1983 NBL season

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1983 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration10 February – 18 June 1983 (Regular season)
23 June – 4 July 1983 (Finals)
Number of games22
Number of teams16
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Season champions Sydney Supersonics (Eastern)
Geelong Cats (Western)
Season MVP Owen Wells (Sydney)
Top scorer Mike Jones (Illawarra)
Finals
Champions Canberra Cannons (1st title)
  Runners-up West Adelaide Bearcats
NBL seasons

The 1983 NBL season was the fifth season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The regular season began on 10 February and ended on 18 June. The finals began on 23 June with the divisional finals before concluding on 4 July with the NBL Grand Final.

Contents

Regular season

The 1983 regular season took place over 18 rounds between 10 February 1983 and 18 June 1983. Each team played 22 games, against every opponent in their own division twice and against every opponent in the other division once.

Round 1

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
10/02/1983 St. Kilda Saints 84–75 Frankston Bears Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/02/1983 Westate Wildcats 76–93 Frankston Bears Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/02/1983 Hobart Devils 85–40 Devonport Warriors Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/02/1983 Canberra Cannons 107–86 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
12/02/1983 Newcastle Falcons 113–95 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/02/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 107–75 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/02/1983 Nunawading Spectres 114–52 Devonport Warriors Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
13/02/1983 Bankstown Bruins 90–81 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/02/1983 Sydney Supersonics 89–71 Illawarra Hawks Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
13/02/1983 Coburg Giants 73–70 Brisbane Bullets Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
18/02/1983 Westate Wildcats 76–79 Bankstown Bruins Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
19/02/1983 Brisbane Bullets 59–57 Adelaide 36ers Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
19/02/1983 Coburg Giants 81–78 Sydney Supersonics Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
19/02/1983 Devonport Warriors 82–83 Geelong Cats Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
19/02/1983 Hobart Devils 87–105 Canberra Cannons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/1983 Nunawading Spectres 72–66 Canberra Cannons Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
20/02/1983 Illawarra Hawks 87–90 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/02/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 78–71 Sydney Supersonics Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/1983 Frankston Bears 82–86 Geelong Cats Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
20/02/1983 St. Kilda Saints 79–70 Bankstown Bruins Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 3

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
25/02/1983 Westate Wildcats 104–94 Hobart Devils Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
26/02/1983 Devonport Warriors 71–88 Newcastle Falcons Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
26/02/1983 Adelaide 36ers 99–103 Coburg Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/02/1983 Canberra Cannons 103–82 West Adelaide Bearcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
27/02/1983 St. Kilda Saints 84–83 Hobart Devils Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
27/02/1983 Brisbane Bullets 53–54 Sydney Supersonics Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
27/02/1983 Frankston Bears 95–92 Newcastle Falcons Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
27/02/1983 Geelong Cats 77–70 Coburg Giants Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
27/02/1983 Bankstown Bruins 80–95 West Adelaide Bearcats Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 4

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
5/03/1983 Illawarra Hawks 71–91 Sydney Supersonics Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/03/1983 Newcastle Falcons 113–75 Hobart Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/03/1983 Devonport Warriors 71–95 Brisbane Bullets Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
5/03/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 82–83 Nunawading Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/03/1983 Geelong Cats 80–74 Westate Wildcats Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
5/03/1983 Canberra Cannons 111–103 St. Kilda Saints AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/03/1983 Sydney Supersonics 84–74 Hobart Devils Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
6/03/1983 Frankston Bears 73–69 Brisbane Bullets Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
6/03/1983 Coburg Giants 76–77 Nunawading Spectres Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
6/03/1983 Adelaide 36ers 102–91 Westate Wildcats Forestville Stadium N/A boxscore
6/03/1983 Bankstown Bruins 82–79 St. Kilda Saints Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 5

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
11/03/1983 Westate Wildcats 85–84 Illawarra Hawks Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/03/1983 Hobart Devils 70–71 Brisbane Bullets Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/03/1983 Newcastle Falcons 89–86 Frankston Bears Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/03/1983 Coburg Giants 102–76 Devonport Warriors Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
12/03/1983 Adelaide 36ers 93–92 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/03/1983 Nunawading Spectres 87–72 Brisbane Bullets Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
13/03/1983 St. Kilda Saints 99–81 Illawarra Hawks Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
13/03/1983 Sydney Supersonics 93–83 Frankston Bears Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
13/03/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 101–53 Devonport Warriors Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/03/1983 Geelong Cats 68–67 Canberra Cannons Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore

