The 1988–89 BBL season was the second season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The season featured a total of 11 teams, playing 20 games each. The league had suffered in the 1989 close season because Portsmouth was wound up followed by Calderdale Explorers and Birmingham Bullets both dropping out of the league. Bolton and Bury Giants became the Olympic City Giants and Kingston moved north of the border playing as Glasgow Rangers. The new season was supposed to feature 12 teams, however Oldham Celtics dropped out of the league and into the National League (Tier 2) after just one game, due to financial difficulties.
The season was dominated by the success of the league's two Scottish teams Glasgow Rangers and Livingston, who finished the regular season in first and second place respectively.[1] Glasgow's Kevin Cadle and Alan Cunningham were also named as the league's Coach and Player of the year, however the Scottish dominance was broken by Bracknell Tigers who were victorious in the League Trophy against Livingston in the Final.
Below the Carlsberg League in the National League Division 1, it came as no surprise that Oldham Celtics sealed the title bearing in mind that they had originally planned to play in the top tier.
Pts: Butch Hayes 27, Joel Moore 22, Alan Cunningham 19, Jim Morrisson 13, Tony McDaid, Danny Davis, Alan Riddle, John Duncan, Terry Mangham, Martin Clark
Pts: Vic Fleming 30, Ralton Way 19, Iain McLean 15, Tommy Collier 10, Lewis Young, Graeme Hill, Steve Hoffman, Alan Ryan, Derek Frame, Jason Fogarty
Despite dropping out of the Carlsberg League and into the National League after just one game of the season, Oldham Celtics continued their schedule in the League Trophy.
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The 1988 89 BBL season was the second season of the British Basketball League known as the Carlsberg League for sponsorship reasons since its establishment in 1987 The season featured a total of 11 teams playing 20 games each The league had suffered in the 1989 close season because Portsmouth was wound up followed by Calderdale Explorers and Birmingham Bullets both dropping out of the league Bolton and Bury Giants became the Olympic City Giants and Kingston moved north of the border playing as Glasgow Rangers The new season was supposed to feature 12 teams however Oldham Celtics dropped out of the league and into the National League Tier 2 after just one game due to financial difficulties 1988 89 BBL seasonLeagueBritish Basketball LeagueSportBasketballNumber of teams11Roll of HonourBBL championsGlasgow RangersPlay off s championsGlasgow RangersNational Cup championsBracknell TigersBBL Trophy championsBracknell TigersBritish Basketball League seasons 1987 881989 90 The season was dominated by the success of the league s two Scottish teams Glasgow Rangers and Livingston who finished the regular season in first and second place respectively 1 Glasgow s Kevin Cadle and Alan Cunningham were also named as the league s Coach and Player of the year however the Scottish dominance was broken by Bracknell Tigers who were victorious in the League Trophy against Livingston in the Final Below the Carlsberg League in the National League Division 1 it came as no surprise that Oldham Celtics sealed the title bearing in mind that they had originally planned to play in the top tier Contents 1 Carlsberg League Tier 1 1 1 Final standings 1 2 Playoffs 1 2 1 Quarter finals 1 2 2 Semi finals 1 2 3 Third place 1 2 4 Final 2 National League Division 1 Tier 2 2 1 Final standings 3 Coca Cola National Cup 3 1 Second Round 3 2 Quarter finals 3 3 Semi finals 3 4 Final 4 NatWest Trophy 4 1 Group stage 4 2 Quarter finals 4 3 Semi finals 4 4 Final 5 Seasonal awards 6 ReferencesCarlsberg League Tier 1 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Glasgow Rangers 20 18 2 0 900 362 Livingston 20 16 4 0 800 323 Bracknell Tigers 20 15 5 0 750 304 Leicester City Riders 20 14 6 0 700 285 Manchester Eagles 20 13 7 0 650 266 Sunderland 76ers 20 12 8 0 600 247 Hemel Royals 20 9 11 0 450 188 Olympic City Giants 20 4 16 0 200 89 Solent Stars 20 4 16 0 200 810 Derby Rams 20 3 17 0 150 611 Crystal Palace 20 2 18 0 100 4 League winners Qualified for the play offs Playoffs Edit Quarter finals Edit 1 Glasgow Rangers vs 8 Olympic City Giants Olympic City Giants 96 117 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 125 95 Olympic City GiantsGlasgow win series 2 0 2 Livingston vs 7 Hemel Royals Hemel Royals 78 92 Livingston Livingston 108 105 Hemel RoyalsLivingston win series 2 0 3 Sunderland 76ers vs 6 Bracknell Tigers Sunderland 76ers 86 96 Bracknell Tigers Bracknell Tigers 110 96 Sunderland 76ersBracknell win series 2 0 4 Leicester City Riders vs 5 Manchester Eagles Manchester Eagles 83 89 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 80 74 Manchester EaglesLeicester win series 2 0 Semi finals Edit 15 April 1989Glasgow Rangers 87 67 Leicester City RidersNational Exhibition