1990–91 British Basketball League season
1990–91 BBL season | ||
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League | National Cup champions Sunderland | |
BBL Trophy champions | Kingston |
The 1990–91 BBL season was the 4th season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The season featured a total of nine teams, playing 24 games each.
Following a new £1.3 million sponsorship deal with Carlsberg, the sport was unified once more as three divisions of the Carlsberg League were created.
Solent Stars dropped out of the top tier and would play their basketball in Division Four.[1] Hemel Hempstead Royals and Worthing Bears returned to top tier action and the Bracknell Tigers became the Thames Valley Tigers.
Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1)
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
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1 | Kingston
|
24 | 23 | 1 | 0.958 | 46 |
2 | Sunderland Saints
|
24 | 18 | 6 | 0.750 | 36 |
3 | Thames Valley Tigers | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0.583 | 28 |
4 | Leicester City Riders
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24 | 14 | 10 | 0.583 | 28 |
5 | Derby Rams
|
24 | 12 | 12 | 0.500 | 24 |
6 | Manchester Giants
|
24 | 12 | 12 | 0.500 | 24 |
7 | Worthing Bears
|
24 | 10 | 14 | 0.417 | 20 |
8 | Hemel Royals
|
24 | 4 | 20 | 0.167 | 8 |
9 | London Docklands
|
24 | 1 | 23 | 0.042 | 2 |
= League winners | |
= Qualified for the play-offs |
Playoffs
Quarter-finals
(1) Kingston vs. (8) Hemel Royals
Hemel Royals |
78–112 | Kingston |
Kingston |
111–87 | Hemel Royals |
Kingston win series, 2–0 |
(2) Sunderland Saints vs. (7) Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears |
104–107 | Sunderland Saints |
Sunderland Saints |
123–119 (OT) | Worthing Bears |
Sunderland win series, 2–0 |
(3) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (6) Manchester Giants
(4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Derby Rams
Derby Rams |
92–109 | Leicester City Riders |
Leicester City Riders |
79–75 | Derby Rams |
Leicester win series, 2–0 |
Semi-finals
Final
Kingston |
94–72 | Sunderland Saints |
Pts: Alton Byrd (MVP) 22, Alan Cunningham 22, Martin Clark 17 |
Pts: Russ Saunders 19, Scott Paterson 18, Steve Bucknall 15 |
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ? Kingston coach Kevin Cadle Sunderand coach Dave Elderkin |
National League Division 2 (Tier 2)
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
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1 | Cheshire Jets | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 34 |
2 | Bury Lobos | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 |
3 | Broxbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 |
4 | Watford Rebels | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 |
5 | Oldham Celtics | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 |
6 | Doncaster Eagles | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 |
7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 |
8 | Birmingham Bullets | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
9 | Brixton TopCats | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
10 | Coventry Flyers | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0.273 | 12 |
11 | Manchester Giants B
|
22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
12 | Plymouth Raiders | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
= League winners |
National League Division 3 (Tier 3)
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Greenwich | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 42 |
2 | Barnsley Generals | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.772 | 34 |
3 | Cardiff Buccaneers | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 |
4 | Chiltern Fastbreak | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 |
5 | Cheshire Bulls | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 |
6 | Kirklees Leos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
7 | Leicester Falcons | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
8 | North London College | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 |
9 | Swindon Rakers | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 |
10 | Calderdale Explorers | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 |
11 | Birmingham Bullets B | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0.273 | 12 |
12 | Fylde Coasters | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0.091 | 4 |
= League winners |
Coca-Cola National Cup
Second round
Doncaster Eagles | 84–68 | Brixton Topcats |
Telford | 90–109 | Sunderland Saints |
Stentofon Worthing Bears |
80–77 | Kodak Hemel Royals |
Quarter-finals
Doncaster Eagles | 65–111 | Cadbury Boost Kingston |
Sunderland Saints |
84–82 | Manchester Giants |
Semi-finals
Final
3 March 1991[3]
|
Sunderland Saints |
88–81 | Leicester City Riders |
(MVP) 12 | Pts: Gene Waldron 26, Dan Meagher 16, Dip Donaldson 15, Karl Brown 12 |
NatWest Trophy
Group stage
North Group
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
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1. Manchester Giants
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8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1.000 |
2. Leicester City Riders
|
4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
3. Sunderland Saints
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4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
4. Derby Rams
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4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0.500 |
5. Hemel Royals
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0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.000 |
South Group
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
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1. Kingston
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12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
2.Thames Valley Tigers | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0.667 |
3. Worthing Bears
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2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.166 |
4. London Docklands
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2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.166 |
Semi-finals
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders |
91–91 | Manchester Giants |
Manchester Giants |
89–82 | Leicester City Riders |
Manchester win on aggregate, 180–173 |
Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers
Final
2 December 1990[4]
|
Kingston |
69–59 | Manchester Giants |
Pts: Alan Cunningham (MVP) 24, Alton Byrd 12, Trevor Gordon 12, Martin Clark 10, Martin Henlan |
Pts: Kevin Penny 15, Kris Kearney 12, Mike Obaseki |
Seasonal awards
- Most Valuable Player: Kingston)
- Coach of the Year: Kingston)
- All-Star Team:
- Sunderland Saints)
- Kingston)
- Kingston)
- Kingston)
- Manchester Giants)
- Derby Rams)
- Leicester City Riders)
- Dale Roberts (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Sunderland Saints)
- Sunderland Saints)
References
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Solent are back on the road to recovery." Times [London, England] 18 Dec. 1990". The Times.
- ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Trophy goes to Wearside." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1991". The Times.
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Defence has final say for faltering Kingston." Times [London, England] 3 Dec. 1990". The Times.