1995 NBL season

The 1995 NBL season was the 17th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

1995 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	21 April – 16 September 1995 20 September – 5 October 1995 (Finals) 7 – 15 October 1995 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Network Ten Fox Sports
Regular season
Season champions	Perth Wildcats
Season MVP	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorer	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions	Perth Wildcats (3rd title)
Runners-up	North Melbourne Giants
Finals MVP	Andrew Vlahov (Perth)

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	Brett Flannigan
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 Tassie 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	15,400	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	15,400	1992	Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings	Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Entertainment Centre	10,500	1988	Bob Turner
Townsville Suns	Townsville, Queensland	Townsville Entertainment Centre	5,257	1993	Mark Bragg

Regular season

The 1995 regular season took place over 21 rounds between 21 April 1995 and 16 September 1995.

Ladder

Pos	1995 NBL season
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Perth Wildcats	26	19	7	73.08%	4–1	W4	10–3	9–4	2721	2617	103.97%
2	S.E. Melbourne Magic1	26	18	8	69.23%	4–1	W4	8–5	10–3	2742	2547	107.66%
3	North Melbourne Giants1	26	18	8	69.23%	5–0	W5	8–5	10–3	2886	2694	107.13%
4	Adelaide 36ers2	26	17	9	65.38%	5–0	W9	10–3	7–6	2651	2590	102.36%
5	Newcastle Falcons2	26	17	9	65.38%	4–1	W2	9–4	8–5	2616	2611	100.19%
6	Brisbane Bullets	26	16	10	61.54%	2–3	L1	10–3	6–7	2818	2719	103.64%
7	Illawarra Hawks3	26	14	12	53.85%	1–4	L4	8–5	6–7	2635	2584	101.97%
8	Melbourne Tigers3	26	14	12	53.85%	3–2	W1	9–4	5–8	2891	2762	104.67%
9	Canberra Cannons	26	12	14	46.15%	2–3	W1	7–6	5–8	2768	2778	99.64%
10	Sydney Kings	26	10	16	38.46%	1–4	L2	5–8	5–8	2578	2692	95.77%
11	Geelong Supercats4	26	9	17	34.62%	1–4	L3	6–7	3–10	2672	2836	94.22%
12	Townsville Suns4	26	9	17	34.62%	2–3	W1	6–7	3–10	2677	2730	98.06%
13	Gold Coast Rollers	26	5	21	19.23%	0–5	L7	4–9	1–12	2700	2921	92.43%
14	Hobart Tassie Devils	26	4	22	15.38%	1–4	L3	3–10	1–12	2386	2660	89.70%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 September 1995. 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 South East Melbourne Magic and North Melbourne Giants (1-1). South East Melbourne Magic won For and Against (+12).

²Head-to-Head between Adelaide 36ers and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Adelaide 36ers won For and Against (+2).

³Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

⁴Geelong Supercats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

Finals

Main article: 1995 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Grand Final
	1	Perth Wildcats	91	108	96
	8	Melbourne Tigers	103	99	92
								1	Perth Wildcats	94	85	X
								4	Adelaide 36ers	78	76	X
	4	Adelaide 36ers	93	94	99
	5	Newcastle Falcons	101	84	92
															1	Perth Wildcats	97	97	108
															3	North Melbourne Giants	104	88	88
	3	North Melbourne Giants	115	130	X
	6	Brisbane Bullets	105	99	X
								2	S.E. Melbourne Magic	77	98	92
								3	North Melbourne Giants	98	79	107
	2	S.E. Melbourne Magic	108	92	93
	7	Illawarra Hawks	113	89	75

1995 NBL statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	33.9
Rebounds per game	Reggie Smith	Newcastle Falcons	15.4
Assists per game	Darryl McDonald	North Melbourne Giants	10.4
Steals per game	Darryl McDonald	North Melbourne Giants	3.8
Blocks per game	John Dorge	South East Melbourne Magic	2.9
Free throw percentage	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	89.8%

NBL awards

• Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
• Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Andrew Vlahov, Perth Wildcats
• Best Defensive Player: Darren Lucas, South East Melbourne Magic
• Most Improved Player: Tonny Jensen, Newcastle Falcons
• Rookie of the Year: John Rillie, Brisbane Bullets
• Coach of the Year: Alan Black, Illawarra Hawks & Tom Wiseman, Newcastle Falcons

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
1	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers
2	Darryl McDonald	North Melbourne Giants
3	Robert Rose	Adelaide 36ers
4	Andrew Vlahov	Perth Wildcats
5	Reggie Smith	Newcastle Falcons
6	John Dorge	South East Melbourne Magic

* Six players selected in 1995