1987 NBL season

1987 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration24 April – 27 September 1987
30 September – 4 October 1987 (Semi-finals)
10 – 16 October 1987 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ABC, ATN7, BTQ7, STW9, SAS10
Regular season
Season championsAdelaide 36ers
Season MVPMark Davis (Adelaide)
Leroy Loggins (Brisbane)
Top scorerPaul Stanley (Hobart)
Finals
ChampionsBrisbane Bullets (2nd title)
  Runners-upPerth Wildcats
Finals MVPLeroy Loggins (Brisbane)
NBL seasons

The 1987 NBL season was the ninth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league. Three of the Melbourne-based clubs rebranded themselves in the off season, with the Nundawading Spectres renaming themselves to Eastside Spectres, Coburg Giants became North Melbourne Giants and the St. Kilda Saints became Westside Saints.[1]

Clubs

The NBL had 14 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.

Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Apollo Stadium 3,000 1982 United States Gary Fox
Brisbane Bullets Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 Australia Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Australia Jerry Lee
Eastside Spectres Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Burwood Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Barry Barnes
Geelong Cats Victoria (state) Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 Australia Ken Richardson [2]
Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Kingborough Sports Centre 1,800 1983 United States David Adkins
Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Albert Park Basketball Stadium 2,000 1931 Australia Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium 2,200 1979 Australia Steve Johansen
North Melbourne Giants Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 United States Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth Superdome 4,500 1982 United States Cal Bruton
Sydney Supersonics New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1982 Australia Ken Cole
Westside Saints Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria Keilor Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Andris Blicavs
West Sydney Westars New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales State Sports Centre 5,006 1982 Australia Mike Osbourne

Regular season

The 1987 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 24 April 1987 and 20 September 1987.

Round 1

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
24/04/1987 Adelaide 36ers 131–105 Westside Saints Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/04/1987 Canberra Cannons 123–111 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/04/1987 West Sydney Westars 83–97 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
24/04/1987 Newcastle Falcons 96–117 Eastside Spectres Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/04/1987 North Melbourne Giants 116–110 Hobart Tassie Devils Ken Watson Stadium N/A boxscore
25/04/1987 Perth Wildcats 133–111 Westside Saints Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
25/04/1987 Illawarra Hawks 122–101 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
25/04/1987 Sydney Supersonics 76–98 Eastside Spectres State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/04/1987 Geelong Cats 129–118 Hobart Tassie Devils Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 2

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
1/05/1987 Adelaide 36ers 103–106 North Melbourne Giants Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/05/1987 Sydney Supersonics 104–124 West Sydney Westars State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/05/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 104–87 Geelong Cats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
2/05/1987 Perth Wildcats 134–111 North Melbourne Giants Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1987 Canberra Cannons 78–81 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
2/05/1987 Newcastle Falcons 107–104 West Sydney Westars Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/05/1987 Westside Saints 125–87 Geelong Cats Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
2/05/1987 Eastside Spectres 87–118 Brisbane Bullets Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
3/05/1987 Melbourne Tigers 118–123 Brisbane Bullets Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 3

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
8/05/1987 Sydney Supersonics 116–105 Hobart Tassie Devils State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
8/05/1987 North Melbourne Giants 120–122 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/05/1987 Perth Wildcats 97–101 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
9/05/1987 West Sydney Westars 106–111 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
9/05/1987 Newcastle Falcons 101–104 Hobart Tassie Devils Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/05/1987 Geelong Cats 105–107 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
9/05/1987 Eastside Spectres 98–95 Westside Saints Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
10/05/1987 Melbourne Tigers 127–107 Westside Saints Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 4

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
15/05/1987 Illawarra Hawks 96–88 Sydney Supersonics Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
15/05/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 80–86 Brisbane Bullets Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
16/05/1987 Canberra Cannons 113–111 Sydney Supersonics AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/05/1987 Geelong Cats 94–89 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
16/05/1987 Westside Saints 83–121 Brisbane Bullets Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
16/05/1987 Melbourne Tigers 93–112 West Sydney Westars Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
16/05/1987 Adelaide 36ers 104–106 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1987 Eastside Spectres 119–101 West Sydney Westars Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 5

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
22/05/1987 West Sydney Westars 92–68 Geelong Cats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/05/1987 Newcastle Falcons 108–116 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/05/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 113–97 Melbourne Tigers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
23/05/1987 Brisbane Bullets 98–91 Geelong Cats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/05/1987 Sydney Supersonics 105–98 North Melbourne Giants State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
23/05/1987 Westside Saints 111–107 Melbourne Tigers Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 6

