1992 NBL season

The 1992 NBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league, Southern Melbourne having merged with Eastside Melbourne to form the South-East Melbourne Magic during the off season.

Clubs Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,000 1982 Don Shipway Brisbane Bullets Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Brian Kerle Canberra Cannons Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Barry Barnes Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Steve Breheny Gold Coast Rollers Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,992 1990 Dave Claxton Hobart Tassie Devils Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 Cal Bruton Illawarra Hawks Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Dave Lindstrom Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1931 Lindsay Gaze Newcastle Falcons Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,658 1979 Tom Wisman North Melbourne Giants Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 Bruce Palmer Perth Wildcats Perth, Western Australia Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Murray Arnold South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1992 Brian Goorjian Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500 1988 Bob Turner

Regular season The 1992 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 3 April 1992 and 26 September 1992.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 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 Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+4).

23-way Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons (4-0), Adelaide 36ers (1-3) and Gold Coast Rollers (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+11).

4Hobart Tassie Devils won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

There were four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and then best of three grand final series.

Playoff bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

1992 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.8 Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Adelaide 36ers 14.8 Assists per game Andre Lafleur Gold Coast Rollers 9.6 Steals per game Chris Harris Geelong Supercats 3.3 Blocks per game John Dorge South East Melbourne Magic 2.9 Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 86.5%

NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants & Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Bruce Bolden, South East Melbourne Magic Best Defensive Player: Terry Dozier, Newcastle Falcons Most Improved Player: Andrew Svaldenis, Hobart Tassie Devils Rookie of the Year: Lachlan Armfield, Canberra Cannons Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, South East Melbourne Magic

All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Doug Overton Illawarra Hawks SG Dwayne McClain Sydney Kings SF Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers PF Andrew Vlahov Perth Wildcats C Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants

References

1992 NBL season

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