1984 NBL season

The 1984 NBL season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League (NBL). With the Melbourne Tigers joining the competition, the league's number of teams increased to 17, with nine teams in the Eastern Division and eight teams in the Western Division. The regular season began on 3 February and ended on 17 June. The finals began on 22 June with the divisional finals before concluding on 1 July with the NBL Grand Final.

1984 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	3 February – 17 June 1984 (Regular season) 22 June – 1 July 1984 (Finals)
Number of games	23 (Western Division) 24 (Eastern Division)
Number of teams	17
TV partner(s)	ABC
Regular season
Season champions	Brisbane Bullets (Eastern) Geelong Cats (Western)
Season MVP	Leroy Loggins (Brisbane)
Top scorer	Al Green (West Adelaide)
Finals
Champions	Canberra Cannons (2nd title)
Runners-up	Brisbane Bullets

Regular season

Round 1

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
3/02/1984	Perth Wildcats	100–120	Adelaide 36ers	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/02/1984	Frankston Bears	82–102	Brisbane Bullets	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
4/02/1984	Nunawading Spectres	101–94	Sydney Supersonics	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
4/02/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	91–112	Canberra Cannons	State Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
4/02/1984	Melbourne Tigers	70–94	Brisbane Bullets	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/02/1984	Devonport Warriors	75–78	Hobart Devils	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/02/1984	St. Kilda Saints	93–107	Sydney Supersonics	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/02/1984	Geelong Cats	106–87	Frankston Bears	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
5/02/1984	Coburg Giants	110–101	Canberra Cannons	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 2

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
10/02/1984	Frankston Bears	91–86	Melbourne Tigers	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
10/02/1984	Perth Wildcats	93–103	West Adelaide Bearcats	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
10/02/1984	Canberra Cannons	148–105	Devonport Warriors	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
11/02/1984	Hobart Devils	92–103	Frankston Bears	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
11/02/1984	Brisbane Bullets	115–89	Sydney Supersonics	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
11/02/1984	Bankstown Bruins	81–91	Newcastle Falcons	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
11/02/1984	Geelong Cats	117–102	Devonport Warriors	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
11/02/1984	St. Kilda Saints	115–152	Coburg Giants	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
12/02/1984	Nunawading Spectres	89–119	Coburg Giants	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
12/02/1984	Adelaide 36ers	126–131	West Adelaide Bearcats	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
12/02/1984	Melbourne Tigers	88–114	Newcastle Falcons	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
12/02/1984	Illawarra Hawks	119–93	Sydney Supersonics	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/02/1984	Newcastle Falcons	116–82	Sydney Supersonics	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Round 3

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
17/02/1984	Sydney Supersonics	117–101	Devonport Warriors	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/02/1984	Perth Wildcats	84–97	Canberra Cannons	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/02/1984	Newcastle Falcons	107–87	Devonport Warriors	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
18/02/1984	Illawarra Hawks	91–104	Brisbane Bullets	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
18/02/1984	Coburg Giants	143–104	Hobart Devils	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
18/02/1984	Adelaide 36ers	101–112	Canberra Cannons	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
18/02/1984	Nunawading Spectres	104–116	Geelong Cats	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
18/02/1984	Melbourne Tigers	125–105	Frankston Bears	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
19/02/1984	Bankstown Bruins	89–117	Brisbane Bullets	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
19/02/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	107–97	Hobart Devils	State Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
19/02/1984	St. Kilda Saints	93–109	Geelong Cats	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 4

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
24/02/1984	Sydney Supersonics	92–120	Brisbane Bullets	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
24/02/1984	Frankston Bears	80–78	Bankstown Bruins	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
24/02/1984	Perth Wildcats	87–94	St. Kilda Saints	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
25/02/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	144–111	Illawarra Hawks	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
25/02/1984	Adelaide 36ers	140–112	St. Kilda Saints	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
25/02/1984	Newcastle Falcons	91–80	Brisbane Bullets	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
25/02/1984	Hobart Devils	95–118	Bankstown Bruins	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
25/02/1984	Canberra Cannons	107–101	Melbourne Tigers	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
26/02/1984	Coburg Giants	137–98	Illawarra Hawks	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
26/02/1984	Geelong Cats	124–119	Melbourne Tigers	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
26/02/1984	Devonport Warriors	96–104	Bankstown Bruins	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 5

