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1991 NBL season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Finals MVP
  
Pete Hanson

Number of teams
  
14

Top seed
  
Perth Wildcats

TV partner
  
Seven Network

Champions
  
Perth Wildcats

Champion
  
Perth Wildcats

Season MVP
  
Andrew Gaze

Finals champion
  
Perth Wildcats

League
  
National Basketball League

Duration
  
6 April 1991 – 22 September 1991 25 September 1991 – 11 October 1991 (Finals) 19 – 27 October 1991 (Grand Finals)

Runners-up
  
Eastside Melbourne Spectres

Top scorer
  
Andrew Gaze (1,007 - 38.7 ppg)

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

Contents

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991 with semi-final on 25 September 1991 until 11 October 1991 and grand final on 19 October until 27 October 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.

Finals

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

NBL awards

  • Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
  • Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Pete 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
  • References

    1991 NBL season Wikipedia