1994 NBL season

1994 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	7 April 1994 – 24 September 1994 26 September 1994 – 15 October 1994 (Finals) 22 – 28 October 1994 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed	North Melbourne Giants
Season MVP	Andrew Gaze
Finals
Champions	North Melbourne Giants
Runners-up	Adelaide 36ers
Finals MVP	Paul Rees

The 1994 NBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

Clubs

Club	Location	Home Venue	Capacity	Founded	Head coach
Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide, South Australia	Clipsal Powerhouse	8,000	1982	Mike Dunlap
Brisbane Bullets	Brisbane, Queensland	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	13,500	1979	Bruce Palmer
Canberra Cannons	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	AIS Arena	5,200	1979	Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats	Geelong, Victoria	Geelong Arena	2,000	1982	Jim Calvin
Gold Coast Rollers	Gold Coast, Queensland	Carrara Indoor Stadium	2,992	1990	Dave Claxton
Hobart Devils	Hobart, Tasmania	Derwent Entertainment Centre	5,400	1983	Bill Tomlinson
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong, New South Wales	Illawarra Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979	Alan Black
Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne, Victoria	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park	15,300	1931	Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons	Newcastle, New South Wales	Newcastle Entertainment Centre	4,658	1979	Tom Wiseman
North Melbourne Giants	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1980	Brett Brown
Perth Wildcats	Perth, Western Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre	8,200	1982	Adrian Hurley
South East Melbourne Magic	Melbourne, Victoria	National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park	15,300	1992	Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Entertainment Centre	12,500	1988	Bob Turner
Townsville Suns	Townsville, Queensland	Townsville Entertainment Centre	5,257	1993	Mark Bragg

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 22 rounds between 7 April 1994 and 24 September 1994 with final series on 26 September 1994 until 15 October 1994 and grand final on 22 October until 28 October 1994.

Ladder

#	Team	Pld	W	L
1	North Melbourne Giants	33	25	8
2	Melbourne Tigers	30	21	9
3	South East Melbourne Magic	30	20	10
4	Adelaide 36ers	33	22	11
5	Brisbane Bullets	29	19	10
6	Sydney Kings	29	17	12
7	Perth Wildcats	28	16	12
8	Newcastle Falcons	26	13	13
9	Illawarra Hawks	28	13	15
10	Gold Coast Rollers	26	10	16
11	Geelong Supercats	26	7	19
12	Canberra Cannons	26	7	19
13	Townsville Suns	26	6	20
14	Hobart Devils	26	2	24

Finals

There were eight quarter finals, four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Quarter Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
26 September	Sydney Kings	131-109	North Melbourne Giants	Sydney Entertainment Centre
28 September	Illawarra Hawks	85-107	Melbourne Tigers	Illawarra Basketball Stadium
28 September	Brisbane Bullets	116-105	Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
28 September	Perth Wildcats	82-113	South East Melbourne Magic	Burswood Dome
30 September	Adelaide 36ers	99-91	Brisbane Bullets	Clipsal Powerhouse
30 September	Melbourne Tigers	119-83	Illawarra Hawks	Melbourne Park
30 September	North Melbourne Giants	112-91	Sydney Kings	The Glass House
2 October	Adelaide 36ers	101-84	Brisbane Bullets	Clipsal Powerhouse
2 October	North Melbourne Giants	104-95	Sydney Kings	The Glass House

Semi-Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
8 October	Adelaide 36ers	101-88	Melbourne Tigers	Clipsal Powerhouse
8 October	South East Melbourne Magic	72-89	North Melbourne Giants	Melbourne Park
14 October	Melbourne Tigers	101-110	Adelaide 36ers	Melbourne Park
15 October	North Melbourne Giants	79-76	South East Melbourne Magic	The Glass House

Grand Final

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue	Attendance
22 October	Adelaide 36ers	93-95 (OT)	North Melbourne Giants	Clipsal Powerhouse	8,000
28 October	North Melbourne Giants	117-97	Adelaide 36ers	The Glass House	7,200

1994 NBL statistics leaders


Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	33.4
Rebounds per game	Mark Bradtke	Melbourne Tigers	12.9
Assists per game	Derek Rucker	Newcastle Falcons	10.6
Steals per game	Darryl Mcdonald	North Melbourne Giants	4.5
Blocks per game	Keith Nelson	Hobart Devils	2.9
Free throw percentage	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	90.5%

NBL awards

Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Paul Rees, North Melbourne Giants
Best Defensive Player: Darren Lucas, South East Melbourne Magic
Most Improved Player: Chris Blakemore, Adelaide 36ers
Rookie of the Year: Sam Mackinnon, South East Melbourne Magic
Coach of the Year: Brett Brown, North Melbourne Giants

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
PG	Darryl McDonald	North Melbourne Giants
SG	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers
SF	Leroy Loggins	Brisbane Bullets
PF	Leon Trimmingham	Sydney Kings
C	Mark Bradtke	Melbourne Tigers

NBL seasons

1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

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