NBL Finals
| Season | Champion | Result | Runners-Up | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | St Kilda Saints | 94 – 93 | Canberra Cannons | Single game final used. Venue: Albert Park Stadium, Melbourne |
| 1980 | St Kilda Saints | 113 – 88 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Venue: Dowling Street Stadium, Launceston |
| 1981 | Launceston Casino City | 75 – 54 | Nunawading Spectres | Venue: Apollo Stadium, Adelaide |
| 1982 | West Adelaide Bearcats | 80 – 74 | Geelong Supercats | Venue: Newcastle Basketball Stadium, Newcastle |
| 1983 | Canberra Cannons | 75 – 73 | West Adelaide Bearcats | Venue: Kilsyth Stadium, Melbourne |
| 1984 | Canberra Cannons | 84 – 82 | Brisbane Bullets | Venue: The Glasshouse, Melbourne |
| 1985 | Brisbane Bullets | 121 – 95 | Adelaide 36ers | Venue: Sleeman Sports Centre, Brisbane |
| 1986 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 – 1 | Brisbane Bullets | Best of three games finals series first used. |
| 1987 | Brisbane Bullets | 2 – 0 | Perth Wildcats | |
| 1988 | Canberra Cannons | 2 – 1 | North Melbourne Giants | |
| 1989 | North Melbourne Giants | 2 – 1 | Canberra Cannons | |
| 1990 | Perth Wildcats | 2 – 1 | Brisbane Bullets | Game 2 drew 13,221 to the Brisbane Entertainment Centre. This remains the largest NBL Grand Final attendance outside of Melbourne. |
| 1991 | Perth Wildcats | 2 – 1 | Eastside Melbourne Spectres | |
| 1992 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2 – 1 | Melbourne Tigers | First series involving two teams from the one city. All 3 games were played at Melbourne Park. |
| 1993 | Melbourne Tigers | 2 – 1 | Perth Wildcats | |
| 1994 | North Melbourne Giants | 2 – 0 | Adelaide 36ers | |
| 1995 | Perth Wildcats | 2 – 1 | North Melbourne Giants | |
| 1996 | South East Melbourne Magic | 2 – 1 | Melbourne Tigers | Game 2 attendance of 15,064 at the Rod Laver Arena was the largest GF crowd in NBL history. With all 3 games played in the one venue, the series attracted an NBL GF record of over 44,000 fans. |
| 1997 | Melbourne Tigers | 2 – 1 | South East Melbourne Magic | |
| 1998 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 – 0 | South East Melbourne Magic | Last Grand Final played in the NBL's original winter season format. |
| 1998–99 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 – 1 | Victoria Titans | First Grand Final series played in the NBL's summer season format. |
| 1999-00 | Perth Wildcats | 2 – 0 | Victoria Titans | |
| 2000–01 | Wollongong Hawks | 2 – 1 | Townsville Crocodiles | |
| 2001–02 | Adelaide 36ers | 2 – 1 | West Sydney Razorbacks | |
| 2002–03 | Sydney Kings | 2 – 0 | Perth Wildcats | |
| 2003–04 | Sydney Kings | 3 – 2 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Best of five games finals series first used. |
| 2004–05 | Sydney Kings | 3 – 0 | Wollongong Hawks | |
| 2005–06 | Melbourne Tigers | 3 – 0 | Sydney Kings | |
| 2006–07 | Brisbane Bullets | 3 – 1 | Melbourne Tigers | |
| 2007–08 | Melbourne Tigers | 3 – 2 | Sydney Kings | |
| 2008–09 | South Dragons | 3 – 2 | Melbourne Tigers | Game 5 was the last game for South Dragons before they quit the league. |
| 2009–10 | Perth Wildcats | 2 – 1 | Wollongong Hawks | Best of three game series used. |
| 2010–11 | New Zealand Breakers | 2 – 1 | Cairns Taipans | The New Zealand Breakers became the first New Zealand club to win a major professional Australian sports league. |
| 2011–12 | New Zealand Breakers | 2 – 1 | Perth Wildcats | Game 3 drew a NZ record attendance for basketball of 9,285 to the Vector Arena in Auckland. |
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