Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League (Australia)

National Basketball League (Australia)

The National Basketball League, also known as the iiNet NBL Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in Australasia....

 season of 1980.

End of Season Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 132 games were played, 22 for each team.

	Team	Played	Won	Lost	%	Won %
1	St. Kilda Saints Southern Melbourne Saints The Southern Melbourne Saints, previously known as the St Kilda Saints and the Westside Melbourne Saints, were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League....	22	17	5	112	77
2	West Adelaide Bearcats West Adelaide Bearcats The West Adelaide Bearcats are a semi-professional basketball team competing in the Australian Basketball Association.-NBL:The West Adelaide Bearcats was a foundation club in the NBL which merged with the Adelaide 36ers in 1985. Founded in 1946, it won the NBL championship 80–74 against the Geelong...	22	17	5	109	77
3	Brisbane Bullets Brisbane Bullets The Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy...	22	15	7	108	68
4	Nunawading Spectres	22	14	8	105	64
5	Newcastle Falcons	22	13	9	102	59
6	Illawarra Hawks Wollongong Hawks The Wollongong Hawks are a team competing in Australia's National Basketball League , based in the New South Wales city of Wollongong. They won the NBL championship in 2001 and finished as runners-up in 2005 and 2010...	22	13	9	100	59
7	Canberra Cannons Canberra Cannons The Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates...	22	11	11	102	50
8	Launceston Casino City	22	9	13	99	41
9	Coburg Giants	22	7	15	99	32
10	City of Sydney Astronauts	22	7	15	90	32
11	West Torrens Eagles	22	6	16	88	27
12	Bankstown Bruins	22	3	19	88	14

Finals

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

Semi-Finals

1st place played 4th place on the end of year ladder, and then 2nd place played 3rd place.

1st Semi Final - St. Kilda Saints

Southern Melbourne Saints

The Southern Melbourne Saints, previously known as the St Kilda Saints and the Westside Melbourne Saints, were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League....

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2nd Semi Final - West Adelaide Bearcats

West Adelaide Bearcats

The West Adelaide Bearcats are a semi-professional basketball team competing in the Australian Basketball Association.-NBL:The West Adelaide Bearcats was a foundation club in the NBL which merged with the Adelaide 36ers in 1985. Founded in 1946, it won the NBL championship 80–74 against the Geelong...

 101 def Brisbane Bullets

Brisbane Bullets

The Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy...

 94

Grand Final

• Played at Dowling Street Stadium, Launceston
  Launceston, Tasmania
  Launceston is a city in the north of the state of Tasmania, Australia at the junction of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River. Launceston is the second largest city in Tasmania after the state capital Hobart...
  
  

St. Kilda Saints

Southern Melbourne Saints

The Southern Melbourne Saints, previously known as the St Kilda Saints and the Westside Melbourne Saints, were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League....

 113 def West Adelaide Bearcats

West Adelaide Bearcats

The West Adelaide Bearcats are a semi-professional basketball team competing in the Australian Basketball Association.-NBL:The West Adelaide Bearcats was a foundation club in the NBL which merged with the Adelaide 36ers in 1985. Founded in 1946, it won the NBL championship 80–74 against the Geelong...

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NBL Awards

Player	Team
NBL MVP NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player At the conclusion of each NBL game, both coaches award votes to the best players from that game. Each coach has 10 votes to allocate, with no more than 5 to be awarded to one player by each coach....	Mike Jones	Illawarra Hawks
Grand Final MVP NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player - Grand Final The Larry Sengstock Medal is awarded to the Most Valuable Player of the Grand Final series.* 1979 Larry Sengstock * 1980 Rocky Smith The Larry Sengstock Medal is awarded to the Most Valuable Player of the Grand Final series.* 1979 Larry Sengstock (St. Kilda Saints)* 1980 Rocky Smith The Larry...	Not Awarded	St. Kilda Saints
Coach of the Year NBL (Australia) Coach of the Year The NBL Coach of the Year award takes into account regular-season performances only, and is voted on by head coaches, assistant coaches and team captains on a 3-2-1 basis.* 1980 Barry Barnes...	Barry Barnes	Nunawading Spectres
Best Defensive Player NBL (Australia) Best Defensive Player * 1980 Ray Wood * 1981 Ray Wood * 1982 Phil Smyth * 1983 Phil Smyth * 1984 not awarded* 1985 not awarded* 1986 not awarded* 1987 Leroy Loggins...	Ray Wood	West Adelaide Bearcats West Adelaide Bearcats The West Adelaide Bearcats are a semi-professional basketball team competing in the Australian Basketball Association.-NBL:The West Adelaide Bearcats was a foundation club in the NBL which merged with the Adelaide 36ers in 1985. Founded in 1946, it won the NBL championship 80–74 against the Geelong...

All NBL First Team

#	Player	Team
1	Cal Stamp	Canberra Cannons Canberra Cannons The Canberra Cannons were a basketball team competing in the Australian National Basketball League. They went into financial administration in 2003 and were relocated to Newcastle, where they became the Hunter Pirates...
2	Danny Morseu Danny Morseu Danny Morseu is an Australian basketball player who played on the Australian national basketball team in the 1980 Summer Olympics and 1984 Summer Olympics.-International career:...	St. Kilda Saints Southern Melbourne Saints The Southern Melbourne Saints, previously known as the St Kilda Saints and the Westside Melbourne Saints, were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League....
3	Brian Banks	Brisbane Bullets Brisbane Bullets The Brisbane Bullets were, until 2008, a professional basketball team competing in Australia's National Basketball League. The Bullets were one of only two teams that survived since the NBL's inception in 1979; the only surviving team is now the Wollongong Hawks. The team played in Midnight Navy...
4	Herb McEachin	Canberra Cannons
5	Ian Davies	Launceston Casino City
6	Ken Richardson	West Adelaide Bearcats West Adelaide Bearcats The West Adelaide Bearcats are a semi-professional basketball team competing in the Australian Basketball Association.-NBL:The West Adelaide Bearcats was a foundation club in the NBL which merged with the Adelaide 36ers in 1985. Founded in 1946, it won the NBL championship 80–74 against the Geelong...

• Six players were selected in the first ever All NBL First team

Points Per Game

1. Rocky Smith - 33.4 PPG (22 games for the St. Kilda Saints)
2. Michael Haddow - 30.8 PPG (9 games for the Brisbane Bullets)
3. Herb McEachin- 25.8 PPG (22 games for the Canberra Cannons)
4. Ken Richardson
   Ken Richardson
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   - 24.1 PPG (19 games for the West Adelaide Bearcats)