Sports season
1989–90 BBL season |
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League | British Basketball League |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Number of teams | 8 |
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Roll of Honour |
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BBL champions | Kingston |
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Playoffs champions | Kingston |
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National Cup champions | Kingston |
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BBL Trophy champions | Kingston |
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British Basketball League seasons |
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The 1989–90 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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
1 | Kingston | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.892 | 50 |
2 | Manchester Giants | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 | 42 |
3 | Sunderland 76ers | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 40 |
4 | Bracknell Tigers | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 40 |
5 | Derby Rams | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.357 | 20 |
6 | Leicester City Riders | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 14 |
7 | Solent Stars | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 14 |
8 | London Docklands | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0.071 | 4 |
| = League winners |
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
Playoffs
Semi-finals
Kingston | 83–72 | Bracknell Tigers |
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham |
Third place
Final
National League Division 1 (Tier 2)
Final standings
National League Division 2 (Tier 3)
Final standings
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts |
1 | Doncaster Eagles | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 36 |
2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 32 |
3 | Stockport Giants | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 32 |
4 | Watford Rebels | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | 28 |
5 | Cardiff Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 18 |
6 | Greenwich | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 18 |
7 | Manchester Blue Jays | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 |
8 | North London College | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0.300 | 12 |
9 | Birmingham Bullets B | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0.300 | 12 |
10 | Kirklees | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0.250 | 10 |
11 | Calderdale Explorers | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0.150 | 6 |
Quarter-finals
Kingston | 102–89 | Manchester Giants |
Semi-finals
Final
London ArenaAttendance: 5,800 Kingston Coach Kevin Cadle Sunderland Coach Craig Lynch |
NatWest Trophy
Group stage
South Group
Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | Percent |
1. Kingston | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
2. Bracknell Tigers | 8 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.833 |
3. Solent Stars | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.166 |
4. London Docklands | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0.166 |
Semi-finals
Manchester Giants vs. Sunderland 76ers
Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers
Final
Kingston | 86–77 | 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 CadleManchester coach Jeff Jones |
Seasonal awards
References
- ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14
- ^ "Nicholas Harling. "Cunningham's revelries rebound on Sunderland." Times [London, England] 16 Apr. 1990". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ ""Kingston add a fourth honour to their list." Times [London, England] 26 Mar. 1990". The Times Digital Archive.
- ^ "Julian Desborough. "Cadle's words provide spark." Times [London, England] 5 Dec. 1989". The Times Digital Archive.
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