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1989 NBL season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Runners-up
  
Canberra Cannons

Champion
  
North Melbourne Giants

Season MVP
  
Scott Fisher

Finals champion
  
North Melbourne Giants

Champions
  
North Melbourne Giants

Finals MVP
  
Scott Fisher

Number of teams
  
13

Top seed
  
North Melbourne Giants

TV partner
  
Seven Network

League
  
National Basketball League

Duration
  
20 April 1989 – 24 September 1989 29 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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