1982 NBL season

The 1982 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League (NBL).

1982 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration6 February – 11 July (Regular season)
16 July – 18 July (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Minor premiersWest Adelaide Bearcats
Season MVPAl Green (West Adelaide)
Top scorerReg Biddings (Adelaide)
Finals
ChampionsWest Adelaide Bearcats (1st title)
  Runners-upGeelong Cats

Regular season

The 1982 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 6 February 1982 and 11 July 1982. Each team played 26 games, against every opponent twice.

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
# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 West Adelaide Bearcats 26 21 5 80.77% 4-1 Won 2 12-1 9-4 2,525 2,177 115.99%
2 Geelong Cats 26 20 6 76.92% 3-2 Lost 2 11-2 9-4 2,310 2,183 105.82%
3 Nunawading Spectres 26 19 7 73.08% 3-2 Won 1 13-0 6-7 2,209 1,993 110.84%
4 Coburg Giants 26 18 8 69.23% 3-2 Won 3 11-2 7-6 2,260 2,067 109.34%
5 Newcastle Falcons1 26 17 9 65.38% 5-0 Won 5 11-2 6-7 2,395 2,258 106.07%
6 St. Kilda Saints1 26 17 9 65.38% 4-1 Won 4 10-3 7-6 2,185 2,090 104.55%
7 Adelaide City Eagles 26 15 11 57.69% 1-4 Won 1 10-3 5-8 2,457 2,356 104.29%
8 Brisbane Bullets 26 12 14 46.15% 2-3 Won 1 7-6 5-8 2,059 2,119 97.17%
9 Illawarra Hawks 26 11 15 42.31% 1-4 Lost 2 8-5 3-10 2,382 2,444 97.46%
10 Westate Wildcats 26 10 16 38.46% 1-4 Lost 1 7-6 3-10 2,260 2,431 92.97%
11 Canberra Cannons 26 8 18 30.77% 2-3 Won 1 7-6 1-12 2,132 2,221 95.99%
12 Sydney Supersonics 26 7 19 26.92% 0-5 Lost 6 5-8 2-11 2,022 2,232 90.59%
13 Launceston Casino City 26 5 21 19.23% 3-2 Lost 1 4-9 1-12 2,231 2,483 89.85%
14 Bankstown Bruins 26 2 24 07.69% 1-4 Lost 2 2-11 0-13 1,948 2,321 83.93%

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 Newcastle Falcons and St. Kilda Saints (1-1). Newcastle Falcons won For and Against (+2).

Finals
Main article: 1982 NBL 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.

Playoff 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

Grand Final

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. "All Time Leaders". nbl.gearbox.performgroup.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-23. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
  2. "All NBL First Team". andthefoul.net. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012.
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