1990 NBL season

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1990 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration30 March – 22 September 1990
26 September – 14 October 1990 (Finals)
19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals)
Teams14
TV partner Seven Network
Regular season
Season champions North Melbourne Giants
Season MVP Derek Rucker (Brisbane)
Top scorer Derek Rucker (Brisbane)
Finals
Champions Perth Wildcats (1st title)
  Runners-up Brisbane Bullets
Finals MVP Ricky Grace (Perth)
NBL seasons

The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league.

Contents

Clubs

ClubLocationHome VenueCapacityFoundedHead coach
Adelaide 36ers Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,0001982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Don Shipway
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 [1]
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 [2]
Gold Coast Cougars Flag of Queensland.svg Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,9921990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils Flag of Tasmania.svg Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,4001983 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Maher [3]
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 Entertainment Centre 8,2001982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Black
Flag of the United States.svg Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,5001988 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 Dean Templeton

Regular season

The 1990 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990.

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

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Ladder

Pos 1990 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 North Melbourne Giants 2620676.92%3–2W310–310–331112889107.68%
2 Eastside Spectres 12618869.23%3–2W110–38–530282858105.95%
3 Brisbane Bullets 12618869.23%3–2W19–49–430532902105.20%
4 Melbourne Tigers 22617965.38%4–1L111–26–732263018106.89%
5 Perth Wildcats 22617965.38%3–2W211–26–729262791104.84%
6 Sydney Kings 326161061.54%3–2W29–47–628192710104.02%
7 Canberra Cannons 326161061.54%4–1L110–36–729182843102.64%
8 Illawarra Hawks 26131350.00%1–4L29–44–93056309498.77%
9 Adelaide 36ers 26121446.15%3–2L19–43–1030422997101.50%
10 Geelong Supercats 26111542.31%3–2W18–53–1030022997100.17%
11 Gold Coast Cougars 2691734.62%1–4L36–73–102880297896.71%
12 Hobart Tassie Devils 2681830.77%1–4L15–83–102926314992.92%
13 Newcastle Falcons 2642215.38%3–2W14–90–132796313589.19%
14 Westside Saints 2632311.54%0–5L72–111–122713313586.54%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1990. 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 Eastside Spectres and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7).

2Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and Perth Wildcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+11).

3Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Semifinals Grand Final
1 North Melbourne Giants 111 131110
4 Melbourne Tigers 100 113 X 5 Perth Wildcats 121110 112
5 Perth Wildcats 122123X 3 Brisbane Bullets 106 10686
5 Perth Wildcats 11290 109
2 Eastside Spectres 111 119 X
3 Brisbane Bullets 87 1241073 Brisbane Bullets 121120X
6 Sydney Kings 9896 104

There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semifinals, and then best of three grand final series. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1990 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Derek Rucker [4] Brisbane Bullets 865 pts
Rebounds per game James Bullock Newcastle Falcons 16.2
Assists per game Shane Heal Geelong Supercats 8.3
Steals per game Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 76 stls
Blocks per game Daren Rowe Geelong Supercats 84 blks
Field goal percentage Norman Taylor Wollongong Hawks 66.9%
Three-point percentage Greg Hubbard Wollongong Hawks 48.1%
Free throw percentage Mike Ellis Perth Wildcats 88.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Derek Rucker Brisbane Bullets
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants
C Andre Moore Brisbane Bullets

References

  1. ↑ "1990 NBL report on the Sunday program". YouTube . Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
  2. ↑ "Honour Boards".
  3. ↑ "NBL 1990 Devils vs Cougars". YouTube . Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
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