1982 NBL season
1982 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 6 February – 11 July (Regular season) 16 July – 18 July (Finals) |
Number of games | 26 |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | ABC |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | West Adelaide Bearcats |
Season MVP | Al Green (West Adelaide) |
Top scorer | Reg Biddings (Adelaide) |
Finals | |
Champions | West Adelaide Bearcats (1st title) |
Runners-up | Geelong Cats |
The 1982 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Regular season[]
The 1982 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 6 February 1982 and 11 July 1982. Each team played 26 games, against every opponent twice.
Round 1[]
Round 2[]
Round 3[]
Round 4[]
Round 5[]
Round 6[]
Round 7[]
Round 8[]
Round 9[]
Round 10[]
Round 11[]
Round 12[]
Round 13[]
Round 14[]
Round 15[]
Round 16[]
Round 17[]
Round 18[]
Round 19[]
Round 20[]
Round 21[]
Round 22[]
Ladder[]
# | Team | Played | Won | Loss | Win% | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | Points% |
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1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 26 | 21 | 5 | 80.77% | 4-1 | Won 2 | 12-1 | 9-4 | 2,525 | 2,177 | 115.99% |
2 | Geelong Cats | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 3-2 | Lost 2 | 11-2 | 9-4 | 2,310 | 2,183 | 105.82% |
3 | Nunawading Spectres | 26 | 19 | 7 | 73.08% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 13-0 | 6-7 | 2,209 | 1,993 | 110.84% |
4 | Coburg Giants | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.23% | 3-2 | Won 3 | 11-2 | 7-6 | 2,260 | 2,067 | 109.34% |
5 | Newcastle Falcons1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 5-0 | Won 5 | 11-2 | 6-7 | 2,395 | 2,258 | 106.07% |
6 | St. Kilda Saints1 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 4-1 | Won 4 | 10-3 | 7-6 | 2,185 | 2,090 | 104.55% |
7 | Adelaide City Eagles | 26 | 15 | 11 | 57.69% | 1-4 | Won 1 | 10-3 | 5-8 | 2,457 | 2,356 | 104.29% |
8 | Brisbane Bullets | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.15% | 2-3 | Won 1 | 7-6 | 5-8 | 2,059 | 2,119 | 97.17% |
9 | Illawarra Hawks | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42.31% | 1-4 | Lost 2 | 8-5 | 3-10 | 2,382 | 2,444 | 97.46% |
10 | Westate Wildcats | 26 | 10 | 16 | 38.46% | 1-4 | Lost 1 | 7-6 | 3-10 | 2,260 | 2,431 | 92.97% |
11 | Canberra Cannons | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | 2-3 | Won 1 | 7-6 | 1-12 | 2,132 | 2,221 | 95.99% |
12 | Sydney Supersonics | 26 | 7 | 19 | 26.92% | 0-5 | Lost 6 | 5-8 | 2-11 | 2,022 | 2,232 | 90.59% |
13 | Launceston Casino City | 26 | 5 | 21 | 19.23% | 3-2 | Lost 1 | 4-9 | 1-12 | 2,231 | 2,483 | 89.85% |
14 | Bankstown Bruins | 26 | 2 | 24 | 07.69% | 1-4 | Lost 2 | 2-11 | 0-13 | 1,948 | 2,321 | 83.93% |
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.
1Head-to-Head between Newcastle Falcons and St. Kilda Saints (1-1). Newcastle Falcons won For and Against (+2).
Finals[]
The NBL finals series in 1982 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.
Playoff bracket[]
Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 94 | |||||||
4 | Coburg Giants | 74 | |||||||
1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 80 | |||||||
2 | Geelong Cats | 74 | |||||||
2 | Geelong Cats | 71 | |||||||
3 | Nunawading Spectres | 59 |
Semi Finals[]
Grand Final[]
Awards[]
Statistics leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points | Reg Biddings | Adelaide City Eagles | 782 pts / 26 games[1] |
Rebounds per game | Newcastle Falcons | 15.0 rpg / 26 games[1] | |
Field goal percentage | Geelong Cats | 64.3% (56/87)[1] | |
Free throw percentage | Reg Biddings | Adelaide City Eagles | 88.3% (182/206)[1] |
Regular season[]
- Most Valuable Player: Al Green (West Adelaide Bearcats)
- Best Defensive Player: Phil Smyth (St Kilda Saints)
- Coach of the Year: Cal Bruton (Geelong Cats)
- All-NBL Team:
- (Newcastle Falcons)[2]
- James Crawford (Geelong Cats)
- Leroy Loggins (West Adelaide Bearcats)
- Phil Smyth (St Kilda Saints)
- Larry Sengstock (Brisbane Bullets)
References[]
- ^ a b c d "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
- ^ "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1982 NBL season
- National Basketball League (Australia) seasons
- 1982 in Australian basketball