Sports season
The 1991–1992 BBL season was the 5th season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The season featured an increased number of teams with the additions of the Birmingham Bullets and Cheshire Jets. London Docklands changed their name to London Towers.
Kingston , coached by Kevin Cadle , stormed to success in every domestic competition they entered and completed a clean sweep of the four major competitions, which they had previously accomplished two years earlier. They claimed the Division One title and Play-off crown,[1] were victorious in the League Trophy and the National Cup , whilst Coach Cadle and star player Alton Byrd were awarded as Coach and Player of the Year respectively.
Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Kingston
30
27
3
0.900
54
2
Thames Valley Tigers
30
25
5
0.833
50
3
Worthing Bears
30
22
8
0.733
44
4
London Towers
30
21
9
0.700
42
5
Derby Bucks
30
18
12
0.600
36
6
Leicester City Riders
30
14
16
0.467
28
7
Hemel Royals
30
13
17
0.433
26
8
Birmingham Bullets
30
11
19
0.367
22
9
Manchester Giants
30
9
21
0.300
18
10
Sunderland Saints
30
3
27
0.100
6
11
Cheshire Jets
30
2
28
0.067
4
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs
The Play-offs [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
(1) Kingston vs. (8) Birmingham Bullets
(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Hemel Royals
(3) Worthing Bears vs. (6) Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders
90–102
Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears
123 –104
Leicester City Riders
Worthing win series, 2–0
(4) London Towers vs. (5) Derby Bucks
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
Kingston
84 –67
Thames Valley Tigers
Pts : Russ Saunders 16, Alan Cunningham 13, Carl Miller 12, Alton Byrd 12, Martin-Stephon Henlan 12, Adrian Cummings 11
Pts: Nigel Lloyd 30, David Peed 11, Mike Obaseki, Kevin St Kitts
Wembley Arena , London
Attendance: 7,000
Kingston Coach
Kevin Cadle Thames Valley Coach
Andy Gill
National League Division 2 (Tier 2) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Oldham Celtics
22
21
1
0.955
42
2
Bury Lobos
22
21
1
0.955
42
3
Ware Rebels
22
16
6
0.727
32
4
Broxbourne
22
13
9
0.591
26
5
Brixton TopCats
22
13
9
0.591
26
6
Plymouth Raiders
22
13
9
0.591
26
7
Doncaster Eagles
22
11
11
0.500
22
8
Middlesbrough
22
8
14
0.364
16
9
Cardiff Bay Buccaneers
22
6
16
0.273
12
10
Greenwich
22
5
17
0.227
10
11
Barnsley Generals
22
3
19
0.136
6
12
Coventry Flyers
22
2
20
0.091
4
National League Division 3 (Tier 3) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Solent Stars
22
20
2
0.909
40
2
Crystal Palace
22
18
4
0.818
36
3
Leicester Falcons
22
13
9
0.591
26
4
Swindon
22
13
9
0.591
26
5
Sheffield Forgers
22
11
11
0.500
22
6
Cheshire Bulls
22
11
11
0.500
22
7
Mid Sussex Magic
22
10
12
0.455
20
8
Stevenage Phoenix
22
9
13
0.409
18
9
Chiltern Fastbreak
22
9
13
0.409
18
10
Sedgefield Racers
22
9
13
0.409
18
11
Calderdale Explorers
22
5
17
0.227
10
12
North London College
22
4
18
0.182
8
Third Round [ ]
Doncaster Eagles
105–73
Sunderland Saints
Chiltern Fastbreak
72–88
Kingston Kings
Worthing Bears
129–89
Cheshire Bulls
Hemel Hempstead Royals
73–83
Derby Rams
Quarter-finals [ ]
Derby Rams
65–94
Kingston Kings
Semi-finals [ ]
Worthing Bears
78–83
Kingston Kings
Kingston Kings
83–71
Worthing Bears
Kingston win 166-149 on agg.
Final [ ]
Kingston Kings
90–71
Thames Valley Tigers
Pts : Colin Irish 18, Carl Miller 17, Martin-Stephon Henlan 14, Alan Cunningham 14, Russ Saunders 10, Alton Byrd , Steve Tomaschek, Adrian Cummings
Pts: Nigel Lloyd 22, Tony Balogun 12, Mike Obaseki 10, David Peed 10
Sheffield Arena Attendance: ?
Kingston Coach
Kevin Cadle Thames Valley Coach
Andy Gill
NatWest Trophy [ ]
Group stage [ ]
North Group
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Manchester Giants
4
2
2
0
1.000
2.Cheshire Jets
2
2
1
1
0.500
3.Sunderland Saints
0
2
0
2
0.000
Midlands Group
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Leicester City Riders
6
3
3
0
1.000
2.Birmingham Bullets
4
3
2
1
0.667
3.Derby Bucks
2
3
1
2
0.333
4.Hemel Royals
0
3
0
3
0.000
Kingston received a bye into the Semi-finals.
Semi-finals [ ]
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Kingston vs. London Towers
Final [ ]
Kingston
71 –68
Leicester City Riders
Pts : Alan Cunningham 22, Russ Saunders 16
Pts: Karl Brown 21, Dave Harris 15, Gene Waldron 15
Seasonal awards [ ]
References [ ]
Preceded by
BBL seasons 1991–92
Succeeded by
Teams Competitions Seasons Awards Other