The 1989–90 BBL season was the third season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for Carlsberg Group 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,BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 14 as well as the National Cup and NatWest League Trophy. Oldham Celtics secured the second tier league title for a second consecutive year.
Carlsberg League (Tier 1) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Kingston 28 25 3 0.892502 Manchester Giants 28 21 7 0.75042 3 Sunderland 76ers 28 20 8 0.71440 4 Bracknell Tigers 28 20 8 0.71440 5 Derby Rams 28 10 18 0.35720 6 Leicester City Riders 28 7 21 0.250147 Solent Stars 28 7 21 0.25014 8 London Docklands 28 2 26 0.0714 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs
Playoffs Semi-finals
Third place
Final
National League Division 1 (Tier 2) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Oldham Celtics 22 20 2 0.909402 Worthing Bears 22 19 3 0.86438 3 Brixton TopCats 22 19 3 0.86438 4 Hemel Hempstead Royals 22 14 8 0.63628 5 Bury Lobos 22 11 11 0.50022 6 Cheshire Jets 22 10 12 0.455207 Crystal Palace 22 9 13 0.40918 8 Birmingham Bullets 22 8 14 0.36416 9 Plymouth Raiders 22 8 14 0.3641610 Stevenage Falcons 22 5 17 0.22710 11 Gateshead Vikings 22 5 17 0.22710 12 Corby Flyers 22 4 18 0.1828 = League winners
National League Division 2 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Doncaster Eagles 20 18 2 0.900362 Middlesbrough 20 16 4 0.80032 3 Stockport Giants 20 16 4 0.80032 4 Watford Rebels 20 14 6 0.70028 5 Cardiff Bay Buccaneers 20 9 11 0.45018 6 Greenwich 20 9 11 0.450187 Manchester Blue Jays 20 8 12 0.40016 8 North London College 20 6 14 0.30012 9 Birmingham Bullets B 20 6 14 0.3001210 Kirklees 20 5 15 0.25010 11 Calderdale Explorers 20 3 17 0.1506 = League winners
Coca-Cola National Cup Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
NatWest Trophy Group stage North Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1. Manchester Giants126601.0002. Sunderland 76ers86420.6673. Leicester City Riders46240.3334. Derby Rams06060.000 South Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1. Kingston106510.8332. Bracknell Tigers86510.8333. Solent Stars26150.1664. London Docklands26150.166
Semi-finals Manchester Giants vs. Sunderland 76ers
Kingston vs. Bracknell Tigers
Final
Seasonal awards Most Valuable Player: Clyde Vaughan (Sunderland 76ers) Coach of the Year: Kevin Cadle (Kingston) All-Star Team: Alton Byrd (Kingston) Kris Kearney (Manchester Giants) Dale Roberts (Bracknell Tigers) Russ Saunders (Sunderland 76ers) Peter Scantlebury (Bracknell Tigers) Kenny Scott (Derby Rams) Tom Seaman (Bracknell Tigers) Mike Spaid (Solent Stars) Clyde Vaughan (Sunderland 76ers) Scott Wilke (Sunderland 76ers)
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