| 1989–90 BBL season | |
| League: | British Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| Playoffs: | Roll of Honour |
| Conf1: | BBL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Kingston |
| Conf2: | Playoffs |
| Conf2 Champ: | Kingston |
| Conf3: | National Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Kingston |
| Conf4: | BBL Trophy |
| Conf4 Champ: | Kingston |
| Seasonslist: | List of British Basketball League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | British Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 1988–89 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1990–91 |
The 1989–90 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | 28 | 25 | 3 | 0.892 | 50 | |
| 2 | Manchester Giants | 28 | 21 | 7 | 0.750 | 42 | |
| 3 | Sunderland 76ers | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 40 | |
| 4 | Bracknell Tigers | 28 | 20 | 8 | 0.714 | 40 | |
| 5 | Derby Rams | 28 | 10 | 18 | 0.357 | 20 | |
| 6 | Leicester City Riders | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 14 | |
| 7 | Solent Stars | 28 | 7 | 21 | 0.250 | 14 | |
| 8 | London Docklands | 28 | 2 | 26 | 0.071 | 4 |
| = League winners | ||
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oldham Celtics | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0.909 | 40 | |
| 2 | Worthing Bears | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 38 | |
| 3 | Brixton TopCats | 22 | 19 | 3 | 0.864 | 38 | |
| 4 | Hemel Hempstead Royals | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 | |
| 5 | Bury Lobos | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 | |
| 6 | Cheshire Jets | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 | |
| 7 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0.409 | 18 | |
| 8 | Birmingham Bullets | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 | |
| 9 | Plymouth Raiders | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 | |
| 10 | Stevenage Falcons | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 10 | |
| 11 | Gateshead Vikings | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.227 | 10 | |
| 12 | Corby Flyers | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
| = League winners |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Doncaster Eagles | 20 | 18 | 2 | 0.900 | 36 | |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 32 | |
| 3 | Stockport Giants | 20 | 16 | 4 | 0.800 | 32 | |
| 4 | Watford Rebels | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.700 | 28 | |
| 5 | Cardiff Bay Buccaneers | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 18 | |
| 6 | Greenwich | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0.450 | 18 | |
| 7 | Manchester Blue Jays | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0.400 | 16 | |
| 8 | North London College | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0.300 | 12 | |
| 9 | Birmingham Bullets B | 20 | 6 | 14 | 0.300 | 12 | |
| 10 | Kirklees | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0.250 | 10 | |
| 11 | Calderdale Explorers | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0.150 | 6 |
| = League winners |
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 |
Manchester Giants vs. Sunderland 76ers
Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers