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.

1990 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration30 March – 22 September 1990
26 September – 14 October 1990 (Finals)
19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Season championsNorth Melbourne Giants
Season MVPDerek Rucker (Brisbane)
Top scorerDerek Rucker (Brisbane)
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (1st title)
  Runners-upBrisbane Bullets
Finals MVPRicky Grace (Perth)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 Australia Don Shipway
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 Steve Breheny [1]
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 Australia Barry Barnes [2]
Gold Coast Cougars Queensland Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,992 1990 Australia Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 Australia Tom Maher [3]
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 Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Australia Alan Black
United States Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,500 1988 United States Bob Turner
Westside Saints Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Dean Templeton

Regular season

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

Ladder
Pos 1990 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 North Melbourne Giants 26 20 6 76.92% 3–2 W3 10–3 10–3 3111 2889 107.68%
2 Eastside Spectres1 26 18 8 69.23% 3–2 W1 10–3 8–5 3028 2858 105.95%
3 Brisbane Bullets1 26 18 8 69.23% 3–2 W1 9–4 9–4 3053 2902 105.20%
4 Melbourne Tigers2 26 17 9 65.38% 4–1 L1 11–2 6–7 3226 3018 106.89%
5 Perth Wildcats2 26 17 9 65.38% 3–2 W2 11–2 6–7 2926 2791 104.84%
6 Sydney Kings3 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 W2 9–4 7–6 2819 2710 104.02%
7 Canberra Cannons3 26 16 10 61.54% 4–1 L1 10–3 6–7 2918 2843 102.64%
8 Illawarra Hawks 26 13 13 50.00% 1–4 L2 9–4 4–9 3056 3094 98.77%
9 Adelaide 36ers 26 12 14 46.15% 3–2 L1 9–4 3–10 3042 2997 101.50%
10 Geelong Supercats 26 11 15 42.31% 3–2 W1 8–5 3–10 3002 2997 100.17%
11 Gold Coast Cougars 26 9 17 34.62% 1–4 L3 6–7 3–10 2880 2978 96.71%
12 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 8 18 30.77% 1–4 L1 5–8 3–10 2926 3149 92.92%
13 Newcastle Falcons 26 4 22 15.38% 3–2 W1 4–9 0–13 2796 3135 89.19%
14 Westside Saints 26 3 23 11.54% 0–5 L7 2–11 1–12 2713 3135 86.54%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1990. 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 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
Main article: 1990 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket
Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 North Melbourne Giants 111 131 110
4 Melbourne Tigers 100 113 X 5 Perth Wildcats 121 110 112
5 Perth Wildcats 122 123 X 3 Brisbane Bullets 106 106 86
5 Perth Wildcats 112 90 109
2 Eastside Spectres 111 119 X
3 Brisbane Bullets 87 124 107 3 Brisbane Bullets 121 120 X
6 Sydney Kings 98 96 104

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

1990 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameDerek Rucker[4]Brisbane Bullets865 pts
Rebounds per gameJames BullockNewcastle Falcons16.2
Assists per gameShane HealGeelong Supercats8.3
Steals per gameLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets76 stls
Blocks per gameDaren RoweGeelong Supercats84 blks
Field goal percentageNorman TaylorWollongong Hawks66.9%
Three-point percentageGreg HubbardWollongong Hawks48.1%
Free throw percentageMike EllisPerth Wildcats88.6%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGDerek RuckerBrisbane Bullets
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants
CAndre MooreBrisbane Bullets

References
  1. "1990 NBL report on the Sunday program". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
  2. "Honour Boards".
  3. "NBL 1990 Devils vs Cougars". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
  4. "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.
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