1998 NBL season explained

1998 NBL season
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League:	National Basketball League
Season:	1998
Finals:	Finals
Finals Link:	1998 NBL Finals
Runners Up:	S.E. Melbourne Magic
Semifinalists:	Perth Wildcats Brisbane Bullets
Teams:	11
Dates:	30 January – 1 July 1998
Season Champs:	S.E. Melbourne Magic
Tv:	Australia:
Mvp Link:	NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player
Mvp N:	AUS
Finals Mvp Link:	NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final
Finals Mvp N:	USA
Ppg:	31.5
Ppg N:	AUS
Top Scorer Link:	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
Rpg:	12.6
Rpg N:	USA
Apg:	7.0
Apg N:	USA
Seasonslist:	List of NBL seasons
Seasonslistnames:	NBL
Prevseason Link:	1997 NBL season
Prevseason Year:	1997
Nextseason Link:	1998–99 NBL season
Nextseason Year:	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.

Regular season

The 1998 regular season took place over 19 rounds between 30 January 1998 and 9 June 1998.

Round 1

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Round 2

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Round 3

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Round 4

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Round 5

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Round 6

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Round 7

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Round 8

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Round 9

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Round 10

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Round 11

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Round 12

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Round 13

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Round 14

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Round 15

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Round 16

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Round 17

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Round 18

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Round 19

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Ladder

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.

¹Brisbane Bullets won Head-to-Head (2-1).

²Wollongong Hawks won Head-to-Head (2-1).

³North Melbourne Giants won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals

See main article: 1998 NBL Finals.

Elimination Finals

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Semi-finals

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Grand Final

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1998 NBL statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game			31.5
Rebounds per game			12.6
Assists per game			7.0
Steals per game			2.7
Blocks per game			2.6
Free throw percentage			92.2%

NBL awards

• Most Valuable Player: Andrew Gaze, Melbourne Tigers
• Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Kevin Brooks, Adelaide 36ers
• Best Defensive Player: Mike Kelly, South East Melbourne Magic
• Most Improved Player: Ben Melmeth, Newcastle Falcons
• Rookie of the Year: David Smith, North Melbourne Giants
• Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, South East Melbourne Magic

All NBL Team

width=25		width=180	Player	width=180	Team
PG		Townsville Suns
SG		Brisbane Bullets
SF		Melbourne Tigers
PF		Townsville Suns
C		Newcastle Falcons