1998 New Zealand NBL season

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Sport Basketball Minor premiers Nelson Giants		Number of teams 11 Champions Nelson Giants
League National Basketball League Top scorer Ronnie Joyner (Northland Suns)

The 1998 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 17th running of the competition. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title. A mid-season game between the Canterbury Rams and the Northland Suns produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, a game that saw the Rams defeat the Suns 179–124.

Season awards

NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)

Regular Season Winners: Nelson Giants

Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)

John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)

Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)

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

Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Northland Suns)

Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Robert Wilson (Hawke's Bay Hawks)

Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Mark Dickel (Wellington Saints)

Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Wellington Saints

Rookie of the Year: Kirk Penney (North Harbour Kings)

Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)

All-Star Five:

G: Joe Wyatt (Nelson Giants)

G: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)

F: Darryl Johnson (Wellington Saints)

F: DeWayne McCray (Wellington Saints)

C: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)

References

1998 New Zealand NBL season Wikipedia

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