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1989 NBL season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Runners-up
  
Season MVP
  
Finals champion
  
Champions
  
North Melbourne Giants

Finals MVP
  
Number of teams
  
13

Top seed
  
North Melbourne Giants

TV partner
  
Duration
  
20 April 1989 – 24 September 198929 September 1989 – 8 October 1989 (Semi-Finals)14 – 20 October 1989 (Grand Finals)

Top scorer
  
Andrew Gaze (831 - 34.6 ppg)

The 1989 NBL season was the 11th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 13 teams contest the league.

Contents

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 20 April 1989 and 24 September 1989 with semi-final on 29 September 1989 until 8 October 1989 and grand final on 14 October until 20 October 1989.

Finals

There were two best of three Elimination finals, four best of three Semi-finals, and then best of three grand final.

NBL awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants
  • Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Scott Fisher, North Melbourne Giants
  • Best Defensive Player: Phil Smyth, Canberra Cannons
  • Most Improved Player: Mark Bradtke, Adelaide 36ers
  • Rookie of the Year: Justin Withers, Illawarra Hawks
  • Coach of the Year: Lindsay Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
  • References

    1989 NBL season Wikipedia


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