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.

1992 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	3 April 1992 – 26 September 1992 28 September 1992 – 18 October 1992 (Finals) 24 October 1992 – 1 November 1992 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	13
TV partner(s)	Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed	South East Melbourne Magic
Season MVP	Scott Fisher (North Melbourne) Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions	South East Melbourne Magic (1st title)
Runners-up	Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVP	Bruce Bolden (South East Melbourne)

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 [1]
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.

#	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Win%	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	For	Against	Points%
1	South East Melbourne Magic	24	20	4	83.33%	3-2	Won 1	12-0	8-4	2,511	2,289	109.70%
2	Sydney Kings	24	17	7	70.83%	2-3	Lost 2	10-2	7-5	2,540	2,434	104.35%
3	Melbourne Tigers	24	15	9	62.50%	3-2	Won 1	9-3	6-6	2,745	2,638	104.06%
4	North Melbourne Giants	24	14	10	58.33%	2-3	Lost 2	10-2	4-8	2,709	2,621	103.36%
5	Illawarra Hawks	24	13	11	54.17%	3-2	Won 3	9-3	4-8	2,451	2,423	101.16%
6	Perth Wildcats^1	24	12	12	50.00%	2-3	Lost 1	7-5	5-7	2,468	2,429	101.61%
7	Brisbane Bullets^1	24	12	12	50.00%	3-2	Won 2	6-6	6-6	2,645	2,722	97.17%
8	Canberra Cannons^2	24	11	13	45.83%	2-3	Lost 3	7-5	4-8	2,525	2,474	102.06%
9	Adelaide 36ers^2	24	11	13	45.83%	4-1	Won 3	6-6	5-7	2,468	2,388	103.35%
10	Gold Coast Rollers^2	24	11	13	45.83%	2-3	Won 1	8-4	3-9	2,353	2,444	96.28%
11	Hobart Tassie Devils^3	24	9	15	37.50%	2-3	Won 1	7-5	2-10	2,463	2,535	97.16%
12	Newcastle Falcons^3	24	9	15	37.50%	3-2	Won 1	6-6	3-9	2,652	2,759	96.12%
13	Geelong Supercats	24	2	22	8.33%	1-4	Lost 2	2-10	0-12	2,525	2,899	87.10%

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

Playoff bracket

	Quarter Finals							Semi Finals							Grand Final
	1	South East Melbourne Magic	91	101	X
	8	Canberra Cannons	89	96	X
								1	South East Melbourne Magic	112	127	X
								4	North Melbourne Giants	86	106	X
	4	North Melbourne Giants	118	123	X
	5	Illawarra Hawks	98	104	X
															1	South East Melbourne Magic	98	115	95
															3	Melbourne Tigers	116	93	88
	3	Melbourne Tigers	103	95	116
	6	Perth Wildcats	111	94	100
								2	Sydney Kings	112	124	95
								3	Melbourne Tigers	122	118	101
	2	Sydney Kings	100	130	X
	7	Brisbane Bullets	91	123	X

There were four quarter finals, two semi-finals, and then best of three grand final.

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

#	Player	Team
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

1. http://supercats.com.au/about-us/history/honour-boards/