1985 NBL season

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1985 NBL season
NBL logo (1985).png
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration12 April – 24 August 1985
31 August 1985 (semi-finals)
7 September 1985 (Grand Final)
Teams14
TV partner ABC
Regular season
Season champions Brisbane Bullets
Season MVP Ray Borner (Coburg)
Top scorer Kendal Pinder (Sydney)
Finals
Champions Brisbane Bullets (1st title)
  Runners-up Adelaide 36ers
NBL seasons

The 1985 NBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

Contents

Regular season

The 1985 regular season took place over 18 rounds between 12 April 1985 and 18 August 1985.

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

Ladder

Pos 1985 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Brisbane Bullets 12620676.92%4–1W212–18–528322328121.65%
2 Adelaide 36ers 12620676.92%4–1L111–29–431552693117.16%
3 Nunawading Spectres 22619773.08%4–1W310–39–425742388107.79%
4 Canberra Cannons 22619773.08%3–2L27–612–126072439106.89%
5 Coburg Giants 2618869.23%4–1W411–27–629472730107.95%
6 Newcastle Falcons 26161061.54%2–3L19–47–628642796102.43%
7 Geelong Cats 26151157.69%2–3L18–57–628712674107.37%
8 Perth Wildcats 26131350.00%3–2W39–44–92816284499.02%
9 Illawarra Hawks 326101638.46%1–4L16–74–92690297590.42%
10 St. Kilda Saints 326101638.46%2–3L17–63–102699281096.05%
11 Sydney Supersonics 2691734.62%2–3L36–73–102804293495.57%
12 Bankstown Bruins 2662023.08%3–2W13–103–102527269493.80%
13 Melbourne Tigers 2652119.23%1–4L23–102–112362290381.36%
14 Hobart Devils 2622407.69%0–5L82–110–132519305982.35%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 1985. 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 Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+19).

2Head-to-Head between Nunawading Spectres and Canberra Cannons (1-1) & For and Against (0). Nunawading Spectres won Overall Points Percentage (+0.90%).

3Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Semifinals Grand Final
1 Brisbane Bullets 93
4 Canberra Cannons 1104 Canberra Cannons 76
5 Coburg Giants 87 1 Brisbane Bullets 121
2 Adelaide 36ers 95
2 Adelaide 36ers 151
3 Nunawading Spectres 97 6 Newcastle Falcons 103
6 Newcastle Falcons 103

There were two Elimination Finals, two Semifinals, and then one Grand Final. All three of these finals were sudden death. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semifinals.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1985 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Kendal Pinder Sydney Supersonics 33.5 [1]
Rebounds per game Kendal Pinder Sydney Supersonics 17.8 [1]
Assists per game Gordie McLeod Illawarra Hawks 10.2
Steals per game Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 3.7
Blocks per game Andy Campbell Canberra Cannons 3.5
Free throw percentage Jim Slacke Illawarra Hawks 87.2%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Al Green Adelaide 36ers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Kendal Pinder [2] [ circular reference ] Sydney Supersonics
C Ray Borner Coburg Giants

References

  1. 1 2 "NBL Historical Stats".
  2. ↑ All-NBL Team
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