1992 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration3 April – 26 September 1992
28 September – 18 October 1992 (Finals)
24 October – 1 November 1992 (Grand Finals)
No of teams13
TvNetwork Ten
SeasonRegular season
Season champsSouth East Melbourne Magic
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
MvpScott Fisher (North Melbourne)
Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
FinalsFinals
Finals champSouth East Melbourne Magic (1st title)
Finals runner-upMelbourne Tigers
Finals mvpBruce Bolden (South East Melbourne)
SeasonslistList of NBL seasons
SeasonslistnamesNBL
Prevseason year1991
Nextseason year1993

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

ClubLocationHome VenueCapacityFoundedHead coach
Adelaide 36ersAdelaide, South AustraliaClipsal Powerhouse8,0001982Don Shipway
Brisbane BulletsBrisbane, QueenslandBrisbane Entertainment Centre13,5001979Brian Kerle
Canberra CannonsCanberra, Australian Capital TerritoryAIS Arena5,2001979Barry Barnes
Geelong SupercatsGeelong, VictoriaGeelong Arena2,0001982Steve Breheny [1]
Gold Coast RollersGold Coast, QueenslandCarrara Indoor Stadium2,9921990Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie DevilsHobart, TasmaniaDerwent Entertainment Centre5,4001983Cal Bruton
Illawarra HawksWollongong, New South WalesIllawarra Basketball Stadium2,0001979Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne TigersMelbourne, VictoriaNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park15,4001931Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle FalconsNewcastle, New South WalesNewcastle Entertainment Centre4,6581979Tom Wisman
North Melbourne GiantsMelbourne, VictoriaThe Glass House7,2001980Bruce Palmer
Perth WildcatsPerth, Western AustraliaPerth Entertainment Centre8,2001982Murray Arnold
South East Melbourne MagicMelbourne, VictoriaNational Tennis Centre at Flinders Park15,4001992Brian Goorjian
Sydney KingsSydney, New South WalesSydney Entertainment Centre12,5001988Bob Turner

Regular season

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

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 22

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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

Main article: 1992 NBL Finals

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

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand Final

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1992 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers33.8
Rebounds per gameMark BradtkeAdelaide 36ers14.8
Assists per gameAndre LafleurGold Coast Rollers9.6
Steals per gameChris HarrisGeelong Supercats3.3
Blocks per gameJohn DorgeSouth East Melbourne Magic2.9
Free throw percentageAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers86.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

PlayerTeam
PGDoug OvertonIllawarra Hawks
SGDwayne McClainSydney Kings
SFAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
PFAndrew VlahovPerth Wildcats
CScott FisherNorth Melbourne Giants

References

  1. ^ "Honour Boards"