1988 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration12 February – 9 July 1988 (Regular Season)
14 – 24 July 1988 (Elimination/Semi-finals)
30 July – 7 August 1988 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Season championsAdelaide 36ers
Season MVPJoe Hurst (Hobart)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsCanberra Cannons (3rd title)
  Runners-upNorth Melbourne Giants
Finals MVPPhil Smyth (Canberra)

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 South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 United States Gary Fox
Brisbane Bullets Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Australia Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Australia Jerry Lee
Eastside Spectres Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 United States Brian Goorjian
Geelong Supercats Victoria (state) Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 United States Pete Mathieson [1]
Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,800 1983
Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1931 Australia Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 Australia Ken Cole
North Melbourne Giants Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 United States Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,500 1982 United States Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 United States Claude Williams
Westside Saints Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia 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.

Pos 1988 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 24 19 5 79.17% 4–1 W2 11–1 8–4 2744 2400 114.33%
2 North Melbourne Giants1 24 18 6 75.00% 4–1 W3 9–3 9–3 2903 2697 107.64%
3 Brisbane Bullets1 24 18 6 75.00% 3–2 W1 9–3 9–3 2603 2423 107.43%
4 Canberra Cannons 24 16 8 66.67% 5–0 W7 9–3 7–5 2691 2515 107.00%
5 Newcastle Falcons2 24 13 11 54.17% 3–2 L1 8–4 5–7 2850 2832 100.64%
6 Perth Wildcats2 24 13 11 54.17% 3–2 W1 9–3 4–8 2653 2573 103.11%
7 Illawarra Hawks3 24 11 13 45.83% 1–4 L2 6–6 5–7 2455 2410 101.87%
8 Eastside Spectres3 24 11 13 45.83% 3–2 W2 7–5 4–8 2495 2500 99.80%
9 Hobart Tassie Devils4 24 10 14 41.67% 1–4 L4 7–5 3–9 2298 2414 95.19%
10 Sydney Kings4 24 10 14 41.67% 2–3 L2 7–5 3–9 2460 2554 96.32%
11 Westside Saints 24 9 15 37.50% 1–4 W1 6–6 3–9 2534 2589 97.88%
12 Melbourne Tigers 24 8 16 33.33% 2–3 L1 4–8 4–8 2562 2681 95.56%
13 Geelong Supercats 24 0 24 00.00% 0–5 L24 0–12 0–12 2298 2958 77.69%

Updated to match(es) played on 9 July 1988. Source: NBL.com.au

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 Semifinals Grand Final
1 Adelaide 36ers 91 95 X
4 Canberra Cannons 107 4 Canberra Cannons 100 100 X
5 Newcastle Falcons 92 2 North Melbourne Giants 95 117 101
4 Canberra Cannons 120 101 108
2 North Melbourne Giants 105 137 134
3 Brisbane Bullets 98 6 Perth Wildcats 108 113 111
6 Perth Wildcats 113

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.[2] 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

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers36.9
Rebounds per gameDean UthoffEastside Melbourne Spectres17.2
Assists per gameBrendan JoyceWestside Melbourne Saints7.9
Steals per gameJerry DennardHobart Tassie Devils2.8
Blocks per gameWillie SimmonsCanberra Cannons3.6
Free throw percentageLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets85.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PGPhil SmythCanberra Cannons
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFMark DavisAdelaide 36ers
CTim DillonNorth Melbourne Giants

References

  1. ↑ "Honour Boards".
  2. ↑ "Results for NBL 1988".
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