Template:North Melbourne Giants season by season
| NBL champions | League champions | Runners-up | Finals berth |
| Season | Tier | League | Regular season | Post-season | Head coach | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Played | Wins | Losses | Win % | ||||||
| Coburg Giants | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 1 | NBL | 9th | 22 | 7 | 15 | .318 | Did not qualify | Ray Tomlinson | |
| 1981 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 22 | 7 | 15 | .318 | Did not qualify | Ray Tomlinson | |
| 1982 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Lost semifinal (West Adelaide) 74–94 | Bruce Palmer | |
| 1983 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 22 | 13 | 9 | .591 | Qualified round robin 2–1 Lost semifinal (Canberra) 75–80 |
Ray Tomlinson | |
| 1984 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | Lost preliminary final (Brisbane) 104–105 Won qualifying final (Newcastle) 132–109 Lost semifinal (Canberra) 107–108 |
Owen Hughan | |
| 1985 | 1 | NBL | 5th | 26 | 18 | 8 | .692 | Lost elimination final (Canberra) 87–110 | Owen Hughan | |
| 1986 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 26 | 14 | 12 | .538 | Did not qualify | Les Riddle | |
| North Melbourne Giants | ||||||||||
| 1987 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 | Lost elimination final (Illawarra) 97–105 | Bruce Palmer | |
| 1988 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 24 | 18 | 6 | .750 | Won semifinals (Perth) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Canberra) 1–2 |
Bruce Palmer | |
| 1989 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 24 | 17 | 7 | .708 | Won semifinals (Perth) 2–1 Won NBL finals (Canberra) 2–0 |
Bruce Palmer | |
| 1990 | 1 | NBL | 1st | 26 | 20 | 6 | .769 | Lost semifinals (Perth) 1–2 | Bruce Palmer | |
| 1991 | 1 | NBL | 6th | 26 | 16 | 10 | .615 | Won elimination finals (Geelong) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Eastside) 0–2 |
Bruce Palmer | |
| 1992 | 1 | NBL | 4th | 24 | 14 | 10 | .583 | Won quarterfinals (Illawarra) 2–0 Lost semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 0–2 |
Bruce Palmer | |
| 1993 | 1 | NBL | 8th | 26 | 13 | 13 | .500 | Lost quarterfinals (Perth) 1–2 | Brett Brown | |
| 1994 | 1 | NBL | 2nd | 26 | 19 | 7 | .731 | Won quarterfinals (Sydney) 2–1 Won semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–0 Won NBL finals (Adelaide) 2–0 |
Brett Brown | |
| 1995 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 26 | 18 | 8 | .643 | Won quarterfinals (Brisbane) 2–0 Won semifinals (S.E. Melbourne) 2–1 Lost NBL finals (Perth) 1–2 |
Brett Brown | |
| 1996 | 1 | NBL | 7th | 26 | 15 | 11 | .577 | Lost quarterfinals (S.E. Melbourne) 0–2 | Brett Brown | |
| 1997 | 1 | NBL | 3rd | 30 | 18 | 12 | .600 | Won elimination finals (Canberra) 2–1 Lost semifinals (Melbourne) 0–2 |
Brett Brown | |
| 1998 | 1 | NBL | 10th | 30 | 9 | 21 | .300 | Did not qualify | Brett Brown | |
| Regular season record | 482 | 287 | 195 | .595 | 1 regular season champions | |||||
| Finals record | 58 | 29 | 29 | .500 | 2 NBL championships | |||||
As of the end of the 1998 season
*Note: In 1983 and 1984, the NBL was split into Eastern and Western divisions during the regular season.