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1983 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of games14
Number of teams8
Regular season
  Minor premiersAuckland
Top scorerKenny McFadden (Wellington)
Playoffs
ChampionsAuckland
  Runners-upWellington
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 1983 NBL season was the second season of the National Basketball League. With the relegation of Hamilton and Palmerston North to the Conference Basketball League (CBL), Wellington and Napier were promoted to the NBL for the 1983 season. Auckland won the championship in 1983 to claim their second league title.[1]

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team[2] W L
1 Auckland 10 4
2 Wellington 10 4
3 Napier 9 5
4 Waitemata 8 6
5 Centrals 7 7
6 Canterbury 5 9
7 Nelson 5 9
8 Porirua 2 12

Final standings

# Team[1]
Auckland
Wellington
3 Napier
4 Waitemata
5 Canterbury
6 Centrals
7 Nelson
8 Porirua

Season awards

  • Most Outstanding Guard: Kenny McFadden (Wellington)[1]
  • Most Outstanding Forward: Ben Anthony (Auckland)
  • Scoring Champion: Kenny McFadden (Wellington)
  • Rebounding Champion: Robbie Robinson (Napier)
  • All-Star Five:
    • Ben Anthony (Auckland)
    • Thomas DeMarcus (Napier)
    • Stan Hill (Auckland)
    • Clyde Huntley (Canterbury)
    • Kenny McFadden (Wellington)

References

  1. ^ a b c "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. ^ "40 YEARS OF FLASHBACKS: 1983 AND 1984". nznbl.basketball. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021.
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