1982 NBL season

1982 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 6 February – 11 July (Regular season)
16 July – 18 July (Finals)
Number of games 26
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC
Regular season
Top seed West Adelaide Bearcats
Season MVP Al Green
Top scorer Reg Biddings
Finals
Champions West Adelaide Bearcats
  Runners-up Geelong Cats

The 1982 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League (NBL). The regular season began on 6 February and ended on 11 July. The finals began on 16 July with the semi-finals before concluding on 18 July with the NBL Grand Final.

Ladder

The home-and-away regular season took place over 22 rounds between 6 February and 11 July, with all 14 teams competing in 26 games.

# Team Pld W L % Win %
1West Adelaide Bearcats 26215115.9%80.80%
2Geelong Cats 26206105.8%76.90%
3Nunawading Spectres 26197110.8%73.10%
4Coburg Giants 26188109.3%69.20%
5Newcastle Falcons 26179106%65.40%
6St Kilda Saints 26179104.5%65.40%
7Adelaide City Eagles 261511104.2%57.70%
8Brisbane Bullets 26121497.1%46.20%
9Illawarra Hawks 26111597.4%42.30%
10Weststate Wildcats 26101692.9%38.50%
11Canberra Cannons 2681895.9%30.80%
12Sydney Supersonics 2671990.5%26.90%
13Launceston Casino City Tigers 2652189.8%19.20%
14Bankstown Bruins 2622483.9%7.7%

Finals

The NBL finals series in 1982 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. All three of these finals games were sudden death.

Bracket

Semi Finals Grand Final
      
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 94
4 Coburg Giants 74
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 80
2 Geelong Cats 74
2 Geelong Cats 71
3 Nunawading Spectres 59

Semi Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
16 JulyWest Adelaide Bearcats94–74Coburg GiantsNewcastle Sports Entertainment Centre
16 JulyGeelong Cats101–59Nunawading SpectresNewcastle Sports Entertainment Centre

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
18 JulyWest Adelaide Bearcats80–74Geelong CatsNewcastle Sports Entertainment Centre

Awards

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
PointsReg BiddingsAdelaide City Eagles782 pts / 26 games[1]
Rebounds per gameGeorge MorrowNewcastle Falcons15.0 rpg / 26 games[1]
Field goal percentageIan MansonGeelong Cats64.3% (56/87)[1]
Free throw percentageReg BiddingsAdelaide City Eagles88.3% (182/206)[1]

Regular season

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
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