Game 1 of the series was at the BEC where a then Australian indoor attendance record crowd of over 11,000, including celebrities such as international cricketers Greg Chappell and Ian Botham.
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The Bearcats won their only NBL Championship defeating the Geelong Supercats 80-74 in the Grand Final in Newcastle.
Kenny Loggins | Loggins and Messina | Leroy Anderson | Nolwenn Leroy | Leroy Van Dyke | LeRoy R. Hafen | LeRoy Myers | Leroy Jenkins (jazz musician) | Leroy Jenkins | Leroy Burrell | JT LeRoy | Jacques Leroy de Saint Arnaud | Dave Loggins | Claire Leroy | William Leroy Broun | Stafford LeRoy Irwin | Leroy "Satchel" Paige | LeRoy Pope Walker | Leroy M. Zimmerman | Leroy Merlin | Leroy McGuirk | Leroy Loggins | Leroy Keyes | LeRoy Jolley | Leroy Holt | Leroy Hoard | Leroy Haley | K. Leroy Irvis | J. Leroy Johnson | Fred LeRoy Granville |
As team mate to future NBL Hall of Famers Larry Sengstock, Cal Bruton, Leroy Loggins and Danny Morseu, The Rat helped the team to win its first NBL Championship in 1985 against the Adelaide 36ers, and again in 1987 against the Perth Wildcats.