1982 New Zealand NBL season

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]

1982 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of teams8
Season
ChampionsAuckland
  Runners-upWaitemata

Final standings

# Team
Auckland
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

  1. "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
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