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
2/03/1984	Sydney Supersonics	102–114	Bankstown Bruins	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
2/03/1984	Illawarra Hawks	97–84	St. Kilda Saints	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
2/03/1984	Frankston Bears	100–115	Nunawading Spectres	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
2/03/1984	Devonport Warriors	104–128	Adelaide 36ers	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/03/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	93–104	Newcastle Falcons	State Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
3/03/1984	Brisbane Bullets	88–85	St. Kilda Saints	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/03/1984	Bankstown Bruins	83–106	Nunawading Spectres	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/03/1984	Canberra Cannons	115–82	Perth Wildcats	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
3/03/1984	Hobart Devils	98–138	Adelaide 36ers	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
4/03/1984	Coburg Giants	129–122	Newcastle Falcons	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
4/03/1984	Melbourne Tigers	96–109	Nunawading Spectres	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
4/03/1984	Geelong Cats	127–75	Perth Wildcats	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore

Round 6

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
9/03/1984	Perth Wildcats	92–72	Sydney Supersonics	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
9/03/1984	Frankston Bears	104–97	Newcastle Falcons	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
9/03/1984	Canberra Cannons	99–124	Geelong Cats	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
10/03/1984	Adelaide 36ers	133–123	Sydney Supersonics	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
10/03/1984	Nunawading Spectres	102–105	Newcastle Falcons	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
10/03/1984	Bankstown Bruins	100–94	Coburg Giants	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
10/03/1984	Brisbane Bullets	119–70	West Adelaide Bearcats	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
10/03/1984	Hobart Devils	115–124	Geelong Cats	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
11/03/1984	St. Kilda Saints	121–130	Newcastle Falcons	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
11/03/1984	Coburg Giants	129–120	Melbourne Tigers	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
11/03/1984	Illawarra Hawks	113–92	West Adelaide Bearcats	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
11/03/1984	Devonport Warriors	102–123	Geelong Cats	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 7

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
16/03/1984	Brisbane Bullets	104–84	Melbourne Tigers	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/03/1984	Perth Wildcats	81–88	Hobart Devils	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/03/1984	Sydney Supersonics	92–120	Canberra Cannons	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/03/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	82–124	Geelong Cats	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
17/03/1984	Illawarra Hawks	102–103	Melbourne Tigers	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/03/1984	Nunawading Spectres	134–83	Devonport Warriors	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/03/1984	Coburg Giants	160–118	Frankston Bears	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/03/1984	Newcastle Falcons	117–107	Canberra Cannons	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
18/03/1984	Bankstown Bruins	102–97	Melbourne Tigers	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
18/03/1984	Adelaide 36ers	160–127	Hobart Devils	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
18/03/1984	St. Kilda Saints	121–96	Devonport Warriors	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 8

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
23/03/1984	Frankston Bears	104–98	Illawarra Hawks	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
23/03/1984	Sydney Supersonics	79–128	Melbourne Tigers	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
23/03/1984	Adelaide 36ers	126–103	Perth Wildcats	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	Devonport Warriors	74–81	Illawarra Hawks	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	Canberra Cannons	76–79	Brisbane Bullets	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	Newcastle Falcons	113–94	Melbourne Tigers	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	88–79	Bankstown Bruins	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	Nunawading Spectres	129–88	Perth Wildcats	Kilsyth Stadium	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	Hobart Devils	85–89	Illawarra Hawks	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
24/03/1984	Geelong Cats	114–109	Brisbane Bullets	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
25/03/1984	Coburg Giants	147–112	Bankstown Bruins	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
25/03/1984	St. Kilda Saints	109–93	Perth Wildcats	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 9

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
30/03/1984	Sydney Supersonics	98–139	Coburg Giants	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
30/03/1984	Frankston Bears	121–114	Adelaide 36ers	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
30/03/1984	Illawarra Hawks	107–103	Perth Wildcats	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
30/03/1984	Newcastle Falcons	114–111	Coburg Giants	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
31/03/1984	Bankstown Bruins	92–94	Adelaide 36ers	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
31/03/1984	Canberra Cannons	107–105	St. Kilda Saints	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
31/03/1984	Hobart Devils	92–126	Nunawading Spectres	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
31/03/1984	Brisbane Bullets	123–67	Perth Wildcats	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
1/04/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	122–107	Coburg Giants	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
1/04/1984	Melbourne Tigers	128–100	Adelaide 36ers	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
1/04/1984	Geelong Cats	133–98	St. Kilda Saints	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
1/04/1984	Devonport Warriors	98–107	Nunawading Spectres	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
4/04/1984	Nunawading Spectres	80–96	St. Kilda Saints	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
4/04/1984	Coburg Giants	100–113	Geelong Cats	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Round 10

