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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
Play Off's championsCrystal Palace Chevrons
  Play Off's runners-upCoventry Team Fiat
National Cup championsDoncaster Ziebart Panthers
  National Cup runners-upCrystal Palace Chevrons
National Basketball League seasons
← 1977-78
1979-80 →

The 1978–79 Rotary Watches National Basketball League season was the seventh season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.[1]
The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches and the number of teams participating increased to eleven. Doncaster finished top of the league and also won the National Cup but Crystal Palace won yet another trophy by taking the newly introduced Play off's.[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.

League Standings

Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1 Doncaster Ziebart Panthers 20 17 3 1831 1588 34
2 Crystal Palace Chevrons 20 16 4 1895 1628 32
3 London 'Slick Willies Y' Metros 20 15 5 1938 1752 30
4 Coventry Team Fiat 20 13 7 1851 1602 26
5 Milton Keynes All-Stars * 20 13 7 1866 1671 24
6 Swithland Motors Loughborough All-Stars 20 10 10 1778 1902 20
7 Sunderland Sunblest 20 7 12 1903 1938 15
8 Manchester ATS Giants 20 7 13 1847 1945 14
9 Stockport Belgrade 20 7 13 1663 1756 14
10 Bracknell Bullets 20 3 16 1611 2001 6
11 Exeter St Lukes TSB 20 1 19 1654 2054 2

deducted two points *

Rotary Watches Play Off's

Semi-Finals

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
March 16, Wembley Arena Doncaster Ziebart Panthers Coventry Team Fiat 72-75
March 16, Wembley Arena Crystal Palace Chevrons London 'Slick Willies Y' Metros 100-78

Third Place

venue & date Team 1 Team 2 Score
March 17, Wembley Arena Doncaster Ziebart Panthers London 'Slick Willies Y' Metros 98-85

Final

17 March
Crystal Palace Chevrons 75–63 Coventry Team Fiat
Pts: Mark Saiers 23

Butlins National Cup Final

January 1979
Doncaster Ziebart Panthers 73–71 Crystal Palace Chevrons
Pts: Bryan Dunn 22, Cliff Bell 21, Dan Lloyd 15 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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