1986 NBL season

April 2022 March 2026 August 2014 1986 NBL season National Basketball League Basketball 25 April – 28 September 19861 – 4 October 1986 (semi-finals)11 – 19 October 1986 (Grand Final) 14 ABC, SAS-10, TV0, STW9 Regular season Adelaide 36ers Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Leroy Loggins (Brisbane) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player Finals 1986 NBL Finals Adelaide 36ers (1st title) Brisbane Bullets Mark Davis (Adelaide) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final List of NBL seasons NBL 1985 NBL season 1985 1987 NBL season 1987 The 1986 NBL season was the eighth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league. Clubs The NBL had 14 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 AUS Ken Cole Brisbane Bullets Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Sleeman Sports CentreBrisbane Entertainment Centre 2,70013,500 1979 AUS Brian Kerle Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 USA Bob Turner Coburg Giants Victoria Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 AUS Les Riddle Geelong Supercats Victoria Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 USA Ken Richardson Hobart Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,800 1983 USA David Adkins Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 AUS Dave Lindstrom Melbourne Tigers Victoria Melbourne, Victoria Albert Park Basketball Stadium 2,000 1931 AUS Lindsay Gaze Newcastle Falcons New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 AUS Steve Johansen Nunawading Spectres Victoria Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 AUS Barry Barnes Perth Wildcats Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium 1,500 1982 AUS Jay Brehmer St. Kilda Saints Victoria Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1979 AUS Andris Blicavs Sydney Supersonics New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1982 AUS Owen Wells West Sydney Westars New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1982 AUS Robbie Cadee Regular season The home and away season took place over 21 rounds between 25 April 1986 and 28 September 1986. The Adelaide 36ers had a near perfect regular season recording a 24–2 win–loss record which included an undefeated 13-0 home record at the Apollo Stadium, a feat not matched before or since in the NBL. Adelaide's only two losses of the year came away in Round 6 when they lost 89–87 to the West Sydney Westars in Sydney, and in Round 11 against the Coburg Giants in Melbourne when they went down 116–114. Both the Westars and Giants won the games on last second baskets. The 36ers were easily the best offensive team in the league, averaging 116 points per game (11.5 points more per game than the next best team, the Brisbane Bullets), while they had the 5th best defence in the NBL only giving up 96.5 points per game. 6'5" (196 cm) Brisbane Bullets swingman Leroy Loggins was selected as the NBL's Most Valuable Player. Loggins averaged 29.8 points, 8.9 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 3.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game in 1986. It was Loggins' 2nd NBL MVP award having also won in 1984. 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 25/04/1986 PW 91–99 SSS Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 28973 25/04/1986 BB 115–83 HD Sleeman Sports Centre N/A 28976 26/04/1986 A36 107–96 SSS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 28978 26/04/1986 CC 98–95 HD AIS Arena N/A 28981 26/04/1986 GC 121–112 IH Geelong Arena N/A 28983 26/04/1986 SKS 116–110 MT Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 28986 26/04/1986 NF 86–92 WSW Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 28989 27/04/1986 NS 103–98 SKS Burwood Stadium N/A 28991 27/04/1986 CG 104–103 IH Ken Watson Stadium N/A 28994 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 2/05/1986 PW 103–89 HD Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 28996 2/05/1986 NF 88–93 BB Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 28999 2/05/1986 SSS 94–82 SKS State Sports Centre N/A 29001 3/05/1986 A36 108–72 HD Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29003 3/05/1986 NS 94–117 CC Burwood Stadium N/A 29005 3/05/1986 GC 123–105 CG Geelong Arena N/A 29007 3/05/1986 WSW 63–93 BB State Sports Centre N/A 29008 3/05/1986 IH 118–86 SKS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29009 4/05/1986 MT 89–106 CC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29010 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 9/05/1986 PW 85–97 IH Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29011 9/05/1986 BB 95–89 SSS Sleeman Sports Centre N/A 29012 9/05/1986 HD 95–88 NS Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29013 10/05/1986 A36 114–110 IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29014 10/05/1986 CC 87–77 SSS AIS Arena N/A 29015 10/05/1986 SKS 105–116 NS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29016 10/05/1986 WSW 115–106 CG State Sports Centre N/A 29017 