The 1991–92 BBL season was the 5th season of the British Basketball League (known as the Carlsberg 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, coached by Kevin Cadle, 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, whilst Coach Cadle and star player Alton Byrd were awarded as Coach and Player of the Year respectively.
Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Kingston 30 27 3 0.900542 Thames Valley Tigers 30 25 5 0.83350 3 Worthing Bears 30 22 8 0.73344 4 London Towers 30 21 9 0.70042 5 Derby Bucks 30 18 12 0.60036 6 Leicester City Riders 30 14 16 0.46728 7 Hemel Royals 30 13 17 0.433268 Birmingham Bullets 30 11 19 0.36722 9 Manchester Giants 30 9 21 0.30018 10 Sunderland Saints 30 3 27 0.1006 11 Cheshire Jets 30 2 28 0.0674 = League winners = Qualified for the play-offs
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 PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Oldham Celtics 22 21 1 0.955422 Bury Lobos 22 21 1 0.95542 3 Ware Rebels 22 16 6 0.72732 4 Broxbourne 22 13 9 0.59126 5 Brixton TopCats 22 13 9 0.59126 6 Plymouth Raiders 22 13 9 0.591267 Doncaster Eagles 22 11 11 0.50022 8 Middlesbrough 22 8 14 0.36416 9 Cardiff Bay Buccaneers 22 6 16 0.2731210 Greenwich 22 5 17 0.22710 11 Barnsley Generals 22 3 19 0.1366 12 Coventry Flyers 22 2 20 0.0914 = League winners
National League Division 3 (Tier 3) Final standings PosTeamPldWL%Pts1 Solent Stars 22 20 2 0.909402 Crystal Palace 22 18 4 0.81836 3 Leicester Falcons 22 13 9 0.59126 4 Swindon 22 13 9 0.59126 5 Sheffield Forgers 22 11 11 0.50022 6 Cheshire Bulls 22 11 11 0.500227 Mid Sussex Magic 22 10 12 0.45520 8 Stevenage Phoenix 22 9 13 0.40918 9 Chiltern Fastbreak 22 9 13 0.4091810 Sedgefield Racers 22 9 13 0.40918 11 Calderdale Explorers 22 5 17 0.22710 12 North London College 22 4 18 0.1828 = League winners
Coca-Cola National Cup Third Round
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
NatWest Trophy Group stage North Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Manchester Giants42201.0002.Cheshire Jets22110.5003.Sunderland Saints02020.000 Midlands Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.Leicester City Riders63301.0002.Birmingham Bullets43210.6673.Derby Bucks23120.3334.Hemel Royals03030.000 South Group
TeamPtsPldWLPercent1.London Towers42201.0002.Thames Valley Tigers22110.5003.Worthing Bears02020.000
Kingston 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 (Kingston) Coach of the Year: Kevin Cadle (Kingston) All-Star Team: Karl Brown (Leicester City Riders) Alton Byrd (Kingston) Alan Cunningham (Kingston) Bryan Heron (Worthing Bears) Larry Koretz (Birmingham Bullets) Nigel Lloyd (Thames Valley Tigers) Mike Obaseki (Thames Valley Tigers) David Peed (Thames Valley Tigers) Russ Saunders (Kingston) Peter Scantlebury (London Towers)
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