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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
Top scorerAndrew Gaze
Finals
ChampionsMelbourne Tigers
  Runners-upPerth Wildcats
Finals MVPRicky Grace
NBL seasons

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.

Clubs

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

Team Pld Won Lost
1 Perth Wildcats 26 21 5
2 South East Melbourne Magic 26 20 6
3 Melbourne Tigers 26 16 10
4 Brisbane Bullets 26 16 10
5 Newcastle Falcons 26 15 11
6 Illawarra Hawks 26 15 11
7 Adelaide 36ers 26 14 12
8 North Melbourne Giants 26 13 13
9 Canberra Cannons 26 12 14
10 Gold Coast Rollers 26 12 14
11 Sydney Kings 26 11 15
12 Geelong Supercats 26 7 19
13 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 6 20
14 Townsville Suns 26 4 22

Finals

Main article: 1993 NBL 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 September Adelaide 36ers 93-99 South East Melbourne Magic Clipsal Powerhouse
29 September Illawarra Hawks 98-118 Melbourne Tigers Illawarra Basketball Stadium
29 September North Melbourne Giants 105-101 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
29 September Newcastle Falcons 99-125 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre
1 October Brisbane Bullets 122-118 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre
1 October South East Melbourne Magic 102-87 Adelaide 36ers National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
1 October Perth Wildcats 132-96 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre
2 October Melbourne Tigers 108-98 Illawarra Hawks National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
3 October Perth Wildcats 117-104 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
10 October Brisbane Bullets 101-97 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre
11 October Melbourne Tigers 108-106 South East Melbourne Magic National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
15 October South East Melbourne Magic 72-89 Melbourne Tigers National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
15 October Perth Wildcats 120-107 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre
17 October Perth Wildcats 119-80 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
23 October Melbourne Tigers 117-113 Perth Wildcats National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park
29 October Perth Wildcats 112-105 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre
31 October Perth Wildcats 102-104 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre

1993 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 32.0
Rebounds per game Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers 12.9
Assists per game Andre Lafleur Gold Coast Rollers 9.1
Steals per game Robert Rose South East Melbourne Magic 3.0
Blocks per game Ricky Jones Townsville Suns 2.2
Free throw percentage David Colbert Brisbane Bullets 93.3%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Robert Rose South East Melbourne Magic
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Melvin Thomas Illawarra Hawks
C Terry Dozier Newcastle Falcons
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