1989–90 British Basketball League season

1989–90 British Basketball League season
League	British Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	8
Roll of Honour
BBL champions	Kingston
Play Off's champions	Kingston
National Cup champions	Kingston
BBL Trophy champions	Kingston

The 1989–1990 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

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percentage
1. Kingston	50	28	25	3	0.892
2. Manchester Giants	42	28	21	7	0.750
3. Sunderland 76ers	40	28	20	8	0.714
4. Bracknell Tigers	40	28	20	8	0.714
5. Derby Rams	20	28	10	18	0.357
6. Leicester City Riders	14	28	7	21	0.250
7. Solent Stars	14	28	7	21	0.250
8. London Docklands	4	28	2	26	0.071

	= League winners
	= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play-offs

Semi-finals

13 April 1990

Kingston

83–72

Bracknell Tigers

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

13 April 1990

Manchester Giants

106–111 (OT)

Sunderland 76ers

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Third place

14 April 1990

Manchester Giants

110–103

Bracknell Tigers

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham

Final

14 April 1990^[2]

Kingston	87–82	Sunderland Saints
Pts: Alan Cunningham (MVP) 20, Martin Clark 15, Micah Blunt 12, Richard Scantlebury 10, Mike Griffiths 8, Paul Stimpson		Pts: Russ Saunders 23, Clyde Vaughan 21, Scott Wilke, Ken Nottage, Steve Nelson

National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Sunderland coach Craig Lynch

National League Division 1 (Tier 2)

Birmingham Bullets, Brixton TopCats, Bury Metros, Cheshire Jets, Corby Flyers, Crystal Palace, Gateshead Vikings, Hemel Hempstead Royals, Oldham Celtics, Plymouth Raiders, Stevenage Falcons, Worthing Bears

National League Division 2 (Tier 3)

Calderdale Explorers, Cardiff Bay Buccaneers, Doncaster, Greenwich, Kirklees, Manchester, Middlesbrough, North London College, Stockport Giants, Watford Rebels

Coca-Cola National Cup

Quarter Finals

Team 1	Team 2	Score
Kingston	Manchester Giants	102-89
Bury Lobos	Bracknell Tigers	88-98
Derby Rams	Solent Stars	98-82
Sunderland 76ers	Stockport	137-94

Semi Finals

venue & date	Team 1	Team 2	Score
London Arena, Mar 24	Kingston	Bracknell Tigers	87-68
London Arena, Mar 24	Derby Rams	Sunderland 76ers	79-83

Final

25 March 1990^[3]

Kingston	103–78	Sunderland
Pts: Alan Cunningham 18, Richard Scantlebury 18, Micah Blunt 16, Mike Griffiths 13, Martin Clark 12, Alton Byrd 12, Matthew Cunningham, Steve Tomaschek

London Arena
Attendance: 5,800
Kingston Coach Kevin Cadle
Sunderland Coach Craig Lynch

NatWest Trophy

Group stage

North Group

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	Percent
1. Manchester Giants	12	6	6	0	1.000
2. Sunderland 76ers	8	6	4	2	0.667
3. Leicester City Riders	4	6	2	4	0.333
4. Derby Rams	0	6	0	6	0.000

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

Manchester Giants

98–95

Sunderland 76ers

Sunderland 76ers	87–88	Manchester Giants
Manchester win on aggregate, 186–182

Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers

Bracknell Tigers

88–107

Kingston

Kingston	129–99	Bracknell Tigers
Kingston win on aggregate, 236–187

Final

04 December 1989^[4]

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 Cadle
Manchester 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

↑ 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.

Preceded by 1988–89 season	BBL seasons 1989–90	Succeeded by 1990–91 season

British Basketball League

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Competitions	BBL Championship (Play-off Finals) BBL Cup BBL Trophy Cup Winners' Cup (defunct) Women's British Basketball League

Seasons	1972-73 1973-74 1974-75 1975-76 1976-77 1977-78 1978-79 1979-80 1980-81 1981-82 1982-83 1983-84 1984-85 1985-86 1986-87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Awards	Individual: Coach of the Year Most Valuable Player Team: British Team of the Year Defensive Team of the Year Team of the Year

Other	BBL TV Expansion British Basketball Union English Basketball League Scottish National League National Cup National Basketball League

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