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)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s) 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

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
7/04/1994 North Melbourne Giants 95–112 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/04/1994 Illawarra Hawks 91–123 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
8/04/1994 Brisbane Bullets 116–103 Hobart Tassie Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/04/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 95–92 Adelaide 36ers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Sydney Kings 110–100 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Townsville Suns 97–83 Hobart Tassie Devils Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Melbourne Tigers 112–100 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Newcastle Falcons 93–95 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Canberra Cannons 87–105 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 2

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
12/04/1994 Melbourne Tigers 107–103 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
13/04/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 106–131 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
15/04/1994 Sydney Kings 90–86 Gold Coast Rollers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/04/1994 Canberra Cannons 126–101 Townsville Suns AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 105–119 Brisbane Bullets Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Illawarra Hawks 96–82 Gold Coast Rollers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Perth Wildcats 97–95 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Geelong Supercats 110–102 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 North Melbourne Giants 122–86 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
21/04/1994 Perth Wildcats 90–121 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/04/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 102–109 Geelong Supercats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/04/1994 Illawarra Hawks 112–97 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 120–99 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 Sydney Kings 123–102 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 Adelaide 36ers 83–84 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 Townsville Suns 73–94 Gold Coast Rollers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
29/04/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 112–97 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/04/1994 Perth Wildcats 93–89 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/04/1994 Townsville Suns 89–94 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/04/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 111–89 Geelong Supercats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
30/04/1994 Canberra Cannons 116–130 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/04/1994 Brisbane Bullets 126–112 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1994 Newcastle Falcons 130–106 Geelong Supercats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–90 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 5

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
6/05/1994 Illawarra Hawks 109–90 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/05/1994 Geelong Supercats 109–120 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
6/05/1994 Newcastle Falcons 115–105 Townsville Suns Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/05/1994 North Melbourne Giants 107–76 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Sydney Kings 106–91 Hobart Tassie Devils Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–111 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Melbourne Tigers 128–99 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 80–87 Perth Wildcats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 6

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
13/05/1994 North Melbourne Giants 128–99 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/05/1994 Townsville Suns 91–116 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/05/1994 Geelong Supercats 108–119 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Sydney Kings 120–102 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Brisbane Bullets 105–124 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Melbourne Tigers 97–96 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Canberra Cannons 74–81 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/05/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 90–88 Gold Coast Rollers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 116–94 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 7

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
20/05/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 93–102 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
20/05/1994 Sydney Kings 99–88 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 97–102 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Illawarra Hawks 118–102 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Geelong Supercats 113–114 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Brisbane Bullets 99–88 Townsville Suns Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Newcastle Falcons 97–100 Gold Coast Rollers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Perth Wildcats 110–99 Hobart Tassie Devils Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
27/05/1994 Townsville Suns 95–115 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/05/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 108–98 Melbourne Tigers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
27/05/1994 North Melbourne Giants 131–105 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 112–83 Hobart Tassie Devils Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Newcastle Falcons 110–127 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Canberra Cannons 114–105 Geelong Supercats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Perth Wildcats 106–113 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Brisbane Bullets 99–97 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 9

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
3/06/1994 Townsville Suns 91–131 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/06/1994 Geelong Supercats 89–105 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
3/06/1994 Newcastle Falcons 105–103 South East Melbourne Magic Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Brisbane Bullets 127–126 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Melbourne Tigers 115–105 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 100–96 South East Melbourne Magic Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Canberra Cannons 90–97 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 82–101 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
10/06/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 115–131 Melbourne Tigers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/06/1994 Adelaide 36ers 95–94 Geelong Supercats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
10/06/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 110–85 Townsville Suns Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
10/06/1994 North Melbourne Giants 114–115 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 110–103 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 Illawarra Hawks 87–98 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 Perth Wildcats 101–75 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 Newcastle Falcons 108–97 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 11

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
17/06/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 93–92 Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/06/1994 Townsville Suns 87–92 Newcastle Falcons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/06/1994 Melbourne Tigers 107–99 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Illawarra Hawks 98–119 Geelong Supercats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 112–94 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Sydney Kings 98–118 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Brisbane Bullets 100–119 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Canberra Cannons 92–107 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 12

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
24/06/1994 Adelaide 36ers 110–74 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
24/06/1994 Melbourne Tigers 127–105 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 116–88 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Sydney Kings 117–106 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Perth Wildcats 93–86 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Geelong Supercats 111–98 Hobart Tassie Devils Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Canberra Cannons 100–98 Gold Coast Rollers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
26/06/1994 North Melbourne Giants 106–89 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
1/07/1994 Adelaide 36ers 112–83 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
1/07/1994 Melbourne Tigers 97–95 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Illawarra Hawks 87–86 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 97–114 Newcastle Falcons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 128–97 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Perth Wildcats 112–83 Townsville Suns Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Geelong Supercats 94–95 Gold Coast Rollers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Canberra Cannons 113–125 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 14

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
8/07/1994 Townsville Suns 114–90 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/07/1994 Geelong Supercats 101–110 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
8/07/1994 Newcastle Falcons 111–80 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/07/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 91–107 North Melbourne Giants Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
9/07/1994 Illawarra Hawks 79–88 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/07/1994 Brisbane Bullets 137–93 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/07/1994 Melbourne Tigers 104–90 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 15

