1992 New Zealand NBL season

The 1992 NBL season was the 11th season of the National Basketball League. Canterbury won the championship in 1992 to claim their fourth league title.[1] They qualified in fourth place for the six-team finals and beat Otago and Hutt Valley to book a spot in the decider. Canterbury's grand final experience proved decisive, overcoming Palmerston North by eight points, 79–71.[2]

1992 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of teams12
Regular season
  Minor premiersNew Plymouth
Top scorerKerry Boagni (Wellington)
Playoffs
ChampionsCanterbury
  Runners-upPalmerston North
New Zealand NBL seasons

Final standings

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# Team
  Canterbury
  Palmerston North
3 New Plymouth
4 Hutt Valley
5 Nelson
6 Otago
7 Hawke's Bay
8 Auckland
9 Waitakere
10 Waikato
11 Wellington
12 North Harbour

Season awards

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  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Neil Stephens (Wellington)[1]
  • Most Outstanding Guard: Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Warwick Meehl (Waitakere)
  • Most Outstanding Forward: Donnell Thomas (Nelson)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Neil Stephens (Wellington)
  • Scoring Champion: Kerry Boagni (Wellington)
  • Rebounding Champion: Joe Turner (Waitakere)
  • Assist Champion: Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth)
  • Rookie of the Year: Pero Cameron (Waikato)
  • Coach of the Year: Steve McKean (New Plymouth)
  • All-Star Five:
    • Tony Brown (Hutt Valley)
    • Tyrone Brown (New Plymouth)
    • Willie Burton (New Plymouth)
    • DeWayne McCray (Palmerston North)
    • Donnell Thomas (Nelson)

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Egan, Brendon (4 April 2014). "Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2015.