1989 NBL season

The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.

1989 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration20 April 1989 – 24 September 1989
29 September 1989 – 8 October 1989 (Semi-Finals)
14 – 20 October 1989 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Top seedCanberra Cannons
Season MVPScott Fisher (North Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsNorth Melbourne Giants (1st title)
  Runners-upCanberra Cannons
Finals MVPScott Fisher (North Melbourne)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Gary Fox
Brisbane Bullets Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Steve Breheny*
Eastside Melbourne Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Brian Goorjian
Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Barry Barnes[1]
Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983
Illawarra Hawks Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1931 Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 Ken Cole
North Melbourne Giants Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,500 1982 Alan Black
Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 Bob Turner
Westside Melbourne Saints Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979

NOTES
  • Steve Breheny was suspended by the league following the semi finals series between Canberra and Sydney for allegedly headbutting Kings player Damian Keogh.[2] Assistant Coach Andy Campbell was in charge of the team for the Grand Final Series.[3]

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 20 April 1989 and 24 September 1989 with semi-final on 29 September 1989 until 8 October 1989 and grand final on 14 October until 20 October 1989.

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.

# Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Pts % Won
1 Canberra Cannons 24 18 6 4-1 W4 10-2 8-4 2,736 2,580 106.05% 75.00%
2 North Melbourne Giants 24 17 7 5-0 W7 11-1 6-6 2,993 2,701 110.81% 70.33%
3 Perth Wildcats 24 16 8 3-2 W2 11-1 5-7 2,681 2,660 100.79% 66.67%
4 Melbourne Tigers 24 16 8 3-2 L2 8-4 8-4 2,802 2,660 105.34% 66.67%
5 Sydney Kings 24 15 9 2-3 L2 9-3 6-6 2,471 2,489 99.28% 62.50%
6 Adelaide 36ers 24 15 9 3-2 W2 10-2 5-7 2,778 2,668 104.12% 62.50%
7 Eastside Melbourne Spectres 24 14 10 4-1 W4 9-3 5-7 2,527 2,454 102.97% 53.85%
8 Brisbane Bullets 24 11 13 1-4 W1 7-5 4-8 2,563 2,492 102.85% 45.83%
9 Westside Melbourne Saints 24 8 16 3-2 W1 5-7 3-9 2,522 2,648 95.24% 33.33%
10 Hobart Tassie Devils 24 8 16 3-2 W1 6-6 2-10 2,566 2,757 93.07% 33.33%
11 Illawarra Hawks 24 7 17 0-5 L6 5-7 2-10 2,826 2,929 96.48% 29.17%
12 Newcastle Falcons 24 6 18 2-3 L2 5-7 1-11 2,649 2,799 94.64% 25.00%
13 Geelong Supercats 24 5 19 0-5 L6 3-9 2-10 2,445 2,722 89.82% 20.83%

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
Main article: 1989 NBL Finals

There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semi-finals, and then best of three grand final.

Elimination Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
20 SeptemberAdelaide 36ers124-122Perth WildcatsApollo Stadium
20 SeptemberSydney Kings117-105Melbourne TigersState Sports Centre
22 SeptemberPerth Wildcats114-94Adelaide 36ersPerth Superdrome
22 SeptemberMelbourne Tigers112-89Sydney KingsThe Glass House
24 SeptemberPerth Wildcats112-108Adelaide 36ersPerth Superdrome
24 SeptemberMelbourne Tigers83-85Sydney KingsThe Glass House

Semi-Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
29 SeptemberSydney Kings98-108Canberra CannonsState Sports Centre
30 SeptemberPerth Wildcats108-129North Melbourne GiantsPerth Superdrome
6 OctoberCanberra Cannons92-100Sydney KingsAIS Arena
6 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants108-111Perth WildcatsThe Glass House
8 OctoberCanberra Cannons142-82Sydney KingsAIS Arena
8 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants165-110Perth WildcatsThe Glass House

Grand Final
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
14 OctoberCanberra Cannons105-111North Melbourne GiantsAIS Arena
20 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants111-97Canberra CannonsThe Glass House

1989 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers34.5
Rebounds per gameDean UthoffEastside Melbourne Spectres17.0
Assists per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers7.2
Steals per gamePhil SmythCanberra Cannons3.3
Blocks per gameWillie SimmonsCanberra Cannons3.2
Free throw percentageScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants87.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGPhil SmythCanberra Cannons
SGKent LockhartEastside Melbourne Spectres
SFAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
PFScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants
CMark DavisAdelaide 36ers

References
  1. http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/
  2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHcGe3PmWv0
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNGnSIy-vo
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