1982 NBL season

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1982 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration6 February – 11 July 1982 (Regular season)
16–18 July 1982 (Finals)
Games26
Teams14
TV partner ABC
Regular season
Season champions 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
NBL seasons

The 1982 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League (NBL).

Contents

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

Pos 1982 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 2621580.77%4–1W212–19–425252177115.99%
2 Geelong Cats 2620676.92%3–2L211–29–423102183105.82%
3 Nunawading Spectres 2619773.08%3–2W113–06–722091993110.84%
4 Coburg Giants 2618869.23%3–2W311–27–622602067109.34%
5 Newcastle Falcons 12617965.38%5–0W511–26–723952258106.07%
6 St. Kilda Saints 12617965.38%4–1W410–37–621852090104.55%
7 Adelaide City Eagles 26151157.69%1–4W110–35–824572356104.29%
8 Brisbane Bullets 26121446.15%2–3W17–65–82059211997.17%
9 Illawarra Hawks 26111542.31%1–4L28–53–102382244497.46%
10 Westate Wildcats 26101638.46%1–4L17–63–102260243192.97%
11 Canberra Cannons 2681830.77%2–3W17–61–122132222195.99%
12 Sydney Supersonics 2671926.92%0–5L65–82–112022223290.59%
13 Launceston Casino City 2652119.23%3–2L14–91–122231248389.85%
14 Bankstown Bruins 2622407.69%1–4L22–110–131948232183.93%

Updated to match(es) played on 11 July 1982. Source: NBL.com.au

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 semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.

Playoff bracket

Semifinals 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

Semifinals

Grand Final

Awards

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points Reg Biddings Adelaide City Eagles 782 pts / 26 games [1]
Rebounds per game George Morrow Newcastle Falcons 15.0 rpg / 26 games [1]
Field goal percentage Ian Manson Geelong Cats 64.3% (56/87) [1]
Free throw percentage Reg Biddings Adelaide City Eagles 88.3% (182/206) [1]

Regular season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
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