1995 New Zealand NBL season

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Sport Basketball Minor premiers Auckland Stars		Number of teams 13 Champions Auckland Stars
League National Basketball League Top scorer Dylan Rigdon (Palmerston North Jets)

The 1995 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 14th running of the competition. Only one change occurred heading into the 1995 season, with two-time Conference Basketball League champions Northland joining the league. Thirteen teams competed in 1995, the most the league has fielded during a season in its history. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 1995 to claim their third league title.

Season awards

NZ Most Valuable Player: Pero Cameron (Auckland Stars)

Regular Season Winners: Auckland Stars

Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Dylan Rigdon (Palmerston North Jets)

John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Ralph Lattimore (Auckland Stars)

Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Kenny Stone (Auckland Stars)

Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland Stars)

Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Dylan Rigdon (Palmerston North Jets)

Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Jeff Smith (Northland Suns)

Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Tony Brown (Hutt Valley Lakers)

Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Palmerston North Jets

Rookie of the Year: Rob Tuilave (Palmerston North Jets)

Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Auckland Stars)

All-Star Five:

G: Leonard King (Otago Nuggets)

G: Dylan Rigdon (Palmerston North Jets)

F: Darryl Johnson (Hawke's Bay Hawks)

F: Kenny Stone (Auckland Stars)

C: Pero Cameron (Auckland Stars)

References

1995 New Zealand NBL season Wikipedia

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