1992 NBL season

1992 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	3 April – 26 September 1992 28 September – 18 October 1992 (Finals) 24 October – 1 November 1992 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	13
TV partner(s)	Network Ten
Regular season
Season champions	South East Melbourne Magic
Season MVP	Scott Fisher (North Melbourne) Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions	South East Melbourne Magic (1st title)
Runners-up	Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVP	Bruce Bolden (South East Melbourne)

The 1992 NBL season was the 14th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contested the league, Southern Melbourne having merged with Eastside Melbourne to form the South-East Melbourne Magic during the off season.

Clubs

Club	Location	Home Venue	Capacity	Founded	Head coach
Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide, South Australia	Clipsal Powerhouse	8,000	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	Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats	Geelong, Victoria	Geelong Arena	2,000	1982	Steve Breheny
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	Cal Bruton
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong, New South Wales	Illawarra Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979	Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne, Victoria	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park	15,400	1931	Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons	Newcastle, New South Wales	Newcastle Entertainment Centre	4,658	1979	Tom Wisman
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
South East Melbourne Magic	Melbourne, Victoria	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park	15,400	1992	Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Entertainment Centre	12,500	1988	Bob Turner

Regular season

The 1992 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 3 April 1992 and 26 September 1992.

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.

Pos	1992 NBL season
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	24	20	4	83.33%	3–2	W1	12–0	8–4	2511	2289	109.70%
2	Sydney Kings	24	17	7	70.83%	2–3	L2	10–2	7–5	2540	2434	104.35%
3	Melbourne Tigers	24	15	9	62.50%	3–2	W1	9–3	6–6	2745	2638	104.06%
4	North Melbourne Giants	24	14	10	58.33%	2–3	L2	10–2	4–8	2709	2621	103.36%
5	Illawarra Hawks	24	13	11	54.17%	3–2	W3	9–3	4–8	2451	2423	101.16%
6	Perth Wildcats1	24	12	12	50.00%	2–3	L1	7–5	5–7	2468	2429	101.61%
7	Brisbane Bullets1	24	12	12	50.00%	3–2	W2	6–6	6–6	2645	2722	97.17%
8	Canberra Cannons2	24	11	13	45.83%	2–3	L3	7–5	4–8	2525	2474	102.06%
9	Adelaide 36ers2	24	11	13	45.83%	4–1	W3	6–6	5–7	2468	2388	103.35%
10	Gold Coast Rollers2	24	11	13	45.83%	2–3	W1	8–4	3–9	2353	2444	96.28%
11	Hobart Tassie Devils3	24	9	15	37.50%	2–3	W1	7–5	2–10	2463	2535	97.16%
12	Newcastle Falcons3	24	9	15	37.50%	3–2	W1	6–6	3–9	2652	2759	96.12%
13	Geelong Supercats	24	2	22	8.33%	1–4	L2	2–10	0–12	2525	2899	87.10%

Updated to match(es) played on 26 September 1992. 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 Perth Wildcats and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+4).

²3-way Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons (4-0), Adelaide 36ers (1-3) and Gold Coast Rollers (1-3).

³Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Gold Coast Rollers (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+11).

⁴Hobart Tassie Devils won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Main article: 1992 NBL Finals

There were four quarterfinals, two semifinals, and then best of three grand final series.

Playoff bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Grand Final
	1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	91	101	X
	8	Canberra Cannons	89	96	X
								1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	112	127	X
								4	North Melbourne Giants	86	106	X
	4	North Melbourne Giants	118	123	X
	5	Illawarra Hawks	98	104	X
															1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	98	115	95
															3	Melbourne Tigers	116	93	88
	3	Melbourne Tigers	103	95	116
	6	Perth Wildcats	111	94	100
								2	Sydney Kings	112	124	95
								3	Melbourne Tigers	122	118	101
	2	Sydney Kings	100	130	X
	7	Brisbane Bullets	91	123	X

1992 NBL statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	33.8
Rebounds per game	Mark Bradtke	Adelaide 36ers	14.8
Assists per game	Andre Lafleur	Gold Coast Rollers	9.6
Steals per game	Chris Harris	Geelong Supercats	3.3
Blocks per game	John Dorge	South East Melbourne Magic	2.9
Free throw percentage	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	86.5%

NBL awards

• Most Valuable Player: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants & Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
• Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Bruce Bolden, South East Melbourne Magic
• Best Defensive Player: Terry Dozier, Newcastle Falcons
• Most Improved Player: Andrew Svaldenis, Hobart Tassie Devils
• Rookie of the Year: Lachlan Armfield, Canberra Cannons
• Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, South East Melbourne Magic

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
PG	Doug Overton	Illawarra Hawks
SG	Dwayne McClain	Sydney Kings
SF	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers
PF	Andrew Vlahov	Perth Wildcats
C	Scott Fisher	North Melbourne Giants