1992–93 British Basketball League season

1992–93 British Basketball League season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Roll of Honour
BBL champions	Worthing Bears
Play Off's champions	Worthing Bears
National Cup champions	Guildford Kings
BBL Trophy champions	Thames 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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Worthing Bears	62	33	31	2	0.939
2. Thames Valley Tigers	56	33	28	5	0.848
3. London Towers	50	33	25	8	0.757
4. Guildford Kings	50	33	25	8	0.757
5. Birmingham Bullets	34	33	17	16	0.515
6. Derby Bucks	28	33	14	19	0.424
7. Oldham Celtics	28	33	14	19	0.424
8. Leicester City Riders	24	33	12	21	0.363
9. Manchester Giants	24	33	12	21	0.363
10. Cheshire Jets	20	33	10	23	0.303
11. Sunderland Saints	12	33	6	27	0.181
12. Hemel Royals	8	33	4	29	0.121

	= 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

Oldham Celtics

85–112

Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers	98–86	Oldham Celtics
Thames Valley win series, 2–0

(3) London Towers vs. (6) Derby Bucks

Derby Bucks

93–95 (OT)

London Towers

London Towers

94–99

Derby Bucks

London Towers	97–93	Derby Bucks
London win series, 2–1

(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) Birmingham Bullets

Birmingham Bullets

92–86

Guildford Kings

Guildford Kings

93–85

Birmingham Bullets

Guildford Kings	82–75	Birmingham Bullets
Guildford win series, 2–1

Semi-finals

1 May 1993

Worthing Bears

74–73

Guildford Kings

Wembley Arena, London

1 May 1993

Thames Valley Tigers

97–87

London Towers

Wembley Arena, London

Final

2 May 1993^[3]

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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Doncaster Panthers	40	22	20	2	0.909
2. Middlesbrough Mohawks	34	22	17	5	0.773
3. Crystal Palace	32	22	16	6	0.728
4. Ware Rebels	28	22	14	8	0.636
5. Cardiff Heat	26	22	13	9	0.591
6. Coventry Flyers	22	22	11	11	0.500
7. Brixton TopCats	22	22	11	11	0.500
8. Bury Lobos	20	22	10	12	0.455
9. Plymouth Raiders	18	22	9	13	0.409
10. Solent Stars	10	22	5	17	0.227
11. Lewisham Lightning	6	22	3	19	0.136
12. Barnsley Generals	6	22	3	19	0.136

= League winners

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Camberley Eagles, Chiltern Fastbreak, Guildford Storm, Leicester Falcons, Liverpool Atac, Mid Sussex Magic, Sedgefield Racers, Sheffield Forgers , South London Elephants, Stevenage Phoenix, Swindon Sonics

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

28 February 1993^[4]

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.Oldham Celtics	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 1

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1.Thames Valley Tigers	4	2	2	0	1.000
2.Birmingham Bullets	2	2	1	1	0.500
3.London Towers	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

Derby Bucks

92–124

Guildford Kings

Guildford Kings	85–84	Derby Bucks
Guildford win on aggregate, 209–176

Leicester City Riders vs. Thames Valley Tigers

Leicester City Riders

112–106

Thames Valley Tigers

Thames Valley Tigers	114–98	Leicester City Riders
Thames Valley win on aggregate, 177–172

Final

17 January 1993^[5]

Thames Valley Tigers	91–84	Guildford Kings
Pts: Lester James (MVP) 24, Nigel Lloyd 17, Kevin St Kitts, Mike Obaseki, Michael Hayles		Pts: Trevor Gordon 24 Alton Byrd 20, Martin Henlan, Carl Miller

National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett
Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle

Seasonal awards

Most Valuable Player: Colin Irish (Worthing Bears)
Coach of the Year: Mick Bett (Thames Valley Tigers)
All-Star Team:
- Trevor Gordon (Guildford Kings)
- Colin Irish (Worthing Bears)
- Cleave Lewis (Worthing Bears)
- Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers)
- Joel Moore (London Towers)
- Derek Rucker (Birmingham Bullets)
- Peter Scantlebury (London Towers)
- Billy Singleton (Birmingham Bullets)
- Tyrone Thomas (Cheshire Jets)
- Gene Waldron (Leicester City Riders)

References

↑ ""Kingston change name for move to new home." Times [London, England] 4 Aug. 1992". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 13
↑ "Nicholas Harling. "Worthing take point decision." Times [London, England] 3 May 1993". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ ""For the Record." Times [London, England] 1 Mar. 1993". The Times Digital Archive.
↑ "Nicholas Harling. "Tigers profit from Kings' misfortune." Times [London, England] 18 Jan. 1993". The Times Digital Archive.

Preceded by 1991–92 season	BBL seasons 1992–93	Succeeded by 1993–94 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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