The 1980
NBL Finals
The National Basketball League (NBL) Finals is a tournament held at the end of each NBL season to determine the league champions.
The top six teams qualify for the finals based on the regular season results. The current finals format consists ...
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
West Adelaide Bearcats is a NBL1 Central club based in Adelaide, South Australia. The club fields both a men's and women's team. The club is a division of the overarching West Adelaide Basketball Club (WABC), the major administrative basketball o ...
in the NBL Grand Final on 15 June.
Rocky Smith
Rocky Smith (born October 24, 1954) is an American retired professional basketball player.
High school
Born in Oroville, California, Smith graduated from Oroville High School, where he played basketball, in 1973. He was an All-Star, all four yea ...
was named
NBL Grand Final MVP.
Format
The NBL finals series in 1980 consisted of two semi-final games, and one championship-deciding grand final. The finals were contested between the top four teams of the regular season, with the finals weekend hosted at the neutral Dowling Street Stadium in
Launceston, Tasmania
Launceston () or () is a city in the north of Tasmania, Australia, at the confluence of the North Esk and South Esk rivers where they become the Tamar River (kanamaluka). As of 2021, Launceston has a population of 87,645. Material was copied ...
.
Qualification
Ladder
Playoff bracket
Semi-finals
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Grand Final
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See also
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1980 NBL season
The 1980 NBL season was the 2nd season of the National Basketball League (NBL).
Off-Season Changes
*Glenelg Tigers folded.
*Coburg Giants, West Torrens Eagles and Launceston Casino City Tigers joined.
*David Claxton replaced Robert Young as ...
References
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Finals
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National Basketball League (Australia) Finals