1999–2000 NBL season

The 1999–2000 NBL season was the 22nd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league. The Newcastle Falcons folded and were replaced by the Cairns Taipans.

1999–2000 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration2 October 1999 – 11 March 2000
15 March 2000 – 3 April 2000 (Finals)
7 – 12 April 2000 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)
ABC
Fox Sports
Regular season
Top seedAdelaide 36ers
Season MVPPaul Rogers (Perth)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (4th title)
  Runners-upVictoria Titans
Finals MVPMarcus Timmons (Perth)

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 24 rounds between 2 October 1999 and 11 March 2000 with finals starting 15 March 2000 until 3 April 2000 and grand final on 7–12 April 2000.

Round 1
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
2 October West Sydney Razorbacks 98–82 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Superdome box score report
2 October Melbourne Tigers 98–71 Cairns Taipans Rod Laver Arena box score report
2 October Sydney Kings 98–76 Canberra Cannons Sydney Superdome box score report
2 October Adelaide 36ers 109–89 Perth Wildcats Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
2 October Victoria Titans 106–95 Townsville Crocodiles Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 2
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
8 October West Sydney Razorbacks 104–78 Victoria Titans Whitlam Centre box score report
9 October Brisbane Bullets 85–113 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
9 October Townsville Crocodiles 99–88 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
12 October Cairns Taipans 78–104 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre box score report
12 October Townsville Crocodiles 123–81 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 3
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
15 October West Sydney Razorbacks 95–85 Perth Wildcats Whitlam Centre box score report
15 October Victoria Titans 97–82 Canberra Cannons Rod Laver Arena box score report
16 October Canberra Cannons 84–108 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena box score report
16 October Brisbane Bullets 77–76 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
16 October Melbourne Tigers 77–112 Victoria Titans Rod Laver Arena box score report
17 October Wollongong Hawks 99–77 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 4
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
20 October Wollongong Hawks 73–86 Victoria Titans Ballarat Stadium box score report
22 October Perth Wildcats 77–69 Cairns Taipans Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
23 October Brisbane Bullets 101–86 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
23 October Sydney Kings 88–98 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Superdome box score report
23 October Wollongong Hawks 86–78 Canberra Cannons WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
23 October Adelaide 36ers 91–84 Cairns Taipans Clipsal Powerhouse box score report

Round 5
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
27 October Canberra Cannons 89–102 Melbourne Tigers Bendigo Basketball Stadium box score report
29 October Melbourne Tigers 91–103 Sydney Kings Rod Laver Arena box score report
29 October Adelaide 36ers 105–80 Wollongong Hawks Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
30 October Canberra Cannons 85–96 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena box score report
30 October Cairns Taipans 75–103 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre box score report
30 October Perth Wildcats 89–86 Wollongong Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
30 October West Sydney Razorbacks 94–80 Brisbane Bullets Whitlam Centre box score report
1 November Victoria Titans 75–74 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 6
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
5 November Sydney Kings 96–86 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Superdome box score report
5 November Wollongong Hawks 90–92 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
5 November Melbourne Tigers 78–71 Cairns Taipans Rod Laver Arena box score report
6 November Canberra Cannons 98–79 Cairns Taipans AIS Arena box score report
6 November Victoria Titans 101–75 Brisbane Bullets Rod Laver Arena box score report
6 November Townsville Crocodiles 131–127 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 7
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
12 November Perth Wildcats 113–102 West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
12 November Wollongong Hawks 96–87 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
12 November Melbourne Tigers 84–104 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report
12 November Canberra Cannons 85–87 Victoria Titans AIS Arena box score report
12 November Townsville Crocodiles 101–115 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
13 November Brisbane Bullets 77–87 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
13 November Cairns Taipans 99–86 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre box score report

Round 8
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
19 November Adelaide 36ers 113–106 Townsville Crocodiles Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
20 November Perth Wildcats 109–98 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
20 November West Sydney Razorbacks 99–111 Wollongong Hawks Whitlam Centre box score report
20 November Victoria Titans 113–112 Melbourne Tigers Rod Laver Arena box score report
21 November Sydney Kings 77–75 Cairns Taipans Sydney Superdome box score report

Round 9
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
26 November Melbourne Tigers 103–97 West Sydney Razorbacks Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 November Perth Wildcats 109–82 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
27 November West Sydney Razorbacks 103–90 Canberra Cannons Whitham Centre box score report
27 November Victoria Titans 89–80 Sydney Kings Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 November Adelaide 36ers 90–100 Melbourne Tigers Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
27 November Townsville Crocodiles 116–82 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
30 November Cairns Taipans 82–83 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre box score report
30 November Adelaide 36ers 97–100 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 10
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
3 December Cairns Taipans 78–79 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre box score report
3 December West Sydney Razorbacks 121–107 Melbourne Tigers Whitlam Centre box score report
3 December Adelaide 36ers 111–86 Canberra Cannons Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
3 December Townsville Crocodiles 108–90 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
4 December Brisbane Bullets 75–86 Victoria Titans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
4 December Perth Wildcats 99–85 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
4 December Sydney Kings 72–99 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Superdome box score report

Round 11
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
10 December Cairns Taipans 63–76 Canberra Cannons Cairns Convention Centre box score report
10 December Wollongong Hawks 103–111 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
10 December Victoria Titans 100–81 West Sydney Razorbacks Rod Laver Arena box score report
10 December Brisbane Bullets 93–101 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
11 December Melbourne Tigers 102–107 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report
11 December Sydney Kings 81–88 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Superdome 17,803 box score report
11 December Townsville Crocodiles 117–88 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
12 December Adelaide 36ers 94–70 Brisbane Bullets Clipsal Powerhouse box score report

* The game between the Sydney Kings and West Sydney Razorbacks at the Sydney Super Dome attracted the NBL record attendance of 17,803

Round 12
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
17 December Wollongong Hawks 97–120 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
17 December West Sydney Razorbacks 110–118 Townsville Crocodiles Whitlam Centre box score report
17 December Victoria Titans 90–98 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report
18 December Canberra Cannons 101–128 Townsville Crocodiles AIS Arena box score report
18 December Cairns Taipans 89–98 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre box score report
18 December Melbourne Tigers 122–95 Brisbane Bullets Rod Laver Arena box score report
18 December Sydney Kings 84–115 Perth Wildcats Sydney Superdome box score report

Round 13
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
23 December Wollongong Hawks 84–93 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
26 December Canberra Cannons 121–94 West Sydney Razorbacks AIS Arena box score report
26 December Victoria Titans 77–103 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 December Brisbane Bullets 79–84 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
27 December Melbourne Tigers 85–98 Wollongong Hawks Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 14
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
30 December Wollongong Hawks 86–88 Victoria Titans WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
30 December West Sydney Razorbacks 87–123 Sydney Kings Whitlam Centre box score report
30 December Townsville Crocodiles 103–78 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
2 January Adelaide 36ers 101–89 Perth Wildcats Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
2 January Cairns Taipans 64–82 Canberra Cannons Cairns Convention Centre box score report

Round 15
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
7 January Perth Wildcats 78–72 Victoria Titans Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
7 January Cairns Taipans 67–94 West Sydney Razorbacks Cairns Convention Centre box score report
7 January Wollongong Hawks 94–112 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
8 January Canberra Cannons 108–105 Sydney Kings AIS Arena box score report
8 January Brisbane Bullets 85–83 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
8 January Adelaide 36ers 94–75 Victoria Titans Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
8 January Townsville Crocodiles 101–104 West Sydney Razorbacks Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 16
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
14 January Adelaide 36ers 124–99 Sydney Kings Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
14 January Brisbane Bullets 99–90 Wollongong Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
14 January Townsville Crocodiles 102–97 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
15 January Cairns Taipans 82–109 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre box score report
15 January Perth Wildcats 106–91 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
16 January West Sydney Razorbacks 95–102 Townsville Crocodiles Whitham Centre box score report

Round 17
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
21 January Wollongong Hawks 94–86 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
21 January West Sydney Razorbacks 84–101 Adelaide 36ers Whitham Centre box score report
22 January Canberra Cannons 98–121 Townsville Crocodiles AIS Arena box score report
22 January Perth Wildcats 86–104 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
22 January Sydney Kings 75–106 Victoria Titans Sydney Superdome box score report

Round 18
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
26 January West Sydney Razorbacks 93–98 Canberra Cannons Whitham Centre box score report
26 January Wollongong Hawks 88–93 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
28 January Brisbane Bullets 99–73 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
28 January Townsville Crocodiles 88–80 Victoria Titans Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
29 January Cairns Taipans 57–84 Victoria Titans Cairns Convention Centre box score report
29 January Sydney Kings 114–100 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Superdome box score report
29 January Adelaide 36ers 106–102 Melbourne Tigers Clipsal Powerhouse box score report

Round 19
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
4 February Melbourne Tigers 106–88 Sydney Kings Rod Laver Arena box score report
4 February Canberra Cannons 94–89 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena box score report
4 February Townsville Crocodiles 78–94 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
5 February Cairns Taipans 72–87 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre box score report
5 February Sydney Kings 110–93 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Superdome box score report
5 February Wollongong Hawks 109–104 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
5 February Victoria Titans 83–75 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 20
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
10 February West Sydney Razorbacks 92–69 Victoria Titans Whitham Centre box score report
11 February Adelaide 36ers 95–92 Wollongong Hawks Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
12 February Canberra Cannons 109–95 Wollongong Hawks AIS Arena box score report
12 February Melbourne Tigers 88–99 Victoria Titans Rod Laver Arena box score report
12 February Perth Wildcats 120–93 Cairns Taipans Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
12 February Townsville Crocodiles 122–73 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 21
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
17 February Wollongong Hawks 90–75 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
18 February Sydney Kings 100–115 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Superdome box score report
18 February Victoria Titans 103–87 Cairns Taipans Rod Laver Arena box score report
18 February Adelaide 36ers 101–77 Brisbane Bullets Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
19 February Brisbane Bullets 88–90 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
19 February Melbourne Tigers 97–123 Townsville Crocodiles Rod Laver Arena box score report
19 February West Sydney Razorbacks 98–109 Perth Wildcats Whitham Centre box score report

