1988 NBL season

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1988 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration12 February – 9 July 1988 (Regular Season)
14 – 24 July 1988 (Elimination/Semi-finals)
30 July – 7 August 1988 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams13
TV partner(s) Seven Network
Regular season
Season champions Adelaide 36ers
Season MVP Joe Hurst (Hobart)
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions Canberra Cannons (3rd title)
  Runners-up North Melbourne Giants
Finals MVP Phil Smyth (Canberra)
NBL seasons

The 1988 NBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league.

Contents

Clubs

Following the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings, the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.

ClubLocationHome VenueCapacityFoundedHead coach
Adelaide 36ers Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,0001982 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Fox
Brisbane Bullets Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,5001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons Flag of the Australian Capital Territory.svg Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,2001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jerry Lee
Eastside Spectres Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium2,0001979 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Goorjian
Geelong Supercats Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,0001982 Flag of the United States.svg Pete Mathieson [1]
Hobart Tassie Devils Flag of Tasmania.svg Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,8001983
Illawarra Hawks Flag of New South Wales.svg Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,0001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,2001931 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,2001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Ken Cole
North Melbourne Giants Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,2001980 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,5001982 Flag of the United States.svg Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,0061988 Flag of the United States.svg Claude Williams
Westside Saints Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,0001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Andris Blicavs

Regular season

The 1988 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 12 February 1988 and 9 July 1988.

Round 1

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
12/02/1988 Illawarra Hawks 97–98 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
12/02/1988 Sydney Kings 110–106 Geelong Supercats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/02/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 98–94 Melbourne Tigers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/02/1988 Perth Wildcats 101–98 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
13/02/1988 Canberra Cannons 120–109 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
13/02/1988 Newcastle Falcons 127–107 Eastside Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/02/1988 Brisbane Bullets 149–85 Geelong Supercats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/02/1988 Westside Saints 106–102 Melbourne Tigers Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
19/02/1988 Sydney Kings 103–95 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
19/02/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 99–97 Eastside Spectres Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/1988 Newcastle Falcons 118–148 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/1988 Brisbane Bullets 91–79 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/02/1988 Westside Saints 118–129 Perth Wildcats Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
20/02/1988 Geelong Supercats 117–144 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
21/02/1988 Melbourne Tigers 96–118 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 3

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
26/02/1988 Adelaide 36ers 109–98 Sydney Kings Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/02/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 102–95 Canberra Cannons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
26/02/1988 North Melbourne Giants 131–121 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/02/1988 Perth Wildcats 104–100 Sydney Kings Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
27/02/1988 Westside Saints 116–93 Brisbane Bullets Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
27/02/1988 Eastside Spectres 105–113 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/02/1988 Geelong Supercats 114–135 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
28/02/1988 Melbourne Tigers 97–91 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
4/03/1988 Illawarra Hawks 100–98 Westside Saints Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
4/03/1988 Sydney Kings 98–94 Eastside Spectres State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/03/1988 North Melbourne Giants 121–96 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/03/1988 Newcastle Falcons 146–123 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/03/1988 Westside Saints 104–88 Hobart Tassie Devils Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
5/03/1988 Geelong Supercats 97–125 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
6/03/1988 Melbourne Tigers 84–97 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 5

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
11/03/1988 Adelaide 36ers 118–85 Eastside Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/03/1988 Canberra Cannons 147–85 Geelong Supercats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
11/03/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 77–82 Brisbane Bullets Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/03/1988 Perth Wildcats 109–92 Eastside Spectres Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
12/03/1988 Illawarra Hawks 110–84 Geelong Supercats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
12/03/1988 Newcastle Falcons 118–127 Sydney Kings Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/03/1988 Westside Saints 98–114 North Melbourne Giants Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
13/03/1988 Melbourne Tigers 119–121 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 6

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
18/03/1988 Perth Wildcats 97–89 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
18/03/1988 Canberra Cannons 108–100 Westside Saints AIS Arena N/A boxscore
18/03/1988 Sydney Kings 95–111 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
18/03/1988 North Melbourne Giants 132–137 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/03/1988 Adelaide 36ers 112–81 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/03/1988 Newcastle Falcons 130–117 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/03/1988 Eastside Spectres 111–96 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/03/1988 Geelong Supercats 91–99 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 7

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
24/03/1988 Eastside Spectres 122–99 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/03/1988 Newcastle Falcons 119–117 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/03/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 107–85 Geelong Supercats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/03/1988 North Melbourne Giants 141–106 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/03/1988 Illawarra Hawks 116–125 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
26/03/1988 Sydney Kings 120–105 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
26/03/1988 Brisbane Bullets 101–91 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/03/1988 Westside Saints 111–128 Adelaide 36ers Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
27/03/1988 Melbourne Tigers 109–106 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 8

