# 1981–82 National Basketball League season

The 1981–82 Just Juice National Basketball League season was the tenth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.
The league was sponsored by Just Juice and Crystal Palace once again secured a double (League and Play Off's) but the Solent Stars easily won the National Cup.

## Team changes

Three new teams were entered into the expanded 12 team first division. The three top teams from the previous season's second division; the Solent Stars, TCB Brighton and Liverpool were all admitted and Stockport Belgrade took the decision to move away from their fan base to the new Spectrum Arena in Warrington becoming Birchwood Warrington Vikings. Blackpool Pacemakers dropped out.

## League standings
### First Division

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Crystal Palace | 22 | 20 | 2 | 2111 | 1776 | 40 |
| 2 | Solent Stars | 22 | 19 | 3 | 2466 | 2014 | 38 |
| 3 | Sunderland Saints | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2107 | 1961 | 32 |
| 4 | John Carr Doncaster | 22 | 16 | 6 | 2140 | 1941 | 32 |
| 5 | Birmingham Team Fiat | 22 | 15 | 7 | 2024 | 1901 | 30 |
| 6 | Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine | 22 | 12 | 10 | 2176 | 2104 | 24 |
| 7 | Club Cantabrica Kingston | 22 | 7 | 15 | 2120 | 2374 | 14 |
| 8 | Birchwood Warrington Vikings | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1824 | 1926 | 12 |
| 9 | Liverpool | 22 | 6 | 16 | 2072 | 2251 | 12 |
| 10 | Team Talbot, Guildford Pirates | 22 | 6 | 16 | 1811 | 2005 | 12 |
| 11 | Manchester Giants | 22 | 5 | 17 | 2164 | 2372 | 10 |
| 12 | TCB Brighton | 22 | 4 | 18 | 2084 | 2438 | 8 |

### Second Division

| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
| 1 | Leicester All-Stars | 16 | 16 | 0 | 1744 | 1254 | 32 |
| 2 | West Bromwich Kestrels | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1590 | 1480 | 22 |
| 3 | Brunel Uxbridge | 16 | 11 | 5 | 1478 | 1414 | 22 |
| 4 | Camden & Hampstead | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1497 | 1547 | 20 |
| 5 | Bradford Mythbreakers | 16 | 10 | 6 | 1381 | 1278 | 20 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 16 | 5 | 11 | 1432 | 1524 | 10 |
| 7 | Nottingham Knights | 16 | 4 | 12 | 1233 | 1471 | 8 |
| 8 | Travelodge Milton Keynes | 16 | 3 | 13 | 1406 | 1604 | 6 |
| 9 | Colchester | 16 | 2 | 14 | 1338 | 1627 | 4 |

## Just Juice playoffs
### Semi-finals

| venue & date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| March 12, Wembley Arena | Sunderland Saints | Solent Stars | 99-93 |
| March 12, Wembley Arena | Crystal Palace | John Carr Doncaster | 89-68 |

### Final

* 13 March
| Crystal Palace | 111–86 | Sunderland Saints |
| Pts: Bob Roma 23, Dan Lloyd 20, Pete Jeremich 19, Paul Stimpson 18, Alton Byrd 14, Mick Bett 5, Harley 5, Richard Rudd 3, Kolton Lee 2, Trevor Anderson 2 | | Pts: Vince Brookins 31, David Lloyd 23, Martin Hall 13, Ken Nottage 7, James McCauley 6, Ron Cornelius 4, Steve Hoffman 2 |
* Wembley Arena Attendance: 9,000

## Asda National Cup
### Second round

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine | Club Cantabrica Kingston | 96-81 |
| Crystal Palace | Colchester | 133-54 |
| Sunderland Saints | Milton Keynes | 133-74 |
| Bradford Mythbreakers | John Carr Doncaster | 61-87 |
| Solent Stars | Birchwood Warrington Vikings | 114-94 |
| Manchester Giants | Nottingham | 103-83 |
| Liverpool | Leicester All-Stars | 92-94 |
| Team Talbot Guildford | Birmingham Team Fiat | 69-81 |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Leicester All=Stars | Manchester Giants | 100-91 |
| Birmingham Team Fiat | Sunderland Saints | 86-83 |
| John Carr Doncaster | Ovaltine Hemel Hempstead | 95-85 |
| Solent Stars | Crystal Palace | 99-93 |

### Semi-finals

| venue & date | Team 1 | Team 2 | Score |
| Dec 04, Sheffield | Birmingham Team Fiat | John Carr Doncaster | 79-86 |
| Dec 09, Aston Villa Leisure Centre | Solent Stars | Leicester All-Stars | 102-76 |

### Final

* 24 January 1982
| Solent Stars | 127–91 | John Carr Doncaster |
| Pts: Mark Saiers 16, Karl Tatham (MVP), Marvin Johnson, Ken Pemberton, Ken Walton, Paul Philp, Nick Burns | | Pts: Ian Day 31, Craig Everett, Cliff Bell |
* Granby Halls, Leicester