1994 NBL season

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1994 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration7 April – 24 September 1994
26 September – 15 October 1994 (Finals)
22 – 28 October 1994 (Grand Finals)
Teams14
TV partner Network Ten
Regular season
Season champions Melbourne Tigers
Season MVP Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions North Melbourne Giants (2nd title)
  Runners-up Adelaide 36ers
Finals MVP Paul Rees (North Melbourne)
NBL seasons

The 1994 NBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

Contents

Clubs

ClubLocationHome VenueCapacityFoundedHead coach
Adelaide 36ers Flag of South Australia.svg Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,0001982 Flag of the United States.svg Mike Dunlap
Brisbane Bullets Flag of Queensland.svg Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,5001979 Flag of the United States.svg Bruce Palmer
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 the United States.svg Jim Calvin
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 Australia (converted).svg Bill Tomlinson
Illawarra Hawks Flag of New South Wales.svg Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,0001979 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Black
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 Wiseman
North Melbourne Giants Flag of Victoria (Australia).svg Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,2001980 Flag of the United States.svg Brett Brown
Perth Wildcats Flag of Western Australia.svg Perth, Western Australia Perth Entertainment Centre 8,2001982 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Adrian Hurley
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
Townsville Suns Flag of Queensland.svg Townsville, Queensland Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,2571993 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Bragg

Regular season

The 1994 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 7 April 1994 and 24 September 1994.

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

Pos 1994 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne Tigers 12619773.08%3–2W112–17–629252811104.06%
2 North Melbourne Giants 12619773.08%3–2W19–410–328142530111.23%
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 22618869.23%4–1W211–27–628972591111.81%
4 Adelaide 36ers 22618869.23%4–1W210–38–526962412111.77%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22618869.23%4–1W19–49–430012837105.78%
6 Perth Wildcats 326161061.54%3–2W210–36–726542561103.63%
7 Sydney Kings 326161061.54%3–2W210–36–726522564103.43%
8 Illawarra Hawks 426131350.00%4–1W38–55–82473257196.19%
9 Newcastle Falcons 426131350.00%2–3L37–66–726432634100.34%
10 Gold Coast Rollers 26101638.46%0–5L57–63–102467250198.64%
11 Canberra Cannons 52671926.92%1–4L15–82–112507277790.28%
12 Geelong Supercats 52671926.92%2–3L14–93–102752289595.06%
13 Townsville Suns 2662023.08%2–3L13–103–102505294984.94%
14 Hobart Tassie Devils 2622407.69%0–5L132–110–132470282387.50%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 1994. 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.

1Melbourne Tigers won Head-to-Head (2-0).

23-way Head-to-Head between South East Melbourne Magic (3-1), Adelaide 36ers (2-2) and Brisbane Bullets (1-3).

3Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

4Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

5Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+5).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Final
               
1 Melbourne Tigers 107119X
8 Illawarra Hawks 85 83 X
1 Melbourne Tigers 88 101 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 101110X
4 Adelaide 36ers 105 99101
5 Brisbane Bullets 11691 84
2 North Melbourne Giants 95117X
4 Adelaide 36ers 93 97 X
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 113100X
6 Perth Wildcats 82 86 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 10879X
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 87 76 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 109 112104
7 Sydney Kings 13191 95

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

1994 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.4
Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers 12.9
Assists per game Derek Rucker Newcastle Falcons 10.6
Steals per game Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 4.5
Blocks per game Keith Nelson Hobart Tassie Devils 2.9
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 90.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PG Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Leon Trimmingham Sydney Kings
C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers


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