11/05/1986 CG 102–105 MT Ken Watson Stadium N/A 29018 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 16/05/1986 HD 69–97 A36 Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29019 16/05/1986 WSW 88–96 CC State Sports Centre N/A 29020 16/05/1986 IH 107–82 NF Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29021 17/05/1986 CC 104–80 IH AIS Arena N/A 29022 17/05/1986 BB 77–71 WSW Sleeman Sports Centre N/A 29023 17/05/1986 GC 109–97 PW Geelong Arena N/A 29024 17/05/1986 SSS 80–91 NF State Sports Centre N/A 29025 17/05/1986 SKS 97–125 A36 Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29026 18/05/1986 GC 112–108 MT Geelong Arena N/A 29027 18/05/1986 CG 116–84 PW Ken Watson Stadium N/A 29028 18/05/1986 NS 100–79 SSS Burwood Stadium N/A 29029 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 23/05/1986 PW 93–91 CC Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29030 23/05/1986 HD 129–96 MT Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29031 23/05/1986 NF 152–126 GC Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29032 23/05/1986 SSS 84–85 BB State Sports Centre N/A 29033 24/05/1986 A36 124–91 CC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29034 24/05/1986 NS 99–118 CG Burwood Stadium N/A 29035 24/05/1986 WSW 83–93 GC State Sports Centre N/A 29036 24/05/1986 IH 94–90 BB Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29037 25/05/1986 MT 120–111 SKS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29038 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 30/05/1986 BB 99–85 NS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29039 30/05/1986 HD 94–99 PW Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29040 30/05/1986 NF 96–98 A36 Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29042 30/05/1986 SSS 99–100 GC State Sports Centre N/A 29043 31/05/1986 MT 111–121 CG Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29074 31/05/1986 CC 111–88 NS AIS Arena N/A 29075 31/05/1986 WSW 89–87 A36 State Sports Centre N/A 29076 31/05/1986 IH 122–91 GC Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29077 1/06/1986 SKS 108–109 PW Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29078 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 6/06/1986 PW 96–105 NF Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29079 6/06/1986 SSS 91–94 CC State Sports Centre N/A 29080 7/06/1986 SKS 86–119 BB Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29081 7/06/1986 A36 119–92 NF Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29082 7/06/1986 GC 140–124 HD Geelong Arena N/A 29083 7/06/1986 WSW 76–82 NS State Sports Centre N/A 29084 7/06/1986 IH 90–93 CC Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29085 8/06/1986 MT 108–124 WSW Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29086 8/06/1986 CG 115–86 NS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29087 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 13/06/1986 BB 132–134 CG Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29088 13/06/1986 HD 99–107 IH Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29089 14/06/1986 PW 85–117 A36 Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29090 14/06/1986 NS 89–103 GC Burwood Stadium N/A 29091 14/06/1986 CC 120–104 CG AIS Arena N/A 29092 14/06/1986 SKS 82–90 IH Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29093 14/06/1986 NF 95–107 SSS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29094 15/06/1986 MT 107–123 GC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29095 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 20/06/1986 PW 97–92 NS Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29096 20/06/1986 HD 100–104 NF Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29097 20/06/1986 SSS 99–83 MT State Sports Centre N/A 29098 21/06/1986 A36 124–104 NS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29099 21/06/1986 BB 113–94 CC Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29100 21/06/1986 GC 107–106 WSW Geelong Arena N/A 29101 21/06/1986 IH 101–96 MT Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29102 22/06/1986 SKS 128–140 NF Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29103 22/06/1986 CG 99–103 WSW Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29104 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 11/07/1986 NS 76–94 WSW Burwood Stadium N/A 29105 11/07/1986 CC 90–93 BB AIS Arena N/A 29106 11/07/1986 IH 87–73 PW Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29107 12/07/1986 A36 124–83 PW Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29108 12/07/1986 MT 109–130 HD Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29109 12/07/1986 BB 94–100 IH Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29110 12/07/1986 GC 112–117 SSS Geelong Arena N/A 29111 12/07/1986 NF 100–98 NS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29112 13/07/1986 SKS 116–110 HD Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29113 13/07/1986 CG 85–88 SSS Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29114 