1980 NBL Finals

September 2026 June 2020 June 2020 1980 NBL Finals National Basketball League Basketball 14–15 June 4 ABC Grand Final St Kilda Saints West Adelaide Bearcats Rocky Smith NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award 1979 NBL Finals 1979 1981 NBL Finals 1981 The 1980 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1980 season, which began in February. The finals began on 14 June. The tournament concluded with the minor premiers St Kilda Saints defeating the second-seeded West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL Grand Final on 15 June. Rocky Smith was named NBL Grand Final MVP. Format The NBL finals series in 1980 consisted of two semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top four teams of the regular season, with the finals weekend hosted at the neutral Dowling Street Stadium in Launceston, Tasmania. Qualification Team Finalsappearance Previousappearance Previous bestperformance St Kilda Saints 2nd 1979 Champions (1979) West Adelaide Bearcats 1st - - Brisbane Bullets 1st - - Nunawading Spectres 1st - - Ladder Playoff bracket Semifinals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=70| Box Score 14/06/1980 SKS 101–77 NS 27741 14/06/1980 WAB 101–94 BB 27742 Grand Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=70| Box Score 15/06/1980 SKS 113–88 WAB 27743 See also 1980 NBL season References Stats Details NBL Australia Australia's Basketball League https://nbl.com.au/stats/stats-details 11 September 2026 nbl.com.au en Finals Category:National Basketball League (Australia) Finals