1979–80 National Basketball League season
| 1979–80 National Basketball League season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Roll of Honour | |
| National League champions | Crystal Palace Chevrons |
| National League runners-up | Doncaster Ziebart Panthers |
| Play Off's champions | Crystal Palace Chevrons |
| Play Off's runners-up | Coventry Team Fiat |
| National Cup champions | Crystal Palace Chevrons |
| National Cup runners-up | Doncaster Ziebart Panthers |
The 1979–80 Rotary Watches National Basketball League season was the eighth season of the National Basketball League formed in 1972.
The league was sponsored by Rotary Watches for the second consecutive year and Crystal Palace won an unprecedented treble of League, Playoff's and National Cup. Crystal Palace were helped by Alton Byrd who would become the best known name in British basketball and won the season MVP award.
Malcolm Chamberlain, the owner of the London Metros uprooted the team and relocated them from London to Kingston upon Thames and to the Tolworth Recreation Centre rebranding them as Kingston. With their added sponsorship they would be known as Kelly Girls International Kingston. Guildford Pirates the NBL Division 2 champions joined the league and following a sponsorship deal would be Team Talbot Guildford. Runners-up Hemel Hempstead also joined the league and would be known as Hemel Hempstead Ovaltine playing at Bletchley Leisure Centre. The Blackpool Pacemakers completed the newcomers to the league. The Milton Keynes All-Stars, Loughborough All-Stars, Exeter St Lukes TSB and Bracknell Bullets all dropped out.
Team Hemeling Birmingham, Brunel Uxbridge, Panasonic Plymouth, Camden & Hampstead, Exeter, Leeds, Brighton, Nottingham
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