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1990 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration30 March 1990 – 22 September 1990
26 September 1990 – 14 October 1990 (Finals)
19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Top seedNorth Melbourne Giants
Season MVPDerek Rucker
Top scorerDerek Rucker
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats
  Runners-upBrisbane Bullets
Finals MVPRicky Grace
NBL seasons

The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league.

Clubs

Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Australia Don Shipway
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 Australia Steve Breheny [1]
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 Australia Barry Barnes [2]
Gold Coast Cougars 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 Australia Tom Maher [3]
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 Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Australia Alan Black
United States Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,500 1988 United States Bob Turner
Westside Melbourne Saints Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Dean Templeton

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990 with semi-final on 26 September 1990 until 14 October 1990 and grand final on 19 October until 28 October 1990.

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost
1 North Melbourne Giants 26 20 6
2 Eastside Melbourne Spectres 26 18 8
3 Brisbane Bullets 26 17 9
4 Melbourne Tigers 26 17 9
5 Perth Wildcats 26 17 9
6 Sydney Kings 26 16 10
7 Canberra Cannons 26 16 10
8 Illawarra Hawks 26 13 13
9 Adelaide 36ers 26 12 14
10 Geelong Supercats 26 11 15
11 Gold Coast Cougars 26 9 17
12 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 8 18
13 Newcastle Falcons 26 4 22
14 Westside Melbourne Saints 26 3 23

Finals

Main article: 1990 NBL Finals

There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
26 September Perth Wildcats 122-100 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre
26 September Sydney Kings 98-87 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre
28 September Brisbane Bullets 124-96 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre
28 September Melbourne Tigers 113-123 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
30 September Brisbane Bullets 107-104 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
6 October Brisbane Bullets 121-111 Eastside Melbourne Spectres Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6 October Perth Wildcats 121-111 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre
12 October North Melbourne Giants 131-110 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
13 October Eastside Melbourne Spectres 119-120 Brisbane Bullets The Glass House
14 October North Melbourne Giants 110-112 (OT) Perth Wildcats The Glass House

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue Attendance
19 October Perth Wildcats 112-106 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200
26 October Brisbane Bullets 106-90 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,221
28 October Brisbane Bullets 86-109 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,173

1990 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Derek Rucker[4] Brisbane Bullets 865 pts
Rebounds per game James Bullock Newcastle Falcons 16.2
Assists per game Shane Heal Geelong Supercats 8.3
Steals per game Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 76 stls
Blocks per game Daren Rowe Geelong Supercats 84 blks
Field goal percentage Norman Taylor Wollongong Hawks 66.9%
Three-point percentage Greg Hubbard Wollongong Hawks 48.1%
Free throw percentage Mike Ellis Perth Wildcats 88.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Derek Rucker Brisbane Bullets
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants
C Andre Moore Brisbane Bullets

References

  1. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZhuV_5K_TrE
  2. ^ http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/
  3. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIXKkP7eots
  4. ^ "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on September 23, 2017.
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