1992–93 British Basketball League season explained

1992–93 BBL season
League:British Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
No Of Teams:12
Playoffs:Roll of Honour
Conf1:BBL
Conf1 Champ:Worthing Bears
Conf2:Play Off's
Conf2 Champ:Worthing Bears
Conf3:National Cup
Conf3 Champ:Guildford Kings
Conf4:BBL Trophy
Conf4 Champ:Thames Valley Tigers
Seasonslist:List of British Basketball League seasons
Seasonslistnames:British Basketball League
Prevseason Year:1991–92
Nextseason Year:1993–94

The 1992–93 BBL season was the sixth season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The first division featuring a total of 12 teams, playing 33 games each increased in number by one following the admittance of the Oldham Celtics. The Kingston Kings moved from the Tolworth Leisure Centre to new home in Guildford at the Spectrum Arena and became the Guildford Kings.[1]

Worthing Bears were the dominant force in the regular season and sustained their momentum in the post-season Play-off, claiming silverware in both competitions.[2] Their closest rivals were Thames Valley Tigers, who had to settle for second place but were able to enjoy some glory by lifting the League Trophy following a win in the final over the Guildford Kings.

Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1 Worthing Bears33 31 2 0.93962
2 Thames Valley Tigers33 28 5 0.84856
3 London Towers33 25 8 0.75750
4 Guildford Kings33 25 8 0.75750
5 Birmingham Bullets33 17 16 0.51534
6 Derby Bucks33 14 19 0.42428
7 Oldham Celtics33 14 19 0.42428
8 Leicester City Riders33 12 21 0.36324
9 Manchester Giants33 12 21 0.36324
10 Cheshire Jets33 10 23 0.30320
11 Sunderland Saints33 6 27 0.18212
12 Hemel Royals33 4 29 0.1218
= League winners
= Qualified for the play-offs

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

(1) Worthing Bears vs. (8) Leicester City Riders

(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Oldham Celtics

(3) London Towers vs. (6) Derby Bucks

(4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) Birmingham Bullets

Final

National League Division 2 (Tier 2)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1 Doncaster Panthers22 20 2 0.90940
2 Middlesbrough22 17 5 0.77334
3 Crystal Palace22 16 6 0.72832
4 Ware Rebels22 14 8 0.63628
5 Cardiff Heat22 13 9 0.59126
6 Coventry Crusaders22 11 11 0.50022
7 Brixton TopCats22 11 11 0.50022
8 Bury Lobos22 10 12 0.45520
9 Plymouth Raiders22 9 13 0.40918
10 Solent Stars22 5 17 0.22710
11 Lewisham Lightning22 3 19 0.1366
12 Barnsley Generals22 3 19 0.1366
= League winners

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Final standings

PosTeamPldWL%Pts
1 Sheffield Forgers20 15 5 0.75030
2 Sedgefield Racers20 14 6 0.70028
3 Liverpool Atac20 13 7 0.65026
4 Guildford Storm20 13 7 0.65026
5 Swindon Sonics20 13 7 0.65026
6 South London Elephants20 12 8 0.60024
7 Leicester Falcons20 11 9 0.55022
8 Stevenage Phoenix20 8 12 0.40016
9 Chiltern Fastbreak20 6 14 0.30012
10 Camberley Eagles20 3 17 0.1506
11 Mid Sussex Magic20 2 18 0.1004
= League winners

National Cup

Third round

width=280Team 1width=280Team 2width=60Score
Derby Bucks Oldham Celtics 92-84
Hemel Hempstead Royals Ware Rebels 93-96
Thames Valley Tigers Sunderland Saints 96-78
Worthing Bears Plymouth Raiders 131-79
Birmingham Bullets Manchester Giants 73-82
Cheshire Jets London Towers 85-74
Doncaster Panthers Leicester City Riders 88-93
Crystal Palace Guildford Kings

Quarter-finals

width=280Team 1width=280Team 2width=60Score
Ware Rebels Worthing Bears 62-92
Cheshire Jets Thames Valley Tigers 71-76
Manchester Giants Guildford Kings 57-91
Derby Bucks Leicester City Riders 71-115

Semi-finals

width=280Team 1width=280Team 2width=601st Legwidth=602nd Leg
Guildford Kings Thames Valley Tigers 83-81 84-83
Leicester City Riders Worthing Bears 99-100 77-90

Final

NatWest Trophy

Group stage

North Group 1

TeamPtsPldWLPercent
1.Derby Bucks42201.000
2.Sunderland Saints22110.500
3.Oldham Celtics02020.000

North Group 2

TeamPtsPldWLPercent
1.Leicester City Riders42201.000
2.Manchester Giants22110.500
3.Chester Jets02020.000

South Group 1

TeamPtsPldWLPercent
1.Thames Valley Tigers42201.000
2.Birmingham Bullets22110.500
3.London Towers02020.000

South Group 2

TeamPtsPldWLPercent
1.Guildford Kings42201.000
2.Worthing Bears22110.500
3.Hemel Royals02020.000

Semi-finals

Derby Bucks vs. Guildford Kings

Leicester City Riders vs. Thames Valley Tigers

Final

Seasonal awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Kingston change name for move to new home." Times [London, England] 4 Aug. 1992]. The Times Digital Archive.
  2. BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 13

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