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1977–78 National Basketball League season
The 1977–78 Guinness National Basketball League season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League.
| 1977–78 National Basketball League season |
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| National Basketball League |
| Basketball |
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| Cinzano Crystal Palace |
| Milton Keynes Embassy All-Stars |
| Cinzano Crystal Palace |
| Coventry Team Fiat |
The 1977–78 Guinness National Basketball League season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League.
The league was sponsored by Guinness and the number of teams participating remained at ten. The Loughborough team moved to Leicester, while Exeter and Stockport replaced the Avenue and Durham teams.
The Crystal Palace team completed a third consecutive double of National League and Cup. There were no playoffs for the League during this era and the previous system of awarding one point to losing teams in the league table was scrapped.
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cinzano Crystal Palace | 18 | 18 | 0 | 1881 | 1343 | 36 |
| 2 | Milton Keynes Embassy All-Stars | 18 | 16 | 2 | 1858 | 1626 | 32 |
| 3 | Coventry Team Fiat | 18 | 12 | 6 | 1820 | 1668 | 24 |
| 4 | Doncaster Wilson Panthers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 1734 | 1658 | 20 |
| 5 | Bowmer & Kirkland Leicester All-Stars | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1579 | 1571 | 18 |
| 6 | Stockport Belgrade | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1593 | 1614 | 18 |
| 7 | Manchester ATS Giants | 18 | 8 | 10 | 1637 | 1625 | 16 |
| 8 | London 'Y' Metros | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1643 | 1702 | 9* |
| 9 | Exeter St Lukes TSB | 18 | 3 | 15 | 1547 | 1842 | 6 |
| 10 | Bedford Vauxhall Motors | 18 | 0 | 18 | 1318 | 1979 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | P | W | L | F | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EPAB Sunderland | 20 | 20 | 0 | 2151 | 1614 | 40 |
| 2 | Leatherhead | 20 | 17 | 3 | 1761 | 1429 | 34 |
| 3 | Telefusion Blackpool | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2107 | 1856 | 28 |
| 4 | Seensee Maidenhead Sonics | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1926 | 1856 | 24 |
| 5 | Hemel Hempstead Lakers | 20 | 10 | 10 | 1713 | 1646 | 20 |
| 6 | Avenue Islington | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1560 | 1551 | 20 |
| 7 | Nottingham | 20 | 9 | 11 | 1755 | 1841 | 18 |
| 8 | Bromley | 20 | 5 | 15 | 1793 | 2051 | 10 |
| 9 | Derby CFE | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1409 | 1730 | 9* |
| 10 | Miles Mustangs | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1513 | 1807 | 8 |
| 11 | Birmingham Bulldogs | 20 | 4 | 16 | 1646 | 1953 | 8 |
- Basketball in England
- British Basketball League
- English Basketball League
- List of English National Basketball League seasons
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