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
29/05/1987 Perth Wildcats 92–82 Brisbane Bullets Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
29/05/1987 Canberra Cannons 117–100 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
29/05/1987 West Sydney Westars 81–86 Sydney Supersonics State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
29/05/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 81–77 North Melbourne Giants Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
30/05/1987 Adelaide 36ers 127–111 Brisbane Bullets Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/05/1987 Illawarra Hawks 106–100 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
30/05/1987 Westside Saints 105–127 North Melbourne Giants Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
30/05/1987 Eastside Spectres 88–91 Geelong Cats Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
31/05/1987 Melbourne Tigers 114–101 Geelong Cats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 7

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
5/06/1987 West Sydney Westars 83–91 Hobart Tassie Devils State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
5/06/1987 Brisbane Bullets 92–78 Sydney Supersonics Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/06/1987 Adelaide 36ers 148–122 Newcastle Falcons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/06/1987 Illawarra Hawks 92–83 Eastside Spectres Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/06/1987 North Melbourne Giants 135–107 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/06/1987 Perth Wildcats 151–116 Newcastle Falcons Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
6/06/1987 Canberra Cannons 103–94 Eastside Spectres AIS Arena N/A boxscore
6/06/1987 Westside Saints 82–106 Hobart Tassie Devils Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
6/06/1987 Sydney Supersonics 91–114 Geelong Cats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
12/06/1987 West Sydney Westars 112–119 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/06/1987 Newcastle Falcons 82–133 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/06/1987 North Melbourne Giants 120–128 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/06/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 86–93 Canberra Cannons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/06/1987 Brisbane Bullets 96–95 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/06/1987 Sydney Supersonics 104–90 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
13/06/1987 Geelong Cats 101–126 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
13/06/1987 Westside Saints 113–114 Canberra Cannons Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
13/06/1987 Eastside Spectres 128–110 Melbourne Tigers Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 9

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
19/06/1987 Illawarra Hawks 91–79 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/06/1987 North Melbourne Giants 137–101 West Sydney Westars Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/06/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 109–91 Newcastle Falcons Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
19/06/1987 Perth Wildcats 123–93 Eastside Spectres Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
20/06/1987 Adelaide 36ers 98–87 Eastside Spectres Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/06/1987 Canberra Cannons 81–72 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
20/06/1987 Geelong Cats 77–83 West Sydney Westars Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
20/06/1987 Westside Saints 117–116 Newcastle Falcons Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 10

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
25/06/1987 Illawarra Hawks 108–90 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
25/06/1987 West Sydney Westars 100–85 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1987 North Melbourne Giants 146–118 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/06/1987 Canberra Cannons 115–118 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
27/06/1987 Brisbane Bullets 140–117 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/06/1987 Geelong Cats 110–103 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
27/06/1987 Eastside Spectres 95–91 Sydney Supersonics Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
28/06/1987 Melbourne Tigers 104–121 Sydney Supersonics Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
3/07/1987 Perth Wildcats 111–100 Illawarra Hawks Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
3/07/1987 Brisbane Bullets 97–87 Eastside Spectres Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/07/1987 Sydney Supersonics 117–142 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
3/07/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 102–92 Westside Saints Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/07/1987 Adelaide 36ers 112–95 Illawarra Hawks Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/07/1987 West Sydney Westars 73–77 Eastside Spectres State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
4/07/1987 Newcastle Falcons 124–128 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/07/1987 Geelong Cats 132–106 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 12

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
10/07/1987 North Melbourne Giants 138–104 Sydney Supersonics Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/07/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 85–82 West Sydney Westars Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
11/07/1987 Brisbane Bullets 108–85 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/07/1987 Geelong Cats 102–98 Sydney Supersonics Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
11/07/1987 Westside Saints 87–90 West Sydney Westars Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
11/07/1987 Melbourne Tigers 127–137 Newcastle Falcons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
12/07/1987 Eastside Spectres 125–118 Newcastle Falcons Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 13

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
17/07/1987 Adelaide 36ers 147–99 West Sydney Westars Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/07/1987 Canberra Cannons 118–101 Westside Saints AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/07/1987 Sydney Supersonics 137–140 Newcastle Falcons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
17/07/1987 North Melbourne Giants 109–108 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/07/1987 Perth Wildcats 118–109 West Sydney Westars Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
18/07/1987 Illawarra Hawks 118–98 Westside Saints Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/07/1987 Geelong Cats 101–91 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
18/07/1987 Eastside Spectres 87–90 Hobart Tassie Devils Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
19/07/1987 Melbourne Tigers 83–110 Hobart Tassie Devils Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 14

