1987 NBL season

1987 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 24 April 1987 – 27 September 1987
30 September 1987 – 4 October 1987 (Semi-Finals)
10 – 16 October 1987 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams 14
TV partner(s) ABC, ATN7, BTQ7, STW9, SAS10
Regular season
Top seed Brisbane Bullets
Season MVP Mark Davis
Leroy Loggins
Top scorer Paul Stanley (920 - 35.3 ppg)
Finals
Champions Brisbane Bullets
  Runners-up Perth Wildcats
Finals MVP Leroy Loggins

The 1987 NBL season was the ninth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league. Three of the Melbourne based clubs rebranded themselves in the off season, with the Nundawading Spectres renaming themselves Eastside Melbourne, Coburg Giants became North Melbourne Giants and the St. Kilda Saints became Westside Saints.[1]

Clubs

The NBL had 14 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 24 April 1987 and 27 September 1987 with semi-final on 30 September 1987 until 4 October 1987 and grand final on 10-16 October 1987.

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away % Pts % Won
1 Brisbane Bullets 31 24 7 4-1 W3 15-1 9-6 109 77
2 Adelaide 36ers 29 22 7 3-2 L2 11-4 11-3 112 75
3 Illawarra Hawks 30 22 8 3-2 L1 14-1 8-7 104 73
4 Perth Wildcats 32 22 10 2-3 L2 12-4 10-6 107 68
5 Canberra Cannons 27 17 10 3-2 L1 10-3 7-7 102 62
6 North Melbourne Giants 27 15 12 2-3 W3 15-1 5-9 108 55
7 Hobart Devils 26 14 12 2-3 L3 8-5 6-7 101 53
8 Eastside Melbourne Spectres 26 13 13 2-3 L1 6-7 7-6 100 50
9 Geelong Supercats 26 13 13 3-2 L2 10-3 3-10 97 50
10 Sydney Supersonics 26 8 18 2-3 L2 4-9 4-9 95 30
11 West Sydney Westars 26 8 18 2-3 L2 4-9 4-9 95 30
12 Newcastle Falcons 26 6 20 3-2 W1 4-9 2-11 92 23
13 Westside Melbourne Saints 26 4 22 0-5 L6 3-10 1-12 89 15
14 Melbourne Tigers 26 3 23 1-4 W1 3-10 0-13 83 11

Finals

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

Semi-Finals

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
30 SeptemberIllawarra Hawks87-109Brisbane BulletsIllawarra Basketball Stadium
30 SeptemberPerth Wildcats98-99Adelaide 36ersPerth Superdrome
2 OctoberAdelaide 36ers99-101Perth WildcatsApollo Stadium
2 OctoberBrisbane Bullets77-78Illawarra HawksBrisbane Entertainment Centre
4 OctoberAdelaide 36ers93-120Perth WildcatsApollo Stadium
4 OctoberBrisbane Bullets100-82Illawarra HawksBrisbane Entertainment Centre

Grand Final

Date Home Team Score Away Team Venue
10 OctoberPerth Wildcats79-80Brisbane BulletsPerth Superdrome
16 OctoberBrisbane Bullets106-87Perth WildcatsBrisbane Entertainment Centre

1987 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers44.1
Rebounds per gameMark DavisAdelaide 36ers17.1
Assists per gameGordie McleodIllawarra Hawks8.2
Steals per gamePhil SmythCanberra Cannons3.4
Blocks per gameWillie SimmonsNorth Melbourne Giants4.3
Free throw percentageCalvin BrutonPerth Wildcats89.2%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PGSteve CarfinoHobart Devils
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFMark DavisAdelaide 36ers
CJames CrawfordPerth Wildcats

References

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