1998 New Zealand NBL season

1998 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of teams11
Regular season
  Minor premiersNelson
Top scorerRonnie Joyner (Northland)
Playoffs
ChampionsNelson
  Runners-upNorth Harbour
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 1998 NBL season was the 17th season of the National Basketball League. Nelson won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title.[1] They defeated North Harbour 81–73 in the final on 12 September.[2] A mid-season game between Canterbury and Northland produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, with Canterbury recording a 179–124 win.[3] Northland also became the first team in league history to record a winless campaign.[4]

Final standings

# Team
Nelson
North Harbour
3 Canterbury
4 Auckland
5 Wellington
6 Taranaki
7 Palmerston North
8 Otago
9 Waikato
10 Hawke's Bay
11 Northland

Season awards

References

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  2. ^ "Sprite NBL". plug.co.nz. Archived from the original on 3 February 1999.
  3. ^ Jessup, Peter (30 June 2000). "Basketball: Crash start brings out a real warrior". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  4. ^ Seconi, Adrian (31 May 2010). "Basketball: Nuggets closing on unwanted record". Otago Daily Times. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  5. ^ "Nelson Giants National League History". Giants.nz. Archived from the original on 30 May 2016.
  6. ^ McNae, Pete (24 June 2010). "Phill Jones available for Tall Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2015.