Sports season
1992–93 British Basketball League season League British Basketball League Sport Basketball Number of teams 12 BBL champions Worthing Bears Play Off's champions Worthing Bears National Cup championsGuildford Kings BBL Trophy championsThames Valley Tigers
The 1992–1993 BBL season was the sixth season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The first division featuring a total of 12 teams, playing 33 games each increased in number by one following the admittance of the Oldham Celtics. The Kingston Kings moved from the Tolworth Leisure Centre to new home in Guildford at the Spectrum Arena and became the Guildford Kings.[1]
Worthing Bears were the dominant force in the regular season and sustained their momentum in the post-season Play-off, claiming silverware in both competitions.[2] Their closest rivals were Thames Valley Tigers , who had to settle for second place but were able to enjoy some glory by lifting the League Trophy following a win in the final over the Guildford Kings .
Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Worthing Bears
33
31
2
0.939
62
2
Thames Valley Tigers
33
28
5
0.848
56
3
London Towers
33
25
8
0.757
50
4
Guildford Kings
33
25
8
0.757
50
5
Birmingham Bullets
33
17
16
0.515
34
6
Derby Bucks
33
14
19
0.424
28
7
Oldham Celtics
33
14
19
0.424
28
8
Leicester City Riders
33
12
21
0.363
24
9
Manchester Giants
33
12
21
0.363
24
10
Cheshire Jets
33
10
23
0.303
20
11
Sunderland Saints
33
6
27
0.182
12
12
Hemel Royals
33
4
29
0.121
8
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs
The Play-offs [ ]
Quarter-finals [ ]
(1) Worthing Bears vs. (8) Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders
63–84
Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears
94 –84
Leicester City Riders
Worthing win series, 2–0
(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Oldham Celtics
(3) London Towers vs. (6) Derby Bucks
(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) Birmingham Bullets
Semi-finals [ ]
Final [ ]
Worthing Bears
75 –74
Thames Valley Tigers
Pts : Colin Irish, Steve Nelson, Alan Cunningham, Kalpatrick Wells, Mark Hubbard, Cleave Lewis
Pts: Mike Obaseki, Lester James, Nigel Lloyd, Nick Cooke
Wembley Arena , London
Attendance: ?
Worthing Coach
Alan Cunningham Thames Valley Coach
Mick Bett
National League Division 2 (Tier 2) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Doncaster Panthers
22
20
2
0.909
40
2
Middlesbrough
22
17
5
0.773
34
3
Crystal Palace
22
16
6
0.728
32
4
Ware Rebels
22
14
8
0.636
28
5
Cardiff Heat
22
13
9
0.591
26
6
Coventry Crusaders
22
11
11
0.500
22
7
Brixton TopCats
22
11
11
0.500
22
8
Bury Lobos
22
10
12
0.455
20
9
Plymouth Raiders
22
9
13
0.409
18
10
Solent Stars
22
5
17
0.227
10
11
Lewisham Lightning
22
3
19
0.136
6
12
Barnsley Generals
22
3
19
0.136
6
National League Division 3 (Tier 3) [ ]
Final standings [ ]
Pos
Team
Pld
W
L
%
Pts
1
Sheffield Forgers
20
15
5
0.750
30
2
Sedgefield Racers
20
14
6
0.700
28
3
Liverpool Atac
20
13
7
0.650
26
4
Guildford Storm
20
13
7
0.650
26
5
Swindon Sonics
20
13
7
0.650
26
6
South London Elephants
20
12
8
0.600
24
7
Leicester Falcons
20
11
9
0.550
22
8
Stevenage Phoenix
20
8
12
0.400
16
9
Chiltern Fastbreak
20
6
14
0.300
12
10
Camberley Eagles
20
3
17
0.150
6
11
Mid Sussex Magic
20
2
18
0.100
4
National Cup [ ]
Third Round [ ]
Team 1
Team 2
Score
Derby Bucks
Oldham Celtics
92-84
Hemel Hempstead Royals
Ware Rebels
93-96
Thames Valley Tigers
Sunderland Saints
96-78
Worthing Bears
Plymouth Raiders
131-79
Birmingham Bullets
Manchester Giants
73-82
Cheshire Jets
London Towers
85-74
Doncaster Panthers
Leicester City Riders
88-93
Crystal Palace
Guildford Kings
Quarter Finals [ ]
Team 1
Team 2
Score
Ware Rebels
Worthing Bears
62-92
Cheshire Jets
Thames Valley Tigers
71-76
Manchester Giants
Guildford Kings
57-91
Derby Bucks
Leicester City Riders
71-115
Semi Finals [ ]
Team 1
Team 2
1st Leg
2nd Leg
Guildford Kings
Thames Valley Tigers
83-81
84-83
Leicester City Riders
Worthing Bears
99-100
77-90
Final [ ]
Guildford Kings
82 –72
Worthing Bears
Pts : Trevor Gordon 24, Carl Miller 20, Karl Brown 10
Pts: Colin Irish 19, Mark Hubbard 18, Mike Spaid 16
Doncaster Dome Attendance: 2,000 Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
NatWest Trophy [ ]
Group stage [ ]
North Group 1
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Derby Bucks
4
2
2
0
1.000
2.Sunderland Saints
2
2
1
1
0.500
3.
0
2
0
2
0.000
North Group 2
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Leicester City Riders
4
2
2
0
1.000
2.Manchester Giants
2
2
1
1
0.500
3.Chester Jets
0
2
0
2
0.000
South Group 2
Team
Pts
Pld
W
L
Percent
1.Guildford Kings
4
2
2
0
1.000
2.Worthing Bears
2
2
1
1
0.500
3.Hemel Royals
0
2
0
2
0.000
Semi-finals [ ]
Derby Bucks vs. Guildford Kings
Leicester City Riders vs. Thames Valley Tigers
Final [ ]
National Indoor Arena ,
Birmingham Attendance: ?
Thames Valley Coach
Mick Bett Guildford Coach
Kevin Cadle
Seasonal awards [ ]
References [ ]
Preceded by
BBL seasons 1992–93
Succeeded by
Teams Competitions Seasons Awards Other