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
15/07/1994 Perth Wildcats 118–110 Geelong Supercats Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 97–100 Canberra Cannons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/07/1994 Brisbane Bullets 119–125 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/07/1994 North Melbourne Giants 92–115 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 95–91 Sydney Kings Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 129–83 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 Townsville Suns 114–117 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 Newcastle Falcons 85–87 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
22/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 92–93 Townsville Suns Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/07/1994 Geelong Supercats 92–95 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
22/07/1994 Newcastle Falcons 96–126 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/07/1994 North Melbourne Giants 101–80 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Melbourne Tigers 102–126 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Adelaide 36ers 111–74 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 87–95 Brisbane Bullets Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Canberra Cannons 103–88 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/07/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 160–106 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 17

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
19/08/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 87–101 North Melbourne Giants Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Illawarra Hawks 93–95 Townsville Suns Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Perth Wildcats 118–108 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Geelong Supercats 100–112 South East Melbourne Magic Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Newcastle Falcons 100–88 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 Sydney Kings 115–107 Townsville Suns Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 Adelaide 36ers 113–102 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 North Melbourne Giants 108–115 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 88–95 Canberra Cannons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 18

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
26/08/1994 Illawarra Hawks 108–98 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
26/08/1994 Townsville Suns 111–140 Geelong Supercats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/08/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 112–91 Hobart Tassie Devils Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
26/08/1994 North Melbourne Giants 86–84 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Sydney Kings 83–96 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Perth Wildcats 131–108 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Newcastle Falcons 124–114 Hobart Tassie Devils Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Brisbane Bullets 153–106 Geelong Supercats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/08/1994 Canberra Cannons 118–121 South East Melbourne Magic AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 19

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
2/09/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 81–87 Illawarra Hawks Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 90–85 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/09/1994 Geelong Supercats 112–114 Townsville Suns Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
2/09/1994 North Melbourne Giants 108–93 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 103–90 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 Perth Wildcats 83–92 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 113–105 Gold Coast Rollers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 Canberra Cannons 96–98 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
4/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 129–88 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 20

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
9/09/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 96–114 Adelaide 36ers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/09/1994 Illawarra Hawks 98–97 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/09/1994 Townsville Suns 96–132 North Melbourne Giants Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/09/1994 Geelong Supercats 103–99 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 104–101 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 Sydney Kings 96–99 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 135–125 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 104–113 Newcastle Falcons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
11/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 120–106 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 21

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
16/09/1994 Sydney Kings 116–94 Newcastle Falcons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 102–90 Gold Coast Rollers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Townsville Suns 108–107 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Geelong Supercats 131–115 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Canberra Cannons 107–101 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/09/1994 Illawarra Hawks 89–87 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/09/1994 Perth Wildcats 90–76 Gold Coast Rollers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 87–116 South East Melbourne Magic Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/09/1994 North Melbourne Giants 119–88 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
23/09/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 90–112 South East Melbourne Magic Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 110–105 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
23/09/1994 Townsville Suns 105–141 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Sydney Kings 102–97 Geelong Supercats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 107–76 Canberra Cannons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 94–98 Illawarra Hawks Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Newcastle Falcons 100–105 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

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 South East 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

Quarter Finals Semi Finals 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 South East Melbourne Magic 113100X
6 Perth Wildcats 82 86 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 10879X
3 South East Melbourne Magic 87 76 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 109 112104
7 Sydney Kings 13191 95

Quarter Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
26/09/1994 Sydney Kings 131–109 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/09/1994 Illawarra Hawks 85–107 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/09/1994 Perth Wildcats 82–113 South East Melbourne Magic Burswood Dome N/A boxscore
28/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 116–105 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 119–83 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
30/09/1994 North Melbourne Giants 112–91 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 99–91 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/10/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 100–86 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/10/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–84 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/10/1994 North Melbourne Giants 104–95 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi Finals

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
8/10/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 87–108 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
8/10/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–88 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/10/1994 Melbourne Tigers 101–110 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
15/10/1994 North Melbourne Giants 79–76 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final

DateHomeScoreAwayVenueCrowdBoxscore
22/10/1994 Adelaide 36ers 93–95 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
28/10/1994 North Melbourne Giants 117–97 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

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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The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

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.

The 1993 NBL season was the 15th season of National Basketball League competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league, It was broadcast on Network Ten at midnight due to low ratings of live coverage until 1997, Townsville Suns made their debut this season.

The 1995 NBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

The 1996 NBL season was the 18th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

The 1997 NBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. The Hobart Devils, Geelong Supercats and Gold Coast Rollers did not return this season.

1998 NBL season

The 1998 NBL season was the 20th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. This season marked the NBL's final winter season. The Illawarra Hawks were renamed the Wollongong Hawks.

Scott Ninnis is an Australian former professional basketball player and coach who played most of his career with the Adelaide 36ers in the National Basketball League (NBL). He won three NBL championships during his career: 1986 and 1998 with the 36ers and 1992 with the South East Melbourne Magic. Ninnis also represented the Australian national basketball team during his career. He coached the Adelaide 36ers for two years and was an assistant coach with the club when they won the 1998–99 and 2001–02 NBL championships.