1990 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	30 March – 22 September 1990 26 September – 14 October 1990 (Finals) 19 – 28 October 1990 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Seven Network
Regular season
Season champions	North Melbourne Giants
Season MVP	Derek Rucker (Brisbane)
Top scorer	Derek Rucker (Brisbane)
Finals
Champions	Perth Wildcats (1st title)
Runners-up	Brisbane Bullets
Finals MVP	Ricky Grace (Perth)
NBL seasons
← 1989 1991 →

Club	Location	Home Venue	Capacity	Founded	Head coach
Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide, South Australia	Apollo Stadium	3,000	1982	Don Shipway
Brisbane Bullets	Brisbane, Queensland	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	13,500	1979	Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	AIS Arena	5,200	1979	Steve Breheny ^[1]
Eastside Spectres	Melbourne, Victoria	Burwood Stadium	2,000	1979	Brian Goorjian
Geelong Supercats	Geelong, Victoria	Geelong Arena	2,000	1982	Barry Barnes ^[2]
Gold Coast Cougars	Gold Coast, Queensland	Carrara Indoor Stadium	2,992	1990	Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils	Hobart, Tasmania	Derwent Entertainment Centre	5,400	1983	Tom Maher ^[3]
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong, New South Wales	Illawarra Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979	Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1931	Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons	Newcastle, New South Wales	Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium	2,200	1979	Ken Cole
North Melbourne Giants	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1980	Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats	Perth, Western Australia	Perth Entertainment Centre	8,200	1982	Alan Black Cal Bruton
Sydney Kings	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Entertainment Centre	10,500	1988	Bob Turner
Westside Saints	Melbourne, Victoria	Keilor Stadium	2,000	1979	Dean Templeton

Regular season

The 1990 regular season took place over 23 rounds between 30 March 1990 and 22 September 1990.

Round 1

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score 30/03/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 112–132 Melbourne Tigers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore 30/03/1990 North Melbourne Giants 124–100 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 30/03/1990 Geelong Supercats 96–100 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore 30/03/1990 Brisbane Bullets 122–119 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 31/03/1990 Sydney Kings 91–114 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 31/03/1990 Newcastle Falcons 99–116 Eastside Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 31/03/1990 Westside Saints 140–121 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 31/03/1990 Illawarra Hawks 124–108 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 2

Round 3

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score 12/04/1990 Westside Saints 111–123 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 14/04/1990 Canberra Cannons 120–105 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore 14/04/1990 Geelong Supercats 84–91 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N/A boxscore 14/04/1990 Gold Coast Cougars 112–121 Perth Wildcats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore 14/04/1990 Melbourne Tigers 126–107 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score 20/04/1990 Adelaide 36ers 132–99 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 20/04/1990 Illawarra Hawks 128–118 Gold Coast Cougars Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore 20/04/1990 North Melbourne Giants 148–119 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 20/04/1990 Geelong Supercats 97–101 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore 21/04/1990 Hobart Tassie Devils 107–102 Melbourne Tigers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 21/04/1990 Perth Wildcats 116–94 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 21/04/1990 Eastside Spectres 117–98 Gold Coast Cougars Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore 21/04/1990 Canberra Cannons 100–126 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 5

Ladder

Pos	1990 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	North Melbourne Giants	26	20	6	76.92%	3–2	W3	10–3	10–3	3111	2889	107.68%
2	Eastside Spectres¹	26	18	8	69.23%	3–2	W1	10–3	8–5	3028	2858	105.95%

3	Brisbane Bullets¹	26	18	8	69.23%	3–2	W1	9–4	9–4	3053	2902	105.20%
4	Melbourne Tigers²	26	17	9	65.38%	4–1	L1	11–2	6–7	3226	3018	106.89%
5	Perth Wildcats²	26	17	9	65.38%	3–2	W2	11–2	6–7	2926	2791	104.84%
6	Sydney Kings³	26	16	10	61.54%	3–2	W2	9–4	7–6	2819	2710	104.02%

7	Canberra Cannons³	26	16	10	61.54%	4–1	L1	10–3	6–7	2918	2843	102.64%
8	Illawarra Hawks	26	13	13	50.00%	1–4	L2	9–4	4–9	3056	3094	98.77%
9	Adelaide 36ers	26	12	14	46.15%	3–2	L1	9–4	3–10	3042	2997	101.50%
10	Geelong Supercats	26	11	15	42.31%	3–2	W1	8–5	3–10	3002	2997	100.17%
11	Gold Coast Cougars	26	9	17	34.62%	1–4	L3	6–7	3–10	2880	2978	96.71%
12	Hobart Tassie Devils	26	8	18	30.77%	1–4	L1	5–8	3–10	2926	3149	92.92%
13	Newcastle Falcons	26	4	22	15.38%	3–2	W1	4–9	0–13	2796	3135	89.19%
14	Westside Saints	26	3	23	11.54%	0–5	L7	2–11	1–12	2713	3135	86.54%

Updated to match(es) played on 22 September 1990. 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.

¹Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Brisbane Bullets (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7).

²Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and Perth Wildcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+11).

³Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Derek Rucker^[4]	Brisbane Bullets	865 pts
Rebounds per game	James Bullock	Newcastle Falcons	16.2
Assists per game	Shane Heal	Geelong Supercats	8.3
Steals per game	Leroy Loggins	Brisbane Bullets	76 stls
Blocks per game	Daren Rowe	Geelong Supercats	84 blks
Field goal percentage	Norman Taylor	Wollongong Hawks	66.9%
Three-point percentage	Greg Hubbard	Wollongong Hawks	48.1%
Free throw percentage	Mike Ellis	Perth Wildcats	88.6%

Clubs

Regular season

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

Round 23

Ladder

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1990 NBL statistics leaders

NBL awards

All NBL Team

References

#	Player	Team
PG	Derek Rucker	Brisbane Bullets
SG	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers
SF	Leroy Loggins	Brisbane Bullets
PF	Scott Fisher	North Melbourne Giants
C	Andre Moore	Brisbane Bullets