1994 NBL season

1994 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration7 April – 24 September 1994
26 September – 15 October 1994 (Finals)
22 – 28 October 1994 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)Network Ten
Regular season
Season championsMelbourne Tigers
Season MVPAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Top scorerAndrew Gaze (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsNorth Melbourne Giants (2nd title)
  Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
Finals MVPPaul Rees (North Melbourne)
NBL seasons

The 1994 NBL season was the 16th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.

Clubs

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Club Location Home Venue Capacity Founded Head coach
Adelaide 36ers South Australia Adelaide, South Australia Clipsal Powerhouse 8,000 1982 United States Mike Dunlap
Brisbane Bullets Queensland Brisbane, Queensland Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,500 1979 United States Bruce Palmer
Canberra Cannons Australian Capital Territory Canberra, Australian Capital Territory AIS Arena 5,200 1979 Australia Barry Barnes
Geelong Supercats Victoria (state) Geelong, Victoria Geelong Arena 2,000 1982 United States Jim Calvin
Gold Coast Rollers Queensland Gold Coast, Queensland Carrara Indoor Stadium 2,992 1990 Australia Dave Claxton
Hobart Tassie Devils Tasmania Hobart, Tasmania Derwent Entertainment Centre 5,400 1983 Australia Bill Tomlinson
Illawarra Hawks New South Wales Wollongong, New South Wales Illawarra Basketball Stadium 2,000 1979 Australia Alan Black
Melbourne Tigers Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1931 Australia Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons New South Wales Newcastle, New South Wales Newcastle Entertainment Centre 4,658 1979 Australia Tom Wiseman
North Melbourne Giants Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria The Glass House 7,200 1980 United States Brett Brown
Perth Wildcats Western Australia Perth, Western Australia Perth Entertainment Centre 8,200 1982 Australia Adrian Hurley
South East Melbourne Magic Victoria (state) Melbourne, Victoria National Tennis Centre at Flinders Park 15,400 1992 United States Brian Goorjian
Sydney Kings New South Wales Sydney, New South Wales Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500 1988 United States Bob Turner
Townsville Suns Queensland Townsville, Queensland Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 1993 Australia Mark Bragg

Regular season

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The 1994 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 7 April 1994 and 24 September 1994.

Round 1

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/04/1994 North Melbourne Giants 95–112 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/04/1994 Illawarra Hawks 91–123 South East Melbourne Magic Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
8/04/1994 Brisbane Bullets 116–103 Hobart Tassie Devils Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/04/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 95–92 Adelaide 36ers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Sydney Kings 110–100 South East Melbourne Magic Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Townsville Suns 97–83 Hobart Tassie Devils Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Melbourne Tigers 112–100 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Newcastle Falcons 93–95 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/04/1994 Canberra Cannons 87–105 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 2

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/04/1994 Melbourne Tigers 107–103 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
13/04/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 106–131 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
15/04/1994 Sydney Kings 90–86 Gold Coast Rollers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/04/1994 Canberra Cannons 126–101 Townsville Suns AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 105–119 Brisbane Bullets Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Illawarra Hawks 96–82 Gold Coast Rollers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Perth Wildcats 97–95 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 Geelong Supercats 110–102 Newcastle Falcons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
16/04/1994 North Melbourne Giants 122–86 Townsville Suns Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
21/04/1994 Perth Wildcats 90–121 North Melbourne Giants Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/04/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 102–109 Geelong Supercats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/04/1994 Illawarra Hawks 112–97 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 120–99 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 Sydney Kings 123–102 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 Adelaide 36ers 83–84 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/04/1994 Townsville Suns 73–94 Gold Coast Rollers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 4

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
29/04/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 112–97 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
29/04/1994 Perth Wildcats 93–89 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/04/1994 Townsville Suns 89–94 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/04/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 111–89 Geelong Supercats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
30/04/1994 Canberra Cannons 116–130 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/04/1994 Brisbane Bullets 126–112 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/04/1994 Newcastle Falcons 130–106 Geelong Supercats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–90 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore

