1989 NBL season

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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 seedNorth Melbourne Giants
Season MVPScott Fisher
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (831 - 34.6 ppg)
Finals
ChampionsNorth Melbourne Giants
  Runners-upCanberra Cannons
Finals MVPScott Fisher
NBL seasons

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

Clubs

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

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

Pos 1989 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Canberra Cannons 24 18 6 75.00% 4–1 W4 10–2 8–4 2736 2580 106.05%
2 North Melbourne Giants 24 17 7 70.33% 5–0 W7 11–1 6–6 2993 2701 110.81%
3 Perth Wildcats1 24 16 8 66.67% 3–2 W2 11–1 5–7 2681 2660 100.79%
4 Melbourne Tigers1 24 16 8 66.67% 3–2 L2 8–4 8–4 2802 2660 105.34%
5 Sydney Kings2 24 15 9 62.50% 2–3 L2 9–3 6–6 2471 2489 99.28%
6 Adelaide 36ers2 24 15 9 62.50% 3–2 W2 10–2 5–7 2778 2668 104.12%
7 Eastside Spectres 24 14 10 53.85% 4–1 W4 9–3 5–7 2527 2454 102.97%
8 Brisbane Bullets 24 11 13 45.83% 1–4 W1 7–5 4–8 2563 2492 102.85%
9 Westside Saints3 24 8 16 33.33% 3–2 W1 5–7 3–9 2522 2648 95.24%
10 Hobart Tassie Devils3 24 8 16 33.33% 3–2 W1 6–6 2–10 2566 2757 93.07%
11 Illawarra Hawks 24 7 17 29.17% 0–5 L6 5–7 2–10 2826 2929 96.48%
12 Newcastle Falcons 24 6 18 25.00% 2–3 L2 5–7 1–11 2649 2799 94.64%
13 Geelong Supercats 24 5 19 20.83% 0–5 L6 3–9 2–10 2445 2722 89.82%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 1989. Source: NBL.com.au

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 September Adelaide 36ers 124-122 Perth Wildcats Apollo Stadium
20 September Sydney Kings 117-105 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre
22 September Perth Wildcats 114-94 Adelaide 36ers Perth Superdrome
22 September Melbourne Tigers 112-89 Sydney Kings The Glass House
24 September Perth Wildcats 112-108 Adelaide 36ers Perth Superdrome
24 September Melbourne Tigers 83-85 Sydney Kings The Glass House

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
29 September Sydney Kings 98-108 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre
30 September Perth Wildcats 108-129 North Melbourne Giants Perth Superdrome
6 October Canberra Cannons 92-100 Sydney Kings AIS Arena
6 October North Melbourne Giants 108-111 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
8 October Canberra Cannons 142-82 Sydney Kings AIS Arena
8 October North Melbourne Giants 165-110 Perth Wildcats The Glass House

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
14 October Canberra Cannons 105-111 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena
20 October North Melbourne Giants 111-97 Canberra Cannons The Glass House

1989 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 34.5
Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne 17.0
Assists per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 7.2
Steals per game Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons 3.3
Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.2
Free throw percentage Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants 87.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Kent Lockhart Eastside Melbourne Spectres
SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants
C Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers
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