1991–92 British Basketball League season

1991–92 BBL season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Roll of Honour
BBL championsKingston
Play Off's championsKingston
National Cup championsKingston
BBL Trophy championsKingston
British Basketball League seasons

The 1991–92 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

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Kingston 30 27 3 0.900 54
2 Thames Valley Tigers 30 25 5 0.833 50
3 Worthing Bears 30 22 8 0.733 44
4 London Towers 30 21 9 0.700 42
5 Derby Bucks 30 18 12 0.600 36
6 Leicester City Riders 30 14 16 0.467 28
7 Hemel Royals 30 13 17 0.433 26
8 Birmingham Bullets 30 11 19 0.367 22
9 Manchester Giants 30 9 21 0.300 18
10 Sunderland Saints 30 3 27 0.100 6
11 Cheshire Jets 30 2 28 0.067 4
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

(1) Kingston vs. (8) Birmingham Bullets

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

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

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

(3) Worthing Bears vs. (6) Leicester City Riders

Worthing Bears 123–104 Leicester City Riders
Worthing win series, 2–0

(4) London Towers vs. (5) Derby Bucks

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

Semi-finals

Final

3 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)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Oldham Celtics 22 21 1 0.955 42
2 Bury Lobos 22 21 1 0.955 42
3 Ware Rebels 22 16 6 0.727 32
4 Broxbourne 22 13 9 0.591 26
5 Brixton TopCats 22 13 9 0.591 26
6 Plymouth Raiders 22 13 9 0.591 26
7 Doncaster Eagles 22 11 11 0.500 22
8 Middlesbrough 22 8 14 0.364 16
9 Cardiff Bay Buccaneers 22 6 16 0.273 12
10 Greenwich 22 5 17 0.227 10
11 Barnsley Generals 22 3 19 0.136 6
12 Coventry Flyers 22 2 20 0.091 4
= League winners

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W L % Pts
1 Solent Stars 22 20 2 0.909 40
2 Crystal Palace 22 18 4 0.818 36
3 Leicester Falcons 22 13 9 0.591 26
4 Swindon 22 13 9 0.591 26
5 Sheffield Forgers 22 11 11 0.500 22
6 Cheshire Bulls 22 11 11 0.500 22
7 Mid Sussex Magic 22 10 12 0.455 20
8 Stevenage Phoenix 22 9 13 0.409 18
9 Chiltern Fastbreak 22 9 13 0.409 18
10 Sedgefield Racers 22 9 13 0.409 18
11 Calderdale Explorers 22 5 17 0.227 10
12 North London College 22 4 18 0.182 8
= League winners

Coca-Cola National Cup

Third Round

Bury Lobos 81–79 London Towers
Oldham Celtics 90–94 Birmingham Bullets
Doncaster Eagles 105–73 Sunderland Saints
Chiltern Fastbreak 72–88 Kingston Kings
Worthing Bears 129–89 Cheshire Bulls

Quarter-finals

Doncaster Eagles 65–102 Thames Valley Tigers
Bury Lobos 88–93 Leicester Riders

Semi-finals

Leicester Riders 81–101 Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley win 201-163 on agg.
Kingston Kings 83–71 Worthing Bears
Kingston win 166-149 on agg.

Final

8 March 1992[3]
Kingston Kings 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

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

Kingston vs. 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

References

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