Round 5

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
6/05/1994 Illawarra Hawks 109–90 Hobart Tassie Devils Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
6/05/1994 Geelong Supercats 109–120 Brisbane Bullets Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
6/05/1994 Newcastle Falcons 115–105 Townsville Suns Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
6/05/1994 North Melbourne Giants 107–76 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Sydney Kings 106–91 Hobart Tassie Devils Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–111 South East Melbourne Magic Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Melbourne Tigers 128–99 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
7/05/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 80–87 Perth Wildcats Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 6

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/05/1994 North Melbourne Giants 128–99 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/05/1994 Townsville Suns 91–116 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/05/1994 Geelong Supercats 108–119 Perth Wildcats Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Sydney Kings 120–102 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Brisbane Bullets 105–124 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Melbourne Tigers 97–96 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
14/05/1994 Canberra Cannons 74–81 Newcastle Falcons AIS Arena N/A boxscore
15/05/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 90–88 Gold Coast Rollers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/05/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 116–94 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 7

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/05/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 93–102 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
20/05/1994 Sydney Kings 99–88 Canberra Cannons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 97–102 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Illawarra Hawks 118–102 Canberra Cannons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Geelong Supercats 113–114 North Melbourne Giants Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Brisbane Bullets 99–88 Townsville Suns Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Newcastle Falcons 97–100 Gold Coast Rollers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/05/1994 Perth Wildcats 110–99 Hobart Tassie Devils Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/05/1994 Townsville Suns 95–115 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/05/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 108–98 Melbourne Tigers Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
27/05/1994 North Melbourne Giants 131–105 Geelong Supercats Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Adelaide 36ers 112–83 Hobart Tassie Devils Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Newcastle Falcons 110–127 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Canberra Cannons 114–105 Geelong Supercats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Perth Wildcats 106–113 South East Melbourne Magic Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/05/1994 Brisbane Bullets 99–97 Sydney Kings Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 9

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/06/1994 Townsville Suns 91–131 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/06/1994 Geelong Supercats 89–105 Illawarra Hawks Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
3/06/1994 Newcastle Falcons 105–103 South East Melbourne Magic Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Brisbane Bullets 127–126 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Melbourne Tigers 115–105 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 100–96 South East Melbourne Magic Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
4/06/1994 Canberra Cannons 90–97 North Melbourne Giants AIS Arena N/A boxscore
7/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 82–101 Sydney Kings Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
10/06/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 115–131 Melbourne Tigers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/06/1994 Adelaide 36ers 95–94 Geelong Supercats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
10/06/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 110–85 Townsville Suns Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
10/06/1994 North Melbourne Giants 114–115 Brisbane Bullets Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 110–103 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 Illawarra Hawks 87–98 Brisbane Bullets Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 Perth Wildcats 101–75 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/06/1994 Newcastle Falcons 108–97 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 11

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
17/06/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 93–92 Perth Wildcats Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/06/1994 Townsville Suns 87–92 Newcastle Falcons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/06/1994 Melbourne Tigers 107–99 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Illawarra Hawks 98–119 Geelong Supercats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 112–94 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Sydney Kings 98–118 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Brisbane Bullets 100–119 Newcastle Falcons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/06/1994 Canberra Cannons 92–107 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 12

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
24/06/1994 Adelaide 36ers 110–74 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
24/06/1994 Melbourne Tigers 127–105 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 116–88 Newcastle Falcons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Sydney Kings 117–106 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Perth Wildcats 93–86 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Geelong Supercats 111–98 Hobart Tassie Devils Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
25/06/1994 Canberra Cannons 100–98 Gold Coast Rollers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
26/06/1994 North Melbourne Giants 106–89 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/07/1994 Adelaide 36ers 112–83 Townsville Suns Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
1/07/1994 Melbourne Tigers 97–95 Gold Coast Rollers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Illawarra Hawks 87–86 North Melbourne Giants Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 97–114 Newcastle Falcons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 128–97 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Perth Wildcats 112–83 Townsville Suns Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Geelong Supercats 94–95 Gold Coast Rollers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
2/07/1994 Canberra Cannons 113–125 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 14

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/07/1994 Townsville Suns 114–90 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/07/1994 Geelong Supercats 101–110 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
8/07/1994 Newcastle Falcons 111–80 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/07/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 91–107 North Melbourne Giants Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
9/07/1994 Illawarra Hawks 79–88 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/07/1994 Brisbane Bullets 137–93 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
11/07/1994 Melbourne Tigers 104–90 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Park 15,149 boxscore

