1973–74 National Basketball League season

1973–74 National Basketball League season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 8
Roll of Honour
National League champions Sutton & Crystal Palace
  National League runners-up Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars
National Cup champions Sutton & Crystal Palace
  National Cup runners-up Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars

The 1973–74 Clarks Men's Shoes National Basketball League season was the second season of the newly formulated National Basketball League.[1]
The league was sponsored by Clarks Men's Shoes and the number of teams increased to eight. The Avenue club moved from Leyton to Edmonton and the Sutton club merged with Crystal Palace. Four new teams appeared in the form of the Doncaster Panthers, the Manchester Giants and two more London based teams the Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars and the London YMCA Metros.
The Sutton & Crystal Palace team completed the double of National League and Cup beginning what would soon be a dynasty for the Crystal Palace team.[2]
There were no play off's for the League during this era and an American called Jim Guymon was the season MVP.

League Standings

Pos Team P W L N/R F A Pts
1 Sutton & Crystal Palace 14 13 0 1 1211 1013 27.5
2 Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars 14 11 2 1 1298 1154 25.5
3 London YMCA Metros 14 8 6 0 1131 1080 22
4 Avenue (Edmonton) 14 8 6 0 1154 1078 22
5 Doncaster Wilson Panthers 14 7 7 0 1104 1058 21
6 Loughborough All-Stars 14 5 9 0 1004 1020 19
7 Liverpool B&K Motors 14 3 11 0 1050 1252 17
8 Manchester ATS Giants 14 0 14 0 883 1180 14

National Cup Final

Sutton & Crystal Palace 120–100 Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars
Pts: Jim Guymon 32, Fred Petty 23, Bob Mackay 19, Tom Wisman 16, Paul Philp 14 Pts: Pete Sprogis 33, Stuart Turpie ??, Bernie Dignan ??, Stephens ??
Crystal Palace

Leading Scorers

Player Team Pts
Peter Sprogis Embassy All-Stars 426
Steve Latham Liverpool 311
Ian Day Doncaster 279
Jim Guymon Sutton & Crystal Palace 278
Carl Olsson Loughborough 261
Mike Gattorna Doncaster 259

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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