1991 NBL season
| 1991 NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 6 April 1991 – 22 September 1991 25 September 1991 – 11 October 1991 (Finals) 19 – 27 October 1991 (Grand Finals) |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| TV partner(s) | Seven Network |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Perth Wildcats |
| Season MVP | Andrew Gaze |
| Top scorer | Andrew Gaze (1,007 - 38.7 ppg) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Perth Wildcats |
| Runners-up | Eastside Melbourne Spectres |
| Finals MVP | Pete Hanson |
The 1991 NBL season was the 13th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contest the league.
The home and away season took place over 24 rounds between 6 April 1991 and 22 September 1991 with semi-final on 25 September 1991 until 11 October 1991 and grand final on 19 October until 27 October 1991.
1991 saw Melbourne Tigers superstar Andrew Gaze became the first player to score 1,000 points in an NBL regular season. He scored 1,007 points in 26 games at 38.7 points per game. For his efforts he was awarded the first of what would eventually become a league record seven NBL Most Valuable Player awards as well as his 6th straight selection to the All NBL team.
There were two best of three Elimination finals, two best of three semi-finals, and then best of three grand final. All three of these finals were sudden death.
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