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)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s) 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

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
30/03/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 112–132 Melbourne Tigers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
30/03/1990 North Melbourne Giants 124–100 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/03/1990 Geelong Supercats 96–100 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
30/03/1990 Brisbane Bullets 122–119 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/1990 Sydney Kings 91–114 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/1990 Newcastle Falcons 99–116 Eastside Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/1990 Westside Saints 140–121 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/1990 Illawarra Hawks 124–108 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
6/04/1990 Perth Wildcats 125–118 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/04/1990 Sydney Kings 101–106 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/04/1990 Newcastle Falcons 119–118 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/04/1990 Melbourne Tigers 150–119 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/04/1990 Adelaide 36ers 111–112 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/04/1990 Brisbane Bullets 115–96 Geelong Supercats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/04/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 104–107 North Melbourne Giants Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
7/04/1990 Eastside Spectres 100–90 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/04/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 116–113 Westside Saints Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
12/04/1990 Westside Saints 111–123 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/04/1990 Canberra Cannons 120–105 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
14/04/1990 Geelong Supercats 84–91 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
14/04/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 112–121 Perth Wildcats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
14/04/1990 Melbourne Tigers 126–107 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
20/04/1990 Adelaide 36ers 132–99 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1990 Illawarra Hawks 128–118 Gold Coast Cougars Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
20/04/1990 North Melbourne Giants 148–119 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/04/1990 Geelong Supercats 97–101 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
21/04/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 107–102 Melbourne Tigers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1990 Perth Wildcats 116–94 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1990 Eastside Spectres 117–98 Gold Coast Cougars Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/04/1990 Canberra Cannons 100–126 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 5

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
26/04/1990 Westside Saints 115–137 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1990 Perth Wildcats 111–116 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1990 Sydney Kings 99–101 Gold Coast Cougars Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1990 Newcastle Falcons 100–121 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1990 Melbourne Tigers 116–113 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/04/1990 Geelong Supercats 123–128 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
28/04/1990 Adelaide 36ers 119–101 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/04/1990 Eastside Spectres 89–98 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/04/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 109–117 Brisbane Bullets Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 6

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
4/05/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 138–139 Adelaide 36ers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
4/05/1990 Canberra Cannons 114–107 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
5/05/1990 Sydney Kings 117–93 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/05/1990 Newcastle Falcons 109–110 Hobart Tassie Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/05/1990 Illawarra Hawks 136–142 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/05/1990 Geelong Supercats 105–117 Eastside Spectres Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 7

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
10/05/1990 Westside Saints 107–93 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1990 North Melbourne Giants 126–116 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/05/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 91–102 Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/05/1990 Sydney Kings 109–79 Newcastle Falcons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/05/1990 Brisbane Bullets 121–100 Gold Coast Cougars Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/05/1990 Eastside Spectres 115–110 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/05/1990 Canberra Cannons 114–90 Geelong Supercats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
13/05/1990 Melbourne Tigers 133–107 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
18/05/1990 Adelaide 36ers 107–131 Geelong Supercats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1990 Brisbane Bullets 129–112 Westside Saints Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 107–143 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/05/1990 Illawarra Hawks 122–117 Eastside Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/05/1990 Perth Wildcats 119–102 Geelong Supercats Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/05/1990 Newcastle Falcons 124–142 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/05/1990 Canberra Cannons 95–89 Gold Coast Cougars AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 9

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
24/05/1990 Westside Saints 103–116 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1990 Sydney Kings 92–95 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1990 Adelaide 36ers 120–106 North Melbourne Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/05/1990 Geelong Supercats 129–116 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
25/05/1990 Melbourne Tigers 110–111 Eastside Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/05/1990 Perth Wildcats 94–108 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/05/1990 Illawarra Hawks 125–104 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
26/05/1990 Eastside Spectres 131–116 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/05/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 109–113 Brisbane Bullets Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 10

