1994 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration7 April – 24 September 1994
26 September – 15 October 1994 (Finals)
22 – 28 October 1994 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Regular season
Season championsMelbourne Tigers
Season MVPAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsNorth Melbourne Giants (2nd title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
Finals MVPPaul Rees (North Melbourne)

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

Regular season

The 1994 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 7 April 1994 and 24 September 1994.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

Pos 1994 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne Tigers1 26 19 7 73.08% 3–2 W1 12–1 7–6 2925 2811 104.06%
2 North Melbourne Giants1 26 19 7 73.08% 3–2 W1 9–4 10–3 2814 2530 111.23%
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic2 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W2 11–2 7–6 2897 2591 111.81%
4 Adelaide 36ers2 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W2 10–3 8–5 2696 2412 111.77%
5 Brisbane Bullets2 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W1 9–4 9–4 3001 2837 105.78%
6 Perth Wildcats3 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 W2 10–3 6–7 2654 2561 103.63%
7 Sydney Kings3 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 W2 10–3 6–7 2652 2564 103.43%
8 Illawarra Hawks4 26 13 13 50.00% 4–1 W3 8–5 5–8 2473 2571 96.19%
9 Newcastle Falcons4 26 13 13 50.00% 2–3 L3 7–6 6–7 2643 2634 100.34%
10 Gold Coast Rollers 26 10 16 38.46% 0–5 L5 7–6 3–10 2467 2501 98.64%
11 Canberra Cannons5 26 7 19 26.92% 1–4 L1 5–8 2–11 2507 2777 90.28%
12 Geelong Supercats5 26 7 19 26.92% 2–3 L1 4–9 3–10 2752 2895 95.06%
13 Townsville Suns 26 6 20 23.08% 2–3 L1 3–10 3–10 2505 2949 84.94%
14 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 2 24 07.69% 0–5 L13 2–11 0–13 2470 2823 87.50%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 1994. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Melbourne Tigers won Head-to-Head (2-0).

23-way Head-to-Head between South East Melbourne Magic (3-1), Adelaide 36ers (2-2) and Brisbane Bullets (1-3).

3Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

4Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

5Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+5).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Final
               
1 Melbourne Tigers 107 119 X
8 Illawarra Hawks 85 83 X
1 Melbourne Tigers 88 101 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 101 110 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 105 99 101
5 Brisbane Bullets 116 91 84
2 North Melbourne Giants 95 117 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 93 97 X
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 113 100 X
6 Perth Wildcats 82 86 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 108 79 X
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 87 76 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 109 112 104
7 Sydney Kings 131 91 95

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

1994 NBL statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers33.4
Rebounds per gameMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers12.9
Assists per gameDerek RuckerNewcastle Falcons10.6
Steals per gameDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants4.5
Blocks per gameKeith NelsonHobart Tassie Devils2.9
Free throw percentageAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers90.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PGDarryl McDonaldNorth Melbourne Giants
SGAndrew GazeMelbourne Tigers
SFLeroy LogginsBrisbane Bullets
PFLeon TrimminghamSydney Kings
CMark BradtkeMelbourne Tigers
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