1990 New Zealand NBL season

1990 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
Regular season
Minor premiers Nelson Giants
Top scorer Jamie Dixon (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Playoffs
Champions Canterbury Rams
  Runners-up Nelson Giants

The 1990 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the ninth running of the competition. Many changes occurred for the NBL heading into the 1990 season, with Hutt Valley, Otago and Waitakere joining the ranks, while Waitemata departed the league for a second time, bring the league number to 12 teams. In addition, North Shore were renamed the North Harbour Vikings. The Canterbury Rams won the championship in 1990 to claim their third league title.[1] In the NBL's first all-South Island final, the Rams prevailed over the Nelson Giants in a gripping game, winning 76–73 to go back-to-back.[2]

Final standings

# Team
Canterbury Rams
Nelson Giants
3 Palmerston North Jets
4 Hutt Valley Lakers
5 New Plymouth Bulls
6 North Harbour Vikings
7 Wellington Saints
8 Hawke's Bay Hawks
9 Waitakere Rangers
10 Waikato Warriors
11 Otago Nuggets
12 Auckland Cannons

Season awards

  • Regular Season Winners: Nelson Giants[1]
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Jamie Dixon (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (New Plymouth Bulls)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Kerry Boagni (Wellington Saints)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Glen Denham (Canterbury Rams)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Jamie Dixon (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Willie Burton (Palmerston North Jets)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Chris Harper (New Plymouth Bulls)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: New Plymouth Bulls
  • Young Player of the Year: Kent Mori (Palmerston North Jets)
  • Coach of the Year: Matt Ruscoe (Nelson Giants)
  • All-Star Five:

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.
  2. ↑ Egan, Brendon (4 April 2014). "Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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