1998–99 NBL season

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1998–99 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 9 October 1998 – 14 March 1999
19 March 1999 – 10 April 1999 (Finals)
16 – 23 April 1999 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams 11
TV partner(s)
Regular season
Top seed Adelaide 36ers
Season MVP Steve Woodberry
Finals
Champions Adelaide 36ers
  Runners-up Victoria Titans
Finals MVP Brett Maher
NBL seasons

The 1998–99 NBL season was the 21st season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league. This season marked the first summer season for the NBL. The Townsville Suns were renamed the Townsville Crocodiles

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 23 rounds between 9 October 1998 and 14 March 1999 with finals starting 19 March 1999 until 10 April 1999 and grand final on 16-23 April 1999.

Round 1

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
9 October Brisbane Bullets 110–78 Template:NBL CC Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
9 October Wollongong Hawks 76–100 Template:NBL NF WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
10 October Melbourne Tigers 99–80 Template:NBL VT Rod Laver Arena box score report
10 October Sydney Kings 97–103 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
10 October Townsville Crocodiles 91–84 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
10 October Perth Wildcats 106–96 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 2

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
16 October Template:NBL CC 89–104 West Sydney Razorbacks AIS Arena box score report
16 October Perth Wildcats 70–75 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
16 October Melbourne Tigers 109–101 Brisbane Bullets Rod Laver Arena box score report
17 October Townsville Crocodiles 86–99 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
17 October Template:NBL NF 89–87 West Sydney Razorbacks Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
17 October Template:NBL VT 110–94 Template:NBL CC Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 3

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
23 October Template:NBL CC 98–109 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena box score report
24 October Wollongong Hawks 83–80 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
24 October Template:NBL NF 100–84 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
24 October Adelaide 36ers 94–89 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena box score report

Round 4

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
30 October Template:NBL NF 95–98 Template:NBL CC Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
30 October Perth Wildcats 96–111 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
31 October Brisbane Bullets 95–80 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
31 October Sydney Kings 92–101 Template:NBL VT Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
31 October Adelaide 36ers 109–72 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena box score report

Round 5

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
6 November Brisbane Bullets 84–101 Template:NBL NF Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
6 November Adelaide 36ers 95–112 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena box score report
7 November Template:NBL VT 100–111 Wollongong Hawks Rod Laver Arena box score report
7 November Template:NBL CC 111–88 Sydney Kings AIS Arena box score report
7 November Perth Wildcats 95–98 West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
7 November Townsville Crocodiles 96–102 Template:NBL NF Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
8 November Melbourne Tigers 112–105 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 6

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
13 November Wollongong Hawks 100–91 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
13 November Template:NBL VT 95–112 Template:NBL NF Rod Laver Arena box score report
14 November Template:NBL CC 100–111 Townsville Crocodiles AIS Arena box score report
14 November Sydney Kings 111–88 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
15 November Perth Wildcats 95–98 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 7

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
20 November Template:NBL CC 122–106 Template:NBL NF AIS Arena box score report
20 November Melbourne Tigers 102–87 Townsville Crocodiles Rod Laver Arena box score report
20 November West Sydney Razorbacks 81–92 Template:NBL VT Whitlam Centre box score report
21 November Adelaide 36ers 96–112 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena box score report
21 November Template:NBL NF 96–97 Melbourne Tigers Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
21 November Wollongong Hawks 88–86 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 8

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
27 November Template:NBL CC 99–101 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena box score report
27 November Melbourne Tigers 102–97 Sydney Kings Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 November Townsville Crocodiles 93–80 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
28 November Template:NBL NF 84–94 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
28 November Template:NBL VT 86–83 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 9

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
4 December Wollongong Hawks 83–86 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
4 December Adelaide 36ers 101–90 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena box score report
4 December Template:NBL VT 101–73 West Sydney Razorbacks Rod Laver Arena box score report
4 December Townsville Crocodiles 120–107 Template:NBL CC Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
5 December Brisbane Bullets 105–97 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
5 December Melbourne Tigers 109–90 West Sydney Razorbacks Rod Laver Arena box score report
5 December Template:NBL NF 87–78 Template:NBL VT Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
5 December Perth Wildcats 93–90 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
5 December Sydney Kings 93–72 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 10

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
4 December Wollongong Hawks 97–108 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
4 December West Sydney Razorbacks 107–87 Template:NBL CC Whitlam Centre box score report
4 December Townsville Crocodiles 96–110 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
4 December Brisbane Bullets 95–103 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
5 December Adelaide 36ers 111–98 Template:NBL NF Adelaide Arena box score report
5 December Template:NBL VT 92–80 Melbourne Tigers Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 11

