1991 NBL season

The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

Clubs Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach Adelaide 36ers Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 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 Mel Dalgleish Eastside Spectres Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Brian Goorjian Geelong Supercats Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Barry Barnes 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 Illawarra Hawks Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Dave Lindstrom Melbourne Tigers Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1931 Lindsay Gaze Newcastle Falcons Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 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 Southern Melbourne Saints Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1979 Gary Fox Sydney Kings Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500 1988 Bob Turner On 5 March 1991, the NBL board revoked the Gold Coast Cougars' licence due to liquidity issues faced by the club's then-owner, John Minuzzo.Cougars face axe, The Canberra Times, 6 March 1991Hope for troubled Cougars, The Canberra Times, 7 March 1991 A new consortium acquired the franchise on 24 March,Consortium steps in to save the Cougars, The Canberra Times, 24 March 1991. but Minuzzo retained the rights to the Cougars name and identity.Wanted: $600,000, Basketball Week, Vol. 2, No. 2, 13 March 1991, p.3. With the season imminent and unable to secure the original branding, the new ownership adopted the name "Gold Coast Rollers" and selected green, blue, and white as the team's colours in the week leading up to the season's commencement.Dave's Decade of Change, Basketball Week, Vol. 2, No. 6, 10 April 1991, p.3.

Regular season The 1991 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991.

1991 saw Melbourne Tigers superstar Andrew Gaze became the first player to score 1,000 points in an NBL regular season. He scored 1,007 points in 26 games at 38.7 points per game. For his efforts he was awarded the first of what would eventually become a league record seven NBL Most Valuable Player awards as well as his 6th straight selection to the All NBL team.

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

Round 23

Round 24

Ladder

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 Eastside Spectres and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against(+1).

23-way Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers (3-1), Melbourne Tigers (2-2) and North Melbourne Giants (1-3).

3Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+8).

4Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Southern Melbourne Saints (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+44).

Finals

Playoff bracket

There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semifinals, and then best of three grand final series. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1991 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 38.7 Rebounds per game James Bullock Newcastle Falcons 16.0 Assists per game Butch Hays Adelaide 36ers 9.0 Steals per game Bobby Locke Geelong Supercats 3.0 Blocks per game John Dorge Geelong Supercats 4.3 Free throw percentage Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets 91.1%

NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Peter Hansen, Perth Wildcats Best Defensive Player: Terry Dozier, Geelong Supercats Most Improved Player: Andrew Parkinson, Southern Melbourne Saints Rookie of the Year: Andrew Vlahov, Perth Wildcats Coach of the Year: Murray Arnold, Perth Wildcats

All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Ricky Grace Perth Wildcats SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers SF Scott Fisher North Melbourne Giants PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers C Mike Mitchell Gold Coast Rollers

References

1991 NBL season

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