1992 NBL season

The 1992 NBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league, Southern Melbourne having merged with Eastside Melbourne to form the South-East Melbourne Magic during the off season.

1992 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration3 April – 26 September 1992
28 September – 18 October 1992 (Finals)
24 October – 1 November 1992 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Regular season
Season championsSouth East Melbourne Magic
Season MVPScott Fisher (North Melbourne)
Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsSouth East Melbourne Magic (1st title)
  Runners-upMelbourne Tigers
Finals MVPBruce Bolden (South East Melbourne)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,000 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 Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats Victoria (state) Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Australia Steve Breheny [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 United States Cal Bruton
Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1931 Australia Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,658 1979 Australia Tom Wisman
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
South East Melbourne Magic Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1992 United States Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500 1988 United States Bob Turner

Regular season

The 1992 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 3 April 1992 and 26 September 1992.

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos 1992 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 South East Melbourne Magic 24 20 4 83.33% 3–2 W1 12–0 8–4 2511 2289 109.70%
2 Sydney Kings 24 17 7 70.83% 2–3 L2 10–2 7–5 2540 2434 104.35%
3 Melbourne Tigers 24 15 9 62.50% 3–2 W1 9–3 6–6 2745 2638 104.06%
4 North Melbourne Giants 24 14 10 58.33% 2–3 L2 10–2 4–8 2709 2621 103.36%
5 Illawarra Hawks 24 13 11 54.17% 3–2 W3 9–3 4–8 2451 2423 101.16%
6 Perth Wildcats1 24 12 12 50.00% 2–3 L1 7–5 5–7 2468 2429 101.61%
7 Brisbane Bullets1 24 12 12 50.00% 3–2 W2 6–6 6–6 2645 2722 97.17%
8 Canberra Cannons2 24 11 13 45.83% 2–3 L3 7–5 4–8 2525 2474 102.06%
9 Adelaide 36ers2 24 11 13 45.83% 4–1 W3 6–6 5–7 2468 2388 103.35%
10 Gold Coast Rollers2 24 11 13 45.83% 2–3 W1 8–4 3–9 2353 2444 96.28%
11 Hobart Tassie Devils3 24 9 15 37.50% 2–3 W1 7–5 2–10 2463 2535 97.16%
12 Newcastle Falcons3 24 9 15 37.50% 3–2 W1 6–6 3–9 2652 2759 96.12%
13 Geelong Supercats 24 2 22 8.33% 1–4 L2 2–10 0–12 2525 2899 87.10%

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 1992. 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 Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+4).

23-way Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons (4-0), Adelaide 36ers (1-3) and Gold Coast Rollers (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+11).

4Hobart Tassie Devils won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals
Main article: 1992 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
               
1 South East Melbourne Magic 91 101 X
8 Canberra Cannons 89 96 X
1 South East Melbourne Magic 112 127 X
4 North Melbourne Giants 86 106 X
4 North Melbourne Giants 118 123 X
5 Illawarra Hawks 98 104 X
1 South East Melbourne Magic 98 115 95
3 Melbourne Tigers 116 93 88
3 Melbourne Tigers 103 95 116
6 Perth Wildcats 111 94 100
2 Sydney Kings 112 124 95
3 Melbourne Tigers 122 118 101
2 Sydney Kings 100 130 X
7 Brisbane Bullets 91 123 X

There were four quarter finals, two semi-finals, and then best of three grand final.

1992 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers33.8
Rebounds per gameMark BradtkeAdelaide 36ers14.8
Assists per gameAndre LafleurGold Coast Rollers9.6
Steals per gameChris HarrisGeelong Supercats3.3
Blocks per gameJohn DorgeSouth East Melbourne Magic2.9
Free throw percentageAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers86.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
PGDoug OvertonIllawarra Hawks
SGDwayne McClainSydney Kings
SFAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
PFAndrew VlahovPerth Wildcats
CScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants

References
  1. "Honour Boards".
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