1994 NBL season

The 1994 NBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

1994 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration7 April 1994 – 24 September 1994
26 September 1994 – 15 October 1994 (Finals)
22 – 28 October 1994 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Regular season
Top seedMelbourne Tigers
Season MVPAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsNorth Melbourne Giants (2nd title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
Finals MVPPaul Rees (North Melbourne)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,000 1982 Mike Dunlap
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 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 Bill Tomlinson
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 Tom Wiseman
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 22 rounds between 7 April 1994 and 24 September 1994 with final series on 26 September 1994 until 15 October 1994 and grand final on 22 October until 28 October 1994.

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 Melbourne Tigers 26 19 7 3-2 W1 12-1 7-6 2,925 2,811 104.06% 73.08%
2 North Melbourne Giants 26 19 7 3-2 W1 9-4 10-3 2,814 2,530 111.23% 73.08%
3 South East Melbourne Magic 26 18 8 4-1 W2 11-2 7-6 2,897 2,591 111.81% 69.23%
4 Adelaide 36ers 26 18 8 4-1 W2 10-3 8-5 2,696 2,412 111.77% 69.23%
5 Brisbane Bullets 26 18 8 4-1 W1 9-4 9-4 3,001 2,837 105.78% 69.23%
6 Perth Wildcats 26 16 10 3-2 W2 10-3 6-7 2,654 2,561 103.63% 61.54%
7 Sydney Kings 26 16 10 3-2 W2 10-3 6-7 2,652 2,564 103.43% 61.54%
8 Illawarra Hawks 26 13 13 4-1 W3 8-5 5-8 2,473 2,571 96.19% 50.00%
9 Newcastle Falcons 26 13 13 2-3 L3 7-6 6-7 2,643 2,634 100.34% 50.00%
10 Gold Coast Rollers 26 10 16 0-5 L5 7-6 3-10 2,467 2,501 98.64% 38.46%
11 Canberra Cannons 26 7 19 1-4 L1 5-8 2-11 2,507 2,777 90.28% 26.92%
12 Geelong Supercats 26 7 19 2-3 L1 4-9 3-10 2,752 2,895 95.06% 26.92%
13 Townsville Suns 26 6 20 2-3 L1 3-10 3-10 2,505 2,949 84.94% 23.08%
14 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 2 24 0-5 L13 2-11 0-13 2,470 2,823 87.50% 07.69%

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
26 SeptemberSydney Kings131-109North Melbourne GiantsSydney Entertainment Centre
28 SeptemberIllawarra Hawks85-107Melbourne TigersIllawarra Basketball Stadium
28 SeptemberBrisbane Bullets116-105Adelaide 36ersBrisbane Entertainment Centre
28 SeptemberPerth Wildcats82-113South East Melbourne MagicBurswood Dome
30 SeptemberAdelaide 36ers99-91Brisbane BulletsClipsal Powerhouse
30 SeptemberMelbourne Tigers119-83Illawarra HawksNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
30 SeptemberNorth Melbourne Giants112-91Sydney KingsThe Glass House
2 OctoberAdelaide 36ers101-84Brisbane BulletsClipsal Powerhouse
2 OctoberSouth East Melbourne Magic100-86Perth WildcatsNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
2 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants104-95Sydney KingsThe Glass House

Semi-Finals
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
8 OctoberAdelaide 36ers101-88Melbourne TigersClipsal Powerhouse
8 OctoberSouth East Melbourne Magic72-89North Melbourne GiantsNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
14 OctoberMelbourne Tigers101-110Adelaide 36ersNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
15 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants79-76South East Melbourne MagicThe Glass House

Grand Final
Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Attendance
22 OctoberAdelaide 36ers93-95 (OT)North Melbourne GiantsClipsal Powerhouse8,000
28 OctoberNorth Melbourne Giants117-97Adelaide 36ersThe Glass House7,200

1994 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers33.4
Rebounds per gameMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers12.9
Assists per gameDerek RuckerNewcastle Falcons10.6
Steals per gameDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants4.5
Blocks per gameKeith NelsonHobart Tassie Devils2.9
Free throw percentageAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers90.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFLeon TrimminghamSydney Kings
CMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers
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