1993 NBL 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.

1993 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration16 April 1993 – 26 September 1993
29 September 1993 – 17 October 1993 (Finals)
23 – 31 October 1993 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Regular season
Top seedPerth Wildcats
Season MVPRobert Rose (South East Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsMelbourne Tigers (1st title)
  Runners-upPerth Wildcats
Finals MVPRicky Grace (Perth)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,000 1982 Don Monson
Brisbane Bullets Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Bruce Palmer
Canberra Cannons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Steve Breheny
Jim Calvin
Gold Coast Rollers Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,992 1990 Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983
Illawarra Hawks Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Alan Black
Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1931 Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,658 1979
North Melbourne Giants Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 Brett Brown
Perth Wildcats Perth, Western Australia Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Adrian Hurley
South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1992 Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500 1988 Bob Turner
Townsville Suns Townsville, Queensland Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 1993 Mark Bragg

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 16 April 1993 and 26 September 1993 with final series on 29 September 1993 until 17 October 1993 and grand finals on 23 October until 31 October 1993.

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.

# Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Pts % Won
1 Perth Wildcats 26 21 5 4-1 W4 12-1 9-4 2,709 2,499 108.40% 80.77%
2 South East Melbourne Magic 26 20 6 4-1 W2 12-1 8-5 2,687 2,365 113.62% 76.92%
3 Melbourne Tigers 26 16 10 3-2 L1 10-3 6-7 2,782 2,668 104.27% 61.54%
4 Brisbane Bullets 26 16 10 2-3 L3 9-4 7-6 2,684 2,571 104.40% 61.54%
5 Newcastle Falcons 26 15 11 3-2 W1 9-4 6-7 2,502 2,508 99.76% 57.69%
6 Illawarra Hawks 26 15 11 3-2 W2 10-3 5-8 2,452 2,462 99.59% 57.69%
7 Adelaide 36ers 26 14 12 2-3 W1 9-4 5-8 2,516 2,449 102.74% 53.85%
8 North Melbourne Giants 26 13 13 3-2 L1 8-5 5-8 2,653 2,527 104.99% 50.00%
9 Canberra Cannons 26 12 14 1-4 L2 9-4 3-10 2,604 2,608 99.85% 46.15%
10 Gold Coast Rollers 26 12 14 2-3 W1 9-4 3-10 2,525 2,559 98.67% 46.15%
11 Sydney Kings 26 11 15 2-3 L1 7-6 4-9 2,523 2,656 94.99% 42.31%
12 Geelong Supercats 26 7 19 3-2 W3 5-8 2-11 2,692 2,918 92.25% 26.92%
13 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 6 20 2-3 L1 3-10 3-10 2,507 2,736 91.63% 23.08%
14 Townsville Suns 26 4 22 0-5 L7 2-11 2-11 2,623 2,933 89.43% 15.38%

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

There were eight quarter finals, four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Quarter Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
29 SeptemberAdelaide 36ers93-99South East Melbourne MagicClipsal Powerhouse
29 SeptemberIllawarra Hawks98-118Melbourne TigersIllawarra Basketball Stadium
29 SeptemberNorth Melbourne Giants105-101Perth WildcatsThe Glass House
29 SeptemberNewcastle Falcons99-125Brisbane BulletsNewcastle Entertainment Centre
1 OctoberBrisbane Bullets122-118Newcastle FalconsBrisbane Entertainment Centre
1 OctoberSouth East Melbourne Magic102-87Adelaide 36ersNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
1 OctoberPerth Wildcats132-96North Melbourne GiantsPerth Entertainment Centre
2 OctoberMelbourne Tigers108-98Illawarra HawksNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
3 OctoberPerth Wildcats117-104North Melbourne GiantsPerth Entertainment Centre

Semi-Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
10 OctoberBrisbane Bullets101-97Perth WildcatsBrisbane Entertainment Centre
11 OctoberMelbourne Tigers108-106South East Melbourne MagicNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
15 OctoberSouth East Melbourne Magic72-89Melbourne TigersNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
15 OctoberPerth Wildcats120-107Brisbane BulletsPerth Entertainment Centre
17 OctoberPerth Wildcats119-80Brisbane BulletsPerth Entertainment Centre

Grand Final
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
23 OctoberMelbourne Tigers117-113Perth WildcatsNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
29 OctoberPerth Wildcats112-105Melbourne TigersPerth Entertainment Centre
31 OctoberPerth Wildcats102-104Melbourne TigersPerth Entertainment Centre

1993 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers32.0
Rebounds per gameMark DavisAdelaide 36ers12.9
Assists per gameAndre LafleurGold Coast Rollers9.1
Steals per gameRobert RoseSouth East Melbourne Magic3.0
Blocks per gameRicky JonesTownsville Suns2.2
Free throw percentageDavid ColbertBrisbane Bullets93.3%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGRobert RoseSouth East Melbourne Magic
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFMelvin ThomasIllawarra Hawks
CTerry DozierNewcastle Falcons
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