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
8/04/1988 Perth Wildcats 134–131 North Melbourne Giants Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
8/04/1988 Canberra Cannons 131–100 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/04/1988 Brisbane Bullets 124–107 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/04/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 94–80 Westside Saints Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1988 Adelaide 36ers 103–114 North Melbourne Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1988 Eastside Spectres 82–88 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1988 Geelong Supercats 84–105 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 9

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
15/04/1988 Adelaide 36ers 110–85 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/04/1988 Brisbane Bullets 111–100 Hobart Tassie Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/04/1988 North Melbourne Giants 127–128 Eastside Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1988 Perth Wildcats 136–130 Canberra Cannons Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
16/04/1988 Newcastle Falcons 106–131 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1988 Sydney Kings 103–97 Hobart Tassie Devils State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1988 Westside Saints 115–95 Eastside Spectres Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
16/04/1988 Geelong Supercats 100–125 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 11

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
29/04/1988 Perth Wildcats 113–125 Brisbane Bullets Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
29/04/1988 Illawarra Hawks 116–79 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/04/1988 Adelaide 36ers 108–97 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1988 Canberra Cannons 120–102 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/04/1988 Newcastle Falcons 138–118 Westside Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1988 Sydney Kings 124–125 North Melbourne Giants State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1988 Geelong Supercats 77–121 Eastside Spectres Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
1/05/1988 Melbourne Tigers 89–99 Eastside Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 12

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
6/05/1988 Newcastle Falcons 141–130 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/05/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 80–94 Adelaide 36ers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1988 Canberra Cannons 84–88 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/05/1988 Sydney Kings 98–112 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1988 Brisbane Bullets 114–128 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1988 Westside Saints 130–93 Geelong Supercats Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
7/05/1988 Eastside Spectres 112–101 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/05/1988 Melbourne Tigers 114–110 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
13/05/1988 Adelaide 36ers 122–101 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/05/1988 North Melbourne Giants 114–98 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1988 Perth Wildcats 114–121 Newcastle Falcons Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
14/05/1988 Illawarra Hawks 102–100 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/05/1988 Brisbane Bullets 112–105 Eastside Spectres Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1988 Westside Saints 118–125 Canberra Cannons Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
14/05/1988 Geelong Supercats 89–91 Hobart Tassie Devils Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
15/05/1988 Melbourne Tigers 114–117 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 14

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
20/05/1988 Perth Wildcats 133–103 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
20/05/1988 Illawarra Hawks 97–99 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/05/1988 North Melbourne Giants 121–106 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/05/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 103–110 Newcastle Falcons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1988 Adelaide 36ers 115–101 Melbourne Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1988 Canberra Cannons 97–113 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
21/05/1988 Eastside Spectres 95–97 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1988 Geelong Supercats 92–106 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 15

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
27/05/1988 Adelaide 36ers 135–113 Westside Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/05/1988 Canberra Cannons 105–107 Eastside Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
27/05/1988 Sydney Kings 93–125 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
27/05/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 100–102 North Melbourne Giants Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1988 Perth Wildcats 105–120 Westside Saints Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
28/05/1988 Illawarra Hawks 93–82 Eastside Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/05/1988 Newcastle Falcons 151–106 Geelong Supercats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1988 Brisbane Bullets 112–108 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
3/06/1988 Brisbane Bullets 89–90 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/06/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 95–87 Perth Wildcats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
3/06/1988 North Melbourne Giants 113–112 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1988 Sydney Kings 106–88 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1988 Westside Saints 108–122 Illawarra Hawks Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
4/06/1988 Eastside Spectres 107–100 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1988 Geelong Supercats 88–107 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
5/06/1988 Melbourne Tigers 110–107 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
10/06/1988 Adelaide 36ers 145–113 Geelong Supercats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/06/1988 Canberra Cannons 110–95 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
10/06/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 117–99 Sydney Kings Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
10/06/1988 North Melbourne Giants 125–109 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1988 Perth Wildcats 139–75 Geelong Supercats Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
11/06/1988 Illawarra Hawks 116–101 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
11/06/1988 Eastside Spectres 101–92 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/06/1988 Melbourne Tigers 96–99 Westside Saints Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 18

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
17/06/1988 Illawarra Hawks 100–117 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/06/1988 North Melbourne Giants 103–117 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1988 Canberra Cannons 103–86 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
18/06/1988 Newcastle Falcons 100–113 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1988 Westside Saints 102–88 Sydney Kings Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1988 Eastside Spectres 118–121 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1988 Geelong Supercats 105–126 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 19