Centre Birmingham 15 April 1989Livingston 72 63 Bracknell TigersNational Exhibition Centre Birmingham Third place Edit 16 April 1989Bracknell Tigers 106 89 Leicester City RidersNational Exhibition Centre Birmingham Final Edit 16 April 1989 2 ReportGlasgow Rangers 89 86 MIM LivingstonPts Butch Hayes 27 Joel Moore 22 Alan Cunningham 19 Jim Morrisson 13 Tony McDaid Danny Davis Alan Riddle John Duncan Terry Mangham Martin Clark Pts Vic Fleming 30 Ralton Way 19 Iain McLean 15 Tommy Collier 10 Lewis Young Graeme Hill Steve Hoffman Alan Ryan Derek Frame Jason FogartyNational Exhibition Centre BirminghamAttendance Glasgow coach Kevin Cadle Livingston coach Ian GordonNational League Division 1 Tier 2 EditFinal standings Edit Pos Team Pld W L Pts1 Oldham Celtics 20 17 3 0 850 342 Brixton Topcats 20 17 3 0 850 343 Birmingham Bullets 20 16 4 0 800 324 Worthing Bears 20 15 5 0 750 305 Gateshead Vikings 20 14 6 0 700 286 Plymouth Raiders 20 10 10 0 500 207 Oxford Park 20 8 12 0 400 168 Cheshire Jets 20 6 14 0 300 129 Corby Flyers 20 4 16 0 200 810 Stockport Giants 20 3 17 0 150 611 Tower Hamlets 20 0 20 0 000 0 League winnersCoca Cola National Cup EditSecond Round Edit Cheshire Jets 67 91 Birmingham Bullets Plymouth Raiders 73 117 Bracknell Tigers Derby Rams 106 66 Walsall Oxford Park vs w o Olympic City Giants vs Leicester City Riders Crystal Palace 98 69 Stevenage Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals 113 100 Worthing Bears Oldham Celtics 89 100 Manchester Eagles Quarter finals Edit Birmingham Bullets 77 80 Olympic City Giants Bracknell Tigers 103 75 Crystal Palace Derby Rams 37 43 Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals Manchester Eagles 123 59 Oxford Park Derby expelled after match was abandoned following a scuffle Semi finals Edit 17 March 1989Bracknell Tigers 80 75 Olympic City GiantsLondon Arena 17 March 1989Hemel Hempstead Watford Royals 77 79 Manchester EaglesLondon Arena Final Edit 18 March 1989 3 Bracknell Tigers 87 75 Manchester EaglesPts Brian Kellybrew MVP 24 Peter Scantlebury 11 Mike Hayles 10 Paul James 10 Dale Roberts Pts Dave Gardner 21 Colin Irish 12 Lang 10London ArenaAttendance Bracknell HC Jim Guymon Manchester HC Jeff JonesNatWest Trophy EditGroup stage Edit North Group Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Glasgow Rangers 20 10 10 0 1 0002 Livingston 16 10 8 2 0 8003 Manchester Eagles 10 10 5 5 0 5004 Olympic City Giants 10 10 5 5 0 5005 Sunderland 76ers 4 10 2 8 0 2006 Oldham Celtics 0 10 0 10 0 000 South Group Team Pts Pld W L Percent1 Bracknell Tigers 18 10 9 1 0 9002 Leicester City Riders 14 10 7 3 0 7003 Solent Stars 12 10 6 4 0 6004 Derby Rams 6 10 3 7 0 3005 Hemel Royals 6 10 3 7 0 3006 Crystal Palace 4 10 2 8 0 200 Despite dropping out of the Carlsberg League and into the National League after just one game of the season Oldham Celtics continued their schedule in the League Trophy Quarter finals Edit Glasgow Rangers vs Olympic City Giants Olympic City Giants 84 111 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 107 70 Olympic City GiantsGlasgow win on aggregate 218 154 Livingston vs Manchester Eagles Livingston 77 58 Manchester Eagles Manchester Eagles 74 72 LivingstonLivingston win on aggregate 149 132 Bracknell Tigers vs Derby Rams Derby Rams 68 107 Bracknell Tigers Bracknell Tigers 114 73 Derby RamsBracknell win on aggregate 221 141 Leicester City Riders vs Solent Stars Solent Stars 79 86 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 108 83 Solent StarsLeicester win on aggregate 194 162 Semi finals Edit Glasgow Rangers vs Livingston Livingston 92 88 Glasgow Rangers Glasgow Rangers 63 62 LivingstonLivingston win on aggregate 154 151 Bracknell Tigers vs Leicester City Riders Bracknell Tigers 90 82 Leicester City Riders Leicester City Riders 67 77 Bracknell TigersBracknell win on aggregate 167 149 Final Edit 25 February 1989 4 Bracknell Tigers 89 81 LivingstonPts Trevor Gordon 20 Dale Roberts 15 Peter Scantlebury 11 Brian Kellybrew 11 Pts Tommy Collier 18 Iain McLean 16 Vic Fleming 16 Ralton Way 13Aston Villa Leisure Centre BirminghamAttendance Bracknell coach Brian Kellybrew Livingston coach Ian GordonSeasonal awards EditMost Valuable Player Alan Cunningham Glasgow Rangers Coach of the Year Kevin Cadle Glasgow Rangers All Star Team Tony Balogun Leicester City Riders Jimmy Brandon Leicester City Riders Tommy Collier Livingston Alan Cunningham Glasgow Rangers Dan Davis Glasgow Rangers Lorenzo Duncan Hemel Royals Butch Hays Glasgow Rangers Russ Saunders Sunderland 76ers Phil Smith Solent Stars Clyde Vaughan Sunderland 76ers References Edit BBL Media Guide 2003 04 page 15 Nicholas Harling Rangers leave their mark Times London England 17 Apr 1989 The Times Strength on bench tells for Bracknell Times London England 20 Mar 1989 The Times Julian Desborough Gordon steers Braeknell to NatWest title Times London England 27 Feb 1989 The Times Preceded by1987 88 season 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