1991 NBL season

The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

1991 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration6 April – 22 September 1991
25 September – 11 October 1991 (Finals)
19 – 27 October 1991 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Seven Network
Regular season
Season championsPerth Wildcats
Season MVPAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (2nd title)
  Runners-upEastside Spectres
Finals MVPPete Hanson (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 Mel Dalgleish
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 [1]
Gold Coast Rollers 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
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
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 United States Murray Arnold
Southern Melbourne Saints Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1979 United States Gary Fox
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500 1988 United States Bob Turner

Regular season

The 1991 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991.

1991 saw Melbourne Tigers superstar Andrew Gaze became the first player to score 1,000 points in an NBL regular season. He scored 1,007 points in 26 games at 38.7 points per game. For his efforts he was awarded the first of what would eventually become a league record seven NBL Most Valuable Player awards as well as his 6th straight selection to the All NBL team.

Ladder
Pos 1991 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 26 22 4 84.62% 5–0 W8 12–1 10–3 2750 2508 109.65%
2 Eastside Spectres1 26 17 9 65.38% 5–0 W5 10–3 7–6 2932 2792 105.01%
3 Geelong Supercats1 26 17 9 65.38% 3–2 W2 11–2 6–7 3143 2980 105.47%
4 Adelaide 36ers2 26 16 10 61.54% 4–1 L1 11–2 5–8 3028 2876 105.29%
5 Melbourne Tigers2 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 L2 10–3 6–7 3104 3044 101.97%
6 North Melbourne Giants2 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 W1 8–5 8–5 3047 2840 107.29%
7 Sydney Kings3 26 14 12 53.85% 4–1 W4 9–4 5–8 2821 2775 101.66%
8 Gold Coast Rollers3 26 14 12 53.85% 0–5 L6 8–5 6–7 2781 2805 99.14%
9 Brisbane Bullets 26 13 13 50.00% 2–3 W1 8–5 5–8 2912 2968 98.11%
10 Canberra Cannons4 26 9 17 34.62% 1–4 L1 7–6 2–11 2741 2781 98.56%
11 Southern Melbourne Saints4 26 9 17 34.62% 1–4 L2 6–7 3–10 2872 3094 92.82%
12 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 8 18 30.77% 1–4 L2 6–7 2–11 2811 3047 92.25%
13 Illawarra Hawks 26 6 20 23.08% 2–3 L1 4–9 2–11 3032 3196 94.87%
14 Newcastle Falcons 26 5 21 19.23% 2–3 W1 4–9 1–12 2803 3071 91.27%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1991. 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 Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1).

23-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8).

4Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44).

Finals
Main article: 1991 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket
Elimination Finals Semi-finals Grand Final
1 Perth Wildcats 102 105 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 129 132 X 4 Adelaide 36ers 99 104 X
5 Melbourne Tigers 115 96 X 1 Perth Wildcats 109 81 90
2 Eastside Spectres 83 86 80
2 Eastside Spectres 99 115 X
3 Geelong Supercats 139 116 113 6 North Melbourne Giants 93 104 X
6 North Melbourne Giants 119 136 125

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.

1991 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers38.7
Rebounds per gameJames BullockNewcastle Falcons16.0
Assists per gameButch HaysAdelaide 36ers9.0
Steals per gameBobby LockeGeelong Supercats3.0
Blocks per gameJohn DorgeGeelong Supercats4.3
Free throw percentageLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets91.1%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGRicky GracePerth Wildcats
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants
PFMark DavisAdelaide 36ers
CMike MitchellGold Coast Cougars

References
  1. "Honour Boards".
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