1998 NBL season

1998 NBL season
1998 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Season	1998
Dates	30 January – 1 July 1998
Teams	11
TV partner(s)	Australia: ABC; Fox Sports;
Regular season
Season champions	S.E. Melbourne Magic
Season MVP	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
Champions	Adelaide 36ers (2nd title)
Runners-up	S.E. Melbourne Magic
Semifinalists	Perth Wildcats; Brisbane Bullets
Finals MVP	Kevin Brooks (Adelaide)
Statistical leaders
Points
Points	Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Rebounds	Ray Owes (Townsville)
Assists	Derek Rucker (Townsville)
NBL seasons
	← 1997 1998–99 →

The 1998 NBL season was the 20th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. This season marked the NBL's final winter season. The Illawarra Hawks were renamed the Wollongong Hawks.

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Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Boxscore
30/01/1998	Newcastle Falcons	73–93	South East Melbourne Magic	Newcastle Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
30/01/1998	Brisbane Bullets	105–97	Melbourne Tigers	Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre	N/A	boxscore
30/01/1998	Perth Wildcats	87–89	Townsville Suns	Perth Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
30/01/1998	Wollongong Hawks	109–96	North Melbourne Giants	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
31/01/1998	Adelaide 36ers	125–86	Townsville Suns	Adelaide Arena	N/A	boxscore
31/01/1998	South East Melbourne Magic	105–87	Wollongong Hawks	Dandenong Stadium	N/A	boxscore
1/02/1998	Canberra Cannons	96–123	Sydney Kings	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Boxscore
7/02/1998	Brisbane Bullets	79–91	Perth Wildcats	Carrara Indoor Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/02/1998	Wollongong Hawks	96–92	Newcastle Falcons	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
7/02/1998	Canberra Cannons	108–82	North Melbourne Giants	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
8/02/1998	Adelaide 36ers	94–96	South East Melbourne Magic	Adelaide Arena	N/A	boxscore
10/02/1998	Melbourne Tigers	115–111	Townsville Suns	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Boxscore
11/02/1998	Perth Wildcats	103–92	Canberra Cannons	Perth Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
11/02/1998	Newcastle Falcons	90–105	Sydney Kings	Newcastle Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
13/02/1998	Wollongong Hawks	81–95	Brisbane Bullets	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
14/02/1998	Adelaide 36ers	104–88	North Melbourne Giants	Adelaide Arena	N/A	boxscore
14/02/1998	Canberra Cannons	100–129	Townsville Suns	AIS Arena	N/A	boxscore
14/02/1998	Sydney Kings	93–92	Melbourne Tigers	Sydney Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
15/02/1998	South East Melbourne Magic	104–88	Townsville Suns	Dandenong Stadium	N/A	boxscore
15/02/1998	Perth Wildcats	120–98	North Melbourne Giants	Perth Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
17/02/1998	Melbourne Tigers	121–96	Wollongong Hawks	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Boxscore
19/02/1998	Perth Wildcats	101–108	Melbourne Tigers	Perth Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
20/02/1998	Brisbane Bullets	92–90	Newcastle Falcons	Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre	N/A	boxscore
20/02/1998	Adelaide 36ers	119–100	Sydney Kings	Adelaide Arena	N/A	boxscore
21/02/1998	Sydney Kings	100–109	Brisbane Bullets	Sydney Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
21/02/1998	Newcastle Falcons	110–96	Townsville Suns	Newcastle Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
21/02/1998	North Melbourne Giants	81–93	South East Melbourne Magic	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
21/02/1998	Wollongong Hawks	110–107	Perth Wildcats	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore

Date	Home	Score	Away	Venue	Crowd	Boxscore
25/02/1998	Sydney Kings	105–116	Perth Wildcats	Sydney Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
27/02/1998	North Melbourne Giants	102–82	Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
27/02/1998	Perth Wildcats	123–87	Newcastle Falcons	Perth Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
27/02/1998	Townsville Suns	103–108	South East Melbourne Magic	Townsville Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore
28/02/1998	Wollongong Hawks	103–93	Canberra Cannons	Beaton Park Stadium	N/A	boxscore
28/02/1998	Brisbane Bullets	81–76	South East Melbourne Magic	Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre	N/A	boxscore
1/03/1998	Adelaide 36ers	108–97	Melbourne Tigers	Adelaide Arena	N/A	boxscore
3/03/1998	Newcastle Falcons	112–85	Sydney Kings	Newcastle Entertainment Centre	N/A	boxscore

1998 NBL season

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Ladder

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

1998 NBL statistics leaders

NBL awards

All NBL Team

Wikiwand - on

Pos	1998 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	30	26	4	86.67%	4–1	L1	14–1	12–3	3016	2661	113.34%
2	Adelaide 36ers	30	19	11	63.33%	2–3	L3	12–3	7–8	3114	2932	106.21%

3	Perth Wildcats	30	17	13	56.67%	2–3	W1	9–6	8–7	3029	2911	104.05%
4	Brisbane Bullets¹	30	16	14	53.33%	3–2	W1	8–7	8–7	2876	2835	101.45%
5	Melbourne Tigers¹	30	16	14	53.33%	4–1	W4	9–6	7–8	3103	3048	101.80%
6	Wollongong Hawks²	30	14	16	46.67%	3–2	L1	8–7	6–9	2875	2995	95.99%

7	Canberra Cannons²	30	14	16	46.67%	3–2	W1	6–9	8–7	2874	2966	96.90%
8	Sydney Kings	30	13	17	43.33%	3–2	W2	8–7	5–10	3089	3228	95.69%
9	Townsville Suns	30	12	18	40.00%	2–3	L3	6–9	6–9	3008	3077	97.76%
10	North Melbourne Giants³	30	9	21	30.00%	1–4	L1	8–7	1–14	2916	3089	94.40%
11	Newcastle Falcons³	30	9	21	30.00%	2–3	L2	4–11	5–10	2790	2948	94.64%

Elimination Finals					Semifinals					Grand Final

					1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	106	90	X
4	Brisbane Bullets	93	114	X	4	Brisbane Bullets	98	84	X
5	Melbourne Tigers	80	81	X						1	S.E. Melbourne Magic	93	62	X
										2	Adelaide 36ers	100	90	X
					2	Adelaide 36ers	114	117	X
3	Perth Wildcats	95	120	X	3	Perth Wildcats	97	110	X
6	Wollongong Hawks	85	97	X

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Andrew Gaze	Melbourne Tigers	31.5
Rebounds per game	Ray Owes	Townsville Suns	12.6
Assists per game	Derek Rucker	Townsville Suns	7.0
Steals per game	Clint McDaniel	South East Melbourne Magic	2.7
Blocks per game	Simon Dwight	Canberra Cannons	2.6
Free throw percentage	Steve Woodberry	Brisbane Bullets	92.2%