1995 NBL season

1995 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 21 April 1995 – 16 September 1995
20 September 1995 – 5 October 1995 (Finals)
7 – 15 October 1995 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) Network Ten
Fox Sports
Regular season
Top seed Perth Wildcats
Season MVP Andrew Gaze
Finals
Champions Perth Wildcats
  Runners-up North Melbourne Giants
Finals MVP Andrew Vlahov

The 1995 NBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 21 rounds between 21 April 1995 and 16 September 1995 with final series on 20 September 1995 until 5 October 1995 and grand final on 7 October until 15 October 1995.

Ladder

# Team Pld W L
1 Perth Wildcats 34 25 9
2 North Melbourne Giants 34 23 11
3 South East Melbourne Magic 32 21 11
4 Newcastle Falcons 29 18 11
5 Adelaide 36ers 31 19 12
6 Brisbane Bullets 28 16 12
7 Melbourne Tigers 29 15 14
8 Illawarra Hawks 29 15 14
9 Canberra Cannons 26 12 14
10 Sydney Kings 26 10 16
11 Townsville Suns 26 9 17
12 Geelong Supercats 26 9 17
13 Gold Coast Rollers 26 5 21
14 Hobart Devils 26 4 22

Finals

There were eight quarter finals, four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Quarter Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
20 September Brisbane Bullets 105-115 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre
20 September Newcastle Falcons 101-93 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre
22 September Adelaide 36ers 94-84 Newcastle Falcons Clipsal Powerhouse
22 September Illawarra Hawks 113-108 South East Melbourne Magic Illawarra Basketball Stadium
22 September Perth Wildcats 91-103 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre
24 September Adelaide 36ers 99-92 Newcastle Falcons Clipsal Powerhouse
25 September Melbourne Tigers 99-108 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park
26 September North Melbourne Giants 130-99 Brisbane Bullets The Glass House
27 September South East Melbourne Magic 100-88 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park
27 September Perth Wildcats 96-92 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre
29 September South East Melbourne Magic 93-75 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
30 September Adelaide 36ers 78-94 Perth Wildcats Clipsal Powerhouse
1 October North Melbourne Giants 98-77 South East Melbourne Magic The Glass House
3 October South East Melbourne Magic 98-79 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park
3 October Perth Wildcats 85-76 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre
5 October South East Melbourne Magic 92-107 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
7 October Perth Wildcats 97-104 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre
13 October North Melbourne Giants 88-97 Perth Wildcats The Glass House
15 October Perth Wildcats 108-88 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre

1995 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.9
Rebounds per game Reggie Smith Newcastle Falcons 15.4
Assists per game Darryl Mcdonald North Melbourne Giants 10.4
Steals per game Darryl Mcdonald North Melbourne Giants 3.8
Blocks per game John Dorge South East Melbourne Magic 2.9
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 89.8%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
1 Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
2 Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants
3 Robert Rose Adelaide 36ers
4 Andrew Vlahov Perth Wildcats
5 Reggie Smith Newcastle Falcons
6 John Dorge South East Melbourne Magic

* Six players selected in 1995

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