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 18/07/1986 HD 125–90 SKS Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29115 19/07/1986 NS 95–92 BB Burwood Stadium N/A 29116 19/07/1986 GC 107–109 A36 Geelong Arena N/A 29117 19/07/1986 NF 94–116 CC Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29118 20/07/1986 MT 111–109 BB Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29119 20/07/1986 CG 116–114 A36 Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29121 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 25/07/1986 PW 125–104 MT Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29122 25/07/1986 CC 116–104 GC AIS Arena N/A 29124 25/07/1986 WSW 107–98 NF State Sports Centre N/A 29125 25/07/1986 IH 78–68 NS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29152 26/07/1986 A36 140–101 MT Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29153 26/07/1986 BB 106–97 GC Sleeman Sports Centre N/A 29154 26/07/1986 SSS 97–80 NS State Sports Centre N/A 29155 27/07/1986 SKS 117–120 CG Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29156 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 1/08/1986 PW 91–99 BB Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29157 1/08/1986 WSW 108–98 MT State Sports Centre N/A 29158 2/08/1986 A36 120–92 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29159 2/08/1986 NS 117–105 HD Burwood Stadium N/A 29160 2/08/1986 GC 104–115 CC Geelong Arena N/A 29161 2/08/1986 NF 156–133 MT Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29162 2/08/1986 SSS 89–86 IH State Sports Centre N/A 29163 3/08/1986 CG 99–93 CC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29164 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 8/08/1986 PW 117–103 CG Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29165 8/08/1986 CC 111–93 NF AIS Arena N/A 29166 8/08/1986 HD 109–117 GC Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29167 8/08/1986 WSW 109–110 SSS State Sports Centre N/A 29168 9/08/1986 A36 137–111 CG Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29169 9/08/1986 MT 114–130 NS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29170 9/08/1986 BB 113–99 NF Sleeman Sports Centre N/A 29171 10/08/1986 SKS 121–118 GC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29172 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 15/08/1986 HD 91–90 BB Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29173 15/08/1986 WSW 123–111 SKS State Sports Centre N/A 29174 15/08/1986 IH 79–100 A36 Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29175 16/08/1986 MT 112–96 PW Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29176 16/08/1986 CC 99–87 WSW AIS Arena N/A 29177 16/08/1986 NF 138–140 SKS Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29178 16/08/1986 SSS 75–100 A36 State Sports Centre N/A 29179 17/08/1986 NS 99–95 PW Burwood Stadium N/A 29180 17/08/1986 CG 116–104 HD Ken Watson Stadium N/A 29181 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 22/08/1986 HD 90–76 CC Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29182 22/08/1986 WSW 102–93 IH State Sports Centre N/A 29183 23/08/1986 GC 86–88 BB Geelong Arena N/A 29185 23/08/1986 SKS 121–133 CC Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29186 23/08/1986 NF 89–88 IH Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29188 23/08/1986 SSS 117–80 PW State Sports Centre N/A 29190 24/08/1986 MT 121–109 SSS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29191 24/08/1986 CG 104–99 BB Ken Watson Stadium N/A 29193 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 29/08/1986 HD 101–86 CG Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29194 29/08/1986 PW 92–100 GC Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29195 29/08/1986 CC 118–100 SKS AIS Arena N/A 29196 29/08/1986 SSS 97–82 WSW State Sports Centre N/A 29197 30/08/1986 A36 120–119 GC Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29198 30/08/1986 MT 99–100 IH Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29199 30/08/1986 BB 119–100 SKS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29200 30/08/1986 NF 121–127 CG Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29201 31/08/1986 NS 110–90 IH Burwood Stadium N/A 29202 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 5/09/1986 PW 120–103 SKS Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29203 5/09/1986 BB 118–105 MT Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29204 5/09/1986 WSW 103–84 HD State Sports Centre N/A 29205 5/09/1986 IH 128–109 CG Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29214 6/09/1986 A36 138–98 SKS Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29215 6/09/1986 CC 131–113 MT AIS Arena N/A 29216 6/09/1986 GC 115–128 NS Geelong Arena N/A 29217 6/09/1986 NF 102–101 HD Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29218 6/09/1986 SSS 114–95 CG State Sports Centre N/A 29219 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 12/09/1986 WSW 104–89 PW State Sports Centre N/A 29220 12/09/1986 IH 103–113 HD Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29221 