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
24/06/1988 Illawarra Hawks 93–100 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
24/06/1988 Sydney Kings 89–82 Westside Saints State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1988 Canberra Cannons 99–84 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/06/1988 Newcastle Falcons 99–95 Hobart Tassie Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1988 Brisbane Bullets 106–100 Westside Saints Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1988 Eastside Spectres 108–117 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/06/1988 Melbourne Tigers 90–94 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 20

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
1/07/1988 Sydney Kings 89–92 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/07/1988 Hobart Tassie Devils 83–98 Illawarra Hawks Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/07/1988 North Melbourne Giants 140–104 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1988 Adelaide 36ers 122–99 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1988 Brisbane Bullets 97–105 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1988 Westside Saints 104–129 Newcastle Falcons Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
2/07/1988 Eastside Spectres 101–99 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/07/1988 Melbourne Tigers 121–124 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 21

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
8/07/1988 Perth Wildcats 114–99 Hobart Tassie Devils Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
8/07/1988 Illawarra Hawks 112–123 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
8/07/1988 North Melbourne Giants 102–88 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/07/1988 Adelaide 36ers 142–100 Hobart Tassie Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/07/1988 Canberra Cannons 138–112 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
9/07/1988 Brisbane Bullets 135–122 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/07/1988 Eastside Spectres 121–108 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/07/1988 Geelong Supercats 99–110 Westside Saints Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos 1988 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 2419579.17%4–1W211–18–427442400114.33%
2 North Melbourne Giants 12418675.00%4–1W39–39–329032697107.64%
3 Brisbane Bullets 12418675.00%3–2W19–39–326032423107.43%
4 Canberra Cannons 2416866.67%5–0W79–37–526912515107.00%
5 Newcastle Falcons 224131154.17%3–2L18–45–728502832100.64%
6 Perth Wildcats 224131154.17%3–2W19–34–826532573103.11%
7 Illawarra Hawks 324111345.83%1–4L26–65–724552410101.87%
8 Eastside Spectres 324111345.83%3–2W27–54–82495250099.80%
9 Hobart Tassie Devils 424101441.67%1–4L47–53–92298241495.19%
10 Sydney Kings 424101441.67%2–3L27–53–92460255496.32%
11 Westside Saints 2491537.50%1–4W16–63–92534258997.88%
12 Melbourne Tigers 2481633.33%2–3L14–84–82562268195.56%
13 Geelong Supercats 2402400.00%0–5L240–120–122298295877.69%

Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 1988. 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 North Melbourne Giants and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). North Melbourne Giants won For and Against (+9).

2Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0).

3Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Eastside Spectres (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+9).

4Head-to-Head between Hobart Tassie Devils and Sydney Kings (1-1). Hobart Tassie Devils won For and Against (+12).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Adelaide 36ers 91 95 X
4 Canberra Cannons 1074 Canberra Cannons 100100X
5 Newcastle Falcons 92 2 North Melbourne Giants 95 117101
4 Canberra Cannons 120101 108
2 North Melbourne Giants 105 137134
3 Brisbane Bullets 98 6 Perth Wildcats 108113 111
6 Perth Wildcats 113

Elimination Finals

Both matches were single game elimination contests. The team that qualified 3rd at the end of the regular season would host the team that finished 6th, with the team finishing 4th hosting the team placed 5th. [2] The teams that finished the regular season 1st and 2nd had a bye into the semi-final stage.

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
14/07/1988 Canberra Cannons 107–92 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/07/1988 Brisbane Bullets 98–113 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi-finals

Each were played as a best of 3-game series

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
19/07/1988 Canberra Cannons 100–91 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/07/1988 Perth Wildcats 108–105 North Melbourne Giants Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
22/07/1988 Adelaide 36ers 95–100 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/07/1988 North Melbourne Giants 137–113 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/07/1988 North Melbourne Giants 134–111 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
30/07/1988 Canberra Cannons 120–95 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
5/08/1988 North Melbourne Giants 117–101 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/08/1988 North Melbourne Giants 101–108 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

1988 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 36.9
Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne Spectres 17.2
Assists per game Brendan Joyce Westside Melbourne Saints 7.9
Steals per game Jerry Dennard Hobart Tassie Devils 2.8
Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.6
Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 85.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers
C Tim Dillon North Melbourne Giants

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References

  1. ↑ "Honour Boards".
  2. ↑ "Results for NBL 1988".
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