Английская Википедия:1972–73 National Basketball League season

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The 1972–73 National Basketball League season was the inaugural season of the newly formulated National Basketball League.

By 1972, the Scots had their own thriving National League, though also competing in the "Rose Bowl", but when a London team, Sutton, defeated Edinburgh's Boroughmuir Barrs in the 1972 Final, the Basketball Association decided that it was time to relaunch the idea of an English National League. Therefore, the National Basketball League was inaugurated.[1][2][3]

Liverpool were formed by a flamboyant owner called Vaughan Thomas who ran the Sports Education Department at Liverpool Polytechnic and they were the first club to incorporate a sponsor's name into their title, Bruno Roughcut tobacco from WD & HO Wills. They were also the first club to import an American, Larry Meek, specifically to play basketball. They played their home games at the Deeside Leisure Centre.[4]

League Standings

Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1 Avenue (Leyton) 10 8 2 878 758 18
2 Liverpool Bruno Roughcutters 10 8 2 747 719 18
3 Sutton 10 6 4 798 758 16
4 Loughborough All-Stars 10 5 5 754 748 15
5 Sheffield YMCA Scorpions 10 3 7 821 769 13
6 RAF Fliers 10 0 10 635 825 10

League Title Play Off

Avenue defeated Liverpool 92-65 in the play off decider held at Loughborough College.[5] Шаблон:Basketballbox

National Cup Final

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Leading Scorers

Player Team Pts
Mike Gattorna Sheffield YMCA Scorpions 289
Steve Latham Liverpool Bruno Roughcutters 213
Rick Mann Avenue (Leyton) 191
Carl Olsson Loughborough All-Stars 190
Bob Mackay Sutton 186
Len Hoy Avenue (Leyton) 166

References

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Шаблон:National Basketball League (England)

See also