Round 15

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
15/07/1994 Perth Wildcats 118–110 Geelong Supercats Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 97–100 Canberra Cannons Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/07/1994 Brisbane Bullets 119–125 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/07/1994 North Melbourne Giants 92–115 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 95–91 Sydney Kings Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 129–83 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 Townsville Suns 114–117 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/07/1994 Newcastle Falcons 85–87 Illawarra Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
22/07/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 92–93 Townsville Suns Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/07/1994 Geelong Supercats 92–95 Sydney Kings Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
22/07/1994 Newcastle Falcons 96–126 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/07/1994 North Melbourne Giants 101–80 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Melbourne Tigers 102–126 Sydney Kings Melbourne Park 15,099 boxscore
23/07/1994 Adelaide 36ers 111–74 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 87–95 Brisbane Bullets Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
23/07/1994 Canberra Cannons 103–88 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
24/07/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 160–106 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 17

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/08/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 87–101 North Melbourne Giants Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Illawarra Hawks 93–95 Townsville Suns Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Perth Wildcats 118–108 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Geelong Supercats 100–112 South East Melbourne Magic Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
19/08/1994 Newcastle Falcons 100–88 Canberra Cannons Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 Sydney Kings 115–107 Townsville Suns Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 Adelaide 36ers 113–102 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 North Melbourne Giants 108–115 Melbourne Tigers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/08/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 88–95 Canberra Cannons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 18

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/08/1994 Illawarra Hawks 108–98 Adelaide 36ers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
26/08/1994 Townsville Suns 111–140 Geelong Supercats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/08/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 112–91 Hobart Tassie Devils Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
26/08/1994 North Melbourne Giants 86–84 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Sydney Kings 83–96 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Perth Wildcats 131–108 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Newcastle Falcons 124–114 Hobart Tassie Devils Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/08/1994 Brisbane Bullets 153–106 Geelong Supercats Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/08/1994 Canberra Cannons 118–121 South East Melbourne Magic AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 19

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
2/09/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 81–87 Illawarra Hawks Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 90–85 Newcastle Falcons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/09/1994 Geelong Supercats 112–114 Townsville Suns Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
2/09/1994 North Melbourne Giants 108–93 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 103–90 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 Perth Wildcats 83–92 Newcastle Falcons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 113–105 Gold Coast Rollers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/09/1994 Canberra Cannons 96–98 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
4/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 129–88 Townsville Suns Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 20

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/09/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 96–114 Adelaide 36ers Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/09/1994 Illawarra Hawks 98–97 Perth Wildcats Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
9/09/1994 Townsville Suns 96–132 North Melbourne Giants Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/09/1994 Geelong Supercats 103–99 Canberra Cannons Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 104–101 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 Sydney Kings 96–99 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 135–125 North Melbourne Giants Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/09/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 104–113 Newcastle Falcons Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
11/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 120–106 Canberra Cannons Melbourne Park N/A boxscore

Round 21

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/09/1994 Sydney Kings 116–94 Newcastle Falcons Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 102–90 Gold Coast Rollers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Townsville Suns 108–107 South East Melbourne Magic Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Geelong Supercats 131–115 Melbourne Tigers Geelong Arena N/A boxscore
16/09/1994 Canberra Cannons 107–101 Hobart Tassie Devils AIS Arena N/A boxscore
17/09/1994 Illawarra Hawks 89–87 Newcastle Falcons Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
17/09/1994 Perth Wildcats 90–76 Gold Coast Rollers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 87–116 South East Melbourne Magic Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
18/09/1994 North Melbourne Giants 119–88 Hobart Tassie Devils Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
23/09/1994 Hobart Tassie Devils 90–112 South East Melbourne Magic Derwent Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 110–105 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park 15,122 boxscore
23/09/1994 Townsville Suns 105–141 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Sydney Kings 102–97 Geelong Supercats Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 107–76 Canberra Cannons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Gold Coast Rollers 94–98 Illawarra Hawks Carrara Indoor Stadium N/A boxscore
24/09/1994 Newcastle Falcons 100–105 North Melbourne Giants Newcastle Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Ladder

