Doncaster Panthers

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The Doncaster Panthers was a former basketball team in the British Basketball League from Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The Panthers played out of the Doncaster Dome and competed professionally from 1993 to 1996 when the team withdrew from the league.

The orgininal Panthers team was established in 1973 and played in the National Basketball League for any years until they withdrew in 1985. Reincarnated as the Doncaster Eagles in 1989, the team joined NBL Division 2 and were promoted within a year to NBL Division 1, the second-tier league after the newly established BBL. In 1992, the team revertedback to their original name as the Doncaster Panthers and a the following season joined the BBL. After three years in the elite league, the team withdrew due to financial difficulty and never returned to the league.

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• British Basketball League