1990–91 British Basketball League season

1990–91 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
Roll of Honour
BBL championsKingston
Play Off's championsKingston
National Cup championsSunderland
BBL Trophy championsKingston
British Basketball League seasons
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The 1990–91 BBL season was the 4th 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 nine teams, playing 24 games each. Following a new £1.3 million sponsorship deal with Carlsberg, the sport was unified once more as three divisions of the Carlsberg League were created.
Solent Stars dropped out of the top tier and would play their basketball in Division Four.[1] Hemel Hempstead Royals and Worthing Bears returned to top tier action and the Bracknell Tigers became the Thames Valley Tigers.

Kingston claimed the Division One title and Play-off crown,[2] as well as the League Trophy, earning their coach Kevin Cadle and star player Alton Byrd the award's for Coach and Player of the Year respectively. Sunderland claimed the National Cup preventing another Kingston clean sweep.

Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Kingston 24 23 1 0.958 46
2 Sunderland Saints 24 18 6 0.750 36
3 Thames Valley Tigers 24 14 10 0.583 28
4 Leicester City Riders 24 14 10 0.583 28
5 Derby Rams 24 12 12 0.500 24
6 Manchester Giants 24 12 12 0.500 24
7 Worthing Bears 24 10 14 0.417 20
8 Hemel Royals 24 4 20 0.167 8
9 London Docklands 24 1 23 0.042 2
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

(1) Kingston vs. (8) Hemel Royals

Kingston 111–87 Hemel Royals
Kingston win series, 2–0

(2) Sunderland Saints vs. (7) Worthing Bears

Sunderland Saints 123–119 (OT) Worthing Bears
Sunderland win series, 2–0

(3) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (6) Manchester Giants

Thames Valley Tigers 84–82 Manchester Giants
Thames Valley win series, 2–1

(4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Derby Rams

Leicester City Riders 79–75 Derby Rams
Leicester win series, 2–0

Semi-finals

Final

13 April 1991
Kingston 94–72 Sunderland Saints
Pts: Alton Byrd (MVP) 22, Alan Cunningham 22, Martin Clark 17 Pts: Russ Saunders 19, Scott Paterson 18, Steve Bucknall 15
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Sunderand coach Dave Elderkin

National League Division 2 (Tier 2)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Cheshire Jets 22 17 5 0.773 34
2 Bury Lobos 22 16 6 0.727 32
3 Broxbourne 22 16 6 0.727 32
4 Watford Rebels 22 14 8 0.636 28
5 Oldham Celtics 22 13 9 0.591 26
6 Doncaster Eagles 22 11 11 0.500 22
7 Middlesbrough 22 11 11 0.500 22
8 Birmingham Bullets 22 10 12 0.455 20
9 Brixton TopCats 22 10 12 0.455 20
10 Coventry Flyers 22 6 16 0.273 12
11 Manchester Giants B 22 4 18 0.182 8
12 Plymouth Raiders 22 4 18 0.182 8
= League winners

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Greenwich 22 21 1 0.955 42
2 Barnsley Generals 22 17 5 0.772 34
3 Cardiff Buccaneers 22 16 6 0.727 32
4 Chiltern Fastbreak 22 14 8 0.636 28
5 Cheshire Bulls 22 11 11 0.500 22
6 Kirklees Leos 22 10 12 0.455 20
7 Leicester Falcons 22 10 12 0.455 20
8 North London College 22 10 12 0.455 20
9 Swindon Rakers 22 8 14 0.364 16
10 Calderdale Explorers 22 7 15 0.318 14
11 Birmingham Bullets B 22 6 16 0.273 12
12 Fylde Coasters 22 2 20 0.091 4
= League winners

Coca-Cola National Cup

Second round

Doncaster Eagles 84–68 Brixton Topcats
Telford 90–109 Sunderland Saints
Watford Rebels 89–124 Thames Valley Tigers

Quarter-finals

Doncaster Eagles 65–111 Cadbury Boost Kingston

Semi-finals

Final

3 March 1991[3]
Sunderland Saints 88–81 Leicester City Riders
Pts: Russ Saunders 23, Scott Paterson 21, Clyde Vaughan 15, Peter Scantlebury 15, Steve Bucknall (MVP) 12 Pts: Gene Waldron 26, Dan Meagher 16, Dip Donaldson 15, Karl Brown 12
London Arena
Attendance: ?
Sunderland Coach Dave Elderkin
Leicester Coach ?

NatWest Trophy

Group stage

North Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Manchester Giants 8 4 4 0 1.000
2.Leicester City Riders 4 4 2 2 0.500
3.Sunderland Saints 4 4 2 2 0.500
4.Derby Rams 4 4 2 2 0.500
5.Hemel Royals 0 4 0 4 0.000

South Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Kingston 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 8 6 4 2 0.667
3.Worthing Bears 2 6 1 5 0.166
4.London Docklands 2 6 1 5 0.166

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders

Manchester Giants 89–82 Leicester City Riders
Manchester win on aggregate, 180–173

Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers

Kingston 111–98 Thames Valley Tigers
Kingston win on aggregate, 197–179

Final

2 December 1990[4]
Kingston 69–59 Manchester Giants
Pts: Alan Cunningham (MVP) 24, Alton Byrd 12, Trevor Gordon 12, Martin Clark 10, Martin Henlan Pts: Kevin Penny 15, Kris Kearney 12, Mike Obaseki
Royal Albert Hall, London
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Manchester coach Jeff Jones

Seasonal awards

References

  1. ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Solent are back on the road to recovery." Times [London, England] 18 Dec. 1990". The Times.
  2. ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14
  3. ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Trophy goes to Wearside." Times [London, England] 4 Mar. 1991". The Times.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Defence has final say for faltering Kingston." Times [London, England] 3 Dec. 1990". The Times.
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