12/09/1986 GC 126–118 SKS Geelong Arena N/A 29222 13/09/1986 NS 142–120 MT Burwood Stadium N/A 29223 13/09/1986 CC 104–118 A36 AIS Arena N/A 29224 13/09/1986 NF 109–98 PW Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A 29225 13/09/1986 SSS 125–94 HD State Sports Centre N/A 29226 14/09/1986 BB 115–124 A36 Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29227 14/09/1986 CG 110–114 SKS Ken Watson Stadium N/A 29228 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 17/09/1986 IH 98–97 WSW Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29229 19/09/1986 PW 81–89 WSW Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A 29230 19/09/1986 HD 96–93 SSS Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29231 20/09/1986 A36 124–98 WSW Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29232 20/09/1986 MT 132–121 NF Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29233 21/09/1986 NS 129–107 NF Burwood Stadium N/A 29234 21/09/1986 SKS 98–111 SSS Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29235 21/09/1986 CG 126–93 GC Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29236 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 26/09/1986 BB 112–101 PW Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29237 26/09/1986 HD 104–106 WSW Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A 29238 27/09/1986 NS 94–98 A36 Burwood Stadium N/A 29239 27/09/1986 CC 114–78 PW AIS Arena N/A 29240 27/09/1986 GC 129–120 NF Geelong Arena N/A 29241 27/09/1986 IH 90–82 SSS Beaton Park Stadium N/A 29242 27/09/1986 SKS 96–100 WSW Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29243 28/09/1986 MT 117–130 A36 Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A 29244 28/09/1986 CG 110–104 NF Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A 29245 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 West Sydney Westars and Illawarra Hawks (1-1). West Sydney Westars won For and Against (+8). 23-way Head-to-Head between Sydney Supersonics (3-1), Geelong Cats (2-2) and Coburg Giants (1-3). Finals 1986 NBL Finals Playoff bracket There were two Elimination Finals, two Semifinals, and then best of three Grand Final series. All of the Elimination Finals and Semifinals were sudden death. As the top two teams in the regular season the Adelaide 36ers and Canberra Cannons automatically qualified to host a home Semifinal. 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 1/10/1986 WSW 86–105 IH State Sports Centre N/A 29246 1/10/1986 BB 100–82 SSS Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29247 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 4/10/1986 CC 100–120 BB AIS Arena N/A 29248 4/10/1986 A36 116–92 IH Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29250 Grand Final After being a single game from 1979-1985, 1986 saw the establishment of the best of three Grand Final series. Game 1 in Brisbane saw a then NBL record attendance of over 11,000. The game went into overtime with the 36ers coming out on top with a 122-119 win. Game 2 saw Adelaide lose its only game at home for the season when the Bullets kept the series alive with a 104-83 win. Adelaide wrapped up its first NBL Championship with a 113-91 win in Game 3 at the Apollo Stadium. Regular season MVP winner, Brisbane's Leroy Loggins, fouled out of both Games 1 and 3. Adelaide import Power forward Mark Davis was selected as the Grand Final MVP. Davis averaged 25.0 points, 19.3 rebounds and 1.6 assists over the 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 11/10/1986 BB 119–122 A36 Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A 29251 17/10/1986 A36 83–104 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29253 19/10/1986 A36 113–91 BB Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A 29255 1986 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 922 pts Rebounds per game Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers 16.1 Assists per game Damian Keogh West Sydney Westars 8.1 Steals per game Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 90 stls Blocks per game Willie Simmons Coburg Giants 98 blks Field goal percentage Murray Shiels Hobart Devils 57.3% Three-point percentage Wayne Burdenhttp://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders All Time Leaders NBL.com.au dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170923062541/http://nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com/nbl-all-time-leaders September 23, 2017 Sydney Supersonics 47.8% Free throw percentage Dane Suttle Geelong Supercats 89.3% NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Mark Davis, Adelaide 36ers Rookie of the Year: Steve Lunardon, Nunawading Spectres Coach of the Year: Ken Cole, Adelaide 36ers All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Steve Carfino Hobart Devils SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets PF Jim Foster Coburg Giants C Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers References 1986 Category:1986 in Australian men's sport Category:1986 in Australian basketball