1989–90 British Basketball League season

1989–90 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 8
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Kingston
Play Off's champions Kingston
National Cup champions Kingston
BBL Trophy champions Kingston

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

TeamPtsPldWLPercentage
1. Kingston 50282530.892
2. Manchester Giants 42282170.750
3. Sunderland 76ers 40282080.714
4. Bracknell Tigers 40282080.714
5. Derby Rams 202810180.357
6. Leicester City Riders 14287210.250
7. Solent Stars 14287210.250
8. London Docklands 4282260.071
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play-offs

Semi-finals

Third place

Final

14 April 1990[2]
Kingston 8782 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)

Birmingham Bullets, Brixton TopCats, Bury Metros, Cheshire Jets, Corby Flyers, Crystal Palace, Gateshead Vikings, Hemel Hempstead Royals, Oldham Celtics, Plymouth Raiders, Stevenage Falcons, Worthing Bears

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Calderdale Explorers, Cardiff Bay Buccaneers, Doncaster, Greenwich, Kirklees, Manchester, Middlesbrough, North London College, Stockport Giants, Watford Rebels


Coca-Cola National Cup

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Kingston Manchester Giants 102-89
Bury Lobos Bracknell Tigers 88-98
Derby Rams Solent Stars 98-82
Sunderland 76ers Stockport 137-94

Semi Finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
London Arena, Mar 24 Kingston Bracknell Tigers 87-68
London Arena, Mar 24 Derby Rams Sunderland 76ers 79-83

Final

25 March 1990[3]
Kingston 10378 Sunderland
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 126601.000
2. Sunderland 76ers 86420.667
3. Leicester City Riders 46240.333
4. Derby Rams 06060.000

South Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1. Kingston 106510.833
2. Bracknell Tigers 86510.833
3. Solent Stars 26150.166
4. London Docklands 26150.166

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Sunderland 76ers

Sunderland 76ers 8788 Manchester Giants
Manchester win on aggregate, 186–182

Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers

Kingston 12999 Bracknell Tigers
Kingston win on aggregate, 236–187

Final

04 December 1989[4]
Kingston 8677 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

Preceded by
1988–89 season
BBL seasons
1989–90
Succeeded by
1990–91 season
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