The 1982–83 Just Juice National Basketball League season was the eleventh season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972. The league was sponsored by

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for the second consecutive year and Crystal Palace won yet another league title but Sunderland claimed the Play Off's and the Solent Stars successfully defended their National Cup crown.
The league received a welcome boost when a new national TV channel called

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decided to show live action every Monday evening.

Team changes

Leicester returned to top tier action as the one new team admitted to the expanded 13 team first division which retained the previous twelve members. Team Talbot, Guildford Pirates moved to

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and became the Bracknell Pirates. Sunderland Saints became Sunderland Maestros towards the end of the season following a new two year sponsorship deal with a North East car dealer.
The leagues most famous player

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left Crystal Palace to join Murray International Edinburgh.

League standings

First Division

Second Division

Just Juice playoffs

Semi-finals

Final

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landed a basket for the Crystal Palace Supersonics which was adjudged to be just after the buzzer. It would have won the game for Palace but the game went into overtime and Sunderland won an incredible match.

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National Cup

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Birmingham's Russ Saunders an imported American scored a record 43 points in a final but still found himself on the losing side.

Team changes

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

Team changes

League standings

First Division

Second Division

Just Juice playoffs

Semi-finals

Final

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Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

See also

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National Cup