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
6/04/1984	Perth Wildcats	94–114	Coburg Giants	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
6/04/1984	Illawarra Hawks	119–121	Newcastle Falcons	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/04/1984	Frankston Bears	109–78	Sydney Supersonics	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/04/1984	Brisbane Bullets	115–89	Newcastle Falcons	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/04/1984	Bankstown Bruins	88–100	Illawarra Hawks	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/04/1984	Adelaide 36ers	117–111	Coburg Giants	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
7/04/1984	St. Kilda Saints	95–93	West Adelaide Bearcats	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/04/1984	Canberra Cannons	142–113	Hobart Devils	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
8/04/1984	Nunawading Spectres	98–91	West Adelaide Bearcats	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
8/04/1984	Geelong Cats	159–89	Hobart Devils	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
8/04/1984	Melbourne Tigers	140–84	Sydney Supersonics	Preston Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 11

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
13/04/1984	Brisbane Bullets	128–80	Frankston Bears	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
13/04/1984	Perth Wildcats	73–136	Geelong Cats	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
14/04/1984	Bankstown Bruins	99–84	Frankston Bears	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
14/04/1984	Newcastle Falcons	108–112	Hobart Devils	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
14/04/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	110–104	Devonport Warriors	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
14/04/1984	Nunawading Spectres	83–84	Canberra Cannons	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
14/04/1984	Melbourne Tigers	107–114	Illawarra Hawks	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/04/1984	Sydney Supersonics	97–94	Hobart Devils	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/04/1984	Coburg Giants	138–107	Devonport Warriors	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/04/1984	St. Kilda Saints	100–95	Canberra Cannons	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/04/1984	Adelaide 36ers	116–102	Geelong Cats	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Round 12

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
27/04/1984	Sydney Supersonics	84–119	Newcastle Falcons	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
27/04/1984	Brisbane Bullets	115–91	Illawarra Hawks	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
27/04/1984	Perth Wildcats	90–91	Nunawading Spectres	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
28/04/1984	Newcastle Falcons	122–109	Illawarra Hawks	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
28/04/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	83–97	Brisbane Bullets	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
28/04/1984	Devonport Warriors	98–96	Melbourne Tigers	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
28/04/1984	Canberra Cannons	97–76	Bankstown Bruins	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
28/04/1984	Frankston Bears	95–102	St. Kilda Saints	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
28/04/1984	Adelaide 36ers	109–99	Nunawading Spectres	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
29/04/1984	Coburg Giants	116–104	Brisbane Bullets	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
29/04/1984	Hobart Devils	110–120	Melbourne Tigers	Moonah Stadium	N/A	boxscore
29/04/1984	Geelong Cats	103–96	Bankstown Bruins	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore

Round 13

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
4/05/1984	Sydney Supersonics	88–125	Frankston Bears	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
4/05/1984	Brisbane Bullets	90–111	Nunawading Spectres	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/05/1984	Newcastle Falcons	126–108	Frankston Bears	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
5/05/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	154–90	Sydney Supersonics	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
5/05/1984	Bankstown Bruins	76–74	St. Kilda Saints	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/05/1984	Illawarra Hawks	88–89	Nunawading Spectres	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/05/1984	Hobart Devils	118–107	Perth Wildcats	Moonah Stadium	N/A	boxscore
5/05/1984	Canberra Cannons	118–122	Adelaide 36ers	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
6/05/1984	Coburg Giants	154–66	Sydney Supersonics	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
6/05/1984	Melbourne Tigers	126–99	St. Kilda Saints	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
6/05/1984	Devonport Warriors	119–100	Perth Wildcats	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
6/05/1984	Geelong Cats	125–101	Adelaide 36ers	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
12/05/1984	Hobart Devils	102–104	Devonport Warriors	Moonah Stadium	N/A	boxscore
12/05/1984	Illawarra Hawks	110–93	Bankstown Bruins	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 14

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
18/05/1984	Illawarra Hawks	113–110	Frankston Bears	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
18/05/1984	Perth Wildcats	128–126	Devonport Warriors	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
18/05/1984	Sydney Supersonics	75–122	Geelong Cats	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
19/05/1984	Brisbane Bullets	113–74	Bankstown Bruins	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
19/05/1984	Canberra Cannons	118–107	Frankston Bears	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
19/05/1984	Coburg Giants	148–127	West Adelaide Bearcats	Ken Watson Stadium	N/A	boxscore
19/05/1984	Adelaide 36ers	125–112	Devonport Warriors	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
19/05/1984	Newcastle Falcons	104–128	Geelong Cats	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
19/05/1984	St. Kilda Saints	107–95	Hobart Devils	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
20/05/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	114–105	Frankston Bears	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
20/05/1984	Melbourne Tigers	128–124	Coburg Giants	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
20/05/1984	Bankstown Bruins	130–85	Sydney Supersonics	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
20/05/1984	Nunawading Spectres	130–115	Hobart Devils	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 15

