1989–90 British Basketball League season

1989–90 BBL season British Basketball League Basketball 8 Roll of Honour BBL Kingston Playoffs Kingston National Cup Kingston BBL Trophy Kingston List of British Basketball League seasons British Basketball League 1988–89 1990–91 The 1989–90 BBL season was the third season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for Carlsberg Group 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,BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14 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 PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Kingston 28 25 3 0.892502 Manchester Giants 28 21 7 0.75042 3 Sunderland 76ers 28 20 8 0.71440 4 Bracknell Tigers 28 20 8 0.71440 5 Derby Rams 28 10 18 0.35720 6 Leicester City Riders 28 7 21 0.250147 Solent Stars 28 7 21 0.25014 8 London Docklands 28 2 26 0.0714 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs Playoffs Semi-finals #eee 13 April 1990 Kingston 83 72 Bracknell Tigers National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham 13 April 1990 Manchester Giants 106 111 0-2 Sunderland 76ers National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Third place 14 April 1990 Manchester Giants 110 103 Bracknell Tigers National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham Final #eee 14 April 1990http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF503251361&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Nicholas Harling. "Cunningham's revelries rebound on Sunderland." Times [London, England] 16 Apr. 1990 The Times Digital Archive Kingston 87 82 Sunderland Saints Alan Cunningham (MVP) 20, Martin Clark 15, Micah Blunt 12, Richard Scantlebury 10, Mike Griffiths 8, Paul Stimpson Russ Saunders 23, Clyde Vaughan 21, Scott Wilke, Ken Nottage, Steve Nelson National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham ? Kingston coach Kevin CadleSunderland coach Craig Lynch National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Oldham Celtics 22 20 2 0.909402 Worthing Bears 22 19 3 0.86438 3 Brixton TopCats 22 19 3 0.86438 4 Hemel Hempstead Royals 22 14 8 0.63628 5 Bury Lobos 22 11 11 0.50022 6 Cheshire Jets 22 10 12 0.455207 Crystal Palace 22 9 13 0.40918 8 Birmingham Bullets 22 8 14 0.36416 9 Plymouth Raiders 22 8 14 0.3641610 Stevenage Falcons 22 5 17 0.22710 11 Gateshead Vikings 22 5 17 0.22710 12 Corby Flyers 22 4 18 0.1828 = League winners National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Doncaster Eagles 20 18 2 0.900362 Middlesbrough 20 16 4 0.80032 3 Stockport Giants 20 16 4 0.80032 4 Watford Rebels 20 14 6 0.70028 5 Cardiff Bay Buccaneers 20 9 11 0.45018 6 Greenwich 20 9 11 0.450187 Manchester Blue Jays 20 8 12 0.40016 8 North London College 20 6 14 0.30012 9 Birmingham Bullets B 20 6 14 0.3001210 Kirklees 20 5 15 0.25010 11 Calderdale Explorers 20 3 17 0.1506 = League winners Coca-Cola National Cup Quarter-finals #eee Kingston 102 89 Manchester Giants Bury Lobos 88 98 Bracknell Tigers #eee Derby Rams 98 82 Solent Stars Sunderland 76ers 137 94 Stockport Semi-finals #eee 24 March 1990 Kingston 87 68 Bracknell Tigers London Arena 24 March 1990 Derby Rams 79 83 Sunderland 76ers London Arena Final #eee 25 March 1990http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF503250121&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 "Kingston add a fourth honour to their list." Times [London, England] 26 Mar. 1990 The Times Digital Archive Kingston 103 78 Sunderland 76ers Alan Cunningham 18, Richard Scantlebury 18, Micah Blunt 16, Mike Griffiths 13, Martin Clark 12, Alton Byrd 12, Matthew Cunningham, Steve Tomaschek London Arena 5,800Kingston Coach Kevin Cadle Sunderland Coach Craig Lynch NatWest Trophy Group stage North Group TeamPtsPldWLPercent1. Manchester Giants126601.0002. Sunderland 76ers86420.6673. Leicester City Riders46240.3334. Derby Rams06060.000 South Group TeamPtsPldWLPercent1. Kingston106510.8332. Bracknell Tigers86510.8333. Solent Stars26150.1664. London Docklands26150.166 Semi-finals Manchester Giants vs. Sunderland 76ers #eee Manchester Giants 98 95 Sunderland 76ers Sunderland 76ers 87 88 Manchester Giants Manchester win on aggregate, 186–182 Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers #eee Bracknell Tigers 88 107 Kingston Kingston 129 99 Bracknell Tigers Kingston win on aggregate, 236–187 Final #eee 4 December 1989http://find.galegroup.com/ttda/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=TTDA&userGroupName=oxfshlib&tabID=T003&docPage=article&searchType=BasicSearchForm&docId=IF500278743&type=multipage&contentSet=LTO&version=1.0 Julian Desborough. "Cadle's words provide spark." Times [London, England] 5 Dec. 1989 The Times Digital Archive Kingston 86 77 Manchester Giants Joel Moore 25, Martin Clark 16, Alan Cunningham 12, Micah Blunt 11, Richard Scantlebury 10, Alton Byrd 10, Mike Griffiths 2 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 ? Kingston coach Kevin CadleManchester coach Jeff Jones Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: Clyde Vaughan (Sunderland 76ers) Coach of the Year: Kevin Cadle (Kingston) All-Star Team: Alton Byrd (Kingston) Kris Kearney (Manchester Giants) Dale Roberts (Bracknell Tigers) Russ Saunders (Sunderland 76ers) Peter Scantlebury (Bracknell Tigers) Kenny Scott (Derby Rams) Tom Seaman (Bracknell Tigers) Mike Spaid (Solent Stars) Clyde Vaughan (Sunderland 76ers) Scott Wilke (Sunderland 76ers) References 30em 1988–89 season 1990–91 season BBL seasons 1989–90 Category:British Basketball League seasons 1 British