1979 NBL season

April 2022 March 2026 1979 NBL season National Basketball League Basketball 24 February – 3 June 1979 (Regular season)10 June 1979 (Grand Final) 90 (Regular season)1 (Grand Final) 10 ABC Regular season St. Kilda Saints Cal Bruton (Brisbane) List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Ken Richardson (West Adelaide) NBL Most Valuable Player Award Grand Final 1979 NBL Finals St. Kilda Saints (1st title) Canberra Cannons Larry Sengstock (St. Kilda) NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award List of NBL seasons NBL 1980 NBL season 1980 The 1979 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The championship was decided by a sudden death Grand Final between first (St. Kilda Saints) and second (Canberra Cannons). Teams Ten teams competed in the 1979 Season. File:Map of Australia and New Zealand.png 10px 10px 10px 10px 10px 10px 10px 10px 10px 10px 0.510 0.374 438 Bruins 0.650 0.280 438 Bullets 0.462 0.425 438 Cannons 0.626 0.374 438 Astronauts 0.343 0.440 438 Tigers 0.626 0.405 438 Hawks 0.640 0.348 438 Falcons 0.400 0.478 438 Spectres 0.520 0.478 438 Saints 0.325 0.385 438 Bearcats ClubLocationStadiumCapacityFoundedHead CoachBankstown BruinsSydneyBankstown Basketball Stadium2,5001979Shaun O'ConnellBrisbane BulletsBrisbaneAuchenflower Stadium2,0001979AUS Robert YoungCanberra CannonsCanberraCanberra ShowgroundsUnknown1979USA Cal StampCity of Sydney AstronautsSydneyAlexandria StadiumUnknown1979AUS Charlie AmmitGlenelg TigersGlenelgApollo Entertainment Centre3,0001979AUS Alan DaweIllawarra HawksWollongongBeaton Park Stadium2,0001979AUS Joe FarrugiaNewcastle FalconsNewcastleNewcastle Sports Entertainment Centre2,2001979USA Bob TurnerNunawading SpectresMelbourneBurwood Stadium2,0001979AUS Barry BarnesSt. Kilda SaintsMelbourneAlbert Park Basketball Stadium2,0001979AUS Brian KerleWest Adelaide BearcatsPort AdelaideApollo Entertainment Centre3,0001979AUS Ken Richardson Regular season The 1979 regular season took place over 15 rounds between 24 February 1979 and 3 June 1979. Every team played 18 games, against each opponent twice. 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 24/02/1979 NS 78–62 NF Burwood Stadium N/A 27606 24/02/1979 GT 68–65 CSA Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27607 24/02/1979 BB 70–77 CC Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27608 25/02/1979 BBR 79–82 CC Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27518 25/02/1979 SKS 107–81 NF Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27519 25/02/1979 WAB 101–77 CSA Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27520 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 3/03/1979 CSA 86–91 CC Alexandria Stadium N/A 27521 3/03/1979 IH 91–88 SKS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27522 3/03/1979 NF 97–69 BB Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27523 3/03/1979 WAB 73–66 NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27524 4/03/1979 BBR 74–101 SKS Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27525 4/03/1979 NF 83-81 CSA Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27526 4/03/1979 IH 74–78 CC Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27527 4/03/1979 GT 68–74 NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27528 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 10/03/1979 CC 75–65 WAB Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27529 10/03/1979 IH 74–71 BBR Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27530 10/03/1979 NF 99–87 GT Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27531 11/03/1979 NS 75–72 SKS Burwood Stadium N/A 27532 11/03/1979 CSA 81–80 GT Alexandria Stadium N/A 27533 11/03/1979 BB 68–78 WAB Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27534 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 17/03/1979 BBR 62–78 BB Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27535 17/03/1979 WAB 68–65 SKS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27536 17/03/1979 CC 70–77 IH Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27537 17/03/1979 NF 79–82 NS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27538 18/03/1979 CSA 107–81 NS Alexandria Stadium N/A 27539 18/03/1979 IH 101–77 BB Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27540 18/03/1979 GT 73–87 SKS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27541 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 24/03/1979 GT 64–73 BBR Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27542 24/03/1979 SKS 88–70 CC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27543 24/03/1979 NF 79–77 IH Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27544 25/03/1979 CSA 92–82 IH Alexandria Stadium N/A 27545 25/03/1979 NS 71–59 CC Burwood Stadium N/A 27546 25/03/1979 WAB 91–88 BBR Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27547 31/03/1979 IH 72–91 WAB Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27548 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 31/03/1979 CC 86–80 BB Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27549 31/03/1979 CSA 90–76 BBR Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27550 31/03/1979 SKS 86–54 GT Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27551 1/04/1979 NS 77–53 GT Burwood Stadium N/A 27552 1/04/1979 CSA 107–95 BB Alexandria Stadium N/A 27553 1/04/1979 BBR 70–92 WAB Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27554 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 7/04/1979 GT 75–77 WAB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27555 7/04/1979 BB 101–86 BBR Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27556 7/04/1979 CC 76–83 