1992 New Zealand NBL season
| 1992 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | New Plymouth |
| Top scorer | Kerry Boagni (Wellington) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Canterbury |
| Runners-up | Palmerston North |
The 1992 NBL season was the 11th season of the National Basketball League. Canterbury won the championship in 1992 to claim their fourth league title.[1] They qualified in fourth place for the six-team finals and beat Otago and Hutt Valley 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
[edit]| # | Team |
|---|---|
|
Canterbury |
|
Palmerston North |
| 3 | New Plymouth |
| 4 | Hutt Valley |
| 5 | Nelson |
| 6 | Otago |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay |
| 8 | Auckland |
| 9 | Waitakere |
| 10 | Waikato |
| 11 | Wellington |
| 12 | North Harbour |
Season awards
[edit]- NZ Most Valuable Player: Neil Stephens (Wellington)[1]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Warwick Meehl (Waitakere)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Donnell Thomas (Nelson)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Neil Stephens (Wellington)
- Scoring Champion: Kerry Boagni (Wellington)
- Rebounding Champion: Joe Turner (Waitakere)
- Assist Champion: Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth)
- Rookie of the Year: Pero Cameron (Waikato)
- Coach of the Year: Steve McKean (New Plymouth)
- All-Star Five:
- Tony Brown (Hutt Valley)
- Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth)
- Willie Burton (New Plymouth)
- DeWayne McCray (Palmerston North)
- Donnell Thomas (Nelson)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- ^ Egan, Brendon (4 April 2014). "Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2015.