1989 NBL season

April 2022 March 2026 August 2014 1989 NBL season National Basketball League Basketball 20 April – 24 September 198929 September – 8 October 1989 (Semi-finals)14 – 20 October 1989 (Grand Finals) 13 Seven Network Regular season Canberra Cannons Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Scott Fisher (North Melbourne) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player Finals 1989 NBL Finals North Melbourne Giants (1st title) Canberra Cannons Scott Fisher (North Melbourne) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final List of NBL seasons NBL 1988 NBL season 1988 1990 NBL season 1990 The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league. Clubs 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 Steve Breheny* Eastside Spectres Victoria Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 USA Brian Goorjian Geelong Supercats Victoria Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 AUS Barry Barneshttp://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/ Honour Boards Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 AUS Tom Maher 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 AUS Alan Black Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1988 USA Bob Turner Westside Saints Victoria Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 AUS Colin Cadee NOTES Steve Breheny was suspended by the league following the semi-finals series between Canberra and Sydney for allegedly headbutting Kings player Damian Keogh.Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yHcGe3PmWv0 NBL 1989 Basketball Highlights (02of13) *PLAYS OF THE YEAR - ALL STAR GAME - MAZDA SLAM DUNKS* (VCD) YouTube Assistant Coach Andy Campbell was in charge of the team for the Grand Final Series. live https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211205/-RNGnSIy-vo 2021-12-05 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RNGnSIy-vo NBL 1989 Basketball Highlights (11of13) GAME 1 Finals Nth. Melb. Giants vs. Canberra Cannons (VCD) YouTube Regular season The 1989 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 20 April 1989 and 16 September 1989. 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 20/04/1989 WMS 102–112 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32758 21/04/1989 IH 99–106 GS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32759 21/04/1989 NF 93–109 BB Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32760 21/04/1989 HTD 98–115 MT Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32761 21/04/1989 NMG 131–118 WMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32762 22/04/1989 A36 132–93 PW Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32763 22/04/1989 CC 114–105 GS AIS Arena N/A 32764 22/04/1989 SK 82–79 BB State Sports Centre N/A 32765 22/04/1989 EMS 109–111 MT Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32766 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 28/04/1989 PW 117–97 SK Challenge Stadium N/A 32767 28/04/1989 CC 105–96 BB AIS Arena N/A 32768 28/04/1989 GS 125–121 NF Geelong Arena N/A 32769 28/04/1989 WMS 111–105 EMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32770 29/04/1989 A36 104–113 SK Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32771 29/04/1989 IH 102–109 BB Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32772 29/04/1989 MT 122–116 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32773 29/04/1989 HTD 97–131 NMG Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32774 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 5/05/1989 PW 100–97 GS Challenge Stadium N/A 32775 5/05/1989 SK 67–92 EMS State Sports Centre N/A 32776 5/05/1989 IH 129–132 MT Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32777 6/05/1989 A36 125–116 GS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32778 6/05/1989 CC 104–101 WMS AIS Arena N/A 32779 6/05/1989 NF 76–81 EMS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32780 6/05/1989 HTD 82–112 BB Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32781 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 11/05/1989 WMS 102–124 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32782 12/05/1989 NMG 136–124 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32783 12/05/1989 HTD 91–96 CC Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32784 13/05/1989 EMS 112–97 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32785 13/05/1989 GS 95–107 PW Geelong Arena N/A 32786 13/05/1989 SK 115–112 NF State Sports Centre N/A 32787 13/05/1989 BB 170–127 IH Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32788 14/05/1989 MT 118–138 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32789 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 19/05/1989 PW 113–100 EMS Challenge Stadium N/A 32790 19/05/1989 SK 82–77 HTD State Sports Centre N/A 32791 19/05/1989 NMG 135–119 MT Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32792 20/05/1989 A36 100–99 EMS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32793 20/05/1989 CC 125–110 IH AIS Arena N/A 32794 20/05/1989 NF 128–111 HTD Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32795 20/05/1989 BB 115–116 GS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32796 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 26/05/1989 PW 134–129 NF Challenge Stadium N/A 32797 26/05/1989 IH 124–123 NMG Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32798 26/05/1989 MT 125–128 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32799 27/05/1989 A36 148–123 NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32800 27/05/1989 CC 109–108 NMG AIS Arena N/A 32801 27/05/1989 GS 90–95 SK Geelong Arena N/A 32802 27/05/1989 EMS 100–99 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32803 