1985 NBL season

1985 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration12 April – 24 August 1985
31 August 1985 (semi-finals)
7 September 1985 (Grand Final)
Teams14
TV partnerABC
Regular season
Season championsBrisbane Bullets
Season MVPRay Borner (Coburg)
Top scorerKendal Pinder (Sydney)
Finals
ChampionsBrisbane Bullets (1st title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
NBL seasons

The 1985 NBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

Regular season

The 1985 regular season took place over 18 rounds between 12 April 1985 and 18 August 1985.

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

Ladder

Pos 1985 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1Brisbane Bullets12620676.92%4–1W212–18–528322328121.65%
2Adelaide 36ers12620676.92%4–1L111–29–431552693117.16%
3Nunawading Spectres22619773.08%4–1W310–39–425742388107.79%
4Canberra Cannons22619773.08%3–2L27–612–126072439106.89%
5Coburg Giants2618869.23%4–1W411–27–629472730107.95%
6Newcastle Falcons26161061.54%2–3L19–47–628642796102.43%
7Geelong Cats26151157.69%2–3L18–57–628712674107.37%
8Perth Wildcats26131350.00%3–2W39–44–92816284499.02%
9Illawarra Hawks326101638.46%1–4L16–74–92690297590.42%
10St. Kilda Saints326101638.46%2–3L17–63–102699281096.05%
11Sydney Supersonics2691734.62%2–3L36–73–102804293495.57%
12Bankstown Bruins2662023.08%3–2W13–103–102527269493.80%
13Melbourne Tigers2652119.23%1–4L23–102–112362290381.36%
14Hobart Devils2622407.69%0–5L82–110–132519305982.35%

Updated to match(es) played on 18 August 1985. Source: NBL.com.au

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 Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+19).

2Head-to-Head between Nunawading Spectres and Canberra Cannons (1-1) & For and Against (0). Nunawading Spectres won Overall Points Percentage (+0.90%).

3Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination FinalsSemifinalsGrand Final
1Brisbane Bullets93
4Canberra Cannons1104Canberra Cannons76
5Coburg Giants871Brisbane Bullets121
2Adelaide 36ers95
2Adelaide 36ers151
3Nunawading Spectres976Newcastle Falcons103
6Newcastle Falcons103


There were two Elimination Finals, two Semifinals, and then one Grand Final. All three of these finals were sudden death. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semifinals.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1985 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameKendal PinderSydney Supersonics33.5[1]
Rebounds per gameKendal PinderSydney Supersonics17.8[1]
Assists per gameGordie McLeodIllawarra Hawks10.2
Steals per gameLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets3.7
Blocks per gameAndy CampbellCanberra Cannons3.5
Free throw percentageJim SlackeIllawarra Hawks87.2%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

#PlayerTeam
PGPhil SmythCanberra Cannons
SGAl GreenAdelaide 36ers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFKendal Pinder[2][circular reference]Sydney Supersonics
CRay BornerCoburg Giants

References

  1. ^ a b "NBL Historical Stats".
  2. ^ All-NBL Team
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