1988 NBL season

April 2022 March 2026 August 2014 1988 NBL season National Basketball League Basketball 12 February – 9 July 1988 (Regular Season) 14 – 24 July 1988 (Elimination/Semi-finals)30 July – 7 August 1988 (Grand Finals) 13 Seven Network Regular season Adelaide 36ers Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Joe Hurst (Hobart) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player Finals 1988 NBL Finals Canberra Cannons (3rd title) North Melbourne Giants Phil Smyth (Canberra) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final List of NBL seasons NBL 1987 NBL season 1987 1989 NBL season 1989 The 1988 NBL season was the tenth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league. Clubs Following the merger of the Sydney Supersonics and West Sydney Westars to form the Sydney Kings, the NBL had 13 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory. Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 USA Gary Fox Brisbane Bullets Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 AUS Brian Kerle Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 AUS Jerry Lee Eastside Spectres Victoria Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 USA Brian Goorjian Geelong Supercats Victoria Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 USA Pete Mathieson http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/ Honour Boards Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,800 1983 Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 AUS Dave Lindstrom Melbourne Tigers Victoria Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1931 AUS Lindsay Gaze Newcastle Falcons New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 AUS Ken Cole North Melbourne Giants Victoria Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 USA Bruce Palmer Perth Wildcats Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,500 1982 USA Cal Bruton Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 USA Claude Williams Westside Saints Victoria Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 AUS Andris Blicavs Regular season The 1988 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 12 February 1988 and 9 July 1988. Round 1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 12/02/1988 IH 97–98 NMG Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32592 12/02/1988 SK 110–106 GS State Sports Centre N/A 32593 12/02/1988 HTD 98–94 MT Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32594 13/02/1988 PW 101–98 A36 Challenge Stadium N/A 32595 13/02/1988 CC 120–109 NMG AIS Arena N/A 32596 13/02/1988 NF 127–107 EMS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32597 13/02/1988 BB 149–85 GS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32598 13/02/1988 WMS 106–102 MT Keilor Stadium N/A 32599 Round 2 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 19/02/1988 SK 103–95 IH State Sports Centre N/A 32600 19/02/1988 HTD 99–97 EMS Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32601 20/02/1988 NF 118–148 A36 Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32602 20/02/1988 BB 91–79 IH Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32603 20/02/1988 WMS 118–129 PW Keilor Stadium N/A 32604 20/02/1988 GS 117–144 NMG Geelong Arena N/A 32605 21/02/1988 MT 96–118 PW Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 32606 Round 3 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 26/02/1988 A36 109–98 SK Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32607 26/02/1988 HTD 102–95 CC Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32608 26/02/1988 NMG 131–121 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32609 27/02/1988 PW 104–100 SK Challenge Stadium N/A 32610 27/02/1988 WMS 116–93 BB Keilor Stadium N/A 32611 27/02/1988 EMS 105–113 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32612 27/02/1988 GS 114–135 NF Geelong Arena N/A 32613 28/02/1988 MT 97–91 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32614 Round 4 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 4/03/1988 IH 100–98 WMS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32615 4/03/1988 SK 98–94 EMS State Sports Centre N/A 32616 4/03/1988 NMG 121–96 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32617 5/03/1988 NF 146–123 CC Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32618 5/03/1988 WMS 104–88 HTD Keilor Stadium N/A 32619 5/03/1988 GS 97–125 PW Geelong Arena N/A 32620 6/03/1988 MT 84–97 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32621 Round 5 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 11/03/1988 A36 118–85 EMS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32622 11/03/1988 CC 147–85 GS AIS Arena N/A 32623 11/03/1988 HTD 77–82 BB Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32624 12/03/1988 PW 109–92 EMS Challenge Stadium N/A 32625 12/03/1988 IH 110–84 GS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32626 12/03/1988 NF 118–127 SK Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32627 12/03/1988 WMS 98–114 NMG Keilor Stadium N/A 32628 13/03/1988 MT 119–121 NMG Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32629 Round 6 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 18/03/1988 PW 97–89 IH Challenge Stadium N/A 32630 18/03/1988 CC 108–100 WMS AIS Arena N/A 32631 18/03/1988 SK 95–111 MT State Sports Centre N/A 32632 18/03/1988 NMG 132–137 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32633 19/03/1988 A36 112–81 IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32634 19/03/1988 NF 130–117 MT Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32635 19/03/1988 EMS 111–96 WMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32636 19/03/1988 GS 91–99 BB Geelong Arena N/A 