1984 New Zealand NBL season

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Sport Basketball Minor premiers Wellington Saints		Number of teams 8 Champions Wellington Saints
League National Basketball League Top scorer Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)

The 1984 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the third running of the competition. Two teams from the previous year, Porirua (finished in last place) and Waitemata, were dropped from the league, while Ponsonby was admitted to the league alongside 1983 Conference Basketball League champions Hamilton. Hamilton re-entered the NBL after being demoted to the CBL following their second-last place finish in 1982. The Wellington Saints won the championship in 1984 to claim their first league title, beating out an Auckland side who were back-to-back defending champions.

Season awards

NZ Most Valuable Player: John Rademakers (Canterbury Rams)

Regular Season Winners: Wellington Saints

Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)

Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Ben Anthony (Auckland)

Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)

Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Mark Davis (Hamilton)

Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Clyde Huntley (Canterbury Rams)

Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Centrals

All-Star Five:

Ben Anthony (Auckland)

Clyde Huntley (Canterbury Rams)

Z. Jones (Hamilton)

Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)

Jacque Tuz (Nelson Giants)

References

1984 New Zealand NBL season Wikipedia

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