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
25/05/1984	Perth Wildcats	105–111	Newcastle Falcons	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
25/05/1984	Frankston Bears	153–125	West Adelaide Bearcats	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
25/05/1984	Canberra Cannons	101–108	Geelong Cats	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
25/05/1984	Sydney Supersonics	85–122	Illawarra Hawks	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
26/05/1984	Adelaide 36ers	129–117	Newcastle Falcons	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
26/05/1984	Brisbane Bullets	92–109	Coburg Giants	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
26/05/1984	Bankstown Bruins	108–89	West Adelaide Bearcats	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
26/05/1984	Hobart Devils	113–128	Canberra Cannons	Moonah Stadium	N/A	boxscore
26/05/1984	St. Kilda Saints	96–118	Nunawading Spectres	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
27/05/1984	Illawarra Hawks	121–128	Coburg Giants	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
27/05/1984	Melbourne Tigers	127–111	West Adelaide Bearcats	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
27/05/1984	Devonport Warriors	103–121	Canberra Cannons	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 16

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
1/06/1984	Perth Wildcats	106–97	Frankston Bears	Perry Lakes Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
2/06/1984	Canberra Cannons	97–93	Illawarra Hawks	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
2/06/1984	Hobart Devils	102–111	Brisbane Bullets	Kingsborough Sports Centre	N/A	boxscore
2/06/1984	West Adelaide Bearcats	125–118	Melbourne Tigers	Apollo Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
2/06/1984	Newcastle Falcons	102–91	Bankstown Bruins	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
2/06/1984	Nunawading Spectres	113–145	Adelaide 36ers	Burwood Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/06/1984	Geelong Cats	109–114	Illawarra Hawks	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
3/06/1984	Devonport Warriors	66–128	Brisbane Bullets	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/06/1984	Melbourne Tigers	121–116	Bankstown Bruins	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/06/1984	Frankston Bears	97–113	Coburg Giants	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
3/06/1984	St. Kilda Saints	104–121	Adelaide 36ers	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Round 17

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
10/06/1984	Canberra Cannons	112–94	Nunawading Spectres	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
15/06/1984	Sydney Supersonics	98–128	West Adelaide Bearcats	Alexandria Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/06/1984	Brisbane Bullets	99–96	Adelaide 36ers	Auchenflower Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/06/1984	Newcastle Falcons	134–107	West Adelaide Bearcats	Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
16/06/1984	Frankston Bears	110–93	Devonport Warriors	Frankston Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/06/1984	Hobart Devils	106–112	St. Kilda Saints	Moonah Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/06/1984	Bankstown Bruins	104–95	Perth Wildcats	Bankstown Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore
16/06/1984	Illawarra Hawks	139–101	Adelaide 36ers	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/06/1984	Devonport Warriors	102–100	St. Kilda Saints	Devonport Stadium	N/A	boxscore
17/06/1984	Geelong Cats	89–82	Nunawading Spectres	Corio Leisure Centre	N/A	boxscore
17/06/1984	Melbourne Tigers	147–130	Perth Wildcats	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Ladder

The home-and-away regular season took place over 17 rounds between 3 February and 17 June, with nine teams in the Eastern Division and eight teams in the Western Division. Each team would play the other teams in their division twice and the teams in the opposing division once. This meant that Western Division teams played 23 games and Eastern Division teams played 24.^[1]

Eastern Division

Pos	1984 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Brisbane Bullets	24	19	5	79.17%	4–1	W3	10–2	9–3	2546	2117	120.26%
2	Coburg Giants1	24	18	6	75.00%	4–1	W3	11–1	7–5	3032	2579	117.56%
3	Newcastle Falcons1	24	18	6	75.00%	3–2	W2	10–2	8–4	2674	2486	107.56%
4	Illawarra Hawks	24	13	11	54.17%	3–2	W2	7–5	6–6	2539	2488	102.05%
5	Melbourne Tigers 2	24	11	13	45.83%	4–1	W2	8–4	3–9	2669	2584	103.29%
6	West Adelaide Bearcats 2	24	11	13	45.83%	2–3	L1	8–4	3–9	2580	2660	96.99%
7	Bankstown Bruins 3	24	10	14	41.67%	3–2	W1	7–5	3–9	2303	2380	96.76%
8	Frankston Bears 3	24	10	14	41.67%	2–3	W1	8–4	2–10	2475	2576	96.08%
9	Sydney Supersonics	24	3	21	12.50%	0–5	L8	2–10	1–11	2170	2888	75.14%

