1990 NBL season
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1990 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 30 March 1990 – 22 September 1990 26 September 1990 – 14 October 1990 (Finals) 19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals) |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | Seven Network |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | North Melbourne Giants |
Season MVP | Derek Rucker (Brisbane) |
Top scorer | Derek Rucker (Brisbane) |
Finals | |
Champions | Perth Wildcats (1st title) |
Runners-up | Brisbane Bullets |
Finals MVP | Ricky Grace (Perth) |
The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league.
Clubs[]
Regular Season[]
The 1990 Regular Season took place over 23 Rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990.
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[]
Round 23[]
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 | North Melbourne Giants | 26 | 20 | 6 | 76.92% | 3-2 | Won 3 | 10-3 | 10-3 | 3,111 | 2,889 | 107.68% |
2 | Eastside Spectres1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.23% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 10-3 | 8-5 | 3,028 | 2,858 | 105.95% |
3 | Brisbane Bullets1 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 69.23% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 9-4 | 9-4 | 3,053 | 2,902 | 105.20% |
4 | Melbourne Tigers2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 4-1 | Lost 1 | 11-2 | 6-7 | 3,226 | 3,018 | 106.89% |
5 | Perth Wildcats2 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 65.38% | 3-2 | Won 2 | 11-2 | 6-7 | 2,926 | 2,791 | 104.84% |
6 | Sydney Kings3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 3-2 | Won 2 | 9-4 | 7-6 | 2,819 | 2,710 | 104.02% |
7 | Canberra Cannons3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 61.54% | 4-1 | Lost 1 | 10-3 | 6-7 | 2,918 | 2,843 | 102.64% |
8 | Illawarra Hawks | 26 | 13 | 13 | 50.00% | 1-4 | Lost 2 | 9-4 | 4-9 | 3,056 | 3,094 | 98.77% |
9 | Adelaide 36ers | 26 | 12 | 14 | 46.15% | 3-2 | Lost 1 | 9-4 | 3-10 | 3,042 | 2,997 | 101.50% |
10 | Geelong Supercats | 26 | 11 | 15 | 42.31% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 8-5 | 3-10 | 3,002 | 2,997 | 100.17% |
11 | Gold Coast Cougars | 26 | 9 | 17 | 34.62% | 1-4 | Lost 3 | 6-7 | 3-10 | 2,880 | 2,978 | 96.71% |
12 | Hobart Tassie Devils | 26 | 8 | 18 | 30.77% | 1-4 | Lost 1 | 5-8 | 3-10 | 2,926 | 3,149 | 92.92% |
13 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 4 | 22 | 15.38% | 3-2 | Won 1 | 4-9 | 0-13 | 2,796 | 3,135 | 89.19% |
14 | Westside Saints | 26 | 3 | 23 | 11.54% | 0-5 | Lost 7 | 2-11 | 1-12 | 2,713 | 3,135 | 86.54% |
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 Eastside Spectres and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7).
2Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and Perth Wildcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+11).
3Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-0).
Finals[]
Playoff bracket[]
Elimination Finals | Semi Finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | North Melbourne Giants | 111 | 131 | 110 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Melbourne Tigers | 100 | 113 | X | 5 | Perth Wildcats | 121 | 110 | 112 | |||||||||||
5 | Perth Wildcats | 122 | 123 | X | 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 106 | 106 | 86 | |||||||||||
5 | Perth Wildcats | 112 | 90 | 109 | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Eastside Spectres | 111 | 119 | X | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Brisbane Bullets | 87 | 124 | 107 | 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 121 | 120 | X | |||||||||||
6 | Sydney Kings | 98 | 96 | 104 |
There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.
Elimination Finals[]
Semi-Finals[]
Grand Final[]
1990 NBL statistics leaders[]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Derek Rucker[4] | Brisbane Bullets | 865 pts |
Rebounds per game | Newcastle Falcons | 16.2 | |
Assists per game | Shane Heal | Geelong Supercats | 8.3 |
Steals per game | Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets | 76 stls |
Blocks per game | Geelong Supercats | 84 blks | |
Field goal percentage | Norman Taylor | Wollongong Hawks | 66.9% |
Three-point percentage | Wollongong Hawks | 48.1% | |
Free throw percentage | Mike Ellis | Perth Wildcats | 88.6% |
NBL awards[]
- Most Valuable Player: Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets
- Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Ricky Grace, Perth Wildcats
- Best Defensive Player: Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets
- Most Improved Player: Shane Heal, Geelong Supercats
- Rookie of the Year: Justin Cass, Hobart Tassie Devils
- Coach of the Year: Brian Kerle, Brisbane Bullets
All NBL Team[]
# | Player | Team |
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PG | Derek Rucker | Brisbane Bullets |
SG | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers |
SF | Leroy Loggins | Brisbane Bullets |
PF | Scott Fisher | North Melbourne Giants |
C | Andre Moore | Brisbane Bullets |
References[]
- ^ "1990 NBL report on the Sunday program". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06.
- ^ http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/
- ^ "NBL 1990 Devils vs Cougars". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-06.
- ^ "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
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