The 1977–78 Guinness National Basketball League season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League.
The league was sponsored by Guinness and the number of teams participating remained at ten. The Loughborough team moved to Leicester, while Exeter and Stockport replaced the Avenue and Durham teams.
The Crystal Palace team completed a third consecutive double of National League and Cup. There were no playoffs for the League during this era and the previous system of awarding one point to losing teams in the league table was scrapped.
National League First Division Pos Team P W L F A Pts 1 Cinzano Crystal Palace 18 18 0 1881 1343 362 Milton Keynes Embassy All-Stars 18 16 2 1858 1626 323 Coventry Team Fiat 18 12 6 1820 1668 244 Doncaster Wilson Panthers 18 10 8 1734 1658 205 Bowmer & Kirkland Leicester All-Stars 18 9 9 1579 1571 186 Stockport Belgrade 18 9 9 1593 1614 187 Manchester ATS Giants 18 8 10 1637 1625 168 London 'Y' Metros 18 5 13 1643 1702 9*9 Exeter St Lukes TSB 18 3 15 1547 1842 610 Bedford Vauxhall Motors 18 0 18 1318 1979 0
Second Division Pos Team P W L F A Pts 1 EPAB Sunderland 20 20 0 2151 1614 402 Leatherhead 20 17 3 1761 1429 343 Telefusion Blackpool 20 14 6 2107 1856 284 Seensee Maidenhead Sonics 20 12 8 1926 1856 245 Hemel Hempstead Lakers 20 10 10 1713 1646 206 Avenue Islington 20 9 11 1560 1551 207 Nottingham 20 9 11 1755 1841 188 Bromley 20 5 15 1793 2051 109 Derby CFE 20 4 16 1409 1730 9*10 Miles Mustangs 20 4 16 1513 1807 811 Birmingham Bulldogs 20 4 16 1646 1953 8
Guinness National Cup Final
See also Basketball in England British Basketball League English Basketball League List of English National Basketball League seasons
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