1982 New Zealand NBL season
Appearance
1982 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of teams | 8 |
Season | |
Champions | Auckland |
Runners-up | Waitemata |
The 1982 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League. A total of eight teams contested the league in its first season, with Auckland claiming the league's first championship.[1]
Final standings
# | Team |
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Auckland |
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Waitemata |
3 | Canterbury |
4 | Centrals |
5 | Nelson |
6 | Porirua |
7 | Hamilton |
8 | Palmerston North |
Season awards
- Most Outstanding Guard: Brent Wright (Nelson)[1]
- Most Outstanding Forward: Stan Hill (Auckland)
- Scoring Champion: Stan Hill (Auckland)
- Rebounding Champion: James Lofton (Porirua)
- All-Star Five:
- B. Brumit (Waitemata)
- Stan Hill (Auckland)
- James Lofton (Porirua)
- Jack Maere (Auckland)
- Brent Wright (Nelson)
References
- ^ 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.