1990–91 British Basketball League season

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.

1990–91 British Basketball League season
LeagueBritish Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams9
Roll of Honour
BBL championsKingston
Play Off's championsKingston
National Cup championsSunderland
BBL Trophy championsKingston

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

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1Kingston 242310.95846
2Sunderland Saints 241860.75036
3Thames Valley Tigers 2414100.58328
4Leicester City Riders 2414100.58328
5Derby Rams 2412120.50024
6Manchester Giants 2412120.50024
7Worthing Bears 2410140.41720
8Hemel Royals 244200.1678
9London Docklands 241230.0422
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Kingston vs. (8) Hemel Royals

Kingston 11187 Hemel Royals
Kingston win series, 2–0

(2) Sunderland Saints vs. (7) Worthing Bears

Sunderland Saints 123119 (OT) Worthing Bears
Sunderland win series, 2–0

(3) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (6) Manchester Giants

Thames Valley Tigers 8482 Manchester Giants
Thames Valley win series, 2–1

(4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Derby Rams

Leicester City Riders 7975 Derby Rams
Leicester win series, 2–0

Semi-finals

Final

Kingston 9472 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, Coventry 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 JetsCalderdale Explorers82-50
Birmingham BulletsCadbury Boost Kingston66-80
Doncaster EaglesBrixton Topcats84-68
TelfordSunderland Saints90-109
Leicester City RidersSolent Stars89-72
Stentofon Worthing BearsKodak Hemel Royals80-77
Watford RebelsThames Valley Tigers89-124
Manchester GiantsLondon Docklands107-73

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Cheshire JetsLeicester City Riders85-103
Doncaster EaglesCadbury Boost Kingston65-111
Sunderland SaintsManchester Giants84-82
Stentofon Worthing BearsThames Valley Tigers94-104

Semi Finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
London Arena, Mar 03Leicester City RidersThames Valley Tigers94-91 aet
London Arena, Mar 03Sunderland SaintsCadbury Boost Kingston88-81

Final

03 March 1991[3]
Sunderland 8881 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 84401.000
2.Leicester City Riders 44220.500
3.Sunderland Saints 44220.500
4.Derby Rams 44220.500
5.Hemel Royals 04040.000

South Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Kingston 126601.000
2.Thames Valley Tigers 86420.667
3.Worthing Bears 26150.166
4.London Docklands 26150.166

Semi-finals

Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders

Manchester Giants 8982 Leicester City Riders
Manchester win on aggregate, 180–173

Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers

Kingston 11198 Thames Valley Tigers
Kingston win on aggregate, 197–179

Final

02 December 1990[4]
Kingston 6959 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

Preceded by
1989–90 season
BBL seasons
1990–91
Succeeded by
1991–92 season
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