1988 New Zealand NBL season

The 1988 NBL season was the seventh season of the National Basketball League. With the relegation of Palmerston North in 1988, Waitemata returned to the NBL following a four-year hiatus after winning the Conference Basketball League (CBL) championship in 1987. Wellington won the championship in 1988 to claim their fourth league title.[1]

1988 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington
Top scorerTony Webster (North Shore)
Finals
ChampionsWellington
  Runners-upNorth Shore
New Zealand NBL seasons

Final standings

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# Team
  Wellington
  North Shore
3 New Plymouth
4 Waikato
5 Canterbury
6 Hawke's Bay
7 Waitemata
8 Auckland
9 Nelson
10 Ponsonby

Finals

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Semi-finals Final
      
1 Wellington 73
4 Waikato 66
  Wellington 81
  North Shore 78
2 New Plymouth 79
3 North Shore 90

Season awards

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  • Most Outstanding Guard: John Welch (Waitemata)[1]
  • Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (Auckland)
  • Most Outstanding Forward: Kerry Boagni (Wellington)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Glen Denham (Waikato)
  • Scoring Champion: Tony Webster (North Shore)
  • Rebounding Champion: John Martens (Waitemata)
  • Assist Champion: Carl Golston (Waikato)
  • Young Player of the Year: Warren Adams (New Plymouth)
  • All-Star Five:

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.
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