Round 6

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
18/03/1983 Westate Wildcats 83–88 Geelong Cats Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
19/03/1983 Newcastle Falcons 94–98 West Adelaide Bearcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/03/1983 Nunawading Spectres 111–68 Adelaide 36ers Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
19/03/1983 Devonport Warriors 80–93 Canberra Cannons Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
19/03/1983 Illawarra Hawks 71–82 Bankstown Bruins Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/03/1983 Hobart Devils 85–103 Adelaide 36ers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/03/1983 Sydney Supersonics 97–73 West Adelaide Bearcats Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
20/03/1983 St. Kilda Saints 79–98 Geelong Cats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
20/03/1983 Frankston Bears 69–89 Canberra Cannons Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
20/03/1983 Brisbane Bullets 70–66 Bankstown Bruins Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 7

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
25/03/1983 Bankstown Bruins 70–77 Sydney Supersonics Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
26/03/1983 Hobart Devils 84–107 St. Kilda Saints Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
26/03/1983 Canberra Cannons 64–88 Sydney Supersonics AIS Arena N/A boxscore
26/03/1983 Adelaide 36ers 114–95 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/03/1983 Devonport Warriors 71–88 Coburg Giants Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
26/03/1983 Illawarra Hawks 109–126 West Adelaide Bearcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/03/1983 Nunawading Spectres 80–81 St. Kilda Saints Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
27/03/1983 Geelong Cats 83–86 Newcastle Falcons Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
27/03/1983 Frankston Bears 72–84 Coburg Giants Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
27/03/1983 Brisbane Bullets 79–81 West Adelaide Bearcats Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 8

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
8/04/1983 Adelaide 36ers 95–93 Nunawading Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1983 Canberra Cannons 107–71 Hobart Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
9/04/1983 Illawarra Hawks 102–100 Devonport Warriors Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/04/1983 Geelong Cats 84–68 Nunawading Spectres Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1983 Coburg Giants 115–98 Westate Wildcats Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
9/04/1983 Newcastle Falcons 113–95 St. Kilda Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/04/1983 Bankstown Bruins 86–73 Hobart Devils Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
10/04/1983 Brisbane Bullets 104–75 Devonport Warriors Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
10/04/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 115–94 Westate Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/04/1983 Sydney Supersonics 93–82 St. Kilda Saints Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
16/04/1983 Newcastle Falcons 88–100 Sydney Supersonics Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 100–91 Coburg Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1983 Devonport Warriors 75–92 Frankston Bears Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
16/04/1983 Geelong Cats 95–88 Adelaide 36ers Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1983 Hobart Devils 81–73 Nunawading Spectres Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1983 Bankstown Bruins 81–87 Canberra Cannons Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
17/04/1983 Brisbane Bullets 87–86 Illawarra Hawks Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
17/04/1983 St. Kilda Saints 96–91 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 10

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
22/04/1983 Westate Wildcats 105–87 Devonport Warriors Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
23/04/1983 Newcastle Falcons 92–90 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/04/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 116–102 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/04/1983 Nunawading Spectres 85–62 Frankston Bears Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
23/04/1983 Canberra Cannons 102–91 Geelong Cats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/04/1983 Hobart Devils 80–88 Frankston Bears Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
24/04/1983 Sydney Supersonics 98–74 Brisbane Bullets Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
24/04/1983 Coburg Giants 109–92 Illawarra Hawks Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
24/04/1983 St. Kilda Saints 97–86 Devonport Warriors Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
24/04/1983 Bankstown Bruins 74–69 Geelong Cats Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
29/04/1983 Westate Wildcats 65–102 Canberra Cannons Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
30/04/1983 Hobart Devils 72–73 Bankstown Bruins Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 113–99 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1983 Illawarra Hawks 95–115 Geelong Cats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/04/1983 Devonport Warriors 85–99 Adelaide 36ers Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
1/05/1983 Nunawading Spectres 93–73 Bankstown Bruins Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
1/05/1983 St. Kilda Saints 69–67 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
1/05/1983 Coburg Giants 116–100 Newcastle Falcons Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
1/05/1983 Brisbane Bullets 58–79 Geelong Cats Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
1/05/1983 Frankston Bears 82–83 Adelaide 36ers Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 12

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
6/05/1983 Westate Wildcats 91–99 Nunawading Spectres Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
7/05/1983 Illawarra Hawks 101–106 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
7/05/1983 Canberra Cannons 105–85 Coburg Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/05/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 98–94 Frankston Bears Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1983 Devonport Warriors 71–86 Sydney Supersonics Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
8/05/1983 Frankston Bears 79–89 Sydney Supersonics Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
8/05/1983 Brisbane Bullets 86–95 Newcastle Falcons Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
8/05/1983 Bankstown Bruins 73–74 Coburg Giants Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
8/05/1983 Geelong Cats 100–81 West Adelaide Bearcats Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
8/05/1983 St. Kilda Saints 84–91 Nunawading Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 13

