1974–75 National Basketball League season

The 1974–75 Clarks Men's Shoes National Basketball League season was the third season of the recently formulated National Basketball League.[1]

1974–75 National Basketball League season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Roll of Honour
National League championsIslington Embassy All-Stars
  National League runners-upSutton & Crystal Palace
National Cup championsIslington Embassy All-Stars
  National Cup runners-upSutton & Crystal Palace

The league was sponsored by Clarks Men's Shoes and the number of teams increased again from eight to ten. Three new teams appeared in the form of Coventry Granwood, Exeter St Lukes and Cleveland StrongArm but Liverpool did not take part. The Islington Embassy All-Stars team (devoid of the London Latvian merger) completed the double of National League and Cup. There were no playoffs for the League during this era.[2]

League standings

Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1Islington Embassy All-Stars181711799145835
2Sutton & Crystal Palace181621606140734
3Doncaster Wilson Panthers181171473139329
4Avenue (Edmonton)181081413147228
5Coventry Granwood188101490145726
6London YMCA Metros188101498150326
7Loughborough All-Stars188101446140226
8Manchester ATS Giants187111359135225
9Exeter St Lukes183151344162821
10Cleveland StrongArm182161439179520

Clarks Men's Shoes National Cup Final

5 April 1975
Islington Embassy All-Stars 8281 Sutton & Crystal Palace
Pts: Pete Sprogis 36, Dave Shelley ??, Steve Schmidt ??, Nigel Acres ??, Stuart Turpie ?? Pts: Jim Guymon ??, Ian Day ??, Mike Stewart ??, Martin Hall ??, Bob Mackay ??
Wembley Empire Pool
Attendance: 5,000

Leading scorers

Player Team Pts
Steve SchmittEmbassy All-Stars530
Peter SprogisEmbassy All-Stars506
Jim GuymonSutton & Crystal Palace501
Bob HowellCoventry446
Mike DudfieldExeter440
Ricky CasseyDoncaster410
Steve LathamManchester382
Richard PearceLoughborough344
Rick MannAvenue328
Carl OlssonLoughborough327

See also

References

  1. Matthews & Morrison, Peter & Ian (1987). The Guinness Encyclopaedia of Sports Records & Results. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-492-5.
  2. "Sports Shorts". Harrow Observer. 4 April 1975. Retrieved 21 October 2022 via British Newspaper Archive.
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