1996 New Zealand NBL season
| 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 |
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]
Final standings
[edit]| # | 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
[edit]- 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
[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.
- ^ "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.