National Basketball League (1997)
1996
1998
National Basketball League 1997
Champion: Melbourne Tigers
Regular Season Champion: South East Melbourne Magic
Finals MVP: Lanard Copeland
League MVP: Andrew Gaze
Defensive POY: Mike Kelly
Coach of the Year: Lindsay Gaze
Players / Stats
League History
Quarterfinals Semis Final Semis Quarterfinals
Perth81 88
Brisbane B.79 71
SE Melbourne92 96
Perth82 69
SE Melbourne1
Melbourne T.2
Melbourne T.107 112
N.Melbourne99 105
N.Melbourne2
Canberra C.1

FINALS: Melbourne Tigers vs South East Melbourne Magic 111-74,78-84,93-83

Standings 1997
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
1
South East Melbourne Magic
22-8
2850
2662
2
Melbourne Tigers
19-11
3092
3028
3
North Melbourne Giants
18-12
2943
2881
4
Perth Wildcats
17-13
2933
2825
5
Brisbane Bullets
15-15
2731
2786
6
Canberra Cannons
15-15
2789
2773
7
Adelaide Eagle Super Sixers
14-16
2973
2922
8
Townsville Suns
14-16
3084
3015
9
Newcastle Falcons
12-18
2995
3173
10
Sydney Kings
12-18
2938
2991
11
Illawarra Hawks
7-23
2906
3178
 
- qualified to the play-offs
Finals MVP
Lanard Copeland
League MVP
Andrew Gaze
Defensive POY
Mike Kelly
Coach of the Year
Lindsay Gaze