The 1985–86 Carlsberg National Basketball League season was the fourteenth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.
The league was sponsored by
Carlsberg for the second consecutive year and the Kingston Kings completed a Play Off's & National Cup double but Manchester United won the League title.
Team changes
The EBBA increased the first division to fifteen teams adding two clubs from the second division; the two new teams were Brunel Uxbridge & Camden Ducks and the Tyneside basketball club. One club dropped out because
Doncaster Panthers
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suffered financial trouble and were disbanded during the previous summer.
The gap in spending capability between certain teams seemed to be growing with the likes of Kingston, Manchester United and Portsmouth having much larger budgets than some of their competitors.
Carlsberg League standings
First Division
One point deducted *
Second Division
Carlsberg playoffs
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Third Place
Final
Prudential National Cup
Second round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
British Masters Cup final
References
See also
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Basketball in England
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British Basketball League
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English Basketball League
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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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National Basketball League (England) seasons
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