1991 NBL season

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1991 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration6 April – 22 September 1991
25 September – 11 October 1991 (Finals)
19 – 27 October 1991 (Grand Finals)
Teams14
TV partner Seven Network
Regular season
Season champions Perth Wildcats
Season MVP Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions Perth Wildcats (2nd title)
  Runners-up Eastside Spectres
Finals MVP Peter Hansen (Perth)
NBL seasons

The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. 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 Mel Dalgleish
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]
Gold Coast Rollers 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
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
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 the United States.svg Murray Arnold
Southern Melbourne Saints Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,2001979 Flag of the United States.svg Gary Fox
Sydney Kings Flag of New South Wales.svg Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,5001988 Flag of the United States.svg Bob Turner

On 5 March 1991, the NBL board revoked the Gold Coast Cougars' licence due to liquidity issues faced by the club's then-owner, John Minuzzo. [2] [3] A new consortium acquired the franchise on 24 March, [4] but Minuzzo retained the rights to the Cougars name and identity. [5] With the season imminent and unable to secure the original branding, the new ownership adopted the name "Gold Coast Rollers" and selected green, blue, and white as the team's colours in the week leading up to the season's commencement. [6]

Regular season

The 1991 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991.

1991 saw Melbourne Tigers superstar Andrew Gaze became the first player to score 1,000 points in an NBL regular season. He scored 1,007 points in 26 games at 38.7 points per game. For his efforts he was awarded the first of what would eventually become a league record seven NBL Most Valuable Player awards as well as his 6th straight selection to the All NBL team.

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

Round 24

Ladder

Pos 1991 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 2622484.62%5–0W812–110–327502508109.65%
2 Eastside Spectres 12617965.38%5–0W510–37–629322792105.01%
3 Geelong Supercats 12617965.38%3–2W211–26–731432980105.47%
4 Adelaide 36ers 226161061.54%4–1L111–25–830282876105.29%
5 Melbourne Tigers 226161061.54%3–2L210–36–731043044101.97%
6 North Melbourne Giants 226161061.54%3–2W18–58–530472840107.29%
7 Sydney Kings 326141253.85%4–1W49–45–828212775101.66%
8 Gold Coast Rollers 326141253.85%0–5L68–56–72781280599.14%
9 Brisbane Bullets 26131350.00%2–3W18–55–82912296898.11%
10 Canberra Cannons 42691734.62%1–4L17–62–112741278198.56%
11 Southern Melbourne Saints 42691734.62%1–4L26–73–102872309492.82%
12 Hobart Tassie Devils 2681830.77%1–4L26–72–112811304792.25%
13 Illawarra Hawks 2662023.08%2–3L14–92–113032319694.87%
14 Newcastle Falcons 2652119.23%2–3W14–91–122803307191.27%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1991. 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 Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1).

23-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8).

4Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44).


Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Semifinals Grand Final
1 Perth Wildcats 102105X
4 Adelaide 36ers 129132X 4 Adelaide 36ers 99 104 X
5 Melbourne Tigers 115 96 X 1 Perth Wildcats 10981 90
2 Eastside Spectres 83 8680
2 Eastside Spectres 99115X
3 Geelong Supercats 139116 113 6 North Melbourne Giants 93 104 X
6 North Melbourne Giants 119 136125

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

1991 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 38.7
Rebounds per game James Bullock Newcastle Falcons 16.0
Assists per game Butch Hays Adelaide 36ers 9.0
Steals per game Bobby Locke Geelong Supercats 3.0
Blocks per game John Dorge Geelong Supercats 4.3
Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 91.1%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Ricky Grace Perth Wildcats
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants
PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers
C Mike Mitchell Gold Coast Rollers

References

  1. ↑ "Honour Boards".
  2. ↑ Cougars dumped, The Canberra Times, 5 March 1991.
  3. ↑ Minuzzo faces court, The Canberra Times, 6 March 1991.
  4. ↑ Cougars saved, The Canberra Times, 25 March 1991.
  5. ↑ Wanted: $600,000, Basketball Week, Vol. 2, No. 2, 13 March 1991, p.3.
  6. ↑ Dave's Decade of Change, Basketball Week, Vol. 2, No. 6, 10 April 1991, p.3.
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