1997 NBL season


The 1997 NBL season was the 19th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contest the league. The Hobart Devils, Geelong Supercats and Gold Coast Rollers did not return this season.

Regular season

The home and away season took place over 24 rounds between 11 April 1997 and 28 September 1997 with final series on 3 October 1997 until 18 October 1997 and grand final on 25 October until 3 November 1997.

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 four finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.

Quarter Finals

Semi-Finals

Grand Final

1997 NBL statistics leaders

NBL awards