1979 NBL Season

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Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League (Australia) season of 1979.

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[edit] End of Season Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 90 games were played, 18 for each team. The top two teams then went on to play a sudden death Grand Final.

Team Played Won Lost % Won %
1 St. Kilda Saints 18 15 3 118 83
2 Canberra Cannons 18 13 5 104 72
3 Nunawading Spectres 18 13 5 107 72
4 West Adelaide Bearcats 18 12 6 109 67
5 Brisbane Bullets 18 10 8 100 57
6 Newcastle Falcons 18 8 10 98 44
7 City of Sydney Astronauts 18 8 10 95 44
8 Illawarra Hawks 18 5 13 95 28
9 Bankstown Bruins 18 3 15 91 17
10 Glenelg Tigers 18 3 15 88 17

[edit] Final

There was only one final played in this season, and it was contested by the Top 2 teams.

St. Kilda Saints 94 to Canberra Cannons 93

[edit] Awards

The MVP was awarded to Ken Richardson of the West Adelaide Bearcats.

The Grand Final MVP was awarded to Larry Sengstock of the St. Kilda Saints.

[edit] Stats

[edit] Points Per Game

  1. Calvin Bruton - 33.2 PPG (18 games for the Bullets)
  2. Ken Richardson - 26.2 PPG (18 games for the Bearcats)
  3. Dave Ankeney - 26.1 PPG (18 games for the Falcons)
  4. Jim Slacke - 23.8 PPG (18 games for the Hawks)
  5. Cal Stamp - 23.3 PPG (18 games for the Cannons)

[edit] Field Goal %

  1. Dave Ankeney - 50.0% (18 games for the Falcons) (165/330)
  2. Dan Riley - 50.0% (18 games for the Falcons) (146/292)
  3. Glen Ryan - 50.0% (17 games for the Falcons) (63/126)
  4. Darrell Corcoran - 50.0% (18 games for the Westars) (66/132)
  5. Richard Dunphy - 50.0% (16 games for the Westars) (109/218)

[edit] Foul Shot %

  1. Jim Slacke - 80.8% (63/78)
  2. David Leslie - 80.6% (54/67)
  3. David Symth - 78.7% (48/61)
  4. Calvin Bruton - 78.5% (113/144)
  5. Gary Fox - 77.8% (49/63)
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