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1988 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration12 February 1988 – 9 July 1988 (Regular Season)
14 – 24 July 1988 (Elimination/Semi-Finals)
30 July – 7 August 1988 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Top seedAdelaide 36ers
Season MVPJoe Hurst
Top scorerAndrew Gaze
Finals
ChampionsCanberra Cannons
  Runners-upNorth Melbourne Giants
Finals MVPPhil Smyth
NBL seasons

The 1988 NBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league.

Clubs

Following the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings, the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.

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 Kerle
Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 United States Bob Turner
Eastside Melbourne 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 United States Pete Mathieson [1]
Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,800 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 2,200 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 United States Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 United States Claude Williams
Westside Melbourne Saints Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 22 rounds between 12 February 1988 and 9 July 1988 with Elimination finals taking place on the 14th and 16 July, the Semi Finals taking place between 19 July 1988 and 24 July 1988 and the grand final series on 30 July until 7 August 1988.

Ladder

Pos 1988 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 24 19 5 79.17% 4–1 W2 11–1 8–4 2744 2400 114.33%
2 North Melbourne Giants1 24 18 6 75.00% 4–1 W3 9–3 9–3 2903 2697 107.64%
3 Brisbane Bullets1 24 18 6 75.00% 3–2 W1 9–3 9–3 2603 2423 107.43%
4 Canberra Cannons 24 16 8 66.67% 5–0 W7 9–3 7–5 2691 2515 107.00%
5 Newcastle Falcons2 24 13 11 54.17% 3–2 L1 8–4 5–7 2850 2832 100.64%
6 Perth Wildcats2 24 13 11 54.17% 3–2 W1 9–3 4–8 2653 2573 103.11%
7 Illawarra Hawks3 24 11 13 45.83% 1–4 L2 6–6 5–7 2455 2410 101.87%
8 Eastside Spectres3 24 11 13 45.83% 3–2 W2 7–5 4–8 2495 2500 99.80%
9 Hobart Tassie Devils4 24 10 14 41.67% 1–4 L4 7–5 3–9 2298 2414 95.19%
10 Sydney Kings4 24 10 14 41.67% 2–3 L2 7–5 3–9 2460 2554 96.32%
11 Westside Saints 24 9 15 37.50% 1–4 W1 6–6 3–9 2534 2589 97.88%
12 Melbourne Tigers 24 8 16 33.33% 2–3 L1 4–8 4–8 2562 2681 95.56%
13 Geelong Supercats 24 0 24 00.00% 0–5 L24 0–12 0–12 2298 2958 77.69%

Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 1988. Source: NBL.com.au

Finals

Main article: 1988 NBL Finals

Elimination Finals

Both matches were single game elimination contests. The team that qualified 3rd at the end of the regular season would host the team that finished 6th, with the team finishing 4th hosting the team placed 5th.[2] The teams that finished the regular season 1st and 2nd had a bye into the semi final stage.

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
14 July Canberra Cannons 102-92 Newcastle Falcons The Palace, Canberra
16 July Brisbane Bullets 98-113 Perth Wildcats Boondall

Semi-Finals

Each were played as a best of 3 game series

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
19 July Canberra Cannons 100-91 Adelaide 36ers The Palace
20 July Perth Wildcats 108-105 North Melbourne Giants Perth Superdrome
22 July Adelaide 36ers 95-100 Canberra Cannons Apollo Stadium
22 July North Melbourne Giants 137-113 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
24 July North Melbourne Giants 134-111 Perth Wildcats The Glass House

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
30 July Canberra Cannons 120-95 North Melbourne Giants The Palace
5 August North Melbourne Giants 117-101 Canberra Cannons The Glass House
7 August North Melbourne Giants 101-108 Canberra Cannons The Glass House

1988 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 36.9
Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne Spectres 17.2
Assists per game Brendan Joyce Westside Melbourne Saints 7.9
Steals per game Jerry Dennard Hobart Tassie Devils 2.8
Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.6
Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 85.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers
C Tim Dillon North Melbourne Giants

References

  1. ^ http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/
  2. ^ http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=22&client=0-189-0-125709-0&pool=-1
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