The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches for the second consecutive year and Crystal Palace won an unprecedented treble of League, Playoffs and National Cup. Crystal Palace were helped by Alton Byrd, who would become the best known name in British basketball and pick up the season MVP award.[2]
Malcolm Chamberlain, the owner of the London Metros uprooted the team, relocating from London to Kingston upon Thames and the Tolworth Recreation Centre, rebranding as Kingston. With their added sponsorship they would be known as Kelly Girls International Kingston. Guildford Pirates, the NBL Division 2 champions, joined the league and following a sponsorship deal would be Team Talbot, Guildford. Runners-up Hemel Hempstead also joined the league and would be known as Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine playing at Bletchley Leisure Centre. The Blackpool Pacemakers completed the newcomers to the league. The Milton Keynes All-Stars, Loughborough All-Stars, Exeter St Lukes TSB and Bracknell Bullets all dropped out.
1979, national, basketball, league, season, 1979, rotary, watches, national, basketball, league, season, eighth, season, national, basketball, league, leaguenational, basketball, leaguesportbasketballnumber, teams10roll, honournational, league, championscrysta. The 1979 80 Rotary Watches National Basketball League season was the eighth season of the National Basketball League 1 1979 80 National Basketball League seasonLeagueNational Basketball LeagueSportBasketballNumber of teams10Roll of HonourNational League championsCrystal Palace Chevrons National League runners upDoncaster Ziebart PanthersPlay offs championsCrystal Palace Chevrons Play offs runners upCoventry Team FiatNational Cup championsCrystal Palace Chevrons National Cup runners upDoncaster Ziebart PanthersNational Basketball League seasons 1978 791980 81 The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches for the second consecutive year and Crystal Palace won an unprecedented treble of League Playoffs and National Cup Crystal Palace were helped by Alton Byrd who would become the best known name in British basketball and pick up the season MVP award 2 Contents 1 Team changes 2 National League standings 2 1 Division One 2 2 Division Two 3 Rotary Watches playoffs 3 1 Semi finals 3 2 Third Place 3 3 Final 4 Butlins National Cup Final 5 References 6 See alsoTeam changes EditMalcolm Chamberlain the owner of the London Metros uprooted the team relocating from London to Kingston upon Thames and the Tolworth Recreation Centre rebranding as Kingston With their added sponsorship they would be known as Kelly Girls International Kingston Guildford Pirates the NBL Division 2 champions joined the league and following a sponsorship deal would be Team Talbot Guildford Runners up Hemel Hempstead also joined the league and would be known as Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine playing at Bletchley Leisure Centre The Blackpool Pacemakers completed the newcomers to the league The Milton Keynes All Stars Loughborough All Stars Exeter St Lukes TSB and Bracknell Bullets all dropped out National League standings EditDivision One Edit Pos Team P W L F A Pts1 Crystal Palace Chevrons 18 18 0 1936 1498 362 Doncaster Ziebart Panthers 18 14 4 1751 1673 283 Coventry Team Fiat 18 14 4 1788 1644 284 Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine 18 12 6 1686 1634 245 Kelly Girls International Kingston 18 10 8 1836 1702 206 Sunderland Sunblest 18 9 9 1672 1683 187 Stockport Belgrade 18 5 13 1763 1874 98 Manchester ATS Giants 18 3 15 1533 1754 69 Blackpool Pacemakers 18 3 15 1612 1839 610 Team Talbot Guildford Pirates 18 2 16 1592 1873 4Division Two Edit Pos Team P W L F A Pts1 Nottingham 14 11 3 1269 1155 222 Camden amp Hampstead 14 11 3 1449 1327 223 Leeds Larsen Lions 14 11 3 1346 1218 224 Brighton 14 8 6 1332 1290 165 Exeter St Lukes 14 7 7 1311 1287 146 Team Hemeling Birmingham 14 3 11 1334 1467 67 Plymouth Panasonic 14 3 11 1261 1396 68 Brunel Ducks 14 2 12 1253 1435 4Rotary Watches playoffs EditSemi finals Edit venue amp date Team 1 Team 2 ScoreMarch 14 Wembley Arena Doncaster Ziebart Panthers Coventry Team Fiat 84 100March 14 Wembley Arena Crystal Palace Chevrons Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine 98 75Third Place Edit venue amp date Team 1 Team 2 ScoreMarch 15 Wembley Arena Doncaster Ziebart Panthers Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine 84 75Final Edit 15 MarchCrystal Palace Chevrons 93 85 Coventry Team FiatPts Mark Saiers 26 Pts Greg White MVP 38Wembley Arena 3 Butlins National Cup Final Edit25 January 1980Crystal Palace Chevrons 97 67 Doncaster Ziebart PanthersPts Peter Jeremich 21 Mark Saiers 17SheffieldReferences Edit Matthews amp Morrison Peter amp Ian 1987 The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records amp Results Guinness Superlatives Ltd ISBN 0 85112 492 5 Men s Senior League Winners Basketball England permanent dead link Nicholas Harling Basketball Times London England 17 Mar 1980 The Times Digital Archive See also EditBasketball in England British Basketball League English Basketball League List of English National Basketball League seasons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1979 80 National Basketball League season amp oldid 1140300965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
