1983 NBL season

The 1983 NBL season was the fifth season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The regular season began on 10 February and ended on 18 June. The finals began on 23 June with the divisional finals before concluding on 4 July with the NBL Grand Final.

1983 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration10 February – 18 June (Regular season)
23 June – 4 July (Finals)
Number of games22
Number of teams16
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Top seedSydney Supersonics (Eastern)
Geelong Cats (Western)
Season MVPOwen Wells (Sydney)
Top scorerMike Jones (Illawarra)
Finals
ChampionsCanberra Cannons (1st title)
  Runners-upWest Adelaide Bearcats

Ladder

The home-and-away regular season took place over 18 rounds between 10 February and 18 June, with all 16 teams competing in 22 games.

Eastern Division

# Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Pts % Won
1 Sydney Supersonics 22 19 3 4-1 W2 11-0 8-3 1,956 1,710 114.39% 86.36%
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 22 17 5 4-1 W4 10-1 7-4 2,180 1,972 110.55% 77.27%
3 Coburg Giants 22 13 9 1-4 L1 9-2 4-7 1,976 1,920 102.92% 59.09%
4 Newcastle Falcons 22 13 9 3-2 L1 8-3 5-6 2,143 2,076 103.23% 59.09%
5 Brisbane Bullets 22 10 12 4-1 W3 6-5 4-7 1,734 1,763 98.36% 45.45%
6 Frankston Bears 22 6 16 0-5 L6 3-8 3-8 1,809 1,863 97.10% 27.27%
7 Illawarra Hawks 22 4 18 3-2 L1 3-8 1-10 1,929 2,128 90.65% 18.18%
8 Devonport Warriors 22 2 20 1-4 W1 1-10 1-10 1,674 2,068 80.95% 09.09%

Western Division

# Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Pts % Won
1 Geelong Cats 22 18 4 5-0 W6 9-2 9-2 1,953 1,736 112.50% 81.82%
2 Canberra Cannons 22 16 6 4-1 W1 9-2 7-4 2,049 1,777 115.31% 72.73%
3 Nunawading Spectres 22 15 7 3-2 W1 9-2 6-5 1,964 1,760 111.59% 68.18%
4 St. Kilda Saints 22 12 10 2-3 W1 8-3 4-7 1,971 1,942 101.49% 54.55%
5 Bankstown Bruins 22 12 10 3-2 L1 6-5 6-5 1,737 1,728 100.52% 54.55%
6 Adelaide 36ers 22 11 11 2-3 L1 7-4 4-7 2,002 2,047 97.80% 50.00%
7 Westate Wildcats 22 6 16 0-5 L5 5-6 1-10 1,929 2,171 88.85% 27.27%
8 Hobart Devils 22 2 20 0-5 L10 2-9 0-11 1,757 2,102 83.59% 09.09%

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.

Finals

The NBL finals series in 1983 consisted of the divisional finals (which was a round-robin fixture for the top eight teams), two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final.

Round Robin (East)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification WAB COB SYD NEW
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 3 2 1 288 269 +19 Qualification to semi finals 93–86
2 Coburg Giants 3 2 1 285 271 +14 105–104 79–80
3 Sydney Supersonics 3 2 1 259 264 5 78–91 101–94
4 Newcastle Falcons 3 0 3 267 295 28 87–101

Round Robin (West)

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification CBR NUN GEE STK
1 Canberra Cannons 3 3 0 279 247 +32 Qualification to semi finals 89–81 104–85
2 Nunawading Spectres 3 2 1 297 238 +59 107–74 109–75
3 Geelong Cats 3 1 2 250 287 37 81–86
4 St. Kilda Saints 3 0 3 254 308 54 94–95

Divisional Finals results

Each of the top eight teams played in a three-game round robin fixture between 23 June and 26 June. The result were as follows:[1]

Results

TeamRecordPoints
differential
Semi Finals
seed
Sydney Supersonics2–1-5N/A
Geelong Cats1–2-37N/A
West Adelaide Bearcats2–1+19#3
Canberra Cannons3–0+32#1
Nunawading Spectres2–1+59#2
Coburg Giants2–1+14#4
Newcastle Falcons0–3-28N/A
St. Kilda Saints0–3-54N/A

Bracket

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1 Canberra Cannons 80
4 Coburg Giants 75
1 Canberra Cannons 75
2 West Adelaide Bearcats 73
2 Nunawading Spectres 77
3 West Adelaide Bearcats 84

Semi Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
1 JulyNunawading Spectres77–84West Adelaide BearcatsBurwood Stadium
1 JulyCanberra Cannons80–75Coburg GiantsKilsyth Stadium

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
4 JulyCanberra Cannons75–73West Adelaide BearcatsKilsyth Stadium

Awards

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
PointsMike JonesIllawarra Hawks679 pts / 22 games[2]
Rebounds per gameGeorge MorrowNewcastle Falcons15.6 rpg / 25 games[2]
StealsPhil SmythCanberra Cannons67 / 22 games[2]
BlocksJames CrawfordGeelong Cats69 / 22 games[2]
Field goal percentageMike SlusherSt Kilda Saints64.8% (96/148)[2]
Free throw percentageMichael JohnsonNewcastle Falcons91.8% (34/37)[2]

Regular season

References

  1. "Results for NBL 1983 – Round 19". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  3. "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
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