1989 NBL season

1989 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 20 April 1989 – 24 September 1989
29 September 1989 – 8 October 1989 (Semi-Finals)
14 – 20 October 1989 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams 13
TV partner(s) Seven Network
Regular season
Top seed North Melbourne Giants
Season MVP Scott Fisher
Top scorer Andrew Gaze (831 - 34.6 ppg)
Finals
Champions North Melbourne Giants
  Runners-up Canberra Cannons
Finals MVP Scott Fisher

The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 20 April 1989 and 24 September 1989 with semi-final on 29 September 1989 until 8 October 1989 and grand final on 14 October until 20 October 1989.

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away % Pts % Won
1 North Melbourne Giants 29 21 8 4-1 W3 13-2 8-6 111 72
2 Canberra Cannons 29 20 9 2-3 L2 11-4 9-5 106 68
3 Perth Wildcats 30 19 11 3-2 L1 13-2 6-9 99 63
4 Melbourne Tigers 27 17 10 1-4 L1 9-5 8-5 105 62
5 Sydney Kings 30 18 12 2-3 L1 10-4 8-8 97 60
6 Adelaide 36ers 27 16 11 3-2 L2 11-2 5-9 102 59
7 Eastside Melbourne 24 14 10 4-1 W4 9-3 5-7 102 58
8 Brisbane Bullets 24 11 13 1-4 W1 7-5 4-8 102 45
9 Westside Saints 24 8 16 3-2 W1 5-7 3-9 95 33
10 Hobart Devils 24 8 16 3-2 W1 6-6 2-10 93 33
11 Illawarra Hawks 24 7 17 0-5 L6 5-7 2-10 96 29
12 Newcastle Falcons 24 6 18 2-3 L2 5-7 1-11 94 25
13 Geelong Supercats 24 5 19 0-5 L6 3-9 2-10 89 20

Finals

Main article: 1989 NBL Finals

There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semi-finals, and then best of three grand final.

Elimination Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
20 September Adelaide 36ers 124-122 Perth Wildcats Apollo Stadium
20 September Sydney Kings 117-105 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre
22 September Perth Wildcats 114-94 Adelaide 36ers Perth Superdome
22 September Melbourne Tigers 112-89 Sydney Kings The Glass House
24 September Perth Wildcats 112-108 Adelaide 36ers Perth Superdome
24 September Melbourne Tigers 83-85 Sydney Kings The Glass House

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
29 September Sydney Kings 98-108 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre
30 September Perth Wildcats 108-129 North Melbourne Giants Perth Superdome
6 October Canberra Cannons 92-100 Sydney Kings AIS Arena
6 October North Melbourne Giants 108-111 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
8 October Canberra Cannons 142-82 Sydney Kings AIS Arena
8 October North Melbourne Giants 165-110 Perth Wildcats The Glass House

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
14 October Canberra Cannons 105-111 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena
20 October North Melbourne Giants 111-97 Canberra Cannons The Glass House

1989 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 34.5
Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne 17.0
Assists per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 7.2
Steals per game Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons 3.3
Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.2
Free throw percentage Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants 87.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Kent Lockhart Eastside Melbourne Spectres
SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants
C Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers