1989 NBL season
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1989 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 20 April 1989 – 24 September 1989 29 September 1989 – 8 October 1989 (Semi-Finals) 14 – 20 October 1989 (Grand Finals) |
Number of teams | 13 |
TV partner(s) | Seven Network |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Canberra Cannons |
Season MVP | Scott Fisher (North Melbourne) |
Top scorer | Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) |
Finals | |
Champions | North Melbourne Giants (1st title) |
Runners-up | Canberra Cannons |
Finals MVP | Scott Fisher (North Melbourne) |
The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.
Clubs[]
NOTES[]
- Steve Breheny was suspended by the league following the semi finals series between Canberra and Sydney for allegedly headbutting Kings player Damian Keogh.[2] Assistant Coach Andy Campbell was in charge of the team for the Grand Final Series.[3]
Regular season[]
The 1989 Regular Season took place over 22 Rounds between 20 April 1989 and 16 September 1989.
Round 1[]
Round 2[]
Round 3[]
Round 4[]
Round 5[]
Round 6[]
Round 7[]
Round 8[]
Round 9[]
Round 10[]
Round 11[]
Round 13[]
Round 14[]
Round 15[]
Round 16[]
Round 17[]
Round 18[]
Round 19[]
Round 20[]
Round 21[]
Round 22[]
Ladder[]
This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.
# | Team | Played | Won | Loss | Win% | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | Points% |
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1 | Canberra Cannons | 24 | 18 | 6 | 75.00% | 4-1 | Won 4 | 10-2 | 8-4 | 2,736 | 2,580 | 106.05% |
2 | North Melbourne Giants | 24 | 17 | 7 | 70.33% | 5-0 | Won 7 | 11-1 | 6-6 | 2,993 | 2,701 | 110.81% |
3 | Perth Wildcats1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 66.67% | 3-2 | Won 2 | 11-1 | 5-7 | 2,681 | 2,660 | 100.79% |
4 | Melbourne Tigers1 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 66.67% | 3-2 | Lost 2 | 8-4 | 8-4 | 2,802 | 2,660 | 105.34% |
5 | Sydney Kings2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 62.50% | 2-3 | Lost 2 | 9-3 | 6-6 | 2,471 | 2,489 | 99.28% |
6 | Adelaide 36ers2 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 62.50% | 3-2 | Won 2 | 10-2 | 5-7 | 2,778 | 2,668 | 104.12% |
7 | Eastside Spectres | 24 | 14 | 10 | 53.85% | 4-1 | Won 4 | 9-3 | 5-7 | 2,527 | 2,454 | 102.97% |
8 | Brisbane Bullets | 24 | 11 | 13 | 45.83% | 1-4 | Won 1 | 7-5 | 4-8 | 2,563 | 2,492 | 102.85% |
9 | Westside Saints3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33.33% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 5-7 | 3-9 | 2,522 | 2,648 | 95.24% |
10 | Hobart Tassie Devils3 | 24 | 8 | 16 | 33.33% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 6-6 | 2-10 | 2,566 | 2,757 | 93.07% |
11 | Illawarra Hawks | 24 | 7 | 17 | 29.17% | 0-5 | Lost 6 | 5-7 | 2-10 | 2,826 | 2,929 | 96.48% |
12 | Newcastle Falcons | 24 | 6 | 18 | 25.00% | 2-3 | Lost 2 | 5-7 | 1-11 | 2,649 | 2,799 | 94.64% |
13 | Geelong Supercats | 24 | 5 | 19 | 20.83% | 0-5 | Lost 6 | 3-9 | 2-10 | 2,445 | 2,722 | 89.82% |
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.
1Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-0).
2Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+7).
3Head-to-Head between Westside Saints and Hobart Tassie Devils (1-1). Westside Saints won For and Against (+5).
Finals[]
Playoff bracket[]
Elimination Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Canberra Cannons | 108 | 92 | 142 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne Tigers | 105 | 112 | 83 | 5 | Sydney Kings | 98 | 100 | 82 | |||||||||||
5 | Sydney Kings | 117 | 89 | 85 | 1 | Canberra Cannons | 105 | 97 | X | |||||||||||
2 | North Melbourne Giants | 111 | 111 | X | ||||||||||||||||
2 | North Melbourne Giants | 129 | 108 | 165 | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Perth Wildcats | 122 | 114 | 112 | 3 | Perth Wildcats | 108 | 111 | 110 | |||||||||||
6 | Adelaide 36ers | 124 | 94 | 108 |
There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semi-finals, and then best of three grand final.
Elimination Finals[]
Semi Finals[]
Grand Final[]
1989 NBL statistics leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 34.5 |
Rebounds per game | Eastside Spectres | 17.0 | |
Assists per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 7.2 |
Steals per game | Phil Smyth | Canberra Cannons | 3.3 |
Blocks per game | Canberra Cannons | 3.2 | |
Free throw percentage | Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants | 87.5% |
NBL awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants
- Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants
- Best Defensive Player: Phil Smyth, Canberra Cannons
- Most Improved Player: Mark Bradtke, Adelaide 36ers
- Rookie of the Year: Justin Withers, Illawarra Hawks
- Coach of the Year: Lindsay Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
All NBL Team[]
# | Player | Team |
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PG | Phil Smyth | Canberra Cannons |
SG | Eastside Spectres | |
SF | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers |
PF | Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants |
C | Mark Davis | Adelaide 36ers |
References[]
- ^ "Honour Boards".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "NBL 1989 Basketball Highlights (02of13) *PLAYS OF THE YEAR - ALL STAR GAME - MAZDA SLAM DUNKS* (VCD)". YouTube.
- ^ "NBL 1989 Basketball Highlights (11of13) GAME 1 FINALS Nth. Melb. Giants vs. Canberra Cannons (VCD)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
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