| 1990–91 BBL season | |
| League: | British Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Playoffs: | Roll of Honour |
| Conf1: | BBL |
| Conf1 Champ: | Kingston |
| Conf2: | Play Off's |
| Conf2 Champ: | Kingston |
| Conf3: | National Cup |
| Conf3 Champ: | Sunderland |
| Conf4: | BBL Trophy |
| Conf4 Champ: | Kingston |
| Seasonslist: | List of British Basketball League seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | British Basketball League |
| Prevseason Year: | 1989-90 |
| Nextseason Year: | 1991-92 |
The 1990–91 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.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kingston | 24 | 23 | 1 | 0.958 | 46 | |
| 2 | Sunderland Saints | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0.750 | 36 | |
| 3 | Thames Valley Tigers | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0.583 | 28 | |
| 4 | Leicester City Riders | 24 | 14 | 10 | 0.583 | 28 | |
| 5 | Derby Rams | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0.500 | 24 | |
| 6 | Manchester Giants | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0.500 | 24 | |
| 7 | Worthing Bears | 24 | 10 | 14 | 0.417 | 20 | |
| 8 | Hemel Royals | 24 | 4 | 20 | 0.167 | 8 | |
| 9 | London Docklands | 24 | 1 | 23 | 0.042 | 2 |
| = League winners | ||
| = Qualified for the play-offs |
(1) Kingston vs. (8) Hemel Royals
(2) Sunderland Saints vs. (7) Worthing Bears
(3) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (6) Manchester Giants
(4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Derby Rams
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cheshire Jets | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.773 | 34 | |
| 2 | Bury Lobos | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 | |
| 3 | Broxbourne | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 | |
| 4 | Watford Rebels | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 | |
| 5 | Oldham Celtics | 22 | 13 | 9 | 0.591 | 26 | |
| 6 | Doncaster Eagles | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 | |
| 7 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 | |
| 8 | Birmingham Bullets | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 | |
| 9 | Brixton TopCats | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 | |
| 10 | Coventry Flyers | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0.273 | 12 | |
| 11 | Manchester Giants B | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 | |
| 12 | Plymouth Raiders | 22 | 4 | 18 | 0.182 | 8 |
| = League winners |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greenwich | 22 | 21 | 1 | 0.955 | 42 | |
| 2 | Barnsley Generals | 22 | 17 | 5 | 0.772 | 34 | |
| 3 | Cardiff Buccaneers | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0.727 | 32 | |
| 4 | Chiltern Fastbreak | 22 | 14 | 8 | 0.636 | 28 | |
| 5 | Cheshire Bulls | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0.500 | 22 | |
| 6 | Kirklees Leos | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 | |
| 7 | Leicester Falcons | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 | |
| 8 | North London College | 22 | 10 | 12 | 0.455 | 20 | |
| 9 | Swindon Rakers | 22 | 8 | 14 | 0.364 | 16 | |
| 10 | Calderdale Explorers | 22 | 7 | 15 | 0.318 | 14 | |
| 11 | Birmingham Bullets B | 22 | 6 | 16 | 0.273 | 12 | |
| 12 | Fylde Coasters | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0.091 | 4 |
| = League winners |
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 |
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers