1992 NBL season

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1992 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration3 April – 26 September 1992
28 September – 18 October 1992 (Finals)
24 October – 1 November 1992 (Grand Finals)
Teams13
TV partner Network Ten
Regular season
Season champions South East Melbourne Magic
Season MVP Scott Fisher (North Melbourne)
Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions South East Melbourne Magic (1st title)
  Runners-up Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVP Bruce Bolden (South East Melbourne)
NBL seasons

The 1992 NBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league, Southern Melbourne having merged with Eastside Melbourne to form the South-East Melbourne Magic during the off season.

Contents

Clubs

ClubLocationHome VenueCapacityFoundedHead coach
Adelaide 36ers Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,0001982 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 Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,0001982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Steve Breheny [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 Flag of the United States.svg Cal Bruton
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 National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,4001931 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons Flag of New South Wales.svg Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,6581979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Wisman
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
South East Melbourne Magic Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,4001992 Flag of the United States.svg Brian Goorjian
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

Regular season

The 1992 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 3 April 1992 and 26 September 1992.

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

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos 1992 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 2420483.33%3–2W112–08–425112289109.70%
2 Sydney Kings 2417770.83%2–3L210–27–525402434104.35%
3 Melbourne Tigers 2415962.50%3–2W19–36–627452638104.06%
4 North Melbourne Giants 24141058.33%2–3L210–24–827092621103.36%
5 Illawarra Hawks 24131154.17%3–2W39–34–824512423101.16%
6 Perth Wildcats 124121250.00%2–3L17–55–724682429101.61%
7 Brisbane Bullets 124121250.00%3–2W26–66–62645272297.17%
8 Canberra Cannons 224111345.83%2–3L37–54–825252474102.06%
9 Adelaide 36ers 224111345.83%4–1W36–65–724682388103.35%
10 Gold Coast Rollers 224111345.83%2–3W18–43–92353244496.28%
11 Hobart Tassie Devils 32491537.50%2–3W17–52–102463253597.16%
12 Newcastle Falcons 32491537.50%3–2W16–63–92652275996.12%
13 Geelong Supercats 242228.33%1–4L22–100–122525289987.10%

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 1992. 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 Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+4).

23-way Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons (4-0), Adelaide 36ers (1-3) and Gold Coast Rollers (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+11).

4Hobart Tassie Devils won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

There were four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and then best of three grand final series.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Final
               
1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 91101X
8 Canberra Cannons 89 96 X
1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 112127X
4 North Melbourne Giants 86 106 X
4 North Melbourne Giants 118123X
5 Illawarra Hawks 98 104 X
1 S.E. Melbourne Magic 98 11595
3 Melbourne Tigers 11693 88
3 Melbourne Tigers 103 95116
6 Perth Wildcats 11194 100
2 Sydney Kings 112 12495
3 Melbourne Tigers 122118 101
2 Sydney Kings 100130X
7 Brisbane Bullets 91 123 X

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

1992 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.8
Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Adelaide 36ers 14.8
Assists per game Andre Lafleur Gold Coast Rollers 9.6
Steals per game Chris Harris Geelong Supercats 3.3
Blocks per game John Dorge South East Melbourne Magic 2.9
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 86.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Doug Overton Illawarra Hawks
SG Dwayne McClain Sydney Kings
SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
PF Andrew Vlahov Perth Wildcats
C Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants

References

  1. "Honour Boards".