The 1973–74 Clarks Men's Shoes National Basketball League season was the second season of the newly formulated National Basketball League.
The league and cup was sponsored by Clarks Men's Shoes and the number of teams increased to eight. The Avenue club moved from Leyton to Edmonton and the Sutton club merged with Crystal Palace. Four new teams appeared in the form of the Doncaster Panthers, the Manchester Giants and two more London based teams the Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars and the London YMCA Metros.
The Sutton & Crystal Palace team completed the double of National League and Cup beginning what would soon be a dynasty for the Crystal Palace team. There were no playoffs for the League during this era and an American called Jim Guymon was the season MVP.
League standings Pos Team P W L N/R F A Pts 1 Sutton & Crystal Palace 14 13 0 1 1211 1013 27.52 Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars 14 11 2 1 1298 1154 25.53 London YMCA Metros 14 8 6 0 1131 1080 224 Avenue (Edmonton) 14 8 6 0 1154 1078 225 Doncaster Wilson Panthers 14 7 7 0 1104 1058 216 Loughborough All-Stars 14 5 9 0 1004 1020 197 Liverpool B&K Motors 14 3 11 0 1050 1252 178 Manchester ATS Giants 14 0 14 0 883 1180 14
National Cup Final
Leading scorers Player Team Pts Peter Sprogis Embassy All-Stars 426 Steve Latham Liverpool 311 Ian Day Doncaster 279 Jim Guymon Sutton & Crystal Palace 278 Carl Olsson Loughborough 261 Mike Gattorna Doncaster 259
References
See also Basketball in England British Basketball League English Basketball League List of English National Basketball League seasons