1989–90 British Basketball League season

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1989–90 British Basketball League season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
Roll of Honour
BBL championsKingston
Playoffs championsKingston
National Cup championsKingston
BBL Trophy championsKingston
British Basketball League seasons

The 1989–1990 BBL season was the third 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 just eight teams, playing 28 games each. Due to the low number of teams, the post-season play-offs featured only the top four teams from the regular season instead of the usual top eight finishers. The future of the league was in the balance due to the waning number of teams. Livingston folded, Crystal Palace and Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals both dropped to the National League and Glasgow Rangers moved back to Kingston. There was small consolation in the formation of a new club called London Docklands (formerly Tower Hamlets) which joined the league.

Kingston completed a clean sweep of all four trophies claiming the title and Play-off crown,[1] as well as the National Cup and NatWest League Trophy.
Oldham Celtics secured the second tier league title for a second consecutive year.

Carlsberg League (Tier 1)[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Kingston 28 25 3 0.892 50
2 Manchester Giants 28 21 7 0.750 42
3 Sunderland 76ers 28 20 8 0.714 40
4 Bracknell Tigers 28 20 8 0.714 40
5 Derby Rams 28 10 18 0.357 20
6 Leicester City Riders 28 7 21 0.250 14
7 Solent Stars 28 7 21 0.250 14
8 London Docklands 28 2 26 0.071 4
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play-offs[]

Semi-finals[]

13 April 1990
Kingston 83–72 Bracknell Tigers
13 April 1990
Manchester Giants 106–111 (OT) Sunderland 76ers

Third place[]

14 April 1990
Manchester Giants 110–103 Bracknell Tigers

Final[]

14 April 1990[2]
Kingston 87–82 Sunderland Saints
Pts: Alan Cunningham (MVP) 20, Martin Clark 15, Micah Blunt 12, Richard Scantlebury 10, Mike Griffiths 8, Paul Stimpson Pts: Russ Saunders 23, Clyde Vaughan 21, Scott Wilke, Ken Nottage, Steve Nelson
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Sunderland coach Craig Lynch

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Oldham Celtics 22 20 2 0.909 40
2 Worthing Bears 22 19 3 0.864 38
3 Brixton TopCats 22 19 3 0.864 38
4 Hemel Hempstead Royals 22 14 8 0.636 28
5 Bury Lobos 22 11 11 0.500 22
6 Cheshire Jets 22 10 12 0.455 20
7 Crystal Palace 22 9 13 0.409 18
8 Birmingham Bullets 22 8 14 0.364 16
9 Plymouth Raiders 22 8 14 0.364 16
10 Stevenage Falcons 22 5 17 0.227 10
11 Gateshead Vikings 22 5 17 0.227 10
12 Corby Flyers 22 4 18 0.182 8
= League winners

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)[]

Final standings[]

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Doncaster Eagles 20 18 2 0.900 36
2 Middlesbrough 20 16 4 0.800 32
3 Stockport Giants 20 16 4 0.800 32
4 Watford Rebels 20 14 6 0.700 28
5 Cardiff Bay Buccaneers 20 9 11 0.450 18
6 Greenwich 20 9 11 0.450 18
7 Manchester Blue Jays 20 8 12 0.400 16
8 North London College 20 6 14 0.300 12
9 Birmingham Bullets B 20 6 14 0.300 12
10 Kirklees 20 5 15 0.250 10
11 Calderdale Explorers 20 3 17 0.150 6
= League winners

Coca-Cola National Cup[]

Quarter-finals[]

Kingston 102–89 Manchester Giants
Bury Lobos 88–98 Bracknell Tigers
Derby Rams 98–82 Solent Stars
Sunderland 76ers 137–94 Stockport

Semi-finals[]

24 March 1990
Kingston 87–68 Bracknell Tigers
24 March 1990
Derby Rams 79–83 Sunderland 76ers

Final[]

25 March 1990[3]
Kingston 103–78 Sunderland 76ers
Pts: Alan Cunningham 18, Richard Scantlebury 18, Micah Blunt 16, Mike Griffiths 13, Martin Clark 12, Alton Byrd 12, Matthew Cunningham, Steve Tomaschek
London Arena
Attendance: 5,800
Kingston Coach Kevin Cadle
Sunderland Coach Craig Lynch

NatWest Trophy[]

Group stage[]

North Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1. Manchester Giants 12 6 6 0 1.000
2. Sunderland 76ers 8 6 4 2 0.667
3. Leicester City Riders 4 6 2 4 0.333
4. Derby Rams 0 6 0 6 0.000

South Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1. Kingston 10 6 5 1 0.833
2. Bracknell Tigers 8 6 5 1 0.833
3. Solent Stars 2 6 1 5 0.166
4. London Docklands 2 6 1 5 0.166

Semi-finals[]

Manchester Giants vs. Sunderland 76ers

Manchester Giants 98–95 Sunderland 76ers
Sunderland 76ers 87–88 Manchester Giants
Manchester win on aggregate, 186–182

Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers

Bracknell Tigers 88��107 Kingston
Kingston 129–99 Bracknell Tigers
Kingston win on aggregate, 236–187

Final[]

04 December 1989[4]
Kingston 86–77 Manchester Giants
Pts: Joel Moore 25, Martin Clark 16, Alan Cunningham 12, Micah Blunt 11, Richard Scantlebury 10, Alton Byrd 10, Mike Griffiths 2 Pts: Jerry Johnson 22, Dave Gardner 19, Kris Kearney 11, Kevin St Kitts 10, Kevin Penny 7, Jason Fogerty 6, Keith Ramsey 2
Royal Albert Hall, London
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Manchester coach Jeff Jones

Seasonal awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14
  2. ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Cunningham's revelries rebound on Sunderland." Times [London, England] 16 Apr. 1990". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. ^ ""Kingston add a fourth honour to their list." Times [London, England] 26 Mar. 1990". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ^ "Julian Desborough. "Cadle's words provide spark." Times [London, England] 5 Dec. 1989". The Times Digital Archive.
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