1990 NBL season

1990 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	30 March 1990 – 22 September 1990 26 September 1990 – 14 October 1990 (Finals) 19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Seven Network
Regular season
Top seed	North Melbourne Giants
Season MVP	Derek Rucker
Top scorer	Derek Rucker (865 - 34.6 ppg)
Finals
Champions	Perth Wildcats
Runners-up	Brisbane Bullets
Finals MVP	Ricky Grace

The 1990 NBL season was the 12th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. With the addition of the Gold Coast Cougars a total of 14 teams contested the league.

Clubs

Club	Location	Home Venue	Capacity	Founded	Head coach
Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide, South Australia	Apollo Stadium	3,000	1982	Don Shipway
Brisbane Bullets	Brisbane, Queensland	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	13,500	1979	Brian Kearle
Canberra Cannons	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	AIS Arena	5,200	1979
Eastside Melbourne Spectres	Melbourne, Victoria	Burwood Stadium	2,000	1979	Brian Goorjian
Geelong Supercats	Geelong, Victoria	Geelong Arena	2,000	1982
Gold Coast Cougars	Gold Coast, Queensland	Carrara Indoor Stadium	2,992	1990	Dave Claxton
Hobart Devils	Hobart, Tasmania	Derwent Entertainment Centre	5,400	1983
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong, New South Wales	Illawarra Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979	Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1931	Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons	Newcastle, New South Wales	Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979
North Melbourne Giants	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1980	Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats	Perth, Western Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre	8,200	1982	Alan Black Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Entertainment Centre	12,500	1988	Bob Turner
Westside Melbourne Saints	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1979

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990 with semi-final on 26 September 1990 until 14 October 1990 and grand final on 19 October until 28 October 1990.

Ladder

#	Team	Pld	W	L
1	North Melbourne Giants	26	20	6
2	Eastside Melbourne Spectres	26	18	8
3	Brisbane Bullets	26	17	9
4	Melbourne Tigers	26	17	9
5	Perth Wildcats	26	17	9
6	Sydney Kings	26	16	10
7	Canberra Cannons	26	16	10
8	Illawarra Hawks	26	13	13
9	Adelaide 36ers	26	12	14
10	Geelong Supercats	26	11	15
11	Gold Coast Cougars	26	9	17
12	Hobart Devils	26	8	18
13	Newcastle Falcons	26	4	22
14	Westside Saints	26	3	23

Finals

Main article: 1990 NBL Finals

There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
26 September	Perth Wildcats	122-100	Melbourne Tigers	Perth Entertainment Centre
26 September	Sydney Kings	98-87	Brisbane Bullets	State Sports Centre
28 September	Brisbane Bullets	124-96	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
28 September	Melbourne Tigers	113-123	Perth Wildcats	The Glass House
30 September	Brisbane Bullets	107-104	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre

Semi-Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
6 October	Brisbane Bullets	121-111	Eastside Melbourne Spectres	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
6 October	Perth Wildcats	121-111	North Melbourne Giants	Perth Entertainment Centre
12 October	North Melbourne Giants	131-110	Perth Wildcats	The Glass House
13 October	Eastside Melbourne Spectres	119-120	Brisbane Bullets	The Glass House
14 October	North Melbourne Giants	110-112 (OT)	Perth Wildcats	The Glass House

Grand Final

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
19 October	Perth Wildcats	112-106	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Entertainment Centre
26 October	Brisbane Bullets	106-90	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
28 October	Brisbane Bullets	86-109	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre

1990 NBL statistics leaders


Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	37.6
Rebounds per game	James Bullock	Newcastle Falcons	16.2
Assists per game	Shane Heal	Geelong Supercats	8.3
Free throw percentage	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	87.3%

NBL awards

Most Valuable Player: Derek Rucker, Brisbane Bullets
Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Ricky Grace, Perth Wildcats
Best Defensive Player: Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets
Most Improved Player: Shane Heal, Geelong Supercats
Rookie of the Year: Justin Cass, Hobart Devils
Coach of the Year: Brian Kerle, Brisbane Bullets

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
PG	Derek Rucker	Brisbane Bullets
SG	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers
SF	Leroy Loggins	Brisbane Bullets
PF	Scott Fisher	North Melbourne Giants
C	Andre Moore	Brisbane Bullets

NBL seasons

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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