1989 NBL season

The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.

Clubs Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Gary Fox Brisbane Bullets Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Brian Kerle Canberra Cannons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Steve Breheny* Eastside Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Brian Goorjian Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Barry Barnes Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 Tom Maher Illawarra Hawks Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Dave Lindstrom Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1931 Lindsay Gaze Newcastle Falcons Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 Ken Cole North Melbourne Giants Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 Bruce Palmer Perth Wildcats Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,500 1982 Alan Black Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 Bob Turner Westside Saints Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Colin Cadee

NOTES Steve Breheny was suspended by the league following the semi-finals series between Canberra and Sydney for allegedly headbutting Kings player Damian Keogh.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Assistant Coach Andy Campbell was in charge of the team for the Grand Final Series.

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.

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

There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semifinals, and then best of three grand final series.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1989 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 34.5 Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff 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 Willie Simmons 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 #PlayerTeam PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons SG Kent Lockhart Eastside Spectres SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants C Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers

References

1989 NBL season

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