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Pos 1994 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Melbourne Tigers1 26 19 7 73.08% 3–2 W1 12–1 7–6 2925 2811 104.06%
2 North Melbourne Giants1 26 19 7 73.08% 3–2 W1 9–4 10–3 2814 2530 111.23%
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic2 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W2 11–2 7–6 2897 2591 111.81%
4 Adelaide 36ers2 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W2 10–3 8–5 2696 2412 111.77%
5 Brisbane Bullets2 26 18 8 69.23% 4–1 W1 9–4 9–4 3001 2837 105.78%
6 Perth Wildcats3 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 W2 10–3 6–7 2654 2561 103.63%
7 Sydney Kings3 26 16 10 61.54% 3–2 W2 10–3 6–7 2652 2564 103.43%
8 Illawarra Hawks4 26 13 13 50.00% 4–1 W3 8–5 5–8 2473 2571 96.19%
9 Newcastle Falcons4 26 13 13 50.00% 2–3 L3 7–6 6–7 2643 2634 100.34%
10 Gold Coast Rollers 26 10 16 38.46% 0–5 L5 7–6 3–10 2467 2501 98.64%
11 Canberra Cannons5 26 7 19 26.92% 1–4 L1 5–8 2–11 2507 2777 90.28%
12 Geelong Supercats5 26 7 19 26.92% 2–3 L1 4–9 3–10 2752 2895 95.06%
13 Townsville Suns 26 6 20 23.08% 2–3 L1 3–10 3–10 2505 2949 84.94%
14 Hobart Tassie Devils 26 2 24 07.69% 0–5 L13 2–11 0–13 2470 2823 87.50%

Updated to match(es) played on 24 September 1994. 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.

1Melbourne Tigers won Head-to-Head (2-0).

23-way Head-to-Head between South East Melbourne Magic (3-1), Adelaide 36ers (2-2) and Brisbane Bullets (1-3).

3Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-0).

4Illawarra Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-0).

5Head-to-Head between Canberra Cannons and Geelong Supercats (1-1). Canberra Cannons won For and Against (+5).

Finals

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Main article: 1994 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

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Quarterfinals Semifinals Grand Final
               
1 Melbourne Tigers 107 119 X
8 Illawarra Hawks 85 83 X
1 Melbourne Tigers 88 101 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 101 110 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 105 99 101
5 Brisbane Bullets 116 91 84
2 North Melbourne Giants 95 117 X
4 Adelaide 36ers 93 97 X
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 113 100 X
6 Perth Wildcats 82 86 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 108 79 X
3 S.E. Melbourne Magic 87 76 X
2 North Melbourne Giants 109 112 104
7 Sydney Kings 131 91 95


Quarter-finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/09/1994 Sydney Kings 131–109 North Melbourne Giants Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/09/1994 Illawarra Hawks 85–107 Melbourne Tigers Beaton Park Stadium N/A boxscore
28/09/1994 Perth Wildcats 82–113 South East Melbourne Magic Burswood Dome N/A boxscore
28/09/1994 Brisbane Bullets 116–105 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/09/1994 Melbourne Tigers 119–83 Illawarra Hawks Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
30/09/1994 North Melbourne Giants 112–91 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
30/09/1994 Adelaide 36ers 99–91 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/10/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 100–86 Perth Wildcats Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
2/10/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–84 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/10/1994 North Melbourne Giants 104–95 Sydney Kings Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Semi-finals

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/10/1994 South East Melbourne Magic 87–108 North Melbourne Giants Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
8/10/1994 Adelaide 36ers 101–88 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
14/10/1994 Melbourne Tigers 101–110 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Park N/A boxscore
15/10/1994 North Melbourne Giants 79–76 South East Melbourne Magic Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final

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Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
22/10/1994 Adelaide 36ers 93–95 North Melbourne Giants Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
28/10/1994 North Melbourne Giants 117–97 Adelaide 36ers Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

1994 NBL statistics leaders

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Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.4
Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers 12.9
Assists per game Derek Rucker Newcastle Falcons 10.6
Steals per game Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants 4.5
Blocks per game Keith Nelson Hobart Tassie Devils 2.9
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 90.5%

NBL awards

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All NBL Team

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# Player Team
PG Darryl McDonald North Melbourne Giants
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Leroy Loggins Brisbane Bullets
PF Leon Trimmingham Sydney Kings
C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers


References

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