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 2/06/1989 CC 128–113 A36 AIS Arena N/A 32804 2/06/1989 HTD 95–108 WMS Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32805 2/06/1989 NF 125–120 NMG Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32806 3/06/1989 SK 110–107 NMG State Sports Centre N/A 32807 3/06/1989 EMS 112–89 WMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32808 3/06/1989 GS 86–106 MT Geelong Arena N/A 32809 3/06/1989 BB 110–103 PW Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32810 3/06/1989 IH 104–117 A36 Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32811 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 8/06/1989 WMS 102–103 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32812 9/06/1989 NMG 130–109 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32813 9/06/1989 HTD 123–120 IH Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32814 10/06/1989 BB 108–137 MT Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32815 10/06/1989 EMS 116–113 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32816 10/06/1989 A36 126–124 CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32817 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 15/06/1989 WMS 110–114 MT Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32818 16/06/1989 NF 105–114 CC Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32819 16/06/1989 A36 121–102 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32820 16/06/1989 NMG 142–112 EMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32821 17/06/1989 PW 105–104 BB Challenge Stadium N/A 32822 17/06/1989 IH 141–125 WMS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32823 17/06/1989 SK 119–108 CC State Sports Centre N/A 32824 17/06/1989 GS 112–121 HTD Geelong Arena N/A 32825 17/06/1989 MT 115–105 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32826 Round 10 |- 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 22/06/1989 WMS 98–93 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32827 23/06/1989 BB 92–79 EMS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32828 23/06/1989 NMG 104–116 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32829 24/06/1989 SK 110–106 IH State Sports Centre N/A 32830 24/06/1989 CC 91–94 EMS AIS Arena N/A 32831 24/06/1989 HTD 113–105 NF Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32832 24/06/1989 GS 91–114 A36 Geelong Arena N/A 32833 25/06/1989 MT 113–112 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32834 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 29/06/1989 WMS 93–118 NMG Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32835 30/06/1989 NMG 128–113 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32836 1/07/1989 BB 77–78 WMS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32837 1/07/1989 PW 116–106 A36 Challenge Stadium N/A 32838 1/07/1989 HTD 95–98 SK Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32839 1/07/1989 NF 132–141 IH Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32840 1/07/1989 GS 112–131 CC Geelong Arena N/A 32841 2/07/1989 MT 105–114 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32842 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 14/07/1989 IH 130–115 PW Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32843 14/07/1989 SK 112–115 MT State Sports Centre N/A 32844 14/07/1989 NMG 139–117 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32845 15/07/1989 CC 123–125 PW AIS Arena N/A 32846 15/07/1989 NF 109–135 MT Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32847 15/07/1989 EMS 104–124 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32848 16/07/1989 WMS 102–107 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32849 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 21/07/1989 PW 109–114 CC Challenge Stadium N/A 32850 22/07/1989 BB 98–89 NF Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32851 22/07/1989 IH 152–131 HTD Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32852 22/07/1989 EMS 103–86 NMG Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32853 22/07/1989 GS 125–111 WMS Geelong Arena N/A 32854 22/07/1989 SK 94–96 A36 State Sports Centre N/A 32855 23/07/1989 MT 121–99 WMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32856 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 28/07/1989 IH 110–111 EMS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32857 28/07/1989 SK 109–92 GS State Sports Centre N/A 32858 29/07/1989 CC 109–98 NF AIS Arena N/A 32859 29/07/1989 BB 127–100 A36 Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32860 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 3/08/1989 WMS 98–106 HTD Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32861 4/08/1989 CC 94–89 SK AIS Arena N/A 32862 4/08/1989 A36 115–136 NMG Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32863 4/08/1989 MT 122–109 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32864 5/08/1989 PW 102–100 NMG Challenge Stadium N/A 32865 5/08/1989 NF 100–105 WMS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32866 5/08/1989 BB 110–97 HTD Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32867 5/08/1989 EMS 97–100 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32868 5/08/1989 GS 97–115 IH Geelong Arena N/A 32869 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 11/08/1989 A36 116–111 MT Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32870 12/08/1989 PW 107–103 MT Challenge Stadium N/A 32871 12/08/1989 IH 131–120 SK Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32872 12/08/1989 NF 98–91 GS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32873 12/08/1989 BB 104–119 NMG Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32874 12/08/1989 HTD 105–103 