Sports season
The 1990–1991 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.
Kingston claimed the Division One title and Play-off crown,[2] as well as the League Trophy , earning their coach Kevin Cadle and star player Alton Byrd the award's for Coach and Player of the Year respectively. Sunderland claimed the National Cup preventing another Kingston clean sweep.
Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
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
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
The Play-offs [ ]
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 [ ]
Kingston
85 –62
Leicester City Riders
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 League Division 2 (Tier 2) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
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
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 [ ]
Sunderland Saints
88–81
Cadbury Boost Kingston
Final [ ]
London Arena Attendance: ?
Sunderland Coach
Dave Elderkin Leicester Coach
?
NatWest Trophy [ ]
Group stage [ ]
North Group
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Manchester Giants
8
4
4
0
1.000
2.Leicester City Riders
4
4
2
2
0.500
3.Sunderland Saints
4
4
2
2
0.500
4.Derby Rams
4
4
2
2
0.500
5.Hemel Royals
0
4
0
4
0.000
South Group
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Kingston
12
6
6
0
1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers
8
6
4
2
0.667
3.Worthing Bears
2
6
1
5
0.166
4.London Docklands
2
6
1
5
0.166
Semi-finals [ ]
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers
Final [ ]
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 [ ]
References [ ]
Preceded by
BBL seasons 1990–91
Succeeded by
Teams Competitions Seasons Awards Other