1990–91 British Basketball League season

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1990–91 British Basketball League season
League British Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 9
Roll of Honour
BBL champions Kingston
Play Off's champions Kingston
National Cup champions Sunderland
BBL Trophy champions Kingston
British Basketball League seasons
← 1989-90
1991-92 →

The 1990–1991 BBL season was the 4th 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 nine teams, playing 24 games each. Following a new £1.3 million sponsorship deal with Carlsberg, the sport was unified once more as three divisions of the Carlsberg League were created.
Solent Stars dropped out of the top tier and would play their basketball in Division Four.[1] Hemel Hempstead Royals and Worthing Bears returned to top tier action and the Bracknell Tigers became the Thames Valley Tigers.

Kingston claimed the Division One title and Play-off crown,[2] as well as the League Trophy, earning their coach Kevin Cadle and star player Alton Byrd the award's for Coach and Player of the Year respectively. Sunderland claimed the National Cup preventing another Kingston clean sweep.

Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1)

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Kingston 46 24 23 1 0.958
2. Sunderland Saints 36 24 18 6 0.750
3. Thames Valley Tigers 28 24 14 10 0.583
4. Leicester City Riders 28 24 14 10 0.583
5. Derby Rams 24 24 12 12 0.500
6. Manchester Giants 24 24 12 12 0.500
7. Worthing Bears 20 24 10 14 0.416
8. Hemel Royals 8 24 4 20 0.166
9. London Docklands 2 24 1 23 0.041
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

The Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Kingston vs. (8) Hemel Royals
Hemel Royals 78–112 Kingston
Kingston 111–87 Hemel Royals
Kingston win series, 2–0

(2) Sunderland Saints vs. (7) Worthing Bears
Worthing Bears 104–107 Sunderland Saints
Sunderland Saints 123–119 (OT) Worthing Bears
Sunderland win series, 2–0

(3) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (6) Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants 83–82 Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers 76–75 Manchester Giants
Thames Valley Tigers 84–82 Manchester Giants
Thames Valley win series, 2–1

(4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Derby Rams
Derby Rams 92–109 Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders 79–75 Derby Rams
Leicester win series, 2–0

Semi-finals
Kingston 85–62 Leicester City Riders
Sunderland Saints 99–89 Thames Valley Tigers

Final
Kingston 94–72 Sunderland Saints
Pts: Alton Byrd (MVP) 22, Alan Cunningham 22, Martin Clark 17 Pts: Russ Saunders 19, Scott Paterson 18, Steve Bucknall 15
National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Sunderand coach Dave Elderkin


National League Division 2 (Tier 2)

Birmingham Bullets, Brixton TopCats, Broxbourne, Bury Metro Lobos, Cheshire Jets, Coventryy Flyers, Doncaster Eagles, Manchester Bluejays, Middlesbrough Mohawks, Oldham Celtics, Great Western Plymouth Oilers, Sunderland B, Watford Rebels, Wirral

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Barnsley Generals, Birmingham B, Calderdale Explorers, Cardiff Buccaneers, Cheshire Bulls, Chiltern Fastbreak, Fylde, Greenwich, Kirklees Leo's, Leicester B, North London College Hawks, Swindon Rakers


Coca-Cola National Cup

Second Round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Cheshire Jets Calderdale Explorers 82-50
Birmingham Bullets Cadbury Boost Kingston 66-80
Doncaster Eagles Brixton Topcats 84-68
Telford Sunderland Saints 90-109
Leicester City Riders Solent Stars 89-72
Stentofon Worthing Bears Kodak Hemel Royals 80-77
Watford Rebels Thames Valley Tigers 89-124
Manchester Giants London Docklands 107-73

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Cheshire Jets Leicester City Riders 85-103
Doncaster Eagles Cadbury Boost Kingston 65-111
Sunderland Saints Manchester Giants 84-82
Stentofon Worthing Bears Thames Valley Tigers 94-104

Semi Finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
London Arena, Mar 03 Leicester City Riders Thames Valley Tigers 94-91 aet
London Arena, Mar 03 Sunderland Saints Cadbury Boost Kingston 88-81

Final

03 March 1991[3]
Sunderland 88–81 Leicester
Pts: Russ Saunders 23, Scott Paterson 21, Clyde Vaughan 15, Peter Scantlebury 15, Steve Bucknall (MVP) 12 Pts: Gene Waldron 26, Dan Meagher 16, Dip Donaldson 15, Karl Brown 12
London Arena
Attendance: ?
Sunderland Coach Dave Elderkin
Leicester Coach ?

NatWest Trophy

Group stage

North Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Manchester Giants 8 4 4 0 1.000
2.Leicester City Riders 4 4 2 2 0.500
3.Sunderland Saints 4 4 2 2 0.500
4.Derby Rams 4 4 2 2 0.500
5.Hemel Royals 0 4 0 4 0.000

South Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Kingston 12 6 6 0 1.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 8 6 4 2 0.667
3.Worthing Bears 2 6 1 5 0.166
4.London Docklands 2 6 1 5 0.166

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Leicester City Riders 91–91 Manchester Giants
Manchester Giants 89–82 Leicester City Riders
Manchester win on aggregate, 180–173

Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers 81–86 Kingston
Kingston 111–98 Thames Valley Tigers
Kingston win on aggregate, 197–179

Final

02 December 1990[4]
Kingston 69–59 Manchester Giants
Pts: Alan Cunningham (MVP) 24, Alton Byrd 12, Trevor Gordon 12, Martin Clark 10, Martin Henlan Pts: Kevin Penny 15, Kris Kearney 12, Mike Obaseki
Royal Albert Hall, London
Attendance: ?
Kingston coach Kevin Cadle
Manchester coach Jeff Jones

Seasonal awards

References

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Preceded by BBL seasons
1990–91		 Succeeded by
1991–92 season
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