1996 New Zealand NBL season
The 1996 NBL season was the 15th season of the National Basketball League. Only one change occurred heading into the 1996 season, with Waitakere leaving the NBL for the second-tiered Conference Basketball League (CBL). Auckland won the championship in 1996 to claim their fourth league title.[1] In the best-of-three championship series, Nelson took Game 1 110–95,[2] before Auckland came back to take Game 2 109–98 and Game 3 94–90.[3]
| 1996 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 12 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Auckland |
| Top scorer | Ed Book (Palmerston North) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Auckland |
| Runners-up | Nelson |
Final standings
| # | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Auckland |
 |
Nelson |
| 3 | North Harbour |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay |
| 5 | Wellington |
| 6 | Hutt Valley |
| 7 | Otago |
| 8 | Canterbury |
| 9 | Palmerston North |
| 10 | Taranaki |
| 11 | Northland |
| 12 | Waikato |
Season awards
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson)[1]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Tony Bennett (North Harbour)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson)[4]
- Most Outstanding Forward: Ed Book (Palmerston North)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
- Scoring Champion: Ed Book (Palmerston North)
- Rebounding Champion: Jeff Daniels (North Harbour)
- Assist Champion: Scott Stewart (Canterbury)
- Rookie of the Year: Paora Winitana (North Harbour)
- Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Tony Bennett (North Harbour)
- G: Phill Jones (Nelson)
- F: Darryl Johnson (Hutt Valley)
- F: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
- C: Ed Book (Palmerston North)
References
- "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
- "NZ BBall - FINALS stats, Game 1". Google Forum. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- "NZ Bball - Caltex Stars win Finals". Google Forum. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
- McNae, Pete (24 June 2010). "Phill Jones available for Tall Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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