CSA Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27557 7/04/1979 NS 77–47 IH Burwood Stadium N/A 27558 8/04/1979 SKS 89–81 IH Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27559 8/04/1979 BB 99–80 NF Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27560 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 19/04/1979 GT 71–80 CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27561 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 21/04/1979 SKS 107–86 BBR Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27562 22/04/1979 NS 93–81 BBR Burwood Stadium N/A 27563 22/04/1979 WAB 64–65 CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27564 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 28/04/1979 NF 94–89 WAB Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27565 28/04/1979 BBR 91–86 IH Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27566 28/04/1979 SKS 95–76 NS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27567 28/04/1979 BB 91–74 GT Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27568 29/04/1979 IH 90–100 CSA Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27569 29/04/1979 CSA 86–84 WAB Alexandria Stadium N/A 27570 29/04/1979 CC 80–75 GT Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27571 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 5/05/1979 NF 96–103 BBR Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27572 5/05/1979 SKS 117–92 BB Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27573 6/05/1979 CC 94–85 NF Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27574 6/05/1979 NS 84–97 BB Burwood Stadium N/A 27575 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 12/05/1979 IH 110–83 GT Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27576 12/05/1979 NS 72–58 WAB Burwood Stadium N/A 27577 12/05/1979 NF 84–77 CC Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27578 13/05/1979 CSA 99–119 NF Alexandria Stadium N/A 27579 13/05/1979 BBR 84–100 GT Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27580 13/05/1979 SKS 92–85 WAB Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27581 13/05/1979 BB 91–85 IH Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27582 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 19/05/1979 WAB 108–85 NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27583 19/05/1979 GT 68–74 IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27584 19/05/1979 CSA 78–103 SKS Alexandria Stadium N/A 27585 19/05/1979 BB 105–85 NS Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27586 20/05/1979 BB 81–98 SKS Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27587 20/05/1979 CC 84–70 NS Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27588 20/05/1979 BBR 83–87 CSA Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27589 20/05/1979 WAB 74–71 IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27590 20/05/1979 GT 79–77 NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27591 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 26/05/1979 NF 79–92 SKS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 27592 26/05/1979 BBR 92–93 NS Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27593 26/05/1979 WAB 97–76 GT Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27594 26/05/1979 BB 104–88 CSA Auchenflower Stadium N/A 27595 27/05/1979 IH 84–93 NS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27596 27/05/1979 CC 93–98 SKS Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27597 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 2/06/1979 IH 81–80 NF Beaton Park Stadium N/A 27598 2/06/1979 CC 101–86 BBR Canberra Showgrounds N/A 27599 2/06/1979 NS 81–61 CSA Burwood Stadium N/A 27600 2/06/1979 WAB 120–93 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27601 3/06/1979 SKS 97–86 CSA Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27602 3/06/1979 BBR 84–93 NF Bankstown Basketball Stadium N/A 27603 3/06/1979 GT 92–112 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 27604 Ladder 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 Canberra Cannons and Nunawading Spectres (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+2). 2Newcastle Falcons won Head-to-Head (2-0). 3Head-to-Head between Glenelg Tigers and Bankstown Bruins (1-1). Glenelg Tigers won For and Against (+7). 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 10/06/1979 SKS 94–93 CC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 27605 Coaches NBL All-Time Coaching Records Coach Team Games Coached Won Lost Win% CommentsBrian KerleSt. Kilda Saints1916384.21%1979 Championship Coach (1st title) Cal StampCanberra Cannons1913668.42%Barry BarnesNunawading Spectres1813572.22%Ken RichardsonWest Adelaide Bearcats1812666.67%Robert YoungBrisbane Bullets1810855.56%Bob TurnerNewcastle Falcons1881044.44% Charlie AmmitCity of Sydney Astronauts1881044.44%Joe FarrugiaIllawarra Hawks1851327.78%Alan DaweGlenelg Tigers1831516.67%Shaun O'ConnellBankstown Bruins1831516.67% Awards Statistics leaders Category Player Team Stat Points Cal Bruton Brisbane Bullets 597 pts / 18 gameshttp://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders All Time Leaders nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com 23 September 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062541/http://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders 2017-09-23 dead Free throw percentage Robbie Cadee St. Kilda Saints 89.7% (35/39) Regular season Most Valuable Player: Ken Richardson (West Adelaide Bearcats) Grand Final Grand Final MVP: Larry Sengstock (St. Kilda Saints) References External links -qj3i9VSIVM 1979 NBL Grand Final highlights 1979 Category:1979 in Australian men's sport Category:1979 in Australian basketball