1981–82 National Basketball League season

1981–82 National Basketball League season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
Roll of Honour
National League champions Crystal Palace
  National League runners-up Solent Stars
Play Off's champions Crystal Palace
  Play Off's runners-up Sunderland Saints
National Cup champions Solent Stars
  National Cup runners-up John Carr Doncaster

The 1981–82 Just Juice National Basketball League season was the tenth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.[1]

The league was sponsored by Just Juice and Crystal Palace once again secured a double (League and Play Off's) but the Solent Stars easily won the National Cup.[2]

Team Changes

Three new teams were entered into the expanded 12 team first division. The three top teams from the previous season's second division; the Solent Stars, TCB Brighton and Liverpool were all admitted and Stockport Belgrade took the decision to move away from their fan base to the new Spectrum Arena in Warrington becoming Birchwood Warrington Vikings. Blackpool Pacemakers dropped out.

League Standings

First Division

Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1 Crystal Palace 22 20 2 2111 1776 40
2 Solent Stars 22 19 3 2466 2014 38
3 Sunderland Saints 22 16 6 2107 1961 32
4 John Carr Doncaster 22 16 6 2140 1941 32
5 Birmingham Team Fiat 22 15 7 2024 1901 30
6 Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine 22 12 10 2176 2104 24
7 Club Cantabrica Kingston 22 7 15 2120 2374 14
8 Birchwood Warrington Vikings 22 6 16 1824 1926 12
9 Liverpool 22 6 16 2072 2251 12
10 Team Talbot, Guildford Pirates 22 6 16 1811 2005 12
11 Manchester Giants 22 5 17 2164 2372 10
12 TCB Brighton 22 4 18 2084 2438 8

Second Division

Bolton, Bradford Mythbreakers, Brunel Uxbridge, Camden & Hampstead, Colchester, Leicester, Milton Keynes, Nottingham, West Bromwich Kestrels

Just Juice Play Off's

Semi-Finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
March 12, Wembley Arena Sunderland Saints Solent Stars 99-93
March 12, Wembley Arena Crystal Palace John Carr Doncaster 89-68

Final

13 March[3]
Crystal Palace 111–86 Sunderland Saints
Pts: Bob Roma 23, Dan Lloyd 20, Pete Jeremich 19, Paul Stimpson 18, Alton Byrd 14, Mick Bett 5, Harley 5, Richard Rudd 3, Kolton Lee 2, Trevor Anderson 2 Pts: Vince Brookins 31, David Lloyd 23, Martin Hall 13, Ken Nottage 7, James McCauley 6, Ron Cornelius 4, Steve Hoffman 2
Wembley Arena
Attendance: 9,000
Palace Coach Danny Palmer
Sunderland Coach Tom Becker

Asda National Cup

Second Round

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine Club Cantabrica Kingston 96-81
Crystal Palace Colchester 133-54
Sunderland Saints Milton Keynes 133-74
Bradford Mythbreakers John Carr Doncaster 61-87
Solent Stars Birchwood Warrington Vikings 114-94
Manchester Giants Nottingham 103-83
Liverpool Leicester All-Stars 92-94
Team Talbot Guildford Birmingham Team Fiat 69-81

Quarter Finals

Team 1 Team 2 Score
Leicester All=Stars Manchester Giants 100-91
Birmingham Team Fiat Sunderland Saints 86-83
John Carr Doncaster Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead 95-85
Solent Stars Crystal Palace 99-93

Semi Finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
Dec 04, Sheffield Birmingham Team Fiat John Carr Doncaster 79-86
Dec 09, Aston Villa Leisure Centre Solent Stars Leicester All-Stars 102-76

Final

24 January 1982[4]
Solent Stars 127–91 John Carr Doncaster
Pts: Mark Saiers 16, Karl Tatham (MVP), Marvin Johnson, Ken Pemberton, Ken Walton, Paul Philp, Nick Burns Pts: Ian Day 31, Craig Everett, Cliff Bell
Granby Halls, Leicester
Attendance: ?
Solent Coach Tom Wisman
Doncaster Coach Morris Wordsworth

References

  1. ↑ Matthews & Morrison, Peter & Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. ↑ "Men's Senior League Winners". Basketball England.
  3. ↑ "Nicholas Harling. "Basketball." Times [London, England] 15 Mar. 1982". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. ↑ "Nicholas Harling. "Basketball." Times [London, England] 25 Jan. 1982: 19. The Times Digital Archive. Web". The Times Digital Archive.

See also

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