Sport Basketball Runners-up Perth Wildcats Number of teams 14 Finals champion Brisbane Bullets Season MVPs Mark Davis, Leroy Loggins | Champions Brisbane Bullets Champion Brisbane Bullets Top seed Brisbane Bullets TV partner ABC | |
League National Basketball League Duration 24 April 1987 – 27 September 1987
30 September 1987 – 4 October 1987 (Semi-Finals)
10 – 16 October 1987 (Grand Finals) Top scorer Paul Stanley (920 - 35.3 ppg) People also search for 1988 NBL season, 1986 NBL season | ||
The 1987 NBL season was the ninth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league, Nundawading Spetres did not returned to this season and Coburg Giants became North Melbourne Giants also St. Kilda Saints became Westside Saints.
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Clubs
The NBL had 14 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.
Regular season
The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 24 April 1987 and 27 September 1987 with semi-final on 30 September 1987 until 4 October 1987 and grand final on 10-16 October 1987.
Finals
There were four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.
NBL awards
References
1987 NBL season Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA