1992 New Zealand NBL season

1992 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 12
Regular season
Minor premiers New Plymouth Bears
Top scorer Kerry Boagni (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
Champions Canterbury Rams
  Runners-up Palmerston North Jets

The 1992 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 11th running of the competition. The Canterbury Rams won the championship in 1992 to claim their fourth league title.[1] The Rams qualified in fourth place for the six-team finals and defeated Otago in the quarter-finals and Hutt Valley in the semi-finals to book a spot in the decider. Canterbury's grand final experience proved decisive, overcoming Palmerston North by eight points (79–71).[2]

Final standings

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

Season awards

  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Neil Stephens (Wellington Saints)[1]
  • Regular Season Winners: New Plymouth Bears
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth Bears)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Warwick Meehl (Waitakere Rangers)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Donnell Thomas (Nelson Giants)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Neil Stephens (Wellington Saints)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Kerry Boagni (Wellington Saints)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Joe Turner (Waitakere Rangers)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth Bears)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: New Plymouth Bears
  • Rookie of the Year: Pero Cameron (Waikato Warriors)
  • Coach of the Year: Steve McKean (New Plymouth Bears)
  • All-Star Five:
    • Tony Brown (Hutt Valley Lakers)
    • Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth Bears)
    • Willie Burton (New Plymouth Bears)
    • DeWayne McCray (Palmerston North Jets)
    • Donnell Thomas (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.
  2. ↑ Egan, Brendon (4 April 2014). "Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
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