Round 22
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
25 February Wollongong Hawks 98–114 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
25 February West Sydney Razorbacks 106–96 Cairns Taipans Whitham Centre box score report
25 February Melbourne Tigers 94–89 Canberra Cannons Rod Laver Arena box score report
26 February Canberra Cannons 107–103 Sydney Kings AIS Arena box score report
26 February Brisbane Bullets 85–86 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
26 February Perth Wildcats 88–86 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
26 February Victoria Titans 74–81 Townsville Crocodiles Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 23
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
3 March Cairns Taipans 75–129 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre box score report
3 March Victoria Titans 88–78 Wollongong Hawks Rod Laver Arena box score report
3 March Canberra Cannons 99–96 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena box score report
4 March Melbourne Tigers 118–101 West Sydney Razorbacks Rod Laver Arena box score report
4 March Perth Wildcats 93–78 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
4 March Sydney Kings 97–98 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Superdome box score report
4 March Townsville Crocodiles 88–82 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 24
Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
10 March Cairns Taipans 87–99 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre box score report
10 March Victoria Titans 118–87 Canberra Cannons Rod Laver Arena box score report
11 March Canberra Cannons 94–105 Wollongong Hawks AIS Arena box score report
11 March Brisbane Bullets 76–97 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
11 March Perth Wildcats 88–72 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
11 March Sydney Kings 80–87 Victoria Titans Sydney Superdome box score report
11 March Adelaide 36ers 93–85 West Sydney Razorbacks Clipsal Powerhouse box score report

Ladder
# Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Pts % Won
1 Adelaide 36ers 28 22 6 3-2 W1 13-2 9-4 2,822 2,470 114.25% 78.57%
2 Townsville Crocodiles 28 22 6 5-0 W7 11-3 11-3 2,960 2,606 113.58% 78.57%
3 Perth Wildcats 28 22 6 5-0 W8 12-1 10-5 2,677 2,500 107.08% 78.57%
4 Victoria Titans 28 20 8 4-1 W3 11-3 9-5 2,523 2,360 106.91% 71.43%
5 Melbourne Tigers 28 14 14 2-3 L1 7-7 7-7 2,767 2,698 102.56% 50.00%
6 West Sydney Razorbacks 28 12 16 2-3 L2 8-7 4-9 2,708 2,754 98.33% 42.86%
7 Wollongong Hawks 28 11 17 3-2 W2 6-9 5-8 2,581 2,665 96.85% 39.29%
8 Canberra Cannons 28 11 17 2-3 L2 7-7 4-10 2,552 2,738 93.21% 39.29%
9 Sydney Kings 28 11 17 1-4 L4 5-8 6-9 2,642 2,702 97.78% 39.29%
10 Brisbane Bullets 28 7 21 1-4 L2 6-7 1-14 2,343 2,648 88.48% 25.00%
11 Cairns Taipans 28 2 26 0-5 L13 1-13 1-13 2,191 2,625 83.47% 07.14%

Finals Series

Quarter Finals

(best-of-three series)

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
15 March Melbourne Tigers 101–94 Victoria Titans Rod Laver Arena box score report
15 March West Sydney Razorbacks 91–80 Perth Wildcats Whitlam Centre box score report
17 March Perth Wildcats 99–88 West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
18 March Victoria Titans 78–70 Melbourne Tigers Rod Laver Arena box score report
19 March Perth Wildcats 82–74 West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
20 March Victoria Titans 105–96 Melbourne Tigers Rod Laver Arena box score report

Semi Finals

(best-of-three series)

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
24 March Perth Wildcats 104–101 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
25 March Victoria Titans 101–86 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report
31 March Townsville Crocodiles 101–78 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
1 April Adelaide 36ers 95–72 Victoria Titans Clipsal Powerhouse box score report
2 April Townsville Crocodiles 84–104 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
3 April Adelaide 36ers 89–93 Victoria Titans Clipsal Powerhouse box score report

Grand Final

(best-of-three series)

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
7 April Victoria Titans 78–84 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report
12 April Perth Wildcats 83–76 Victoria Titans Perth Entertainment Centre box score report

1999–00 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers29.2
Rebounds per gameMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers14.8
Assists per gameDarryl McdonaldVictoria Titans7.8
Steals per gameDarryl McdonaldVictoria Titans2.5
Blocks per gameSimon DwightWest Sydney Razorbacks3.0
Free throw percentageDerek RuckerWest Sydney Razorbacks91.8%
Three-point field goal percentageMike KellyTownsville Crocodiles43.9%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGBrett MaherAdelaide 36ers
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFSam MackinnonTownsville Crocodiles
PFMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers
CPaul RogersPerth Wildcats
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