1991–92 British Basketball League season

1991–92 British Basketball League season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	11
Roll of Honour
BBL champions	Kingston
Play Off's champions	Kingston
National Cup champions	Kingston
BBL Trophy champions	Kingston

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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Kingston	54	30	27	3	0.900
2. Thames Valley Tigers	50	30	25	5	0.833
3. Worthing Bears	44	30	22	8	0.733
4. London Towers	42	30	21	9	0.700
5. Derby Bucks	36	30	18	12	0.600
6. Leicester City Riders	28	30	14	16	0.466
7. Hemel Royals	26	30	13	17	0.433
8. Birmingham Bullets	22	30	11	19	0.366
9. Manchester Giants	18	30	9	21	0.300
10. Sunderland Saints	6	30	3	27	0.100
11. Cheshire Jets	4	30	2	28	0.066

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Kingston vs. (8) Birmingham Bullets

Birmingham Bullets

80–102

Kingston

Kingston	98–74	Birmingham Bullets
Kingston win series, 2–0

(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Hemel Royals

Hemel Royals

64–97

Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers	103–81	Hemel Royals
Thames Valley win series, 2–0

(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

Derby Bucks

69–78

London Towers

London Towers	74–73	Derby Bucks
London win series, 2–0

Semi-finals

Kingston

87–82

London Towers

Wembley Arena, London

Thames Valley Tigers

84–74

Worthing Bears

Wembley Arena, London

Final

3rd May 1992^[2]

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)

Barnsley Generals, Brixton TopCats, Broxbourne, Bury Lobos, Coventry Flyers, Cardiff Buccaneers, Doncaster Eagles, Greenwich, Middlesbrough Mohawks, Oldham Celtics, Plymouth Raiders, Watford Rebels, Ware Rebels

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Final standings

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Solent Stars	40	22	20	2	0.909
2. Crystal Palace	36	22	18	4	0.818
3. Leicester Falcons	26	22	13	9	0.590
4. Swindon Sonics*	25	22	13	9	0.590
5. Sheffield Forgers	22	22	11	11	0.500
6. Cheshire Bulls	22	22	11	11	0.500
7. Mid-Sussex Magic	22	22	10	12	0.455
8. Stevenage Phoenix	22	22	9	13	0.409
9. Chiltern Fastbreak	18	22	9	13	0.409
10. Sedgefield Racers	6	22	9	13	0.409
11. Calderdale Explorers	4	22	5	17	0.227
12. North London College	4	22	4	18	0.181

= League winners

One point deducted *

Coca-Cola National Cup

Third Round

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Bury Lobos	London Towers	81-79
Oldham Celtics	Birmingham Bullets	90-94
Doncaster Eagles	Sunderland Saints	105-73
Chiltern Fastbreak	Kingston Kings	72-88
Leicester Riders	Ware Rebels	136-74
Worthing Bears	Cheshire Bulls	129-89
Hemel Hempstead Royals	Derby Rams	73-83
Thames Valley Tigers	Trafford Manchester Giants	115-105

Quarter Finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Worthing Bears	Birmingham Bullets	106-73
Doncaster Eagles	Thames Valley Tigers	65-102
Bury Lobos	Leicester City Riders	88-93
Derby Rams	Kingston Kings	65-94

Semi Finals

Team 1	Team 2	1st Leg	2nd Leg
Thames Valley Tigers	Leicester City Riders	100-82	101-81
Worthing Bears	Kingston Kings	78-83	71-83

Final

08 March 1992^[3]

Kingston	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

South Group

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.London Towers	4	2	2	0	1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers	2	2	1	1	0.500
3.Worthing Bears	0	2	0	2	0.000

Kingston received a bye into the Semi-finals.

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders

Manchester Giants

94–114

Leicester City Riders

Leicester City Riders	89–88	Manchester Giants
Leicester win on aggregate, 203–182

Kingston vs. London Towers

Kingston

87–67

London Towers

London Towers	78–77	Kingston
Kingston win on aggregate, 164–145

Final

19 January 1992

Kingston	71–68	Leicester City Riders
Pts: Alan Cunningham 22, Russ Saunders 16		Pts: Karl Brown 21, Dave Harris 15, Gene Waldron 15

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Kingston Coach Kevin Cadle
Leicester Coach ?

Seasonal awards

Most Valuable Player: Alton Byrd (Kingston)
Coach of the Year: Kevin Cadle (Kingston)
All-Star Team:
- Karl Brown (Leicester City Riders)
- Alton Byrd (Kingston)
- Alan Cunningham (Kingston)
- Bryan Heron (Worthing Bears)
- Larry Koretz (Birmingham Bullets)
- Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Mike Obaseki (Thames Valley Tigers)
- David Peed (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Russ Saunders (Kingston)
- Peter Scantlebury (London Towers)

References

↑ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 13
↑ "Nicholas Harling. "Kingston claim fifth trophy of year." Times [London, England] 4 May 1992". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ "Nicholas Harling. "Kingston pay off old score by crushing Tigers." Times [London, England] 9 Mar. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.

Preceded by 1990–91 season	BBL seasons 1991–92	Succeeded by 1992–93 season

British Basketball League

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Competitions	BBL Championship (Play-off Finals) BBL Cup BBL Trophy Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Women's British Basketball League

Seasons	1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

Awards	Individual: Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player Team: British Team of the Year Defensive Team of the Year Team of the Year

Other	BBL TV Expansion British Basketball Union English Basketball League Scottish National League National Cup National Basketball League

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