1988–89 British Basketball League season

1988–89 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball 11 Roll of Honour BBL Glasgow Rangers Play-off's Glasgow Rangers National Cup Bracknell Tigers BBL Trophy Bracknell Tigers List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 1987–88 1989–90 The 1988–89 BBL season was the second 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 11 teams, playing 20 games each. The league had suffered in the 1989 close season because Portsmouth was wound up followed by Calderdale Explorers and Birmingham Bullets both dropping out of the league. Bolton and Bury Giants became the Olympic City Giants and Kingston moved north of the border playing as Glasgow Rangers. The new season was supposed to feature 12 teams, however Oldham Celtics dropped out of the league and into the National League (Tier 2) after just one game, due to financial difficulties. The season was dominated by the success of the league's two Scottish teams Glasgow Rangers and Livingston, who finished the regular season in first and second place respectively.BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 15 Glasgow's Kevin Cadle and Alan Cunningham were also named as the league's Coach and Player of the year, however the Scottish dominance was broken by Bracknell Tigers who were victorious in the League Trophy against Livingston in the Final. Below the Carlsberg League in the National League Division 1, it came as no surprise that Oldham Celtics sealed the title bearing in mind that they had originally planned to play in the top tier. Carlsberg League (Tier 1) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Glasgow Rangers 20 18 2 0.900362 Livingston 20 16 4 0.80032 3 Bracknell Tigers 20 15 5 0.75030 4 Leicester City Riders 20 14 6 0.70028 5 Manchester Eagles 20 13 7 0.65026 6 Sunderland 76ers 20 12 8 0.600247 Hemel Royals 20 9 11 0.45018 8 Olympic City Giants 20 4 16 0.2008 9 Solent Stars 20 4 16 0.200810 Derby Rams 20 3 17 0.1506 11 Crystal Palace 20 2 18 0.1004 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Quarter-finals (1) Glasgow Rangers vs. (8) Olympic City Giants #eee Olympic City Giants 96 117 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 125 95 Olympic City Giants Glasgow win series, 2–0 (2) Livingston vs. (7) Hemel Royals #eee Hemel Royals 78 92 Livingston Livingston 108 105 Hemel Royals Livingston win series, 2–0 (3) Sunderland 76ers vs. (6) Bracknell Tigers #eee Sunderland 76ers 86 96 Bracknell Tigers Bracknell Tigers 110 96 Sunderland 76ers Bracknell win series, 2–0 (4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Manchester Eagles #eee Manchester Eagles 83 89 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 80 74 Manchester Eagles Leicester win series, 2–0 Semi-finals #eee 15 April 1989 Glasgow Rangers 87 67 Leicester City Riders National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham 15 April 1989 Livingston 72 63 Bracknell Tigers National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Third place #eee 16 April 1989 Bracknell Tigers 106 89 Leicester City Riders National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Final #eee 16 April 1989http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF500378006&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Nicholas Harling. "Rangers leave their mark." Times [London, England] 17 Apr. 1989 The Times Report Glasgow Rangers 89 86 MIM Livingston Butch Hayes 27, Joel Moore 22, Alan Cunningham 19, Jim Morrisson 13, Tony McDaid, Danny Davis, Alan Riddle, John Duncan, Terry Mangham, Martin Clark Vic Fleming 30, Ralton Way 19, Iain McLean 15, Tommy Collier 10, Lewis Young, Graeme Hill, Steve Hoffman, Alan Ryan, Derek Frame, Jason Fogarty National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham ?Glasgow coach – Kevin Cadle Livingston coach – Ian Gordon National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Oldham Celtics 20 17 3 0.850342 Brixton Topcats 20 17 3 0.85034 3 Birmingham Bullets 20 16 4 0.80032 4 Worthing Bears 20 15 5 0.75030 5 Gateshead Vikings 20 14 6 0.70028 6 Plymouth Raiders 20 10 10 0.500207 Oxford Park 20 8 12 0.40016 8 Cheshire Jets 20 6 14 0.30012 