The National Basketball League (NBL) is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. It was established in 1979. Andrew Gaze is widely considered one of the league's greatest players and features heavily in these records. Since its inaugural season he has had seven of the top ten seasons for average points scored. Gaze is also the league's highest career point scorer with 18,908. Statistics have been kept for both individuals and teams since its inception. Points Highest Scoring Averages – Season 44.1 Andrew Gaze (20 games - 1987) 39.5 Al Green (21 games - 1984) 38.8 Andrew Gaze (28 games - 1991) 37.6 Andrew Gaze (22 games - 1990) 36.9 Andrew Gaze (24 games - 1988) 36.9 Andrew Gaze (25 games - 1986) 35.4 Paul Stanley (26 games - 1987) 34.5 Andrew Gaze (27 games - 1989) 33.9 Wayne McDaniel (25 games - 1990) 33.9 Andrew Gaze (29 games - 1995) Highest Scoring Averages – Career Minimum of 60 games: 32.6 Paul Stanley (69 games) 30.9 Andrew Gaze (612 games) 29.3 Bobby Locke (73 games) 28.7 Michael Jones (70 games) 28.7 Jerry Everett (85 games) 28.2 Vince Kelley (77 games) 27.7 Norman Taylor (67 games) 27.6 Ken Epperson (76 games) 26.9 Jason Reese (106 games) 26.8 James Bullock (76 games) Most Individual Points – Career 18,908 Andrew Gaze 13,106 Leroy Loggins 11,121 James Crawford 10,735 Lanard Copeland 10,154 Tony Ronaldson 9,621 Mark Bradtke 9,379 Derek Rucker 9,225 Scott Fisher 9,080 Robert Rose 9,065 Shane Heal Most Points in a Game – Individual 71 Al Green (West Adelaide) vs Frankston 25/05/84 63 Reg Biddings (Forrestville) vs Bankstown 12/04/81 61 Shane Heal (Brisbane) vs Townsville 23/09/94 60 Al Green (West Adelaide) vs Sydney 05/05/84 60 Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) vs Newcastle 11/07/87 59 Al Green (West Adelaide) vs Coburg 19/05/84 59 Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) vs Illawarra 27/07/91 58 Andrew Gaze (Melbourne) vs Newcastle 20/09/86 57 James Crawford (Perth) vs Melbourne 06/09/87 57 Wayne McDaniel (Hobart) vs Adelaide 18/08/89 Most Points in a Game – Team 186 Melbourne vs Wollongong 1991 170 Brisbane vs Wollongong 1989 165 Nth Melbourne vs Perth 1989 164 Nth Melbourne vs Newcastle 1987 160 Coburg vs Frankston 1984 160 Adelaide vs Hobart 1984 160 SE Melbourne vs Townsville 1994 160 Nth Melbourne vs Hobart 1990 159 Geelong vs Hobart 1984 158 Wollongong vs Melbourne 1991 Fewest Points in a Game – Team 40 Devonport vs