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
23/07/1987 North Melbourne Giants 130–116 Westside Saints Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/07/1987 Perth Wildcats 103–101 Canberra Cannons Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
24/07/1987 Brisbane Bullets 103–96 Hobart Tassie Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/07/1987 Adelaide 36ers 123–116 Canberra Cannons Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/07/1987 Newcastle Falcons 99–116 Geelong Cats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/07/1987 Eastside Spectres 89–93 Illawarra Hawks Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
26/07/1987 Melbourne Tigers 98–101 Illawarra Hawks Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 15

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
31/07/1987 Perth Wildcats 118–103 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
31/07/1987 Canberra Cannons 111–95 West Sydney Westars AIS Arena N/A boxscore
31/07/1987 Sydney Supersonics 102–104 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
31/07/1987 North Melbourne Giants 123–99 Geelong Cats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/07/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 97–117 Eastside Spectres Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/08/1987 Adelaide 36ers 133–108 Melbourne Tigers Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/08/1987 Illawarra Hawks 99–92 West Sydney Westars Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
1/08/1987 Newcastle Falcons 112–121 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/08/1987 Westside Saints 105–123 Eastside Spectres Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 16

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
7/08/1987 Illawarra Hawks 109–105 Geelong Cats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
7/08/1987 West Sydney Westars 102–141 North Melbourne Giants State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
7/08/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 95–97 Perth Wildcats Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
8/08/1987 Canberra Cannons 96–94 Geelong Cats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
8/08/1987 Brisbane Bullets 105–103 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/08/1987 Newcastle Falcons 119–125 Sydney Supersonics Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/08/1987 Westside Saints 106–123 Perth Wildcats Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
8/08/1987 Eastside Spectres 94–115 Adelaide 36ers Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
9/08/1987 Melbourne Tigers 99–122 Adelaide 36ers Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 17

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
14/08/1987 Illawarra Hawks 106–102 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
14/08/1987 West Sydney Westars 109–86 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
14/08/1987 Newcastle Falcons 108–126 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/08/1987 Canberra Cannons 91–126 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/08/1987 Brisbane Bullets 113–62 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/08/1987 Sydney Supersonics 103–108 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
15/08/1987 Geelong Cats 98–77 Westside Saints Geelong Arena N/A boxscore

Round 18

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
21/08/1987 Perth Wildcats 99–108 Hobart Tassie Devils Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
21/08/1987 West Sydney Westars 105–110 Westside Saints State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
21/08/1987 Newcastle Falcons 115–81 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/08/1987 North Melbourne Giants 94–95 Eastside Spectres Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/08/1987 Adelaide 36ers 103–87 Hobart Tassie Devils Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/08/1987 Brisbane Bullets 113–98 Westside Saints Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/08/1987 Sydney Supersonics 129–76 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/08/1987 Geelong Cats 101–91 Eastside Spectres Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
22/08/1987 Illawarra Hawks 109–95 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 19

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
28/08/1987 Brisbane Bullets 110–107 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/08/1987 Sydney Supersonics 109–121 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
28/08/1987 North Melbourne Giants 115–111 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/08/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 100–93 Adelaide 36ers Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
29/08/1987 West Sydney Westars 112–94 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
29/08/1987 Newcastle Falcons 131–112 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/08/1987 Geelong Cats 113–109 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
29/08/1987 Westside Saints 101–104 Adelaide 36ers Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
29/08/1987 Melbourne Tigers 70–130 Eastside Spectres Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 20

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
4/09/1987 Canberra Cannons 118–114 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
4/09/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 132–106 Sydney Supersonics Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
5/09/1987 Illawarra Hawks 93–89 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
5/09/1987 West Sydney Westars 96–120 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
5/09/1987 Westside Saints 109–122 Sydney Supersonics Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
5/09/1987 Eastside Spectres 87–114 Perth Wildcats Kilsyth Stadium N/A boxscore
6/09/1987 Brisbane Bullets 97–94 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/09/1987 Melbourne Tigers 119–153 Perth Wildcats Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 21

