1985 NBL season

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

1985 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration12 April 1985 – 24 August 1985
31 August 1985 (Semi-Finals)
7 September 1985 (Grand Final)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC
Regular season
Minor premiersBrisbane Bullets
Season MVPRay Borner (Coburg)
Top scorerKendal Pinder (Sydney)
Finals
ChampionsBrisbane Bullets (1st title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers

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
# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 Brisbane Bullets1 26 20 6 76.92% 4-1 Won 2 12-1 8-5 2,832 2,328 121.65%
2 Adelaide 36ers1 26 20 6 76.92% 4-1 Lost 1 11-2 9-4 3,155 2,693 117.16%
3 Nunawading Spectres2 26 19 7 73.08% 4-1 Won 3 10-3 9-4 2,574 2,388 107.79%
4 Canberra Cannons2 26 19 7 73.08% 3-2 Lost 2 7-6 12-1 2,607 2,439 106.89%
5 Coburg Giants 26 18 8 69.23% 4-1 Won 4 11-2 7-6 2,947 2,730 107.95%
6 Newcastle Falcons 26 16 10 61.54% 2-3 Lost 1 9-4 7-6 2,864 2,796 102.43%
7 Geelong Cats 26 15 11 57.69% 2-3 Lost 1 8-5 7-6 2,871 2,674 107.37%
8 Perth Wildcats 26 13 13 50.00% 3-2 Won 3 9-4 4-9 2,816 2,844 99.02%
9 Illawarra Hawks3 26 10 16 38.46% 1-4 Lost 1 6-7 4-9 2,690 2,975 90.42%
10 St. Kilda Saints3 26 10 16 38.46% 2-3 Lost 1 7-6 3-10 2,699 2,810 96.05%
11 Sydney Supersonics 26 9 17 34.62% 2-3 Lost 3 6-7 3-10 2,804 2,934 95.57%
12 Bankstown Bruins 26 6 20 23.08% 3-2 Won 1 3-10 3-10 2,527 2,694 93.80%
13 Melbourne Tigers 26 5 21 19.23% 1-4 Lost 2 3-10 2-11 2,362 2,903 81.36%
14 Hobart Devils 26 2 24 7.69% 0-5 Lost 8 2-11 0-13 2,519 3,059 82.35%

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
Main article: 1985 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket
Elimination Finals Semi Final Grand Final
1 Brisbane Bullets 93
4 Canberra Cannons 110 4 Canberra Cannons 76
5 Coburg Giants 87 1 Brisbane Bullets 121
2 Adelaide 36ers 95
2 Adelaide 36ers 151
3 Nunawading Spectres 97 6 Newcastle Falcons 103
6 Newcastle Falcons 103

There were two elimination finals, two semi-finals, 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 Semi-finals.

Elimination Finals

Semi-Finals

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

References
  1. "NBL Historical Stats".
  2. All-NBL Team
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