1978–79 National Basketball League season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Roll of Honour
National League championsDoncaster Ziebart Panthers
  National League runners-upCrystal Palace Chevrons
Playoffs championsCrystal Palace Chevrons
  Playoffs runners-upCoventry Team Fiat
National Cup championsDoncaster Ziebart Panthers
  National Cup runners-upCrystal Palace Chevrons

The 1978–79 Rotary Watches National Basketball League season was the seventh season of the National Basketball League.[1]

The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches and the number of teams participating increased to eleven.

Doncaster completed the league and National Cup double, but Crystal Palace won the newly introduced Playoffs.[2]

Team changes

Leicester switched back to Loughborough and Bedford dropped out of the league. Bracknell and Sunderland joined; the latter playing at the Crowtree Leisure Centre in the centre of Sunderland.

National League

First Division

Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1Doncaster Ziebart Panthers201731831158834
2Crystal Palace Chevrons201641895162832
3London 'Slick Willies Y' Metros201551938175230
4Coventry Team Fiat201371851160226
5Milton Keynes All-Stars *201371866167124
6Swithland Motors Loughborough All-Stars2010101778190220
7Sunderland Sunblest207121903193815
8Manchester ATS Giants207131847194514
9Stockport Belgrade207131663175614
10Bracknell Bullets20316161120016
11Exeter St Lukes TSB20119165420542

deducted two points *

Second Division

Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1Guildford Pirates181531620142630
2Hemel Hempstead Lakers181531688142730
3Leeds Larsen Lions181351728145326
4Telefusion Blackpool181261513146724
5Nottingham181261783160724
6Brighton Rucanor181081648157620
7Bromley186121638174312
8Maidenhead Sonics18414135415887*
9Birmingham Bulldogs18216142617243*
10Derby CFE18117142318102

Rotary Watches playoffs

Semi-finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
March 16, Wembley ArenaDoncaster Ziebart PanthersCoventry Team Fiat72-75
March 16, Wembley ArenaCrystal Palace ChevronsLondon 'Slick Willies Y' Metros100-78

Third Place

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
March 17, Wembley ArenaDoncaster Ziebart PanthersLondon 'Slick Willies Y' Metros98-85

Final

17 March
Crystal Palace Chevrons 7563 Coventry Team Fiat
Pts: Mark Saiers 23

Butlins National Cup Final

January 1979
Doncaster Ziebart Panthers 7371 Crystal Palace Chevrons
Pts: Bryan Dunn 22, Cliff Bell 21, Dan Lloyd 15, John Belk 9, Ian Day 7, Ian Redford 2 (winning basket) Pts: Kenny Walton 16
Sheffield
Attendance: 1,600

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.

See also

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