1985 NBL season


The 1985 NBL season was the seventh season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 19 rounds between 12 April 1985 and 24 August 1985 with semi-final on 31 August 1985 and grand final on 7 September 1985.

Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. The top 6 teams qualified for the finals series.
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

There were two quarter finals, two semi-finals, and then one grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death. The top two teams of the regular season, the Brisbane Bullets and Adelaide 36ers, automatically qualified to host their respective Semi-finals.

Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

Grand Final

1985 NBL statistics leaders

NBL awards