1988 NBL season

The 1988 NBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league.

Clubs Following the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings, the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory. Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Gary Fox Brisbane Bullets Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Brian Kerle Canberra Cannons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Jerry Lee Eastside Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Brian Goorjian Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Pete Mathieson Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,800 1983 Illawarra Hawks Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Dave Lindstrom Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1931 Lindsay Gaze Newcastle Falcons Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 Ken Cole North Melbourne Giants Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 Bruce Palmer Perth Wildcats Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,500 1982 Cal Bruton Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 Claude Williams Westside Saints Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Andris Blicavs

Regular season The 1988 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 12 February 1988 and 9 July 1988.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Ladder This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Head-to-Head between North Melbourne Giants and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). North Melbourne Giants won For and Against (+9).

2Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0).

3Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Eastside Spectres (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+9).

4Head-to-Head between Hobart Tassie Devils and Sydney Kings (1-1). Hobart Tassie Devils won For and Against (+12).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Both matches were single game elimination contests. The team that qualified 3rd at the end of the regular season would host the team that finished 6th, with the team finishing 4th hosting the team placed 5th. The teams that finished the regular season 1st and 2nd had a bye into the semi-final stage.

Semifinals Each were played as a best of 3-game series

Grand Final

1988 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 36.9 Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne Spectres 17.2 Assists per game Brendan Joyce Westside Melbourne Saints 7.9 Steals per game Jerry Dennard Hobart Tassie Devils 2.8 Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.6 Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 85.6%

NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Joe Hurst, Hobart Tassie Devils Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Phil Smyth, Canberra Cannons Rookie of the Year: Shane Heal, Brisbane Bullets Coach of the Year: Bruce Palmer, North Melbourne Giants

All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers C Tim Dillon North Melbourne Giants

References

1988 NBL season

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