9 Corby Flyers 20 4 16 0.200810 Stockport Giants 20 3 17 0.1506 11 Tower Hamlets 20 0 20 0.0000 = League winners Coca-Cola National Cup Second Round #eee Cheshire Jets 67 91 Birmingham Bullets Plymouth Raiders 73 117 Bracknell Tigers #eee Derby Rams 106 66 Walsall Oxford Park w/o #eee Olympic City Giants Leicester City Riders Crystal Palace 98 69 Stevenage #eee Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals 113 100 Worthing Bears Oldham Celtics 89 100 Manchester Eagles Quarter-finals #eee Birmingham Bullets 77 80 Olympic City Giants Bracknell Tigers 103 75 Crystal Palace #eee Derby Rams 37 43 + Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals Manchester Eagles 123 59 Oxford Park + Derby expelled after match was abandoned following a scuffle Semi-finals #eee 17 March 1989 Bracknell Tigers 80 75 Olympic City Giants London Arena 17 March 1989 Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals 77 79 Manchester Eagles London Arena Final #eee 18 March 1989 http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF500372370&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Strength on bench tells for Bracknell." Times [London, England] 20 Mar. 1989 The Times Bracknell Tigers 87 75 Manchester Eagles Brian Kellybrew (MVP) 24, Peter Scantlebury 11, Mike Hayles 10, Paul James 10, Dale Roberts Dave Gardner 21, Colin Irish 12, Lang 10 London Arena Bracknell HC Jim Guymon Manchester HC Jeff Jones NatWest Trophy Group stage North Group TeamPtsPldWLPercent1. Glasgow Rangers20101001.0002. Livingston1610820.8003. Manchester Eagles1010550.5004. Olympic City Giants1010550.5005. Sunderland 76ers410280.2006. Oldham Celtics0100100.000 South Group TeamPtsPldWLPercent1. Bracknell Tigers1810910.9002. Leicester City Riders1410730.7003. Solent Stars1210640.6004. Derby Rams610370.3005. Hemel Royals610370.3006. Crystal Palace410280.200 Despite dropping out of the Carlsberg League and into the National League after just one game of the season, Oldham Celtics continued their schedule in the League Trophy. Quarter-finals Glasgow Rangers vs. Olympic City Giants #eee Olympic City Giants 84 111 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 107 70 Olympic City Giants Glasgow win on aggregate, 218–154 Livingston vs. Manchester Eagles #eee Livingston 77 58 Manchester Eagles Manchester Eagles 74 72 Livingston Livingston win on aggregate, 149–132 Bracknell Tigers vs. Derby Rams #eee Derby Rams 68 107 Bracknell Tigers Bracknell Tigers 114 73 Derby Rams Bracknell win on aggregate, 221–141 Leicester City Riders vs. Solent Stars #eee Solent Stars 79 86 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 108 83 Solent Stars Leicester win on aggregate, 194–162 Semi-finals Glasgow Rangers vs. Livingston #eee Livingston 92 88 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 63 62 Livingston Livingston win on aggregate, 154–151 Bracknell Tigers vs. Leicester City Riders #eee Bracknell Tigers 90 82 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 67 77 Bracknell Tigers Bracknell win on aggregate, 167–149 Final #eee 25 February 1989http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF500010264&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Julian Desborough. "Gordon steers Braeknell to NatWest title." Times [London, England] 27 Feb. 1989 The Times Bracknell Tigers 89 81 Livingston Trevor Gordon 20, Dale Roberts 15, Peter Scantlebury 11, Brian Kellybrew 11 Tommy Collier 18, Iain McLean 16, Vic Fleming 16, Ralton Way 13 Aston Villa Leisure Centre, Birmingham ?Bracknell coach – Brian Kellybrew Livingston coach – Ian Gordon Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: Alan Cunningham (Glasgow Rangers) Coach of the Year: Kevin Cadle (Glasgow Rangers) All-Star Team: Tony Balogun (Leicester City Riders) Jimmy Brandon (Leicester City Riders) Tommy Collier (Livingston) Alan Cunningham (Glasgow Rangers) Dan Davis (Glasgow Rangers) Lorenzo Duncan (Hemel Royals) Butch Hays (Glasgow Rangers) Russ Saunders (Sunderland 76ers) Phil Smith (Solent Stars) Clyde Vaughan (Sunderland 76ers) References 30em 1987–88 season 1989–90 season BBL seasons 1988–89 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British