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
16 December Sydney Kings 82–115 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
18 December Wollongong Hawks 86–60 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
18 December Adelaide 36ers 105–92 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena box score report
19 December Brisbane Bullets 106–93 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
19 December Melbourne Tigers 99–110 Template:NBL CC Rod Laver Arena box score report
19 December West Sydney Razorbacks 91–107 Template:NBL NF Whitlam Centre box score report
20 December Template:NBL VT 72–87 Townsville Crocodiles Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 12

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
26 December Sydney Kings 107–102 Template:NBL NF Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
26 December Template:NBL VT 91–93 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 December Perth Wildcats 96–91 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
27 December West Sydney Razorbacks 101–94 Adelaide 36ers Whitlam Centre box score report
27 December Template:NBL NF 83–93 Wollongong Hawks Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
27 December Melbourne Tigers 102–91 Brisbane Bullets Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 13

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
31 December Wollongong Hawks 110–94 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
31 December Townsville Crocodiles 74–65 Template:NBL VT Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
31 December Adelaide 36ers 104–91 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena box score report
1 January West Sydney Razorbacks 92–87 Melbourne Tigers Whitlam Centre box score report
2 January Template:NBL CC 113–90 Sydney Kings AIS Arena box score report
2 January Brisbane Bullets 82–99 Template:NBL VT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
2 January Template:NBL NF 77–105 Perth Wildcats Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 14

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
8 January Template:NBL CC 94–109 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena box score report
8 January Townsville Crocodiles 116–68 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
9 January Template:NBL NF 82–98 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
9 January Wollongong Hawks 96–89 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
9 January West Sydney Razorbacks 77–89 Template:NBL VT Whitlam Centre box score report

Round 15

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
15 January Wollongong Hawks 110–94 Template:NBL NF WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
15 January Sydney Kings 108–73 Template:NBL CC Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
15 January Townsville Crocodiles 90–89 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
16 January Perth Wildcats 84–85 Template:NBL VT Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
16 January Brisbane Bullets 104–118 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
16 January Adelaide 36ers 105–87 Template:NBL CC Adelaide Arena box score report
16 January West Sydney Razorbacks 78–72 Sydney Kings Whitlam Centre box score report

Round 16

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
22 January Template:NBL CC 84–89 Wollongong Hawks AIS Arena box score report
22 January West Sydney Razorbacks 79–92 Townsville Crocodiles Whitlam Centre box score report
23 January Perth Wildcats 101–93 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
23 January Sydney Kings 98–109 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
23 January Adelaide 36ers 87–72 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena box score report

Round 17

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
29 January Brisbane Bullets 86–85 Template:NBL VT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
29 January Template:NBL NF 77–97 Adelaide 36ers Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
29 January West Sydney Razorbacks 102–97 Perth Wildcats Whitlam Centre box score report
30 January Wollongong Hawks 84–77 Template:NBL CC WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
30 January Sydney Kings 98–105 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
30 January Townsville Crocodiles 96–71 Template:NBL VT Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 18

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
5 February Template:NBL CC 88–99 Template:NBL VT AIS Arena box score report
5 February Template:NBL NF 95–93 Brisbane Bullets Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
5 February West Sydney Razorbacks 89–86 Townsville Crocodiles Whitlam Centre box score report
6 February Melbourne Tigers 96–84 Wollongong Hawks Rod Laver Arena box score report
6 February Sydney Kings 89–108 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
6 February Adelaide 36ers 96–84 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena box score report
7 February Template:NBL VT 94–74 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report

Round 19

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
12 February Template:NBL NF 100–109 Sydney Kings Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
12 February Perth Wildcats 116–93 Wollongong Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
13 February West Sydney Razorbacks 86–100 Brisbane Bullets Whitlam Centre box score report
13 February Template:NBL CC 106–93 Template:NBL NF AIS Arena box score report
13 February Adelaide 36ers 89–70 Template:NBL VT Adelaide Arena box score report

Round 20

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
19 February Brisbane Bullets 87–84 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
19 February Wollongong Hawks 86–85 Template:NBL VT WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
19 February Melbourne Tigers 101–89 Template:NBL NF Rod Laver Arena box score report
19 February Adelaide 36ers 96–89 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena box score report
20 February West Sydney Razorbacks 104–88 Perth Wildcats Whitlam Centre box score report
20 February Townsville Crocodiles 85–83 Template:NBL CC Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
20 February Template:NBL VT 101–95 Brisbane Bullets Rod Laver Arena box score report
21 February Sydney Kings 68–95 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 21

