NBL (Australia) Finals
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NBL Finals
| Season | Champion | Result | Runners-Up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 1979 NBL Season Here are results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 1979.-End of Season Ladder:This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 90 games were played, 18 for each team... |
St Kilda Saints | 94 – 93 | Canberra Cannons | Single game final used. Venue: Albert Park Stadium, Melbourne |
| 1980 1980 NBL Season Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League 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.-Finals:... |
St Kilda Saints | 113 – 88 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Venue: Dowling Street Stadium, Launceston |
| 1981 1981 NBL Season Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 1981.-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.-Finals:... |
Launceston Casino City | 75 – 54 | Nunawading Spectres | Venue: Apollo Stadium Apollo Stadium Apollo Stadium was an indoor arena located at 41 Kingston Avenue, Richmond in the Adelaide Metropolitan Area, South Australia... , Adelaide |
| 1982 1982 NBL Season The 1982 National Basketball League was the fourth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested in the league from 6 states and 1 territory across Australia... |
West Adelaide Bearcats | 80 – 74 | Geelong Cats | Venue: Newcastle Basketball Stadium Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium The Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium is an indoor basketball stadium located in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia and was the original home of the Newcastle Falcons of the National Basketball League from the origin of the league in 1979 until they moved to the newly built Newcastle Entertainment... , Newcastle |
| 1983 | Canberra Cannons | 75 – 73 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Venue: Kilsyth Stadium, Melbourne |
| 1984 | Canberra Cannons | 84 – 82 | Brisbane Bullets | Venue: The Glasshouse, Melbourne |
| 1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 121 – 95 | Adelaide 36ers | Venue: Sleeman Sports Centre Chandler Arena The Chandler Arena is a Brisbane sport venue, located in the suburb of Chandler. It has seating capacity for 2,700, and hosts netball, basketball, indoor soccer, badminton and volleyball.... , Brisbane |
| 1986 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 - 1 | Brisbane Bullets | Best of three games finals series used |
| 1987 | Brisbane Bullets | 2 - 0 | Perth Wildcats | |
| 1988 | Canberra Cannons | 2 - 1 | North Melbourne Giants | |
| 1989 | North Melbourne Giants | 2 - 1 | Canberra Cannons | |
| 1990 | Perth Wildcats | 2 - 1 | Brisbane Bullets | |
| 1991 | Perth Wildcats | 2 - 1 | Eastside Melbourne Spectres | |
| 1992 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2 - 1 | Melbourne Tigers | |
| 1993 | Melbourne Tigers | 2 - 1 | Perth Wildcats | |
| 1994 | North Melbourne Giants | 2 - 0 | Adelaide 36ers | |
| 1995 | Perth Wildcats | 2 - 1 | North Melbourne Giants | |
| 1996 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2 - 1 | Melbourne Tigers | |
| 1997 | Melbourne Tigers | 2 - 1 | South East Melbourne Magic | |
| 1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 - 0 | South East Melbourne Magic | |
| 1998-99 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 - 1 | Victoria Titans | |
| 1999-00 | Perth Wildcats | 2 - 0 | Victoria Titans | |
| 2000-01 | Wollongong Hawks | 2 - 1 | Townsville Crocodiles | |
| 2001-02 2001-02 NBL Season Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 2000-2001.-End of Season Ladder:This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 154 games were played, 28 for each team. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.-First Round:1st played... |
Adelaide 36ers | 2 - 1 | West Sydney Razorbacks | |
| 2002-03 2002-03 NBL Season The 2002-03 National Basketball League is the 25th season of professional basketball in Australia.... |
Sydney Kings | 2 - 0 | Perth Wildcats | |
| 2003-04 2003-04 NBL Season Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 2003-2004.-End of Season Ladder:This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 198 games were played, 33 for each team... |
Sydney Kings | 3 - 2 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Best of five games finals series used |
| 2004-05 2004-05 NBL Season Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 2004-2005.-End of Season Ladder:This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 176 games were played, 32 for each team... |
Sydney Kings | 3 - 0 | Wollongong Hawks | |
| 2005-06 2005-06 NBL Season Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League season of 2005-2006.-End of Season Ladder:This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 176 games were played, 32 for each team. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.KeyThe quarter finals were... |
Melbourne Tigers | 3 - 0 | Sydney Kings | |
| 2006-07 2006-07 NBL Season The 2006-07 National Basketball League is the 29th season of professional basketball in Australia. For the first time, a team was established from outside the Australasian area, with the Singapore Slingers taking over the licence of the Hunter Pirates... |
Brisbane Bullets | 3 - 1 | Melbourne Tigers | |
| 2007-08 2007-08 NBL Season 2007-08 is the 30th NBL season.On 21 November 2006, the NBL announced that Gold Coast Blaze will join the league, expanding it to 13 teams.-2007-08 league participants:-Pre-season Transactions:... |
Melbourne Tigers | 3 - 2 | Sydney Kings | |
| 2008-09 2008-09 NBL Season -2008-09 league participants:* On 30 June 2008 the Brisbane Bullets confirmed they would be handing back the team's license to the NBL. The NBL confirmed there will be no Brisbane team participating in the 2008/09 season.... |
South Dragons | 3 - 2 | Melbourne Tigers | |
| 2009-10 | Perth Wildcats | 2 - 1 | Wollongong Hawks | Best of three games finals series used |
| 2010-11 | New Zealand Breakers | 2 - 1 | Cairns Taipans |
Grand Final Appearances
| P | |W | |PCT | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Perth Wildcats | 5 | 3 | .625 | |
| 8 | Melbourne Tigers | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 4 | 2 | .667 | |
| 6 | Brisbane Bullets | 3 | 3 | .500 | Team folded in 2008 |
| 5 | Canberra Cannons | 3 | 2 | .600 | Became Hunter Pirates Hunter Pirates The Hunter Pirates were an Australian basketball team, based in the city of Newcastle, that competed in the National Basketball League.-Team history:... in 2003 |
| 5 | Sydney Kings | 3 | 2 | .600 | Team folded in 2008, returned in 2010 |
| 4 | North Melbourne Giants | 2 | 2 | .500 | Merged to form Victoria Titans Victoria Titans The Victoria Titans were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs for the inaugural NBL summer season of 1998/99... in 1998 |
| 4 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2 | 2 | .500 | Merged to form Victoria Titans Victoria Titans The Victoria Titans were an Australian basketball team, that played in Melbourne, Victoria, in the National Basketball League. The team was the result of a merger of two Melbourne clubs for the inaugural NBL summer season of 1998/99... in 1998 |
| 3 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 1 | 2 | .333 | Left NBL in 1984, now in ABA |
| 2 | St Kilda Saints | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | Became Westside Saints in 1987 |
| 2 | Wollongong Hawks | 1 | 2 | .334 | |
| 2 | Victoria Titans | 0 | 2 | .000 | Became Victoria Giants in 2002 |
| 2 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 0 | 2 | .000 | Became Sydney Spirit in 2009 and folded in the same year. |
| 1 | New Zealand Breakers | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 1 | Launceston Casino City | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Team folded in 1983 |
| 1 | South Dragons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | Quit NBL after their victory. |
| 1 | Nunawading Spectres | 0 | 1 | .000 | Became Eastside Melbourne Spectres in 1987, now in ABA |
| 1 | Geelong Cats | 0 | 1 | .000 | Became Geelong Supercats in 1988, now in ABA |
| 1 | Eastside Melbourne Spectres | 0 | 1 | .000 | Merged to form South East Melbourne Magic in 1991 |
| 1 | Townsville Crocodiles | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 1 | Cairns Taipans | 0 | 1 | .000 |
*Teams in bold are currently in the NBL
Current teams without a Grand Final appearance
- Gold Coast BlazeGold Coast BlazeThe Gold Coast Blaze is an Australian professional basketball team which competes in the National Basketball League . The Blaze competed in their inaugural season in 2007/08. The club is based on the Gold Coast and joins two other NBL clubs competing from Queensland...