1995 NBL season

The 1995 NBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

1995 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration21 April – 16 September 1995
20 September – 5 October 1995 (Finals)
7 – 15 October 1995 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Fox Sports
Regular season
Season championsPerth Wildcats
Season MVPAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (3rd title)
  Runners-upNorth Melbourne Giants
Finals MVPAndrew Vlahov (Perth)

Clubs
Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,000 1982 United States Mike Dunlap
Brisbane Bullets Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 United States Bruce Palmer
Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Australia Brett Flannigan
Geelong Supercats Victoria (state) Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 United States Jim Calvin
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 Australia Bill Tomlinson
Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Alan Black
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 Wiseman
North Melbourne Giants Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 United States Brett Brown
Perth Wildcats Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Australia Adrian Hurley
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 10,500 1988 United States Bob Turner
Townsville Suns Queensland Townsville, Queensland Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 1993 Australia Mark Bragg

Regular season

The 1995 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 21 April 1995 and 16 September 1995.

Ladder
Pos 1995 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 26 19 7 73.08% 4–1 W4 10–3 9–4 2721 2617 103.97%
2 South East Melbourne Magic1 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W4 8–5 10–3 2742 2547 107.66%
3 North Melbourne Giants1 26 18 8 69.23% 5–0 W5 8–5 10–3 2886 2694 107.13%
4 Adelaide 36ers2 26 17 9 65.38% 5–0 W9 10–3 7–6 2651 2590 102.36%
5 Newcastle Falcons2 26 17 9 65.38% 4–1 W2 9–4 8–5 2616 2611 100.19%
6 Brisbane Bullets 26 16 10 61.54% 2–3 L1 10–3 6–7 2818 2719 103.64%
7 Illawarra Hawks3 26 14 12 53.85% 1–4 L4 8–5 6–7 2635 2584 101.97%
8 Melbourne Tigers3 26 14 12 53.85% 3–2 W1 9–4 5–8 2891 2762 104.67%
9 Canberra Cannons 26 12 14 46.15% 2–3 W1 7–6 5–8 2768 2778 99.64%
10 Sydney Kings 26 10 16 38.46% 1–4 L2 5–8 5–8 2578 2692 95.77%
11 Geelong Supercats4 26 9 17 34.62% 1–4 L3 6–7 3–10 2672 2836 94.22%
12 Townsville Suns4 26 9 17 34.62% 2–3 W1 6–7 3–10 2677 2730 98.06%
13 Gold Coast Rollers 26 5 21 19.23% 0–5 L7 4–9 1–12 2700 2921 92.43%
14 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 4 22 15.38% 1–4 L3 3–10 1–12 2386 2660 89.70%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 1995. 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 South East Melbourne Magic and North Melbourne Giants (1-1). South East Melbourne Magic won For and Against (+12).

2Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+2).

3Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

4Geelong Supercats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals
Main article: 1995 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Perth Wildcats 91 108 96
8 Melbourne Tigers 103 99 92
1 Perth Wildcats 94 85 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 78 76 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 93 94 99
5 Newcastle Falcons 101 84 92
1 Perth Wildcats 97 97 108
3 North Melbourne Giants 104 88 88
3 North Melbourne Giants 115 130 X
6 Brisbane Bullets 105 99 X
2 South East Melbourne Magic 77 98 92
3 North Melbourne Giants 98 79 107
2 South East Melbourne Magic 108 92 93
7 Illawarra Hawks 113 89 75

1995 NBL statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers33.9
Rebounds per gameReggie SmithNewcastle Falcons15.4
Assists per gameDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants10.4
Steals per gameDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants3.8
Blocks per gameJohn DorgeSouth East Melbourne Magic2.9
Free throw percentageAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers89.8%

NBL awards

All NBL Team
# Player Team
1Andrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
2Darryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants
3Robert RoseAdelaide 36ers
4Andrew VlahovPerth Wildcats
5Reggie SmithNewcastle Falcons
6John DorgeSouth East Melbourne Magic

* Six players selected in 1995

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