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
15/04/1983 Devonport Warriors 79–76 Illawarra Hawks Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
14/05/1983 Frankston Bears 108–78 Illawarra Hawks Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
14/05/1983 Coburg Giants 103–81 Hobart Devils Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
14/05/1983 Newcastle Falcons 89–90 Nunawading Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1983 Canberra Cannons 117–84 Westate Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
14/05/1983 Adelaide 36ers 94–93 St. Kilda Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/05/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 121–62 Hobart Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/05/1983 Sydney Supersonics 89–74 Nunawading Spectres Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
15/05/1983 Bankstown Bruins 97–85 Westate Wildcats Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
15/05/1983 Geelong Cats 77–79 St. Kilda Saints Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore

Round 14

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
20/05/1983 Westate Wildcats 83–82 Brisbane Bullets Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
21/05/1983 Nunawading Spectres 85–81 Illawarra Hawks Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
21/05/1983 Newcastle Falcons 97–94 Devonport Warriors Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1983 Geelong Cats 78–68 Bankstown Bruins Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
22/05/1983 Hobart Devils 79–89 Illawarra Hawks Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/05/1983 St. Kilda Saints 80–83 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
22/05/1983 Sydney Supersonics 101–86 Devonport Warriors Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
22/05/1983 Coburg Giants 84–78 Frankston Bears Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
22/05/1983 Adelaide 36ers 79–80 Bankstown Bruins Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 15

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
27/05/1983 Westate Wildcats 107–83 Adelaide 36ers Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
28/05/1983 Newcastle Falcons 103–93 Coburg Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1983 Hobart Devils 72–85 Geelong Cats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1983 Illawarra Hawks 87–93 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/05/1983 Frankston Bears 70–81 Bankstown Bruins Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
29/05/1983 Nunawading Spectres 91–100 Geelong Cats Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
29/05/1983 Sydney Supersonics 93–84 Coburg Giants Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
29/05/1983 Adelaide 36ers 96–93 West Adelaide Bearcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/05/1983 Brisbane Bullets 71–92 Canberra Cannons Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
29/05/1983 Devonport Warriors 58–78 Bankstown Bruins Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 16

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
3/06/1983 Hobart Devils 96–102 Westate Wildcats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1983 Adelaide 36ers 83–101 Sydney Supersonics Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 107–87 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
4/06/1983 Illawarra Hawks 89–88 Coburg Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
4/06/1983 Frankston Bears 85–92 West Adelaide Bearcats Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
4/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 103–74 Westate Wildcats Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
5/06/1983 Geelong Cats 101–73 Sydney Supersonics Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
5/06/1983 Bankstown Bruins 90–91 Newcastle Falcons Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
5/06/1983 Brisbane Bullets 100–75 Coburg Giants Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
5/06/1983 Devonport Warriors 106–108 West Adelaide Bearcats Devonport Stadium N/A boxscore
5/06/1983 St. Kilda Saints 104–84 Westate Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 17

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
11/06/1983 Illawarra Hawks 92–90 Frankston Bears Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
11/06/1983 Geelong Cats 110–74 Hobart Devils Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 85–86 Nunawading Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
11/06/1983 Newcastle Falcons 132–92 Westate Wildcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 117–112 St. Kilda Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/06/1983 Brisbane Bullets 88–79 Frankston Bears Auchenflower Stadium N/A boxscore
12/06/1983 Adelaide 36ers 128–96 Hobart Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/06/1983 Bankstown Bruins 92–83 Nunawading Spectres Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 119–89 Westate Wildcats Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
12/06/1983 Coburg Giants 95–85 St. Kilda Saints Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 18

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
18/06/1983 Illawarra Hawks 90–98 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 92–81 Newcastle Falcons Alexandria Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Coburg Giants 87–103 West Adelaide Bearcats Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Frankston Bears 74–76 Devonport Warriors Frankston Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Adelaide 36ers 90–106 Geelong Cats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Westate Wildcats 87–100 St. Kilda Saints Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 88–72 Bankstown Bruins AIS Arena N/A boxscore
18/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 126–83 Hobart Devils Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore

Ladder

Eastern Division

Pos 1983 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Supersonics 2219386.36%4–1W211–08–319561710114.39%
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 2217577.27%4–1W410–17–421801972110.55%
3 Coburg Giants 12213959.09%1–4L19–24–719761920102.92%
4 Newcastle Falcons 12213959.09%3–2L18–35–621432076103.23%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22101245.45%4–1W36–54–71734176398.36%
6 Frankston Bears 2261627.27%0–5L63–83–81809186397.10%
7 Illawarra Hawks 2241818.18%3–2L13–81–101929212890.65%
8 Devonport Warriors 2222009.09%1–4W11–101–101674206880.95%

Western Division

Pos 1983 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Geelong Cats 2218481.82%5–0W69–29–219531736112.50%
2 Canberra Cannons 2216672.73%4–1W19–27–420491777115.31%
3 Nunawading Spectres 2215768.18%3–2W19–26–519641760111.59%
4 St. Kilda Saints 222121054.55%2–3W18–34–719711942101.49%
5 Bankstown Bruins 222121054.55%3–2L16–56–517371728100.52%
6 Adelaide 36ers 22111150.00%2–3L17–44–72002204797.80%
7 Westate Wildcats 2261627.27%0–5L55–61–101929217188.85%
8 Hobart Devils 2222009.09%0–5L102–90–111757210283.59%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 June 1983. 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 Coburg Giants and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Coburg Giants won For and Against (+6).

