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The 1987 NBL season was the ninth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 14 teams contested the league. Three of the Melbourne-based clubs rebranded themselves in the off season, with the Nundawading Spectres renaming themselves to Eastside Spectres, Coburg Giants became North Melbourne Giants and the St. Kilda Saints became Westside Saints.

Clubs

The NBL had 14 clubs spread across all Australian states and territories with the exception of the Northern Territory.

Club	Location	Home Venue	Capacity	Founded	Head coach
Adelaide 36ers	Adelaide, South Australia	Apollo Stadium	3,000	1982	Gary Fox
Brisbane Bullets	Brisbane, Queensland	Brisbane Entertainment Centre	13,500	1979	Brian Kerle
Canberra Cannons	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory	AIS Arena	5,200	1979	Jerry Lee
Eastside Spectres	Melbourne, Victoria	Burwood Stadium	2,000	1979	Barry Barnes
Geelong Cats	Geelong, Victoria	Geelong Arena	2,000	1982	Ken Richardson
Hobart Tassie Devils	Hobart, Tasmania	Kingborough Sports Centre	1,800	1983	David Adkins
Illawarra Hawks	Wollongong, New South Wales	Illawarra Basketball Stadium	2,000	1979	Dave Lindstrom
Melbourne Tigers	Melbourne, Victoria	Albert Park Basketball Stadium	2,000	1931	Lindsay Gaze
Newcastle Falcons	Newcastle, New South Wales	Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium	2,200	1979	Steve Johansen
North Melbourne Giants	Melbourne, Victoria	The Glass House	7,200	1980	Bruce Palmer
Perth Wildcats	Perth, Western Australia	Perth Superdome	4,500	1982	Cal Bruton
Sydney Supersonics	Sydney, New South Wales	State Sports Centre	5,006	1982	Ken Cole
Westside Saints	Melbourne, Victoria	Keilor Stadium	2,000	1979	Andris Blicavs
West Sydney Westars	Sydney, New South Wales	State Sports Centre	5,006	1982	Mike Osbourne

Regular season

The 1987 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 24 April 1987 and 20 September 1987.

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

Updated to match(es) played on 20 September 1987. Source: NBL.com.au

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.

Head-to-Head between Brisbane Bullets and Illawarra Hawks (1-1). Brisbane Bullets won For and Against (+11).

Head-to-Head between Eastside Spectres and Geelong Cats (1-1). Eastside Spectres won For and Against (+7).

Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals

Semifinals

Grand Final

1987 NBL statistics leaders

NBL awards

• Most Valuable Player: Mark Davis, Adelaide 36ers & Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets
• Most Valuable Player Grand Final: Leroy Loggins, Brisbane Bullets
• Rookie of the Year: Greg Hubbard, Illawarra Hawks
• Coach of the Year: David Lindstrom, Illawarra Hawks

All NBL Team

References

1. "1987 Westside Melb Saints". YouTube. Archived from the original on 6 December 2021.
2. "Honour Boards".
3. "All Time Leaders". NBL.com.au. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017.

• 1987 NBL season
• 1987 in Australian basketball