The 1992–93 BBL season was the sixth season of the

British Basketball League The British Basketball League (BBL) was a men's professional basketball sports league, league in Great Britain. Since its establishment in 1987 the BBL represented the highest level of basketball competition within the United Kingdom. The orga ...

(known as the

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League for sponsorship reasons) since its establishment in 1987. The first division featuring a total of 12 teams, playing 33 games each increased in number by one following the admittance of the Oldham Celtics. The Kingston Kings moved from the Tolworth Leisure Centre to new home in

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at the Spectrum Arena and became the Guildford Kings.

Worthing Bears Brighton Bears were a British basketball team based in Brighton, Sussex. From 1984 to 1999 the club was known as the Worthing Bears and was based in the town of Worthing, 12 miles west of Brighton. The Bears played in the top-flight British Bas ...

were the dominant force in the regular season and sustained their momentum in the post-season Play-off, claiming silverware in both competitions.BBL Media Guide 2003/04, page 13 Their closest rivals were

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, who had to settle for second place but were able to enjoy some glory by lifting the

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following a win in the final over the

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Carlsberg League Division One (Tier 1)

Final standings

Playoffs

Quarter-finals

(1) Worthing Bears vs. (8) Leicester City Riders (2) Thames Valley Tigers vs. (7) Oldham Celtics (3) London Towers vs. (6) Derby Bucks (4) Guildford Kings vs. (5) Birmingham Bullets

Semi-finals

Final

National League Division 2 (Tier 2)

Final standings

National League Division 3 (Tier 3)

Final standings

National Cup

Third round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

NatWest Trophy

Group stage

North Group 1

North Group 2

South Group 1

South Group 2

Semi-finals

Derby Bucks vs. Guildford Kings Leicester City Riders vs. Thames Valley Tigers

Final

Seasonal awards

* Most Valuable Player: Colin Irish (

) * Coach of the Year: Mick Bett (

) * All-Star Team: **

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(

) ** Colin Irish (

) ** Cleave Lewis (

) **

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(

) ** Joel Moore (

London Towers London Towers were a professional basketball team based in London, England. They enjoyed considerable success in the 1990s and early 2000s, collecting 3 titles in the British Basketball League (BBL) as well as regularly competing in European c ...

) **

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(

Birmingham Bullets The Birmingham Bullets were a British professional basketball team from Birmingham, England who competed in the British Basketball League (BBL). The club was founded in 1974 as Coventry Granwood before moving to Birmingham in 1980 as part of the ...

) **

Peter Scantlebury Peter Scantlebury MBE (born 21 November 1963) is a former international professional basketball player who was capped 131 times for England. Scantlebury began his playing career in 1981 with Guildford. He scored 9,502 points and won nine Brit ...

(

) ** Billy Singleton (

) **

Tyrone Thomas Tyrone may refer to: * Kingdom of Tyrone or Tír Eoghain, a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland * County Tyrone, a county in Northern Ireland * Earl of Tyrone, a title in the Peerage of Ireland * Tyrone (name), a male given name Places Canada * Tyrone, ...

(

Cheshire Jets The Cheshire Phoenix are an English professional basketball team based in Ellesmere Port, Cheshire. Founded in 1984, they are members of the Super League Basketball and play their home games at the Cheshire Oaks Arena. From 1993 until 2015 the ...

) ** Gene Waldron (

Leicester City Riders Leicester Riders are a British professional basketball team and the oldest club in the British Basketball League (BBL). Riders compete in the Super League Basketball (SLB). Established in 1967, the club have played in various locations around L ...

)

References

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