32637 Round 7 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 24/03/1988 EMS 122–99 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32638 25/03/1988 NF 119–117 PW Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32639 25/03/1988 HTD 107–85 GS Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32640 25/03/1988 NMG 141–106 MT Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32641 26/03/1988 IH 116–125 CC Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32642 26/03/1988 SK 120–105 NF State Sports Centre N/A 32643 26/03/1988 BB 101–91 PW Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32644 26/03/1988 WMS 111–128 A36 Keilor Stadium N/A 32645 27/03/1988 MT 109–106 A36 Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 32646 Round 8 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 8/04/1988 PW 134–131 NMG Challenge Stadium N/A 32647 8/04/1988 CC 131–100 SK AIS Arena N/A 32648 8/04/1988 BB 124–107 NF Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32649 8/04/1988 HTD 94–80 WMS Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32650 9/04/1988 A36 103–114 NMG Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32651 9/04/1988 EMS 82–88 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32652 9/04/1988 GS 84–105 IH Geelong Arena N/A 32653 Round 9 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 15/04/1988 A36 110–85 CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32654 15/04/1988 BB 111–100 HTD Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32655 15/04/1988 NMG 127–128 EMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32656 16/04/1988 PW 136–130 CC Challenge Stadium N/A 32657 16/04/1988 NF 106–131 IH Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32658 16/04/1988 SK 103–97 HTD State Sports Centre N/A 32659 16/04/1988 WMS 115–95 EMS Keilor Stadium N/A 32660 16/04/1988 GS 100–125 MT Geelong Arena N/A 32661 Round 11 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 29/04/1988 PW 113–125 BB Challenge Stadium N/A 32662 29/04/1988 IH 116–79 HTD Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32663 30/04/1988 A36 108–97 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32664 30/04/1988 CC 120–102 HTD AIS Arena N/A 32665 30/04/1988 NF 138–118 WMS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32666 30/04/1988 SK 124–125 NMG State Sports Centre N/A 32667 30/04/1988 GS 77–121 EMS Geelong Arena N/A 32668 1/05/1988 MT 89–99 EMS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 32669 Round 12 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 6/05/1988 NF 141–130 NMG Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32670 6/05/1988 HTD 80–94 A36 Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32671 7/05/1988 CC 84–88 IH AIS Arena N/A 32672 7/05/1988 SK 98–112 A36 State Sports Centre N/A 32673 7/05/1988 BB 114–128 NMG Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32674 7/05/1988 WMS 130–93 GS Keilor Stadium N/A 32675 7/05/1988 EMS 112–101 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32676 8/05/1988 MT 114–110 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32677 Round 13 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 13/05/1988 A36 122–101 NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32678 13/05/1988 NMG 114–98 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32679 14/05/1988 PW 114–121 NF Challenge Stadium N/A 32680 14/05/1988 IH 102–100 SK Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32681 14/05/1988 BB 112–105 EMS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32682 14/05/1988 WMS 118–125 CC Keilor Stadium N/A 32683 14/05/1988 GS 89–91 HTD Geelong Arena N/A 32684 15/05/1988 MT 114–117 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32685 Round 14 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 20/05/1988 PW 133–103 MT Challenge Stadium N/A 32686 20/05/1988 IH 97–99 BB Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32687 20/05/1988 NMG 121–106 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32688 20/05/1988 HTD 103–110 NF Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32689 21/05/1988 A36 115–101 MT Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32690 21/05/1988 CC 97–113 BB AIS Arena N/A 32691 21/05/1988 EMS 95–97 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32692 21/05/1988 GS 92–106 SK Geelong Arena N/A 32693 Round 15 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 27/05/1988 A36 135–113 WMS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32694 27/05/1988 CC 105–107 EMS AIS Arena N/A 32695 27/05/1988 SK 93–125 BB State Sports Centre N/A 32696 27/05/1988 HTD 100–102 NMG Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32697 28/05/1988 PW 105–120 WMS Challenge Stadium N/A 32698 28/05/1988 IH 93–82 EMS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32699 28/05/1988 NF 151–106 GS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32700 28/05/1988 BB 112–108 MT Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32701 Round 16 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 3/06/1988 BB 89–90 A36 Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32702 3/06/1988 HTD 95–87 PW Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32703 3/06/1988 NMG 113–112 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32704 4/06/1988 SK 106–88 PW State Sports Centre N/A 32705 4/06/1988 WMS 108–122 IH Keilor Stadium N/A 32706 4/06/1988 EMS 107–100 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32707 4/06/1988 GS 88–107 CC Geelong Arena N/A 32708 5/06/1988 MT 110–107 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32709 Round 17 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 10/06/1988 A36 145–113 