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
26 February Melbourne Tigers 106–94 West Sydney Razorbacks Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 February Template:NBL VT 98–87 Sydney Kings Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 February Brisbane Bullets 92–100 Wollongong Hawks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
27 February Template:NBL NF 93–98 Townsville Crocodiles Newcastle Entertainment Centre box score report
27 February Perth Wildcats 84–82 Template:NBL CC Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
27 February Adelaide 36ers 87–90 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena box score report

Round 22

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
4 March Townsville Crocodiles 118–113 West Sydney Razorbacks Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
5 March Template:NBL CC 115–119 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena box score report
5 March Perth Wildcats 105–84 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre box score report
5 March Template:NBL VT 101–75 Template:NBL NF Rod Laver Arena box score report
6 March West Sydney Razorbacks 92–77 Wollongong Hawks Whitlam Centre box score report
6 March Melbourne Tigers 86–92 Template:NBL CC Rod Laver Arena box score report
6 March Sydney Kings 119–101 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report

Round 23

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
12 March Brisbane Bullets 83–98 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
12 March Wollongong Hawks 96–79 Template:NBL CC WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
12 March Melbourne Tigers 81–89 Perth Wildcats Rod Laver Arena box score report
12 March Sydney Kings 98–91 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Entertainment Centre box score report
13 March Template:NBL CC 97–107 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena box score report
13 March Template:NBL VT 97–89 Melbourne Tigers Rod Laver Arena box score report
13 March Townsville Crocodiles 92–107 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre box score report
14 March Perth Wildcats 111–113 Template:NBL NF Perth Entertainment Centre box score report

Ladder

Team Pld Won Lost Last 5 Streak Home Away  % Pts  % Won
1 Adelaide 36ers 33 24 9 4-1 W1 14-4 10-5 108 72
2 Victoria Titans 33 21 12 3-2 L1 12-4 9-8 104 63
3 Melbourne Tigers 30 19 11 2-3 L2 11-4 8-7 103 63
4 Wollongong Hawks 30 16 14 1-4 L4 10-5 6-9 98 53
5 Perth Wildcats 28 13 15 2-3 L3 7-7 6-8 100 46
6 Brisbane Bullets 28 13 15 1-4 L2 6-7 7-8 99 46
7 Townsville Crocodiles 26 12 14 3-2 L2 9-4 3-10 101 46
8 West Sydney Razorbacks 26 12 14 2-3 L1 8-5 4-9 97 46
9 Newcastle Falcons 26 9 17 1-4 W1 4-9 5-8 95 34
10 Sydney Kings 26 9 17 2-3 W2 5-8 4-9 94 34
11 Canberra Cannons 26 8 18 1-4 L2 5-8 3-10 94 30

Finals Series

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Quarter Finals

(single game elimination)

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
19 March Perth Wildcats 97–89 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium box score report
19 March Template:NBL VT 78–100 Wollongong Hawks Rod Laver Arena box score report
20 March Brisbane Bullets 96–78 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre box score report
26 March Adelaide 36ers 106–89 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena box score report
26 March Melbourne Tigers 96–78 Brisbane Bullets Rod Laver Arena box score report
27 March Wollongong Hawks 106–89 Template:NBL VT WIN Entertainment Centre box score report

Semi Finals

(best-of-three series)

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
2 April Wollongong Hawks 101–98 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre box score report
3 April Template:NBL VT 116–98 Melbourne Tigers Rod Laver Arena box score report
9 April Melbourne Tigers 94–85 Template:NBL VT Rod Laver Arena box score report
10 April Adelaide 36ers 112–115 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena box score report

Grand Final

(best-of-three series)

Date Home team Score Away team Venue Crowd Box Score Report
16 April Template:NBL VT 94–104 Adelaide 36ers Rod Laver Arena box score report
21 April Adelaide 36ers 82–88 Template:NBL VT Adelaide Arena box score report
9 April Adelaide 36ers 80–69 Template:NBL VT Adelaide Arena box score report

1998–99 NBL statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 33.5
Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers 12.0
Assists per game Darryl Mcdonald Victoria Titans 8.2
Steals per game Darryl Mcdonald Victoria Titans 8.2
Blocks per game Simon Dwight West Sydney Razorbacks 3.0
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 89.4%
Three-point field goal percentage John Rillie West Sydney Razorbacks 47.5%

NBL awards

All NBL Team

# Player Team
PG Steve Woodberry Brisbane Bullets
SG Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers
SF Lanard Copeland Melbourne Tigers
PF Kevin Brooks Adelaide 36ers
C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers

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