The 1991–92 BBL season was the 5th season of the
British Basketball League
The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...
(known as the
Carlsberg Carlsberg may refer to:
Places
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** Carlsberg station, its train station
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* Carlsbe ...
League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The season featured an increased number of teams with the additions of the Birmingham Bullets and Cheshire Jets. London Docklands changed their name to London Towers.
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
, coached by
Kevin Cadle
Kevin Cadle (March 17, 1955 – October 16, 2017) was a British-based American sports presenter and former basketball coach.
Cadle was born in Buffalo, New York in 1955. After retiring from coaching in 1997, Cadle presented American football and ...
, stormed to success in every domestic competition they entered and completed a clean sweep of the four major competitions, which they had previously accomplished two years earlier. They claimed the Division One title and Play-off crown,
[BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 13] were victorious in the
League Trophy and the
National Cup The English National Cup is an annual basketball knock-out competition held between professional, semi-professional and amateur teams from the various divisions of the National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League. For most of th ...
, whilst Coach Cadle and star player
Alton Byrd
Joseph Alton Byrd (born November 3, 1957) is an American-British former professional basketball player who is the former chief executive officer of Chattanooga FC of the MLS Next Pro.
He grew up in the San Francisco area, where he was a high sch ...
were awarded as Coach and Player of the Year respectively.
Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1)
Final standings
Playoffs
Quarter-finals
(1) Kingston vs. (8) Birmingham Bullets
(2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Hemel Royals
(3) Worthing Bears vs. (6) Leicester City Riders
(4) London Towers vs. (5) Derby Bucks
Semi-finals
Final
National League Division 2 (Tier 2)
Final standings
National League Division 3 (Tier 3)
Final standings
Coca-Cola
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National Cup
Third Round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
NatWest Trophy
Group stage
North Group
Midlands Group
South Group
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
received a bye into the Semi-finals.
Semi-finals
Manchester Giants vs. Leicester City Riders
Kingston vs. London Towers
Final
Seasonal awards
* Most Valuable Player:
Alton Byrd
Joseph Alton Byrd (born November 3, 1957) is an American-British former professional basketball player who is the former chief executive officer of Chattanooga FC of the MLS Next Pro.
He grew up in the San Francisco area, where he was a high sch ...
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Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
)
* Coach of the Year:
Kevin Cadle
Kevin Cadle (March 17, 1955 – October 16, 2017) was a British-based American sports presenter and former basketball coach.
Cadle was born in Buffalo, New York in 1955. After retiring from coaching in 1997, Cadle presented American football and ...
(
Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
)
* All-Star Team:
**
Karl Brown (
Leicester City Riders)
**
Alton Byrd
Joseph Alton Byrd (born November 3, 1957) is an American-British former professional basketball player who is the former chief executive officer of Chattanooga FC of the MLS Next Pro.
He grew up in the San Francisco area, where he was a high sch ...
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Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
)
**
Alan Cunningham
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Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
)
**
Bryan Heron (
Worthing Bears
Brighton Bears were a British basketball team based in Brighton, Sussex. From 1984 to 1999 the club was known as the Worthing Bears and was based in the town of Worthing, 12 miles west of Brighton. The Bears played in the top-flight British Bas ...
)
**
Larry Koretz (
Birmingham Bullets
The Birmingham Bullets were a British professional basketball team from Birmingham, England who competed in the British Basketball League (BBL). The club was founded in 1974 as Coventry Granwood before moving to Birmingham in 1980 as part of the ...
)
**
Nigel Lloyd
Nigel A Lloyd is a Barbadian-British basketball coach and former player.
Career
Born in Barbados, Lloyd came to the United States at age 6. He first picked up a basketball in Brooklyn, New York (state), New York. In the 1980s, he attended the ...
(
Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers was a British professional basketball team that competed in the British Basketball League (BBL) until 2005, when funding was ceased and the franchise folded. Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, the team's fans set up a new team ...
)
**
Mike Obaseki (
Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers was a British professional basketball team that competed in the British Basketball League (BBL) until 2005, when funding was ceased and the franchise folded. Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, the team's fans set up a new team ...
)
**
David Peed (
Thames Valley Tigers
Thames Valley Tigers was a British professional basketball team that competed in the British Basketball League (BBL) until 2005, when funding was ceased and the franchise folded. Based in Bracknell, Berkshire, the team's fans set up a new team ...
)
**
Russ Saunders
Stillwell Russell Saunders (January 1, 1906 – April 29, 1987) was an American football fullback in the National Football League (NFL). He played with the Green Bay Packers during the 1931 NFL season.
He was an All-American at USC and was one ...
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Kingston
Kingston may refer to:
Places
* List of places called Kingston, including the six most populated:
** Kingston, Jamaica
** Kingston upon Hull, England
** City of Kingston, Victoria, Australia
** Kingston, Ontario, Canada
** Kingston upon Thames, ...
)
**
Peter Scantlebury
Peter Scantlebury MBE (born 21 November 1963) is a former international professional basketball player who was capped 131 times for England.
Scantlebury began his playing career in 1981 with Guildford. He scored 9,502 points and won nine Brit ...
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London Towers
London Towers were a professional basketball team based in London, England. They enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s and early 2000s, collecting 3 titles in the British Basketball League (BBL) as well as regularly competing in European c ...
)
References
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British Basketball League seasons
1991–92 in British basketball leagues
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