon (Kingston), Jim Kelly (Solent), Bill Sheridan (Brighton), Bob Mitchell (Birmingham), Joel Furnari (Leicester), Joe Whelton (Liverpool/Warrington), Tom Becker (Manchester), Jack Lehane (Bracknell), and Craig Lynch (Bolton).
League standings
First Division
Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Sperrings Solent Stars |
36 | 32 | 4 | 3403 | 2261 | 64 |
2 | Blue Nun Crystal Palace Supersonics |
36 | 25 | 11 | 2973 | 2750 | 50 |
3 | FSO Cars Warrington & Liverpool Vikings |
36 | 24 | 12 | 2967 | 2789 | 48 |
4 | Bracknell Pirates |
36 | 23 | 13 | 3144 | 3037 | 46 |
5 | Austin Rover Sunderland |
36 | 23 | 13 | 3243 | 2973 | 46 |
6 | Planters Leicester |
36 | 23 | 13 | 2669 | 2784 | 45* |
7 | Manchester Giants | 36 | 18 | 18 | 3053 | 3129 | 36 |
8 | Brighton Bears |
36 | 17 | 19 | 3089 | 3152 | 34 |
9 | Davenports Birmingham |
36 | 16 | 20 | 3315 | 3365 | 32 |
10 | Kingcraft Kingston |
36 | 14 | 22 | 3179 | 3197 | 28 |
11 | Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead |
36 | 12 | 24 | 3355 | 3508 | 24 |
12 | John Carr Doncaster |
36 | 6 | 30 | 2992 | 3464 | 12 |
13 | Fine Ceramics Bolton |
36 | 1 | 35 | 3088 | 3663 | 2 |
One point deducted*
Second Division
Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
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1 | Team Sandwell | 24 | 23 | 1 | 2568 | 2124 | 46 |
2 | Clayton Glass Newcastle | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2410 | 2075 | 38 |
3 | Gateshead | 24 | 19 | 5 | 2223 | 1936 | 38 |
4 | Calderdale Explorers | 24 | 16 | 8 | 2222 | 2091 | 32 |
5 | Uxbridge Ducks | 24 | 15 | 9 | 2225 | 2112 | 30 |
6 | Colchester | 24 | 12 | 12 | 2058 | 2039 | 23* |
7 | Bradford Mythbreakers | 24 | 11 | 13 | 2240 | 2198 | 22 |
8 | Camden & Hampstead | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2009 | 2105 | 20 |
9 | Merseyside Mustangs | 24 | 10 | 14 | 2144 | 2239 | 20 |
10 | Plymouth Raiders | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2147 | 2398 | 12 |
11 | Ashfield Glass Nottingham | 24 | 6 | 18 | 2040 | 2252 | 12 |
12 | Watford Royals |
24 | 6 | 18 | 2215 | 2423 | 11* |
13 | Portsmouth Buccaneers | 24 | 3 | 21 | 2013 | 2522 | 6 |
Wimpey Homes Play Offs
Semi-finals
venue & date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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March 16, Wembley Arena | Solent Stars | Bracknell Pirates | 83-81 |
March 16, Wembley Arena | Crystal Palace Supersonics | Liverpool & Warrington Vikings | 68-71 |
Final
17 March 1984[4]
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Solent Stars | 70–64 | Liverpool & Warrington Vikings |
Pts : John Johnson, TJ Robinson, Mark Saiers, Karl Tatham, Tony Watson |
Pts: Will Brown (MVP) 18, Ed Bona, David Lloyd, Jeff Jones, Kevin Penny |
Asda National Cup
Second round
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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LSO Cars Liverpool & Warrington Vikings | Davenports Birmingham | 92-85 |
Gateshead | Manchester Giants | 83-81 |
Blue Nun Crystal Palace Supersonics | Brighton Bears | 97-80 |
Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead | Brunel Uxbridge Ducks | 85-71 |
Planters Leicester | John Carr Doncaster | 91-77 |
Sperrings Solent Stars | Watford Royals | 119-82 |
Bradford Mythbreakers | Austin Rover Sunderland | 72-87 |
Bracknell Pirates | Kingcraft Kingston | 82-89 |
Quarter finals
Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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Planters Leicester | Gateshead | 82-67 |
Austin Rover Sunderland | LSO Cars Liverpool & Warrington Vikings | 73-68 |
Sperrings Solent Stars | Kingcraft Kingston | 124-79 |
Blue Nun Crystal Palace Supersonics | Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead |
Semi-finals
Leg | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
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First Leg | Sperrings Solent Stars | Blue Nun Crystal Palace Supersonics | 68-56 |
Second Leg | Blue Nun Crystal Palace Supersonics | Sperrings Solent Stars | 73-69 |
First Leg | Planters Leicester | Austin Rover Sunderland | 73-73 |
Second Leg | Austin Rover Sunderland | Planters Leicester | 69-70 |
Final
Live on Channel 4
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9 January 1984[5]
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Solent Stars | 86–67 | Planters Leicester |
Pts : John Johnson 20, TJ Robinson 18, Mark Saiers (MVP) 17 |
Pts: Charles Payton 22, Ken Pemberton 18, Lonnie Legette 12, Steve O'Shea |
References
- ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
- ^ "Men's Senior League Winners". Basketball England.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Rebuff for champions." Times [London, England] 22 Mar. 1983: 23". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Basketball: National Championship Play-offs." Times [London, England] 19 Mar. 1984". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Basketball." Times [London, England] 10 Jan. 1984". The Times Digital Archive.
See also
- Basketball in England
- British Basketball League
- English Basketball League
- List of English National Basketball League seasons