1993 NBL season

1993 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	16 April 1993 – 26 September 1993 29 September 1993 – 17 October 1993 (Finals) 23 – 31 October 1993 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	Network Ten
Regular season
Top seed	Perth Wildcats
Season MVP	Robert Rose
Finals
Champions	Melbourne Tigers
Runners-up	Perth Wildcats
Finals MVP	Ricky Grace

The 1993 NBL season was the 15th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league, It was broadcast on Network Ten at midnight due to low ratings of live coverage until 1997, Townsville Suns made their debut this season.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 16 April 1993 and 26 September 1993 with final series on 29 September 1993 until 17 October 1993 and grand finals on 23 October until 31 October 1993.

Ladder

#	Team	Pld	W	L
1	Perth Wildcats	35	26	9
2	South East Melbourne Magic	30	22	8
3	Melbourne Tigers	33	22	11
4	Brisbane Bullets	31	19	12
5	Illawarra Hawks	28	15	13
6	Newcastle Falcons	28	15	13
7	Adelaide 36ers	28	14	14
8	North Melbourne Giants	29	14	15
9	Canberra Cannons	26	12	14
10	Gold Coast Rollers	26	12	14
11	Sydney Kings	26	11	15
12	Geelong Supercats	26	7	19
13	Hobart Devils	26	6	20
14	Townsville Suns	26	4	22

Finals

Main article: 1993 NBL Finals

There were eight quarter finals, four semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Quarter Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
29 September	Adelaide 36ers	93-99	South East Melbourne Magic	Clipsal Powerhouse
29 September	Illawarra Hawks	98-118	Melbourne Tigers	Illawarra Basketball Stadium
29 September	North Melbourne Giants	105-101	Perth Wildcats	The Glass House
29 September	Newcastle Falcons	99-125	Brisbane Bullets	Newcastle Entertainment Centre
1 October	Brisbane Bullets	122-118	Newcastle Falcons	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
1 October	South East Melbourne Magic	102-87	Adelaide 36ers	Melbourne Park
1 October	Perth Wildcats	132-96	North Melbourne Giants	Perth Entertainment Centre
2 October	Melbourne Tigers	108-98	Illawarra Hawks	Melbourne Park
3 October	Perth Wildcats	117-104	North Melbourne Giants	Perth Entertainment Centre

Semi-Finals

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
10 October	Brisbane Bullets	101-97	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
11 October	Melbourne Tigers	108-106	South East Melbourne Magic	Melbourne Park
15 October	South East Melbourne Magic	72-89	Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne Park
15 October	Perth Wildcats	120-107	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Entertainment Centre
17 October	Perth Wildcats	119-80	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Entertainment Centre

Grand Final

Date	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Venue
23 October	Melbourne Tigers	117-113	Perth Wildcats	Melbourne Park
29 October	Perth Wildcats	112-105	Melbourne Tigers	Perth Entertainment Centre
31 October	Perth Wildcats	102-104	Melbourne Tigers	Perth Entertainment Centre

1993 NBL statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	32.0
Rebounds per game	Mark Davis	Adelaide 36ers	12.9
Assists per game	Andre Lafleur	Gold Coast Rollers	9.1
Steals per game	Robert Rose	South East Melbourne Magic	3.0
Blocks per game	Ricky Jones	Townsville Suns	2.2
Free throw percentage	David Colbert	Brisbane Bullets	93.3%

NBL awards

• Most Valuable Player: Robert Rose, South East Melbourne Magic
• Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Ricky Grace, Perth Wildcats
• Best Defensive Player: Terry Dozier, Newcastle Falcons
• Most Improved Player: Scott Ninnis, Adelaide 36ers
• Rookie of the Year: Chris Blakemore, Adelaide 36ers
• Coach of the Year: Alan Black, Illawarra Hawks

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
PG	Robert Rose	South East Melbourne Magic
SG	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers
SF	Leroy Loggins	Brisbane Bullets
PF	Melvin Thomas	Illawarra Hawks
C	Terry Dozier	Newcastle Falcons