1982 NBL season

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

1982 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	6 February – 11 July (Regular season) 16 July – 18 July (Finals)
Number of games	26
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ABC
Regular season
Top seed	West Adelaide Bearcats
Season MVP	Al Green (West Adelaide)
Top scorer	Reg Biddings (Adelaide)
Finals
Champions	West Adelaide Bearcats (1st title)
Runners-up	Geelong 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 Falcons^1	26	17	9	65.38%	5-0	Won 5	11-2	6-7	2,395	2,258	106.07%
6	St. Kilda Saints^1	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

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.

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

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points	Reg Biddings	Adelaide City Eagles	782 pts / 26 games[1]
Rebounds per game	George Morrow	Newcastle Falcons	15.0 rpg / 26 games[1]
Field goal percentage	Ian Manson	Geelong Cats	64.3% (56/87)[1]
Free throw percentage	Reg Biddings	Adelaide City Eagles	88.3% (182/206)[1]

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Al Green (West Adelaide Bearcats)
• Best Defensive Player: Phil Smyth (St Kilda Saints)
• Coach of the Year: Cal Bruton (Geelong Cats)
• All-NBL Team:
  • George Morrow (Newcastle Falcons)[2]
  • James Crawford (Geelong Cats)
  • Leroy Loggins (West Adelaide Bearcats)
  • Phil Smyth (St Kilda Saints)
  • Larry Sengstock (Brisbane Bullets)

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.

External links

• 1982 NBL Grand Final highlights on YouTube