1995 NBL season

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1995 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration21 April – 16 September 1995
20 September – 5 October 1995 (Finals)
7 – 15 October 1995 (Grand Finals)
Teams14
TV partner(s) Network Ten
Fox Sports
Regular season
Season champions Perth Wildcats
Season MVP Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions Perth Wildcats (3rd title)
  Runners-up North Melbourne Giants
Finals MVP Andrew Vlahov (Perth)
NBL seasons

The 1995 NBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 [1] teams contested 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 Brett Flannigan
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 10,5001988 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 1995 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 21 April 1995 and 16 September 1995.

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

Ladder

Pos 1995 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 2619773.08%4–1W410–39–427212617103.97%
2 S.E. Melbourne Magic 12618869.23%4–1W48–510–327422547107.66%
3 North Melbourne Giants 12618869.23%5–0W58–510–328862694107.13%
4 Adelaide 36ers 22617965.38%5–0W910–37–626512590102.36%
5 Newcastle Falcons 22617965.38%4–1W29–48–526162611100.19%
6 Brisbane Bullets 26161061.54%2–3L110–36–728182719103.64%
7 Illawarra Hawks 326141253.85%1–4L48–56–726352584101.97%
8 Melbourne Tigers 326141253.85%3–2W19–45–828912762104.67%
9 Canberra Cannons 26121446.15%2–3W17–65–82768277899.64%
10 Sydney Kings 26101638.46%1–4L25–85–82578269295.77%
11 Geelong Supercats 42691734.62%1–4L36–73–102672283694.22%
12 Townsville Suns 42691734.62%2–3W16–73–102677273098.06%
13 Gold Coast Rollers 2652119.23%0–5L74–91–122700292192.43%
14 Hobart Tassie Devils 2642215.38%1–4L33–101–122386266089.70%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 1995. 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 South East Melbourne Magic and North Melbourne Giants (1-1). South East Melbourne Magic won For and Against (+12).

2Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+2).

3Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

4Geelong Supercats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Final
               
1 Perth Wildcats 91 10896
8 Melbourne Tigers 10399 92
1 Perth Wildcats 9485X
4 Adelaide 36ers 78 76 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 93 9499
5 Newcastle Falcons 10184 92
1 Perth Wildcats 97 97108
3 North Melbourne Giants 10488 88
3 North Melbourne Giants 115130X
6 Brisbane Bullets 105 99 X
2 S.E. Melbourne Magic 77 9892
3 North Melbourne Giants 9879 107
2 S.E. Melbourne Magic 108 9293
7 Illawarra Hawks 11389 75

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

1995 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.9
Rebounds per game Reggie Smith Newcastle Falcons 15.4
Assists per game Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 10.4
Steals per game Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 3.8
Blocks per gameJohn Dorge South East Melbourne Magic 2.9
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 89.8%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
1 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
2 Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants
3 Robert Rose Adelaide 36ers
4 Andrew Vlahov Perth Wildcats
5 Reggie Smith Newcastle Falcons
6 John Dorge South East Melbourne Magic

* Six players selected in 1995


References

  1. ↑ "Latest NBL Basketball Standings | Basketball.com.au". www.basketball.com.au. Retrieved 4 September 2025.
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