| 1981–82 National Basketball League season | |
| League: | National Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 12 |
| Playoffs: | Roll of Honour |
| Conf1: | National League |
| Conf1 Champ: | Crystal Palace |
| Conf2: | Playoffs |
| Conf2 Runner-Up: | Sunderland Saints |
| Conf3: | National Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Solent Stars |
| Conf3 Runner-Up: | John Carr Doncaster |
| Seasonslist: | List of English National Basketball League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | National Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 1980–81 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1982–83 |
The 1981–82 Just Juice National Basketball League season was the tenth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.[1]
The league was sponsored by Just Juice and Crystal Palace once again secured a double (League and Play Off's) but the Solent Stars easily won the National Cup.[2]
Three new teams were entered into the expanded 12 team first division. The three top teams from the previous season's second division; the Solent Stars, TCB Brighton and Liverpool were all admitted and Stockport Belgrade took the decision to move away from their fan base to the new Spectrum Arena in Warrington becoming Birchwood Warrington Vikings. Blackpool Pacemakers dropped out.
| width=20 | Pos | width=300 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | F | width=20 | A | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2111 | 1776 | 40 | ||||||||
| 2 | Solent Stars | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2466 | 2014 | 38 | ||||||||
| 3 | Sunderland Saints | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2107 | 1961 | 32 | ||||||||
| 4 | John Carr Doncaster | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2140 | 1941 | 32 | ||||||||
| 5 | Birmingham Team Fiat | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2024 | 1901 | 30 | ||||||||
| 6 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2176 | 2104 | 24 | |||||||||
| 7 | Club Cantabrica Kingston | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2120 | 2374 | 14 | ||||||||
| 8 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1824 | 1926 | 12 | |||||||||
| 9 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2072 | 2251 | 12 | ||||||||
| 10 | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1811 | 2005 | 12 | |||||||||
| 11 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2164 | 2372 | 10 | |||||||||
| 12 | TCB Brighton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 2084 | 2438 | 8 |
| width=20 | Pos | width=300 | Team | width=20 | P | width=20 | W | width=20 | L | width=20 | F | width=20 | A | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1744 | 1254 | 32 | |||||||||
| 2 | West Bromwich Kestrels | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1590 | 1480 | 22 | ||||||||
| 3 | Brunel Uxbridge | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1478 | 1414 | 22 | ||||||||
| 4 | Camden & Hampstead | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1497 | 1547 | 20 | ||||||||
| 5 | Bradford Mythbreakers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1381 | 1278 | 20 | ||||||||
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1432 | 1524 | 10 | ||||||||
| 7 | Nottingham Knights | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1233 | 1471 | 8 | ||||||||
| 8 | Travelodge Milton Keynes | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1406 | 1604 | 6 | ||||||||
| 9 | Colchester | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1338 | 1627 | 4 |
| width=200 | venue & date | width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=60 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 12, Wembley Arena | Sunderland Saints | Solent Stars | 99-93 | ||||
| March 12, Wembley Arena | Crystal Palace | John Carr Doncaster | 89-68 |
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=60 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine | Club Cantabrica Kingston | 96-81 | |||
| Crystal Palace | Colchester | 133-54 | |||
| Sunderland Saints | Milton Keynes | 133-74 | |||
| Bradford Mythbreakers | John Carr Doncaster | 61-87 | |||
| Solent Stars | Birchwood Warrington Vikings | 114-94 | |||
| Manchester Giants | Nottingham | 103-83 | |||
| Liverpool | Leicester All-Stars | 92-94 | |||
| Team Talbot Guildford | Birmingham Team Fiat | 69-81 |
| width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=60 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester All=Stars | Manchester Giants | 100-91 | |||
| Birmingham Team Fiat | Sunderland Saints | 86-83 | |||
| John Carr Doncaster | Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead | 95-85 | |||
| Solent Stars | Crystal Palace | 99-93 |
| width=250 | venue & date | width=200 | Team 1 | width=200 | Team 2 | width=60 | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 04, Sheffield | Birmingham Team Fiat | John Carr Doncaster | 79-86 | ||||
| Dec 09, Aston Villa Leisure Centre | Solent Stars | Leicester All-Stars | 102-76 |