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
1/06/1990 North Melbourne Giants 117–115 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/06/1990 Geelong Supercats 126–111 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
2/06/1990 Westside Saints 112–114 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/06/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 105–103 Newcastle Falcons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
2/06/1990 Illawarra Hawks 139–134 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
8/06/1990 Brisbane Bullets 112–101 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/06/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 106–95 Westside Saints Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
8/06/1990 North Melbourne Giants 148–122 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/06/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 118–126 Adelaide 36ers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/06/1990 Sydney Kings 125–114 Westside Saints Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/06/1990 Newcastle Falcons 120–129 Geelong Supercats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/06/1990 Eastside Spectres 104–114 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/06/1990 Canberra Cannons 118–111 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
10/06/1990 Melbourne Tigers 113–111 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 12

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
14/06/1990 Westside Saints 88–115 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1990 Brisbane Bullets 125–117 Eastside Spectres Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1990 North Melbourne Giants 112–125 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/06/1990 Geelong Supercats 118–110 Hobart Tassie Devils Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
16/06/1990 Canberra Cannons 126–116 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/06/1990 Sydney Kings 114–98 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/06/1990 Newcastle Falcons 101–104 Gold Coast Cougars Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
21/06/1990 Westside Saints 95–123 Eastside Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/06/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 108–103 Sydney Kings Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
22/06/1990 Illawarra Hawks 107–127 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
22/06/1990 Melbourne Tigers 144–126 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/06/1990 Perth Wildcats 114–105 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/06/1990 Canberra Cannons 102–105 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/06/1990 Newcastle Falcons 94–104 Sydney Kings Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/06/1990 Eastside Spectres 127–125 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 14

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
29/06/1990 Perth Wildcats 115–99 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/06/1990 Illawarra Hawks 106–97 Westside Saints Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
29/06/1990 North Melbourne Giants 112–109 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/06/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 132–111 Newcastle Falcons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/06/1990 Adelaide 36ers 114–103 Sydney Kings Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/06/1990 Eastside Spectres 120–117 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/06/1990 Canberra Cannons 124–131 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
1/07/1990 Melbourne Tigers 143–130 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 15

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
6/07/1990 Illawarra Hawks 126–119 Geelong Supercats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/07/1990 Perth Wildcats 125–95 Hobart Tassie Devils Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/07/1990 North Melbourne Giants 97–95 Gold Coast Cougars Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/07/1990 Adelaide 36ers 147–110 Hobart Tassie Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/07/1990 Brisbane Bullets 94–110 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/07/1990 Sydney Kings 88–86 Geelong Supercats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/07/1990 Eastside Spectres 145–115 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/07/1990 Westside Saints 99–129 Gold Coast Cougars Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
13/07/1990 Adelaide 36ers 108–94 Westside Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1990 North Melbourne Giants 133–112 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/07/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 114–105 Gold Coast Cougars Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/07/1990 Perth Wildcats 123–89 Westside Saints Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/07/1990 Brisbane Bullets 111–115 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/07/1990 Eastside Spectres 123–113 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/07/1990 Canberra Cannons 112–98 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/07/1990 Melbourne Tigers 134–104 Gold Coast Cougars Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
20/07/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 134–119 Geelong Supercats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
20/07/1990 Perth Wildcats 118–116 Eastside Spectres Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/07/1990 North Melbourne Giants 134–119 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/07/1990 Adelaide 36ers 98–124 Eastside Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/07/1990 Brisbane Bullets 140–109 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/07/1990 Newcastle Falcons 95–102 Westside Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/07/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 121–128 Canberra Cannons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 18

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
27/07/1990 Adelaide 36ers 123–106 Melbourne Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/07/1990 Sydney Kings 106–98 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/07/1990 Newcastle Falcons 106–108 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/07/1990 Westside Saints 94–130 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/07/1990 Perth Wildcats 122–107 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/07/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 132–116 Illawarra Hawks Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
28/07/1990 Eastside Spectres 137–122 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/07/1990 Geelong Supercats 131–123 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 19

