# 2018–19 National Basketball League (England) season

The 2018–19 season was the 47th edition of the National Basketball League of England. Solent Kestrels won their 1st league title.

## Division 1
### Teams

Team changes
* Loughborough University to Loughborough Riders
* Kent Crusaders to Barking Abbey Crusaders
Promoted from Division 2
* Thames Valley Cavaliers
* Nottingham Hoods
* Essex Leopards
Folded
* Northumbria University
* Lancashire Spinners

### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Solent Kestrels (C) | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2273 | 1769 | +504 | 44 | League Champions |
| 2 | Worthing Thunder | 26 | 22 | 4 | 2417 | 2098 | +319 | 44 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 3 | Loughborough Riders | 26 | 19 | 7 | 2199 | 1986 | +213 | 38 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Thames Valley Cavaliers | 26 | 16 | 10 | 2185 | 2103 | +82 | 32 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Derby Trailblazers | 26 | 15 | 11 | 2214 | 2157 | +57 | 30 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | Reading Rockets | 26 | 14 | 12 | 2276 | 2205 | +71 | 28 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | Essex Leopards | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2224 | 2295 | −71 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | Leicester Warriors | 26 | 12 | 14 | 2071 | 2239 | −168 | 24 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Hemel Storm | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2343 | 2374 | −31 | 22 | |
| 10 | Nottingham Hoods | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2033 | 2103 | −70 | 22 | |
| 11 | Bradford Dragons | 26 | 11 | 15 | 2163 | 2273 | −110 | 22 | |
| 12 | Barking Abbey Crusaders | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1894 | 2096 | −202 | 16 | |
| 13 | Newcastle University (R) | 26 | 7 | 19 | 1932 | 2077 | −145 | 14 | Relegated to NBL2 |
| 14 | Manchester Magic (R) | 26 | 2 | 24 | 1847 | 2296 | −449 | 4 | Relegated to NBL2 |

### Playoffs

Quarter-finals
* 6 Apr 2019
| Solent Kestrels | 100–71 | Leicester Warriors |
* 6 Apr 2019
| Worthing Thunder | 107–85 | Essex Leopards |
* 6 Apr 2019
| Loughborough Riders | 83–63 | Reading Rockets |
* 6 Apr 2019
| Thames Valley Cavaliers | 90–81 | Derby Trailblazers |
Semi-finals
* 13 Apr 2019
| Solent Kestrels | 104–64 | Thames Valley Cavaliers |
* 13 Apr 2019
| Worthing Thunder | 86–72 | Loughborough Riders |
Final
* 28 Apr 2019
| Solent Kestrels | 100–81 | Worthing Thunder |
| Scoring by quarter: 25-21, 24-22, 20-19, 31-19 |||
| Pts: Travis Charles (25) Rebs: Tayo Oyefusi (13) Asts: Herm Senor (12) | | Pts: Zaire Taylor, Jorge Ebanks (20) Rebs: Zaire Taylor (10) Asts: Jorge Ebanks (10) |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester Attendance: 700

## Division 2
### Teams

Team changes
* Middlesex LTBC to London United
Promoted from Division 3
* Myerscough College
* East London All-Stars
Relegated from Division 2
* Birmingham Elite

### Regular season

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
| 1 | Liverpool (C, P) | 20 | 20 | 0 | 1862 | 1498 | +364 | 40 | Promoted to Division 1 |
| 2 | Westminster Warriors (P) | 20 | 14 | 6 | 1655 | 1466 | +189 | 28 | Promoted to Division 1 |
| 3 | London United | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1657 | 1594 | +63 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 4 | Sussex Bears | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1521 | 1477 | +44 | 22 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 5 | Myerscough College | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1527 | 1533 | −6 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 6 | London Greenhouse Pioneers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1490 | 1475 | +15 | 20 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 7 | East London All-Stars | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1564 | 1553 | +11 | 18 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 8 | London Westside | 20 | 7 | 13 | 1431 | 1558 | −127 | 14 | Qualification to playoffs |
| 9 | Derbyshire Arrows | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1515 | 1720 | −205 | 12 | |
| 10 | Greenwich Titans | 20 | 6 | 14 | 1609 | 1721 | −112 | 12 | |
| 11 | Ipswich | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1556 | 1792 | −236 | 10 | |

