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)
Teams13
TV partner 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

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

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 Semifinals 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.

Semifinals

Each were played as a best of 3-game series

Grand Final

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

References

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