1980_NBL_Finals

1980 NBL Finals
1980 NBL Finals
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	14–15 June
Number of teams	4
TV partner(s)	ABC
Grand Final
Champions	St Kilda Saints
Runners-up	West Adelaide Bearcats
Grand Final MVP	Rocky Smith
Seasons
	← 1979 1981 →

1980 NBL Finals

Sports season

The 1980 NBL Finals was the postseason tournament of the National Basketball League's 1980 season, which began in February. The finals began on 14 June. The tournament concluded with the minor premiers St Kilda Saints defeating the second-seeded West Adelaide Bearcats in the NBL Grand Final on 15 June. Rocky Smith was named NBL Grand Final MVP.

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Team	Finals appearance	Previous appearance	Previous best performance
St Kilda Saints	2nd	1979	Champions (1979)
West Adelaide Bearcats	1st	-	-
Brisbane Bullets	1st	-	-
Nunawading Spectres	1st	-	-

Pos	1980 NBL season v t e
Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	PCT	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	PF	PA	PP
1	St. Kilda Saints¹	22	17	5	77.27%	4–1	L1	9–2	8–3	2109	1886	111.82%
2	West Adelaide Bearcats¹	22	17	5	77.27%	4–1	W3	10–1	7–4	1941	1773	109.48%
3	Brisbane Bullets	22	15	7	68.18%	5–0	W5	9–2	6–5	1928	1780	108.31%
4	Nunawading Spectres	22	14	8	63.64%	2–3	W2	8–3	6–5	1660	1580	105.06%

5	Illawarra Hawks²	22	13	9	59.09%	2–3	L3	5–6	8–3	1798	1790	100.45%
6	Newcastle Falcons²	22	13	9	59.09%	5–0	W5	6–5	7–4	1828	1794	101.90%
7	Canberra Cannons	22	11	11	50.00%	0–5	L5	8–3	3–8	1661	1631	101.84%
8	Launceston Casino City	22	9	13	40.91%	3–2	W1	6–5	3–8	1863	1889	98.62%
9	Coburg Giants³	22	7	15	31.82%	1-4	L2	5–6	2–9	1727	1740	99.25%
10	City of Sydney Astronauts³	22	7	15	31.82%	1–4	W1	5–6	2–9	1717	1908	89.99%
11	West Torrens Eagles	22	6	16	27.27%	1–4	L2	6–5	0–11	1707	1940	87.99%
12	Bankstown Bruins	22	3	19	13.64%	0–5	L13	2–9	1–10	1721	1949	88.30%

Semifinals			Grand Final

1	St. Kilda Saints	101

4	Nunawading Spectres	77
			1	St. Kilda Saints	113

			2	West Adelaide Bearcats	88
2	West Adelaide Bearcats	101

3	Brisbane Bullets	94

Date	Home	Score	Away	Box Score
14/06/1980	St. Kilda Saints	101–77	Nunawading Spectres	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore
14/06/1980	West Adelaide Bearcats	101–94	Brisbane Bullets	{{{venue}}}	{{{crowd}}}	boxscore

1980_NBL_Finals

1980 NBL Finals

Format

Qualification

Ladder

Playoff bracket

Semifinals

Grand Final

See also

References

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