1981–82 National Basketball League Season
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The 1981–82 Just Juice National Basketball League season was the tenth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972. The league was sponsored by
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and Crystal Palace once again secured a double (League and Play Off's) but the Solent Stars easily won the National Cup.


Team changes

Three new teams were entered into the expanded 12 team first division. The three top teams from the previous season's second division; the Solent Stars, TCB Brighton and Liverpool were all admitted and Stockport Belgrade took the decision to move away from their fan base to the new Spectrum Arena in
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becoming Birchwood Warrington Vikings. Blackpool Pacemakers dropped out.


League standings


First Division


Second Division


Just Juice playoffs


Semi-finals


Final


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National Cup


Second round


Quarter-finals


Semi-finals


Final


References


See also

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Basketball in England Basketball has a very long history in England, being introduced there by YMCA almost immediately after it was invented (having been created by the Canadian Dr. James Naismith in 1891 in Massachusetts). World Wars I and II further spurred its ...
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British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) is a men's professional basketball league in Great Britain and represents the highest level of play in the countries. The league is contested by 10 teams from England and Scotland. There are no clubs howeve ...
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English Basketball League The National Basketball League, or NBL for short, is a league competition representing semi-professional and amateur basketball clubs from England and Wales. It forms levels 2 to 4 on the British basketball pyramid, in line with the Scottish B ...
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List of English National Basketball League seasons A List of English National Basketball League seasons since the inception of the National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League in 1972 until 1987 when the British basketball League seasons started. List of British Basketball Leagu ...
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