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
17/08/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 104–115 Illawarra Hawks Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/08/1990 Sydney Kings 110–99 Eastside Spectres Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/08/1990 Illawarra Hawks 119–116 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
24/08/1990 North Melbourne Giants 96–117 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/08/1990 Geelong Supercats 123–115 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
25/08/1990 Brisbane Bullets 107–116 Hobart Tassie Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/08/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 106–125 Eastside Spectres Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
25/08/1990 Newcastle Falcons 125–116 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/08/1990 Canberra Cannons 114–113 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
25/08/1990 Westside Saints 99–121 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 20

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
31/08/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 121–138 Eastside Spectres Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/08/1990 Melbourne Tigers 113–109 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/08/1990 Geelong Supercats 129–119 Gold Coast Cougars Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
1/09/1990 Adelaide 36ers 112–99 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/09/1990 Brisbane Bullets 110–102 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/09/1990 Illawarra Hawks 96–102 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1/09/1990 Westside Saints 99–106 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/09/1990 Melbourne Tigers 128–127 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 21

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
7/09/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 126–117 Hobart Tassie Devils Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
7/09/1990 North Melbourne Giants 111–118 Eastside Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/09/1990 Geelong Supercats 150–118 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
7/09/1990 Illawarra Hawks 108–115 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
8/09/1990 Brisbane Bullets 132–133 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/09/1990 Sydney Kings 114–105 Hobart Tassie Devils Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/09/1990 Newcastle Falcons 120–119 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/09/1990 Canberra Cannons 115–99 Eastside Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/09/1990 Westside Saints 92–119 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
14/09/1990 Adelaide 36ers 135–116 Gold Coast Cougars Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/09/1990 Illawarra Hawks 136–111 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/09/1990 North Melbourne Giants 135–100 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/09/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 121–112 Geelong Supercats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/09/1990 Perth Wildcats 98–94 Gold Coast Cougars Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/09/1990 Brisbane Bullets 153–116 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/09/1990 Eastside Spectres 83–102 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/09/1990 Canberra Cannons 123–94 Westside Saints AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/09/1990 Melbourne Tigers 144–119 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 23

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
21/09/1990 Perth Wildcats 119–96 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/09/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 116–121 Canberra Cannons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
21/09/1990 Newcastle Falcons 119–108 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/09/1990 Melbourne Tigers 109–110 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/09/1990 Geelong Supercats 152–113 Westside Saints Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
22/09/1990 Adelaide 36ers 112–121 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/09/1990 Sydney Kings 104–95 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/09/1990 Eastside Spectres 117–103 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/09/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 132–160 North Melbourne Giants Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

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 Semi Finals 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 semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
26/09/1990 Sydney Kings 98–87 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre 5,006 boxscore
26/09/1990 Perth Wildcats 122–100 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 boxscore
28/09/1990 Brisbane Bullets 124–96 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/09/1990 Melbourne Tigers 113–123 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 boxscore
30/09/1990 Brisbane Bullets 107–104 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi-Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
6/10/1990 Perth Wildcats 121–111 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 boxscore
6/10/1990 Brisbane Bullets 121–111 Eastside Spectres Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/10/1990 North Melbourne Giants 131–110 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 boxscore
13/10/1990 Eastside Spectres 119–120 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/10/1990 North Melbourne Giants 110–112 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 boxscore

Grand Final

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBox Score
19/10/1990 Perth Wildcats 112–106 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 boxscore
26/10/1990 Brisbane Bullets 106–90 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,221 boxscore
28/10/1990 Brisbane Bullets 86–109 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,159 boxscore

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

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The 1991 NBL Finals was the championship series of the 1991 season of Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) and the conclusion of the season's playoffs. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Eastside Spectres in three games (2-1) for their second NBL championship.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2016–17 NBL season</span> Australian basketball season

The 2016–17 NBL season was the 39th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2016 and February 2017, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2017.

2018–19 NBL season

The 2018–19 NBL season was the 41st season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams have contested the league. The regular season had been played between October 2018 and February 2019, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in March 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2019–20 NBL season</span>

The 2019–20 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979.

Mike Kelly is an American-Australian professional basketball coach and former player who is the associate head coach for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). He spent the majority of his playing career in the NBL, where he won a championship with the South East Melbourne Magic in 1996 and was a two-time Best Defensive Player selection.

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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