2Head-to-Head between St. Kilda Saints and Bankstown Bruins (1-1). St. Kilda Saints won For and Against (+6).

Finals

The NBL finals series in 1983 consisted of the divisional finals (which was a round-robin fixture for the top eight teams), two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final.

Round Robin (East)

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
23/06/1983 Coburg Giants 79–80 Sydney Supersonics Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
24/06/1983 West Adelaide Bearcats 93–86 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1983 Newcastle Falcons 87–101 Coburg Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 78–91 West Adelaide Bearcats Liverpool Stadium N/A boxscore
26/06/1983 Sydney Supersonics 101–94 Newcastle Falcons Liverpool Stadium N/A boxscore
26/06/1983 Coburg Giants 105–104 West Adelaide Bearcats Liverpool Stadium N/A boxscore
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 321288269+19Qualification to semi finals
2 Coburg Giants 321285271+14
3 Sydney Supersonics 321259264−5Eliminated
4 Newcastle Falcons 303267295−28

Round Robin (West)

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
24/06/1983 St. Kilda Saints 94–95 Geelong Cats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
24/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 89–81 Nunawading Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/06/1983 Geelong Cats 81–86 Canberra Cannons Corio Leisure Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 109–75 St. Kilda Saints Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
26/06/1983 Nunawading Spectres 107–74 Geelong Cats Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
26/06/1983 Canberra Cannons 104–85 St. Kilda Saints Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
PosTeamPldWLPFPAPDQualification
1 Canberra Cannons 330279247+32Qualification to semi finals
2 Nunawading Spectres 321297238+59
3 Geelong Cats 312250287−37Eliminated
4 St. Kilda Saints 303254308−54

Round Robin results

Each of the top eight teams played in a three-game round robin fixture between 23 June and 26 June. The result were as follows: [1]

Results

TeamRecordPoints
differential		Semi Finals
seed
Canberra Cannons 3–0+32#1
Nunawading Spectres 2–1+59#2
West Adelaide Bearcats 2–1+19#3
Coburg Giants 2–1+14#4
Sydney Supersonics 2–1-5Eliminated
Geelong Cats 1–2-37Eliminated
Newcastle Falcons 0–3-28Eliminated
St. Kilda Saints 0–3-54Eliminated

Playoff bracket

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1 Canberra Cannons 80
4 Coburg Giants 75
1 Canberra Cannons 75
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 73
2 Nunawading Spectres 77
3 West Adelaide Bearcats 84

Semi Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
1/07/1983 Nunawading Spectres 77–84 West Adelaide Bearcats Burwood Stadium N/A boxscore
1/07/1983 Canberra Cannons 80–75 Coburg Giants Kilsyth Stadium Stadium N/A boxscore

Grand Final

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
4/07/1983 Canberra Cannons 75–73 West Adelaide Bearcats Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore

Awards

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points Mike Jones Illawarra Hawks 679 pts / 22 games [2]
Rebounds per game George Morrow Newcastle Falcons 15.6 rpg / 25 games [2]
Steals Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons 67 / 22 games [2]
Blocks James Crawford Geelong Cats 69 / 22 games [2]
Field goal percentage Mike Slusher St Kilda Saints 64.8% (96/148) [2]
Free throw percentage Michael Johnson Newcastle Falcons 91.8% (34/37) [2]

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The 1993 NBL season was the 15th season of National Basketball League competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league, It was broadcast on Network Ten at midnight due to low ratings of live coverage until 1997, Townsville Suns made their debut this season.

The 1996 NBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

The 1981 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1981 season, which began in February. The finals began on 27 June. The tournament concluded with the Launceston Casino City defeating the Nunawading Spectres in the NBL Grand Final on 28 June.

The 1983 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1983 season, which began in February. The finals began on 23 June. The tournament concluded with the Canberra Cannons defeating the West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL Grand Final on 4 July.

Steve Breheny is an Australian basketball player and coach. He played eight years in the National Basketball League (NBL) for the Coburg Giants, the Geelong Cats and the St. Kilda Saints. At international level, he played for Australia at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1982 FIBA World Championship. After retiring, Breheny coached at NBL level for the Canberra Cannons and the Geelong Supercats. He also led Women's National Basketball League (WNBL) teams Coburg Cougars and Adelaide Lightning.

References

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