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The 1988–1989 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 was due to feature 12 teams, however Oldham Celtics dropped out of the league and into the National League 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.

Carlsberg League

Final standings

Team Pts Pld W L Percentage
1. Glasgow Rangers 36 20 18 2 0.900
2. Livingston 32 20 16 4 0.800
3. Bracknell Tigers 30 20 15 5 0.750
4. Leicester City Riders 28 20 14 6 0.700
5. Manchester Eagles 26 20 13 7 0.650
6. Sunderland 76ers 24 20 12 8 0.600
7. Hemel Royals 18 20 9 11 0.450
8. Olympic City Giants 8 20 4 16 0.200
9. Solent Stars 8 20 4 16 0.200
10. Derby Rams 6 20 3 17 0.150
11. Crystal Palace 4 20 2 18 0.100
= League winners
= Qualified for the Play-offs

Play-offs

Quarter-finals

(1) Glasgow Rangers vs. (8) Olympic City Giants

Glasgow Rangers 125–95 Olympic City Giants
Glasgow win series, 2–0

(2) Livingston vs. (7) Hemel Royals

Livingston 108–105 Hemel Royals
Livingston win series, 2–0

(3) Sunderland 76ers vs. (6) Bracknell Tigers

Bracknell Tigers 110–96 Sunderland 76ers
Bracknell win series, 2–0

(4) Leicester City Riders vs. (5) Manchester Eagles

Leicester City Riders 80–74 Manchester Eagles
Leicester win series, 2–0

Semi-finals

Final

League Trophy

Group stage

North Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Glasgow Rangers 20 10 10 0 1.000
2.Livingston 16 10 8 2 0.800
3.Manchester Eagles 10 10 5 5 0.500
4.Olympic City Giants 10 10 5 5 0.500
5.Sunderland 76ers 4 10 2 8 0.200
6.Oldham Celtics 0 10 0 10 0.000

South Group

Team Pts Pld W L Percent
1.Bracknell Tigers 18 10 9 1 0.900
2.Leicester City Riders 14 10 7 3 0.700
3.Solent Stars 12 10 6 4 0.600
4.Derby Rams 6 10 3 7 0.300
5.Hemel Royals 6 10 3 7 0.300
6.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

Glasgow Rangers vs. Olympic City Giants

Glasgow Rangers 107–70 Olympic City Giants
Glasgow win on aggregate, 218–154

Livingston vs. Manchester Eagles

Manchester Eagles 74–72 Livingston
Livingston win on aggregate, 149–132

Bracknell Tigers vs. Derby Rams

Bracknell Tigers 114–73 Derby Rams
Bracknell win on aggregate, 221–141

Leicester City Riders vs. Solent Stars

Leicester City Riders 108–83 Solent Stars
Leicester win on aggregate, 194–162

Semi-finals

Glasgow Rangers vs. Livingston

Glasgow Rangers 63–62 Livingston
Livingston win on aggregate, 154–151

Bracknell Tigers vs. Leicester City Riders

Leicester City Riders 67–77 Bracknell Tigers
Bracknell win on aggregate, 167–149

Final

Seasonal awards

References

  1. ^ BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 15
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