1988 New Zealand NBL season
| 1988 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Wellington |
| Top scorer | Tony Webster (North Shore) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Wellington |
| Runners-up | North Shore |
The 1988 NBL season was the seventh season of the National Basketball League. With the relegation of Palmerston North in 1988, Waitemata returned to the NBL following a four-year hiatus after winning the Conference Basketball League (CBL) championship in 1987. Wellington won the championship in 1988 to claim their fourth league title.[1]
Final standings
[edit]| # | Team |
|---|---|
|
Wellington |
|
North Shore |
| 3 | New Plymouth |
| 4 | Waikato |
| 5 | Canterbury |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay |
| 7 | Waitemata |
| 8 | Auckland |
| 9 | Nelson |
| 10 | Ponsonby |
Finals
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wellington | 73 | |||||||
| 4 | Waikato | 66 | |||||||
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| Wellington | 81 | |||||||
| North Shore | 78 | ||||||||
| 2 | New Plymouth | 79 | |||||||
| 3 | North Shore | 90 | |||||||
Season awards
[edit]- Most Outstanding Guard: John Welch (Waitemata)[1]
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (Auckland)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Kerry Boagni (Wellington)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Glen Denham (Waikato)
- Scoring Champion: Tony Webster (North Shore)
- Rebounding Champion: John Martens (Waitemata)
- Assist Champion: Carl Golston (Waikato)
- Young Player of the Year: Warren Adams (New Plymouth)
- All-Star Five:
- Kerry Boagni (Wellington)
- Willie Burton (Hawke's Bay)
- Carl Golston (Waikato)
- Kenny McFadden (Wellington)
- John Welch (Waitemata)
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.
External links
[edit]- 1988 Final Telecast – Intro, 1st Half Part 1, 1st Half Part 2, 1st Half Highlights, 2nd Half Part 1, 2nd Half Part 2