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)
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Final standings
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= League winners
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= Qualified for the play-offs
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Playoffs
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Quarter-finals
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(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
Semi-finals
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Worthing Bears |
75–74 |
Thames Valley Tigers |
Pts: Colin Irish, Steve Nelson, Alan Cunningham, Kalpatrick Wells, Mark Hubbard, Cleave Lewis |
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Pts: Mike Obaseki, Lester James, Nigel Lloyd, Nick Cooke |
Wembley Arena, London Attendance: ? Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham Thames Valley Coach Mick Bett
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National League Division 2 (Tier 2)
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National League Division 3 (Tier 3)
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Final standings
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Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
% |
Pts
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1 |
Sheffield Forgers
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20 |
15 |
5 |
0.750 |
30
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2 |
Sedgefield Racers
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20 |
14 |
6 |
0.700 |
28
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3 |
Liverpool Atac
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20 |
13 |
7 |
0.650 |
26
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4 |
Guildford Storm
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20 |
13 |
7 |
0.650 |
26
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5 |
Swindon Sonics
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20 |
13 |
7 |
0.650 |
26
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6 |
South London Elephants
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20 |
12 |
8 |
0.600 |
24
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7 |
Leicester Falcons
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20 |
11 |
9 |
0.550 |
22
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8 |
Stevenage Phoenix
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20 |
8 |
12 |
0.400 |
16
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9 |
Chiltern Fastbreak
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20 |
6 |
14 |
0.300 |
12
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10 |
Camberley Eagles
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20 |
3 |
17 |
0.150 |
6
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11 |
Mid Sussex Magic
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20 |
2 |
18 |
0.100 |
4
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National Cup
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Third round
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Team 1
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Team 2
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Score
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Derby Bucks |
Oldham Celtics |
92-84
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Hemel Hempstead Royals |
Ware Rebels |
93-96
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Thames Valley Tigers |
Sunderland Saints |
96-78
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Worthing Bears |
Plymouth Raiders |
131-79
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Birmingham Bullets |
Manchester Giants |
73-82
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Cheshire Jets |
London Towers |
85-74
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Doncaster Panthers |
Leicester City Riders |
88-93
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Crystal Palace |
Guildford Kings |
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Quarter-finals
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Team 1
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Team 2
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Score
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Ware Rebels |
Worthing Bears |
62-92
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Cheshire Jets |
Thames Valley Tigers |
71-76
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Manchester Giants |
Guildford Kings |
57-91
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Derby Bucks |
Leicester City Riders |
71-115
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Semi-finals
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Team 1
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Team 2
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1st Leg
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2nd Leg
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Guildford Kings |
Thames Valley Tigers |
83-81 |
84-83
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Leicester City Riders |
Worthing Bears |
99-100 |
77-90
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Guildford Kings |
82–72 |
Worthing Bears |
Pts: Trevor Gordon 24, Carl Miller 20, Karl Brown 10 |
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Pts: Colin Irish 19, Mark Hubbard 18, Mike Spaid 16 |
Doncaster DomeAttendance: 2,000 Guildford Coach Kevin Cadle Worthing Coach Alan Cunningham
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NatWest Trophy
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Group stage
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Semi-finals
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Derby Bucks vs. Guildford Kings
Leicester City Riders vs. Thames Valley Tigers
Seasonal awards
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References
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