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1998 New Zealand NBL season
The 1998 NBL season was the 17th season of the National Basketball League. Nelson won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title.[1] They defeated North Harbour 81–73 in the final on 12 September.[2] A mid-season game between Canterbury and Northland produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, with Canterbury recording a 179–124 win.[3] Northland also became the first team in league history to record a winless campaign.[4]
| 1998 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 11 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Nelson |
| Top scorer | Ronnie Joyner (Northland) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Nelson |
| Runners-up | North Harbour |
Final standings edit
| # | Team |
|---|---|
| Nelson | |
| North Harbour | |
| 3 | Canterbury |
| 4 | Auckland |
| 5 | Wellington |
| 6 | Taranaki |
| 7 | Palmerston North |
| 8 | Otago |
| 9 | Waikato |
| 10 | Hawke's Bay |
| 11 | Northland |
Season awards edit
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson)[1]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson)[5]
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson)[6]
- Most Outstanding Forward: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
- Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Northland)
- Rebounding Champion: Robert Wilson (Hawke's Bay)
- Assist Champion: Mark Dickel (Wellington)
- Rookie of the Year: Kirk Penney (North Harbour)
- Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Joe Wyatt (Nelson)
- G: Phill Jones (Nelson)
- F: Darryl Johnson (Wellington)
- F: DeWayne McCray (Wellington)
- C: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
References edit
- ^ a b (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ . plug.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999.
- ^ Jessup, Peter (30 June 2000). "Basketball: Crash start brings out a real warrior". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Seconi, Adrian (31 May 2010). "Basketball: Nuggets closing on unwanted record". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ . Giants.nz. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
- ^ McNae, Pete (24 June 2010). "Phill Jones available for Tall Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2015.