### Playoffs

Quarter-finals
* 6 Apr 2019
| Liverpool | 103–72 | London Westside |
* 6 Apr 2019
| Westminster Warriors | 89–74 | East London All-Stars |
* 6 Apr 2019
| London United | 95–60 | London Greenhouse Pioneers |
* 6 Apr 2019
| Sussex Bears | 50–77 | Myerscough College |
Semi-finals
* 13 Apr 2019
| Liverpool | 80–63 | Myerscough College |
* 13 Apr 2019
| Westminster Warriors | 77–75 | London United |
Final
* 27 Apr 2019
| Liverpool | 82–74 | Westminster Warriors |
| Scoring by quarter: 24-26, 26-15, 14-20, 18-13 |||
| Pts: Mark Rangeley (23) Rebs: Jack Hudson, Kehinde Ogunneye (8) Asts: Jack Hudson (8) | | Pts: Jon Johnson (21) Rebs: Johnathan Lashley (11) Asts: Florian Damptey (6) |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester Attendance: 200

## Division 3
### Playoffs

Final
* 27 April 2019
| Solent Kestrels II | 66–80 | London BC Medelynas |
| Scoring by quarter: 12-20, 18-16, 10-25, 26-19 |||
| Pts: Ben Maranan (18) Rebs: Alex Grant (14) Asts: Bikram Rana (3) | | Pts: Algirdas Jaras (18) Rebs: Algirdas Jaras (11) Asts: Donatas Juodeikis (6) |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester Attendance: 200

## Division 4
### Regular season

| Team | Pld | W | L |
| 1. Newcastle Eagles U23 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 2. Doncaster Danum E. | 16 | 14 | 2 |
| 3. Liverpool Stars | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 4. Kingston Panthers | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 5. Myerscough College II | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 6. Tameside | 16 | 7 | 9 |
| 7. Stockport Falcons | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 8. Barrow Thorns | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 9. Cheshire Wire | 16 | 1 | 15 |
| Team | Pld | W | L |
| 1. Nottingham University | 16 | 13 | 3 |
| 2. Northants Thunder | 16 | 12 | 4 |
| 3. Warwickshire Hawks | 16 | 11 | 5 |
| 4. Trent University | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| 5. Birmingham Rockets | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 6. Coventry Flames | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| 7. Mansfield Giants | 16 | 5 | 11 |
| 8. Charnwood College II | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 9. Birmingham Mets II | 16 | 2 | 14 |
| Team | Pld | W | L |
| 1. Chelmsford Lions | 18 | 15 | 3 |
| 2. Lewisham Thunder | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 3. Richmond Knights | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 4. Canterbury Academy | 18 | 12 | 6 |
| 5. Southwark Pride | 18 | 10 | 8 |
| 6. Anglia Ruskin Univ. | 18 | 9 | 9 |
| 7. Hemel Storm II | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 8. London United II | 18 | 8 | 10 |
| 9. Canterbury CC Saints | 18 | 3 | 15 |
| 10. Westminster Dragons | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| Team | Pld | W | L |
| 1. Bristol Hurricanes | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 2. Huish Taunton Tigers | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 3. RCT Gladiators | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 4. Dorset Storm | 14 | 9 | 5 |
| 5. Surrey Rams | 14 | 8 | 6 |
| 6. Oxford Stealers | 14 | 4 | 10 |
| 7. Cardiff Met Univ. II | 14 | 3 | 11 |
| 8. Gloucester Saxons | 14 | 0 | 14 |

### Playoffs

Final
* 27 April 2019
| Bristol Hurricanes | 71–88 | Lewisham Thunder |
| Scoring by quarter: 18-22, 15-24, 15-16, 23-26 |||
| Pts: Zymantas Armonas (17) Rebs: Benas Andriekus (9) Asts: Benas Andriekus (9) | | Pts: Josh Uduje (24) Rebs: Alberto Ortiz (10) Asts: Alberto Ortiz (6) |
* National Basketball Performance Centre, Manchester Attendance: 100