1979 NBL season
| 1979 NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 24 February 1979 – 23 March 1979 10 June 1979 (Grand Final) |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| TV partner(s) | ABC |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | St. Kilda Saints |
| Season MVP | Ken Richardson |
| Top scorer | Cal Bruton (597 - 33.2 ppg) |
| Final | |
| Champions | St. Kilda Saints |
| Runners-up | Canberra Cannons |
| Finals MVP | |
The 1979 NBL season was the inaugural season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of ten teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 24 February 1979 and 2 June 1979, and was followed by Grand final on 10 June 1979.
The home and away season took place over 15 rounds between 24 February 1979 and 23 March 1979 with grand final on 10 June 1979.
This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 90 games were played, 18 for each team. The top two teams then played a sudden death grand final.
There was only one final played in this season and it was contested by the Top 2 teams.
The Saints won on a reverse layup just before the buzzer by Peter Vitols.
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