1982 New Zealand NBL season

1982 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 8
Season
Champions Auckland
  Runners-up Waitemata

The 1982 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the inaugural season of the competition. A total of eight teams contested the league in its first season, with Auckland going on to claim the league's first championship.[1]

Final standings

# Team
Auckland
Waitemata
3 Canterbury Rams
4 Centrals
5 Nelson Giants
6 Porirua
7 Hamilton
8 Palmerston North Jets

Season awards

  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Brent Wright (Nelson Giants)[1]
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Stan Hill (Auckland)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Stan Hill (Auckland)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: James Lofton (Porirua)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Palmerston North Jets
  • All-Star Five:
    • B. Brumit (Waitemata)
    • Stan Hill (Auckland)
    • James Lofton (Porirua)
    • Jack Maere (Auckland)
    • Brent Wright (Nelson Giants)

References

  1. 1 2 "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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