EMS Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32875 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 18/08/1989 A36 120–105 HTD Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32876 18/08/1989 IH 100–102 NF Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32877 18/08/1989 NMG 124–120 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32878 19/08/1989 SK 104–96 WMS State Sports Centre N/A 32879 19/08/1989 EMS 130–127 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32880 19/08/1989 PW 133–113 HTD Challenge Stadium N/A 32881 19/08/1989 GS 91–87 BB Geelong Arena N/A 32882 20/08/1989 MT 116–103 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32883 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 25/08/1989 SK 111–108 PW State Sports Centre N/A 32884 25/08/1989 NMG 134–116 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32885 26/08/1989 NF 96–100 PW Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32886 26/08/1989 BB 103–105 CC Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32887 26/08/1989 HTD 107–100 A36 Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32888 26/08/1989 MT 112–95 EMS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32889 27/08/1989 WMS 128–108 IH Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32890 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 31/08/1989 WMS 110–89 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32891 1/09/1989 NMG 127–118 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32892 1/09/1989 HTD 134–123 PW Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32893 2/09/1989 IH 115–145 CC Beaton Park Stadium N/A 32894 2/09/1989 NF 121–116 A36 Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32895 2/09/1989 EMS 120–81 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32896 3/09/1989 MT 112–87 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32897 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 6/09/1989 GS 104–112 EMS Geelong Arena N/A 32898 8/09/1989 PW 120–107 WMS Challenge Stadium N/A 32899 8/09/1989 CC 148–114 HTD AIS Arena N/A 32900 8/09/1989 MT 119–129 NMG Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32901 9/09/1989 A36 112–98 WMS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32902 9/09/1989 NF 102–97 SK Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 32903 9/09/1989 EMS 113–107 BB Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32904 9/09/1989 GS 103–132 NMG Geelong Arena N/A 32905 Round 22 |- 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 14/09/1989 WMS 131–127 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32906 15/09/1989 A36 113–105 IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 32907 15/09/1989 NMG 154–115 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32908 15/09/1989 HTD 130–109 GS Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A 32909 16/09/1989 PW 123–119 IH Challenge Stadium N/A 32910 16/09/1989 CC 106–104 MT AIS Arena N/A 32911 16/09/1989 BB 116–103 SK Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 32912 16/09/1989 EMS 128–97 GS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 32913 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. 1Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-0). 2Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+7). 3Head-to-Head between Westside Saints and Hobart Tassie Devils (1-1). Westside Saints won For and Against (+5). Finals 1989 NBL Finals Playoff bracket There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semifinals, and then best of three grand final series. Elimination Finals |- 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 20/09/1989 SK 117–105 MT State Sports Centre 5,006 32914 20/09/1989 A36 124–122 PW Apollo Entertainment Centre 3,000 32915 22/09/1989 MT 112–89 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 32916 22/09/1989 PW 114–94 A36 Challenge Stadium 4,500 32917 24/09/1989 MT 83–85 SK Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 32918 24/09/1989 PW 112–108 A36 Challenge Stadium 4,500 32919 Semifinals |- 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 29/09/1989 SK 98–108 CC State Sports Centre 5,006 32920 30/09/1989 PW 108–129 NMG Challenge Stadium 4,500 32921 6/10/1989 CC 92–100 SK AIS Arena 5,200 32922 6/10/1989 NMG 108–111 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 32923 8/10/1989 CC 142–82 SK AIS Arena 5,200 32924 8/10/1989 NMG 165–110 PW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 32925 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 14/10/1989 CC 105–111 NMG AIS Arena 5,200 32926 20/10/1989 NMG 111–97 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre 7,200 32927 1989 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 34.5 Rebounds per game Dean Uthoff Eastside Spectres 17.0 Assists per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 7.2 Steals per game Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons 3.3 Blocks per game Willie Simmons Canberra Cannons 3.2 Free throw percentage Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants 87.5% NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants Best Defensive Player: Phil Smyth, Canberra Cannons Most Improved Player: Mark Bradtke, Adelaide 36ers Rookie of the Year: Justin Withers, Illawarra Hawks Coach of the Year: Lindsay Gaze, Melbourne Tigers All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Phil Smyth Canberra Cannons SG Kent Lockhart Eastside Spectres SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers PF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants C Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers References 1989 Category:1989 in Australian men's sport Category:1989 in Australian basketball