Western Division

Pos	1984 NBL season v t e
	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	Geelong Cats	23	21	2	91.30%	4–1	W1	10–1	11–1	2735	2236	122.32%
2	Canberra Cannons4	23	16	7	69.57%	4–1	W4	9–4	7–3	2514	2303	109.16%
3	Adelaide 36ers4	23	16	7	69.57%	3–2	L2	9–2	7–5	2762	2590	106.64%
4	Nunawading Spectres	23	14	9	60.87%	2–3	L3	5–6	9–3	2410	2279	105.75%
5	St. Kilda Saints	23	9	14	39.13%	2–3	L1	5–6	4–8	2315	2446	94.64%
6	Hobart Devils5	23	4	19	17.39%	0–5	L6	1–11	3–8	2340	2689	87.02%
7	Devonport Warriors5	23	4	19	17.39%	1–4	W1	3–8	1–11	2257	2623	86.05%
8	Perth Wildcats	23	3	20	13.04%	2–3	L2	3–9	0–11	2176	2573	84.57%

Updated to match(es) played on 17 June 1984. 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 Coburg Giants and Newcastle Falcons (1-1). Coburg Giants won For and Against (+4).

²Head-to-Head between Melbourne Tigers and West Adelaide Bearcats (1-1). Melbourne Tigers won For and Against (+9).

³Head-to-Head between Bankstown Bruins and Frankston Bears (1-1). Bankstown Bruins won For and Against (+13).

⁴Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Adelaide 36ers (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+7).

⁵Head-to-Head between Hobart Devils and Devonport Warriors (1-1). Hobart Devils won For and Against (+1).

Finals

Main article: 1984 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

Preliminary / Elimination Finals

Qualifying Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

E1

Brisbane Bullets

105

E2

Coburg Giants

104

E2

Coburg Giants

132

E3

Newcastle Falcons

109

E3

Newcastle Falcons

108

E1

Brisbane Bullets

107

E4

Illawarra Hawks

104

W1

Geelong Cats

103

E1

Brisbane Bullets

82

W2

Canberra Cannons

84

W3

Adelaide 36ers

101

W2

Canberra Cannons

108

W4

Nunawading Spectres

108

E2

Coburg Giants

107

W1

Geelong Cats

115

W4

Nunawading Spectres

91

W1

Geelong Cats

81

W2

Canberra Cannons

87

The NBL finals series in 1984 consisted of the elimination-style divisional finals, two semifinal games, and one championship-deciding grand final.

Divisional Elimination Finals

The top four teams in each division competed in a 1v2/3v4 elimination finals fixture, with the loser of 1v2 playing the winner of 3v4 for a spot in the Semi-finals, while the winner of 1v2 qualified through to the Semi-finals as well.

Western Division

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
22/06/1984	Canberra Cannons	87–81	Geelong Cats	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
22/06/1984	Nunawading Spectres	108–101	Adelaide 36ers	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
23/06/1984	Geelong Cats	115–91	Nunawading Spectres	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore

Eastern Division

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
22/06/1984	Brisbane Bullets	105–104	Coburg Giants	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
22/06/1984	Newcastle Falcons	108–101	Illawarra Hawks	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
23/06/1984	Newcastle Falcons	109–132	Coburg Giants	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore

Semi-finals

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
29/06/1984	Canberra Cannons	108–107	Coburg Giants	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
29/06/1984	Geelong Cats	103–107	Brisbane Bullets	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Grand Final

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Box Score
1/07/1984	Brisbane Bullets	82–84	Canberra Cannons	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Awards

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points	Al Green	West Adelaide Bearcats	829 pts / 21 games[2]
Rebounds per game	Dean Uthoff	Nunawading Spectres	18.4 rpg / 20 games[2]
Steals	Leroy Loggins	Brisbane Bullets	82 / 24 games[2]
Blocks	Dan Clausen	Adelaide 36ers	76 / 23 games[2]
Field goal percentage	Donny Gipson	West Adelaide Bearcats	63.8% (175/274)[2]
3-point field goal percentage	Ray Wood	West Adelaide Bearcats	45.1% (42/93)[2]
Free throw percentage	Ron Radliff	Brisbane Bullets	91.1% (41/45)[2]

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Leroy Loggins (Brisbane Bullets)
• Rookie of the Year: Andrew Gaze (Melbourne Tigers)
• Coach of the Year: Brian Kerle (Brisbane Bullets)
• All-NBL Team:
  • Phil Smyth (Canberra Cannons)^[3]
  • Leroy Loggins (Brisbane Bullets)
  • Dan Clausen (Adelaide 36ers)
  • James Crawford (Geelong Cats)
  • Cal Bruton (Geelong Cats)