1973–74 National Basketball League season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
Roll of Honour
National League championsSutton & Crystal Palace
  National League runners-upIslington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars
National Cup championsSutton & Crystal Palace
  National Cup runners-upIslington & 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 and cup 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.[2]

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.[3] There were no playoffs 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
1Sutton & Crystal Palace1413011211101327.5
2Islington & London Latvian Embassy All-Stars1411211298115425.5
3London YMCA Metros148601131108022
4Avenue (Edmonton)148601154107822
5Doncaster Wilson Panthers147701104105821
6Loughborough All-Stars145901004102019
7Liverpool B&K Motors1431101050125217
8Manchester ATS Giants140140883118014

National Cup Final

6 April 1974
Sutton & Crystal Palace 120100 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 SprogisEmbassy All-Stars426
Steve LathamLiverpool311
Ian DayDoncaster279
Jim GuymonSutton & Crystal Palace278
Carl OlssonLoughborough261
Mike GattornaDoncaster259

References

  1. Matthews & Morrison, Peter & Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. "Basketball". Daily Mirror. 8 April 1974. Retrieved 21 October 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. "Men's Senior League Winners". Basketball England.

See also

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