1998 New Zealand NBL season

1998 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 11
Regular season
Minor premiers Nelson Giants
Top scorer Ronnie Joyner (Northland Suns)
Playoffs
Champions Nelson Giants
  Runners-up North Harbour Kings

The 1998 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 17th running of the competition. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title.[1] A mid-season game between the Canterbury Rams and the Northland Suns produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, a game that saw the Rams defeat the Suns 179–124.[2]

Final standings

# Team
Nelson Giants
North Harbour Kings
3 Canterbury Rams
4 Auckland Rebels
5 Wellington Saints
6 Taranaki Oilers
7 Palmerston North Jets
8 Otago Nuggets
9 Waikato Warriors
10 Hawke's Bay Hawks
11 Northland Suns

Season awards

  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)[1]
  • Regular Season Winners: Nelson Giants
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)[3]
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)[4]
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Northland Suns)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Robert Wilson (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Mark Dickel (Wellington Saints)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Wellington Saints
  • Rookie of the Year: Kirk Penney (North Harbour Kings)
  • Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)
  • All-Star Five:
    • G: Joe Wyatt (Nelson Giants)
    • G: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
    • F: Darryl Johnson (Wellington Saints)
    • F: DeWayne McCray (Wellington Saints)
    • C: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)

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. ↑ Jessup, Peter (30 June 2000). "Basketball: Crash start brings out a real warrior". NZHerald.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. ↑ "Nelson Giants National League History". Giants.nz. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  4. ↑ McNae, Pete (24 June 2010). "Phill Jones available for Tall Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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