1990 NBL season

The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league.

1990 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration30 March 1990 – 22 September 1990
26 September 1990 – 14 October 1990 (Finals)
19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Top seedNorth Melbourne Giants
Season MVPDerek Rucker (Brisbane)
Top scorerDerek Rucker (Brisbane)
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (1st title)
  Runners-upBrisbane Bullets
Finals MVPRicky Grace (Perth)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Don Shipway
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 [1]
Eastside Melbourne Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Brian Goorjian
Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Barry Barnes [2]
Gold Coast Cougars Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,992 1990 Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 Tom Maher [3]
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 Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Alan Black
Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,500 1988 Bob Turner
Westside Melbourne Saints Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Dean Templeton

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990 with semi-final on 26 September 1990 until 14 October 1990 and grand final on 19 October until 28 October 1990.

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 North Melbourne Giants 26 20 6 3-2 W3 10-3 10-3 3,111 2,889 107.68% 76.92%
2 Eastside Melbourne Spectres 26 18 8 3-2 W1 10-3 8-5 3,028 2,858 105.95% 69.23%
3 Brisbane Bullets 26 18 8 3-2 W1 9-4 9-4 3,053 2,902 105.20% 69.23%
4 Melbourne Tigers 26 17 9 4-1 L1 11-2 6-7 3,226 3,018 106.89% 65.38%
5 Perth Wildcats 26 17 9 3-2 W2 11-2 6-7 2,926 2,791 104.84% 65.38%
6 Sydney Kings 26 16 10 3-2 W2 9-4 7-6 2,819 2,710 104.02% 61.54%
7 Canberra Cannons 26 16 10 4-1 L1 10-3 6-7 2,918 2,843 102.64% 61.54%
8 Illawarra Hawks 26 13 13 1-4 L2 9-4 4-9 3,056 3,094 98.77% 50.00%
9 Adelaide 36ers 26 12 14 3-2 L1 9-4 3-10 3,042 2,997 101.50% 46.15%
10 Geelong Supercats 26 11 15 3-2 W1 8-5 3-10 3,002 2,997 100.17% 42.31%
11 Gold Coast Cougars 26 9 17 1-4 L3 6-7 3-10 2,880 2,978 96.71% 34.62%
12 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 8 18 1-4 L1 5-8 3-10 2,926 3,149 92.92% 30.77%
13 Newcastle Falcons 26 4 22 3-2 W1 4-9 0-13 2,796 3,135 89.19% 15.38%
14 Westside Melbourne Saints 26 3 23 0-5 L7 2-11 1-12 2,713 3,135 86.54% 11.54%

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: 1990 NBL Finals

There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
26 SeptemberPerth Wildcats122-100Melbourne TigersPerth Entertainment Centre
26 SeptemberSydney Kings98-87Brisbane BulletsState Sports Centre
28 SeptemberBrisbane Bullets124-96Sydney KingsBrisbane Entertainment Centre
28 SeptemberMelbourne Tigers113-123Perth WildcatsThe Glass House
30 SeptemberBrisbane Bullets107-104Sydney KingsBrisbane Entertainment Centre

Semi-Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
6 OctoberBrisbane Bullets121-111Eastside Melbourne SpectresBrisbane Entertainment Centre
6 OctoberPerth Wildcats121-111North Melbourne GiantsPerth Entertainment Centre
12 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants131-110Perth WildcatsThe Glass House
13 OctoberEastside Melbourne Spectres119-120Brisbane BulletsThe Glass House
14 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants110-112 (OT)Perth WildcatsThe Glass House

Grand Final
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Attendance
19 OctoberPerth Wildcats112-106Brisbane BulletsPerth Entertainment Centre8,200
26 OctoberBrisbane Bullets106-90Perth WildcatsBrisbane Entertainment Centre13,221
28 OctoberBrisbane Bullets86-109Perth WildcatsBrisbane Entertainment Centre13,173

1990 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameDerek Rucker[4]Brisbane Bullets865 pts
Rebounds per gameJames BullockNewcastle Falcons16.2
Assists per gameShane HealGeelong Supercats8.3
Steals per gameLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets76 stls
Blocks per gameDaren RoweGeelong Supercats84 blks
Field goal percentageNorman TaylorWollongong Hawks66.9%
Three-point percentageGreg HubbardWollongong Hawks48.1%
Free throw percentageMike EllisPerth Wildcats88.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGDerek RuckerBrisbane Bullets
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants
CAndre MooreBrisbane Bullets

References
  1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhuV_5K_TrE
  2. http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXKkP7eots
  4. "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
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