1993 New Zealand NBL season

1993 New Zealand NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Top seed	Canterbury Rams
Finals champions	Hutt Valley Lakers
Runners-up	Canterbury Rams

The 1993 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 12th running of the competition. The Hutt Valley Lakers won the championship in 1993 to claim their second league title.^[1] Head coach Jeff Green guided the Lakers to the 1993 title over the Canterbury Rams with Peter Pokai hitting the game-winning jumper in the final. It was a special triumph for Green, who was sensationally sacked by the Lakers early in the season, but brought back with seven games to go.^[2]

Final standings

#	Team
	Hutt Valley Lakers
	Canterbury Rams
3	Hawke's Bay Hawks
4	New Plymouth Bears
5	Auckland Stars
6	Palmerston North Jets
7	Nelson Giants
8	Waikato Warriors
9	Wellington Saints
10	Otago Nuggets
11	North Harbour Vikings
12	Waitakere Rangers

Season awards

• NZ Most Valuable Player: Pero Cameron (Waikato Warriors)^[1]
• Regular Season Winners: Canterbury Rams
• Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Terry Giles (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Kerry Boagni (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Neil Stephens (Auckland Stars)
• Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Kerry Boagni (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Pero Cameron (Waikato Warriors)
• Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Terry Giles (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Hutt Valley Lakers
• Rookie of the Year: Mark Dickel (Otago Nuggets)
• Coach of the Year: James Logan (Hawke's Bay Hawks)

• All-Star Five:
  • Kerry Boagni (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Willie Burton (New Plymouth Bears)
  • Terry Giles (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Terrence Lewis (Wellington Saints)
  • Neil Stephens (Auckland Stars)

References

1. "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
2. Egan, Brendon (22 April 2016). "Coach Jeff Green loves nothing better than beating Canterbury Rams at basketball". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 22 April 2016.