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. 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,BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14 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%Pts1 Kingston 24 23 1 0.958462 Sunderland Saints 24 18 6 0.75036 3 Thames Valley Tigers 24 14 10 0.58328 4 Leicester City Riders 24 14 10 0.58328 5 Derby Rams 24 12 12 0.50024 6 Manchester Giants 24 12 12 0.50024 7 Worthing Bears 24 10 14 0.417208 Hemel Royals 24 4 20 0.1678 9 London Docklands 24 1 23 0.0422
= League winners = Qualified for the play-offs
Playoffs
Quarter-finals (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
Semi-finals
Final
National League Division 2 (Tier 2)
Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Cheshire Jets 22 17 5 0.773342 Bury Lobos 22 16 6 0.72732 3 Broxbourne 22 16 6 0.72732 4 Watford Rebels 22 14 8 0.63628 5 Oldham Celtics 22 13 9 0.59126 6 Doncaster Eagles 22 11 11 0.500227 Middlesbrough 22 11 11 0.50022 8 Birmingham Bullets 22 10 12 0.45520 9 Brixton TopCats 22 10 12 0.4552010 Coventry Flyers 22 6 16 0.27312 11 Manchester Giants B 22 4 18 0.1828 12 Plymouth Raiders 22 4 18 0.1828 = League winners
National League Division 3 (Tier 3)
Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Greenwich 22 21 1 0.955 422 Barnsley Generals 22 17 5 0.772 34 3 Cardiff Buccaneers 22 16 6 0.72732 4 Chiltern Fastbreak 22 14 8 0.63628 5 Cheshire Bulls 22 11 11 0.50022 6 Kirklees Leos 22 10 12 0.455207 Leicester Falcons 22 10 12 0.45520 8 North London College 22 10 12 0.45520 9 Swindon Rakers 22 8 14 0.3641610 Calderdale Explorers 22 7 15 0.31814 11 Birmingham Bullets B 22 6 16 0.27312 12 Fylde Coasters 22 2 20 0.0914 = League winners
Coca-Cola National Cup
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
NatWest Trophy
Group stage North Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Manchester Giants84401.0002.Leicester City Riders44220.5003.Sunderland Saints44220.5004.Derby Rams44220.5005.Hemel Royals04040.000
South Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Kingston126601.0002.Thames Valley Tigers86420.6673.Worthing Bears26150.1664.London Docklands26150.166
Semi-finals Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Kingston vs. Thames Valley Tigers
Final
Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: Alton Byrd (Kingston) Coach of the Year: Kevin Cadle (Kingston) All-Star Team: Steve Bucknall (Sunderland Saints) Alton Byrd (Kingston) Martin Clark (Kingston) Alan Cunningham (Kingston) Kris Kearney (Manchester Giants) Ernest Lee (Derby Rams) Dan Meagher (Leicester City Riders) Dale Roberts (Thames Valley Tigers) Russ Saunders (Sunderland Saints) Clyde Vaughan (Sunderland Saints)
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