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| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | April–September 1982 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| NBL season | |
| Champions | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| Premiers | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| Season MVP | Al Green (West Adelaide Bearcats) |
| NBL seasons | |
| ← 1981 |
1983 → |
The 1982 National Basketball League was the fourth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested in the league from 6 states and 1 territory across Australia. The regular season was played between April 1982 and September 1982 with the top 4 teams playing sudden death semi finals (1v4 and 2v3) with the winners going on into the final to determine the champions.
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| Team | Region |
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| Adelaide City Eagles | SA |
| Bankstown Bruins | NSW |
| Brisbane Bullets | QLD |
| Canberra Cannons | ACT |
| Coburg Giants | VIC |
| Geelong Supercats | VIC |
| Illawarra Hawks | NSW |
| Launceston Casino City | TAS |
| Newcastle Falcons | NSW |
| Nunawading Spectres | VIC |
| Perth Wildcats | WA |
| St.Kilda Saints | VIC |
| Sydney Supersonics | NSW |
| West Adelaide Bearcats | SA |
| # | Team | Pld | W | L | % | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 26 | 21 | 5 | 115.9% | 80.80% |
| 2 | Geelong Supercats | 26 | 20 | 6 | 105.8% | 76.90% |
| 3 | Nunawading Spectres | 26 | 19 | 7 | 110.8% | 73.10% |
| 4 | Coburg Giants | 26 | 18 | 8 | 109.3% | 69.20% |
| 5 | St.Kilda Saints | 26 | 17 | 9 | 105.5% | 65.40% |
| 6 | Newcastle Falcons | 26 | 17 | 9 | 106% | 65.40% |
| 7 | Adelaide City Eagles | 26 | 15 | 11 | 104.2% | 57.70% |
| 8 | Brisbane Bullets | 26 | 12 | 14 | 97.1% | 46.20% |
| 9 | Illawarra Hawks | 26 | 11 | 15 | 97.4% | 42.30% |
| 10 | Perth Wildcats | 26 | 10 | 16 | 92.9% | 38.50% |
| 11 | Canberra Cannons | 26 | 8 | 18 | 95.9% | 30.80% |
| 12 | Sydney Supersonics | 26 | 7 | 19 | 90.5% | 26.90% |
| 12 | Launceston Casino City | 26 | 5 | 21 | 89.8% | 19.20% |
| 12 | Bankstown Bruins | 26 | 2 | 24 | 83.9% | 7.7% |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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| West Adelaide Bearcats | 94-74 | Coburg Giants |
| Geelong Supercats | 101-59 | Nunawading Spectres |
| Home Team | Score | Away Team |
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| West Adelaide Bearcats | 80-74 | Geelong Supercats |
| Award | Player | Team |
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| NBL Most Valuable Player | Al Green | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| Coach of the Year | Cal Bruton | Geelong Supercats |
| Grand Final MVP | Not Awarded | |
| Best Defensive Player | Phil Smyth | St.Kilda Saints |
| # | Player | Team |
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| 1 | George Morrow | Newcastle Falcons |
| 2 | James Crawford | Geelong Supercats |
| 3 | Leroy Loggins | West Adelaide Bearcats |
| 4 | Phil Smyth | St.Kilda Saints |
| 5 | Larry Sengstock | Brisbane Bullets |
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