1985 NBL season

1985 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 12 April 1985 – 24 August 1985
31 August 1985 (Semi-Finals)
7 September 1985 (Grand Final)
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seed Brisbane Bullets
Season MVP Ray Borner
Top scorer Kendal Pinder (871 - 33.5 ppg)
Finals
Champions Brisbane Bullets
  Runners-up Adelaide 36ers

The 1985 NBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 19 rounds between 12 April 1985 and 24 August 1985 with semi-final on 31 August 1985 and grand final on 7 September 1985.

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away % Pts % Won
1 Brisbane Bullets 28 22 6 4-1 W4 14-1 8-5 121 78
2 Adelaide 36ers 28 21 7 3-2 L1 12-2 9-5 116 75
3 Nunawading Spectres 27 19 8 3-2 L1 10-4 9-4 107 70
4 Canberra Cannons 28 20 8 3-2 L1 8-6 12-2 106 71
5 Coburg Giants 27 18 9 4-1 L1 11-2 7-7 106 66
6 Newcastle Falcons 28 17 11 2-3 L1 9-4 8-7 100 60
7 Geelong Cats 26 15 11 2-3 L1 8-5 7-6 107 57
8 Perth Wildcats 26 13 13 3-2 W3 9-4 4-9 99 50
9 Illawarra Hawks 26 10 16 1-4 L1 6-7 4-9 90 38
10 St. Kilda Saints 26 10 16 2-3 L1 7-6 3-10 96 38
11 Sydney Supersonics 26 9 17 1-4 L1 6-7 4-9 95 34
12 Bankstown Bruins 26 6 20 3-2 W1 3-10 3-10 93 23
13 Melbourne Tigers 26 5 21 1-4 L2 3-10 2-11 81 19
14 Hobart Devils 26 2 24 0-5 L8 2-11 0-13 82 7

Finals

Main article: 1985 NBL Finals

There were two quarter finals, two semi-finals, and then one grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semi-finals.

Quarter Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
24 August Canberra Cannons 110-87 Coburg Giants AIS Arena
24 August Nunawading Spectres 97-103 Newcastle Falcons The Glass House

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
31 August Adelaide 36ers 151-103 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Stadium
31 August Brisbane Bullets 93-78 Canberra Cannons Sleeman Sports Centre

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
7 September Brisbane Bullets 121-95 Adelaide 36ers Sleeman Sports Centre

1985 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Ollie Johnson Hobart Devils 32.5
Rebounds per game Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers 17.6
Assists per game Gordie Mcleod Illawarra Hawks 10.2
Steals per game Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 3.7
Blocks per game Andy Campbell Canberra Cannons 3.5
Free throw percentage Jim Slacke Illawarra Hawks 87.2%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons
SG Al Green Adelaide 36ers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF James Crawford Geelong Supercats
C Ray Borner Coburg Giants
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