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
11/09/1987 Perth Wildcats 118–104 Sydney Supersonics Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
11/09/1987 North Melbourne Giants 164–130 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/09/1987 Hobart Tassie Devils 86–100 Illawarra Hawks Kingsborough Sports Centre N/A boxscore
12/09/1987 Adelaide 36ers 144–99 Sydney Supersonics Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/09/1987 Geelong Cats 126–123 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
12/09/1987 Westside Saints 95–98 Illawarra Hawks Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
12/09/1987 Melbourne Tigers 114–136 Canberra Cannons Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
13/09/1987 Eastside Spectres 122–105 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
18/09/1987 Adelaide 36ers 128–97 Geelong Cats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/09/1987 Illawarra Hawks 124–109 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/09/1987 Sydney Supersonics 118–98 Westside Saints State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
19/09/1987 Perth Wildcats 119–105 Geelong Cats Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
19/09/1987 Canberra Cannons 124–95 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
19/09/1987 Brisbane Bullets 126–118 West Sydney Westars Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/09/1987 Newcastle Falcons 151–126 Westside Saints Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/09/1987 Melbourne Tigers 114–112 North Melbourne Giants Albert Park Basketball Stadium N/A boxscore
20/09/1987 Eastside Spectres 96–130 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Ladder

Pos 1987 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Adelaide 36ers 26 21 5 80.77% 4–1 W2 11–2 10–3 3046 2677 113.78%
2 Brisbane Bullets1 26 20 6 76.92% 5–0 W9 13–0 7–6 2711 2497 108.57%
3 Illawarra Hawks1 26 20 6 76.92% 4–1 W4 13–0 7–6 2680 2528 106.01%
4 Perth Wildcats 26 19 7 73.08% 4–1 W4 11–2 8–5 3005 2756 109.03%
5 Canberra Cannons 26 17 9 65.38% 3–2 W1 10–3 7–6 2848 2770 102.82%
6 North Melbourne Giants 26 15 11 57.69% 2–3 W1 10–3 5–8 3060 2807 109.01%
7 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 14 12 53.85% 2–3 L3 8–5 6–7 2599 2568 101.21%
8 Eastside Spectres2 26 13 13 50.00% 2–3 L1 6–7 7–6 2607 2596 100.42%
9 Geelong Cats2 26 13 13 50.00% 3–2 L2 10–3 3–10 2644 2707 97.67%
10 Sydney Supersonics 26 9 17 34.62% 2–3 W1 5–8 4–9 2744 2861 95.91%
11 West Sydney Westars 26 8 18 30.77% 2–3 L2 4–9 4–9 2564 2695 95.14%
12 Newcastle Falcons 26 6 20 23.08% 3–2 W1 4–9 2–11 2948 3176 92.82%
13 Westside Saints 26 4 22 15.38% 0–5 L6 3–10 1–12 2673 2980 89.70%
14 Melbourne Tigers 26 3 23 11.54% 1–4 W1 3–10 0–13 2635 3146 83.76%

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 1987. 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 Brisbane Bullets and Illawarra Hawks (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+11).

2Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Geelong Cats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7).

Finals

Main article: 1987 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals Semifinals Grand Final
1 Adelaide 36ers 99 99 93
4 Perth Wildcats 101 4 Perth Wildcats 98 101 103
5 Canberra Cannons 96 2 Brisbane Bullets 80 106 X
4 Perth Wildcats 79 87 X
2 Brisbane Bullets 109 77 100
3 Illawarra Hawks 105 3 Illawarra Hawks 87 78 82
6 North Melbourne Giants 97


Elimination Finals

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
26/09/1987 Illawarra Hawks 105–97 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
27/09/1987 Perth Wildcats 101–96 Canberra Cannons Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore

Semifinals

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
30/09/1987 Perth Wildcats 98–99 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
30/09/1987 Illawarra Hawks 87–109 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/10/1987 Adelaide 36ers 99–101 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/10/1987 Brisbane Bullets 77–78 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/1987 Adelaide 36ers 93–103 Perth Wildcats Apollo Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/10/1987 Brisbane Bullets 100–82 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Box Score
10/10/1987 Perth Wildcats 79–80 Brisbane Bullets Challenge Stadium N/A boxscore
16/10/1987 Brisbane Bullets 106–87 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

1987 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Paul Stanley[3] Hobart Tassie Devils 920 pts
Rebounds per game Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers 17.1
Assists per game Gordie McLeod Illawarra Hawks 8.5
Steals per game Steve Carfino Hobart Tassie Devils 88 stls
Blocks per game Willie Simmons North Melbourne Giants 114 blks
Field goal percentage James Crawford Perth Wildcats 62.6%
Three-point percentage Alan Black Perth Wildcats 53.8%
Free throw percentage Scott Fenton Sydney Supersonics 92.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Steve Carfino Hobart Tassie Devils
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Mark Davis Adelaide 36ers
C James Crawford Perth Wildcats

References

  1. ^ "1987 Westside Melb Saints". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Honour Boards".
  3. ^ "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.