1990 NBL season

The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league.

Clubs Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Don Shipway Brisbane Bullets Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Brian Kerle Canberra Cannons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Steve Breheny Eastside Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Brian Goorjian Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Barry Barnes Gold Coast Cougars Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,992 1990 Dave Claxton Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 Tom Maher 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 Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Alan Black Cal Bruton Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,500 1988 Bob Turner Westside Saints Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Dean Templeton

Regular season The 1990 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Ladder

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 Eastside Spectres and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7).

2Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and Perth Wildcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+11).

3Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Playoff bracket

There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semifinals, and then best of three grand final series. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1990 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Derek Rucker Brisbane Bullets 865 pts Rebounds per game James Bullock Newcastle Falcons 16.2 Assists per game Shane Heal Geelong Supercats 8.3 Steals per game Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 76 stls Blocks per game Daren Rowe Geelong Supercats 84 blks Field goal percentage Norman Taylor Wollongong Hawks 66.9% Three-point percentage Greg Hubbard Wollongong Hawks 48.1% Free throw percentage Mike Ellis Perth Wildcats 88.6%

NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Ricky Grace, Perth Wildcats Best Defensive Player: Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets Most Improved Player: Shane Heal, Geelong Supercats Rookie of the Year: Justin Cass, Hobart Tassie Devils Coach of the Year: Brian Kerle, Brisbane Bullets

All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Derek Rucker Brisbane Bullets SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants C Andre Moore Brisbane Bullets

References

1990 NBL season

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