1992–93 British Basketball League season

1992–93 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball 12 Roll of Honour BBL Worthing Bears Play Off's Worthing Bears National Cup Guildford Kings BBL Trophy Thames Valley Tigers List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 1991–92 1993–94 The 1992–93 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.http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF503333170&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Kingston change name for move to new home." Times [London, England] 4 Aug. 1992 The Times Digital Archive 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.BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 13 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 PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Worthing Bears 33 31 2 0.939622 Thames Valley Tigers 33 28 5 0.84856 3 London Towers 33 25 8 0.75750 4 Guildford Kings 33 25 8 0.75750 5 Birmingham Bullets 33 17 16 0.51534 6 Derby Bucks 33 14 19 0.42428 7 Oldham Celtics 33 14 19 0.424288 Leicester City Riders 33 12 21 0.36324 9 Manchester Giants 33 12 21 0.36324 10 Cheshire Jets 33 10 23 0.30320 11 Sunderland Saints 33 6 27 0.18212 12 Hemel Royals 33 4 29 0.1218 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals (1) Worthing Bears vs. (8) Leicester City Riders #eee 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 #eee 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 #eee Derby Bucks 93 95 0-1 London Towers London Towers 94 99 Derby Bucks #eee London Towers 97 93 Derby Bucks London win series, 2–1 (4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) Birmingham Bullets #eee Birmingham Bullets 92 86 Guildford Kings Guildford Kings 93 85 Birmingham Bullets #eee Guildford Kings 82 75 Birmingham Bullets Guildford win series, 2–1 Semi-finals #eee 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 #eee 2 May 1993http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF500612256&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Nicholas Harling. "Worthing take point decision." Times [London, England] 3 May 1993 The Times Digital Archive Worthing Bears 75 74 44–34 31–40 Thames Valley Tigers Cleave Lewis 17 (MVP) Nigel Lloyd 21 Wembley Arena, London 5,000Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett Robert Iliffe BBC 2 National League Division 2 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Doncaster Panthers 22 20 2 0.909402 Middlesbrough 22 17 5 0.77334 3 Crystal Palace 22 16 6 0.72832 4 Ware Rebels 22 14 8 0.63628 5 Cardiff Heat 22 13 9 0.59126 6 Coventry Crusaders 22 11 11 0.500227 Brixton TopCats 22 11 11 0.50022 8 Bury Lobos 22 10 12 0.45520 9 Plymouth Raiders 22 9 13 0.40918 10 Solent Stars 22 5 17 0.22710 11 Lewisham Lightning 22 3 19 0.1366 12 Barnsley Generals 22 3 19 0.1366 = League winners National League Division 3 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Sheffield Forgers 20 15 5 0.750302 Sedgefield Racers 20 14 6 0.70028 3 Liverpool Atac 20 13 7 0.65026 4 Guildford Storm 20 13 7 0.65026 5 Swindon Sonics 20 13 7 0.65026 6 South London Elephants 20 12 8 0.600247 Leicester Falcons 20 11 9 0.55022 8 Stevenage Phoenix 20 8 12 0.40016 9 Chiltern Fastbreak 20 6 14 0.3001210 Camberley Eagles 20 3 17 0.1506 11 Mid Sussex Magic 20 2 18 0.1004 = League winners 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 #eee 28 February 1993http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF501966018&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "For the Record." Times [London, England] 1 Mar. 1993 The Times Digital Archive Guildford Kings 82 72 Worthing Bears Trevor Gordon 24, Carl Miller 20, Karl Brown 10 Colin Irish 19, Mark Hubbard 18, Mike Spaid 16 Doncaster Dome 2,000Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham NatWest Trophy Group stage North Group 1 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Derby Bucks42201.0002.Sunderland Saints22110.5003.Oldham Celtics02020.000 North Group 2 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Leicester City Riders42201.0002.Manchester Giants22110.5003.Chester Jets02020.000 South Group 1 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Thames Valley Tigers42201.0002.Birmingham Bullets22110.5003.London Towers02020.000 South Group 2 TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Guildford Kings42201.0002.Worthing Bears22110.5003.Hemel Royals02020.000 Semi-finals Derby Bucks vs. Guildford Kings #eee 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 #eee Leicester City Riders 112 106 Thames Valley Tigers Thames Valley Tigers 114 98 Leicester City Riders Thames Valley win on aggregate, 177–172 Final #eee 17 January 1993http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF501955267&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Nicholas Harling. "Tigers profit from Kings' misfortune." Times [London, England] 18 Jan. 1993 The Times Digital Archive Thames Valley Tigers 91 84 Guildford Kings Lester James (MVP) 24, Nigel Lloyd 17, Kevin St Kitts, Mike Obaseki, Michael Hayles Trevor Gordon 24 Alton Byrd 20, Martin Henlan, Carl Miller National Indoor Arena, Birmingham ?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 30em 1991–92 season 1993–94 season BBL seasons 1992–93 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British