GS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32710 10/06/1988 CC 110–95 NF AIS Arena N/A 32711 10/06/1988 HTD 117–99 SK Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32712 10/06/1988 NMG 125–109 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32713 11/06/1988 PW 139–75 GS Challenge Stadium N/A 32714 11/06/1988 IH 116–101 NF Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32715 11/06/1988 EMS 101–92 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32716 13/06/1988 MT 96–99 WMS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 32717 Round 18 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 17/06/1988 IH 100–117 PW Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32718 17/06/1988 NMG 103–117 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32719 18/06/1988 CC 103–86 PW AIS Arena N/A 32720 18/06/1988 NF 100–113 BB Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32721 18/06/1988 WMS 102–88 SK Keilor Stadium N/A 32722 18/06/1988 EMS 118–121 MT Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32723 18/06/1988 GS 105–126 A36 Geelong Arena N/A 32724 Round 19 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 24/06/1988 IH 93–100 A36 Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32725 24/06/1988 SK 89–82 WMS State Sports Centre N/A 32726 25/06/1988 CC 99–84 A36 AIS Arena N/A 32727 25/06/1988 NF 99–95 HTD Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32728 25/06/1988 BB 106–100 WMS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32729 25/06/1988 EMS 108–117 NMG Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32730 26/06/1988 MT 90–94 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32731 Round 20 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 1/07/1988 SK 89–92 CC State Sports Centre N/A 32732 1/07/1988 HTD 83–98 IH Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 32733 1/07/1988 NMG 140–104 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32734 2/07/1988 A36 122–99 PW Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32735 2/07/1988 BB 97–105 CC Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32736 2/07/1988 WMS 104–129 NF Keilor Stadium N/A 32737 2/07/1988 EMS 101–99 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32738 3/07/1988 MT 121–124 NF Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 32739 Round 21 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 8/07/1988 PW 114–99 HTD Challenge Stadium N/A 32740 8/07/1988 IH 112–123 MT Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32741 8/07/1988 NMG 102–88 WMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32742 9/07/1988 A36 142–100 HTD Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32743 9/07/1988 CC 138–112 MT AIS Arena N/A 32744 9/07/1988 BB 135–122 SK Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32745 9/07/1988 EMS 121–108 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32746 9/07/1988 GS 99–110 WMS Geelong Arena N/A 32747 Ladder This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series. 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 North Melbourne Giants and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). North Melbourne Giants won For and Against (+9). 2Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0). 3Head-to-Head between Illawarra Hawks and Eastside Spectres (1-1). Illawarra Hawks won For and Against (+9). 4Head-to-Head between Hobart Tassie Devils and Sydney Kings (1-1). Hobart Tassie Devils won For and Against (+12). Finals 1988 NBL Finals Playoff bracket Elimination Finals Both matches were single game elimination contests. The team that qualified 3rd at the end of the regular season would host the team that finished 6th, with the team finishing 4th hosting the team placed 5th.http://websites.sportstg.com/comp_info.cgi?a=ROUND&round=22&client=0-189-0-125709-0&pool=-1 Results for NBL 1988 The teams that finished the regular season 1st and 2nd had a bye into the semi-final stage. |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 14/07/1988 CC 107–92 NF AIS Arena N/A 32748 16/07/1988 BB 98–113 PW Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32749 Semifinals Each were played as a best of 3-game series |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 19/07/1988 CC 100–91 A36 AIS Arena N/A 32750 20/07/1988 PW 108–105 NMG Challenge Stadium N/A 32751 22/07/1988 A36 95–100 CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32752 22/07/1988 NMG 137–113 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32753 24/07/1988 NMG 134–111 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32754 Grand Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Box Score 30/07/1988 CC 120–95 NMG AIS Arena N/A 32755 5/08/1988 NMG 117–101 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32756 7/08/1988 NMG 101–108 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32757 1988 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 36.9 Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Melbourne Spectres 17.2 Assists per game Brendan Joyce Westside Melbourne Saints 7.9 Steals per game Jerry Dennard Hobart Tassie Devils 2.8 Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.6 Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 85.6% NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Joe Hurst, Hobart Tassie Devils Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Phil Smyth, Canberra Cannons Rookie of the Year: Shane Heal, Brisbane Bullets Coach of the Year: Bruce Palmer, North Melbourne Giants All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers C Tim Dillon North Melbourne Giants References 1988 Category:1988 in Australian men's sport Category:1988 in Australian basketball