1984 NBL season


The 1984 NBL season was the fifth season of the National Basketball League. 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.

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.
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.

Finals

The NBL finals series in 1984 consisted of the elimination-style divisional finals, two semi-final 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

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenue
22 JuneCanberra Cannons 87–81Geelong Cats AIS Arena
22 JuneNunawading Spectres 108–101Adelaide 36ers The Glass House

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenue
23 JuneGeelong Cats 115–91Nunawading Spectres AIS Arena

Eastern

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenue
22 JuneBrisbane Bullets 105–104Coburg Giants The Glass House
22 JuneNewcastle Falcons 108–101Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Sports Entertainment Centre

DateHome TeamScoreAway TeamVenue
23 JuneNewcastle Falcons 109–132Coburg Giants AIS Arena

Bracket

Semi Finals

Grand Final

Awards

Statistics leaders

Regular season