1989 NBL season

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1989 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration20 April – 24 September 1989
29 September – 8 October 1989 (Semi-finals)
14 – 20 October 1989 (Grand Finals)
Teams13
TV partner Seven Network
Regular season
Season champions Canberra Cannons
Season MVP Scott Fisher (North Melbourne)
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions North Melbourne Giants (1st title)
  Runners-up Canberra Cannons
Finals MVP Scott Fisher (North Melbourne)
NBL seasons

The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.

Contents

Clubs

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 Steve Breheny*
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 Australia (converted).svg Barry Barnes [1]
Hobart Tassie Devils Flag of Tasmania.svg Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,4001983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Maher
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 Australia (converted).svg Alan Black
Sydney Kings Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,0061988 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Turner
Westside Saints Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,0001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Colin Cadee

NOTES

Regular season

The 1989 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 20 April 1989 and 16 September 1989.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

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

Pos 1989 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Canberra Cannons 2418675.00%4–1W410–28–427362580106.05%
2 North Melbourne Giants 2417770.33%5–0W711–16–629932701110.81%
3 Perth Wildcats 12416866.67%3–2W211–15–726812660100.79%
4 Melbourne Tigers 12416866.67%3–2L28–48–428022660105.34%
5 Sydney Kings 22415962.50%2–3L29–36–62471248999.28%
6 Adelaide 36ers 22415962.50%3–2W210–25–727782668104.12%
7 Eastside Spectres 24141053.85%4–1W49–35–725272454102.97%
8 Brisbane Bullets 24111345.83%1–4W17–54–825632492102.85%
9 Westside Saints 32481633.33%3–2W15–73–92522264895.24%
10 Hobart Tassie Devils 32481633.33%3–2W16–62–102566275793.07%
11 Illawarra Hawks 2471729.17%0–5L65–72–102826292996.48%
12 Newcastle Falcons 2461825.00%2–3L25–71–112649279994.64%
13 Geelong Supercats 2451920.83%0–5L63–92–102445272289.82%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 1989. 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.

1Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

2Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+7).

3Head-to-Head between Westside Saints and Hobart Tassie Devils (1-1). Westside Saints won For and Against (+5).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Semifinals Grand Final
1 Canberra Cannons 10892 142
4 Melbourne Tigers 105 11283 5 Sydney Kings 98 10082
5 Sydney Kings 11789 851 Canberra Cannons 105 97 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 111111X
2 North Melbourne Giants 129108 165
3 Perth Wildcats 122 1141123 Perth Wildcats 108 111110
6 Adelaide 36ers 12494 108

There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semifinals, and then best of three grand final series.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1989 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 34.5
Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Spectres 17.0
Assists per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 7.2
Steals per game Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons 3.3
Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.2
Free throw percentage Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants 87.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Kent Lockhart Eastside Spectres
SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants
C Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers

References

  1. ↑ "Honour Boards".
  2. ↑ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine : "NBL 1989 Basketball Highlights (02of13) *PLAYS OF THE YEAR - ALL STAR GAME - MAZDA SLAM DUNKS* (VCD)". YouTube .
  3. ↑ "NBL 1989 Basketball Highlights (11of13) GAME 1 Finals Nth. Melb. Giants vs. Canberra Cannons (VCD)". YouTube . Archived from the original on 5 December 2021.
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