1998 New Zealand NBL season

1998 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of teams 11
Top seed Nelson Giants
Finals champions Nelson Giants
  Runners-up North Harbour Kings

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.[1] 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.[2]

Final standings

# Team
Nelson Giants
North Harbour Kings
3 Canterbury Rams
4 Auckland Rebels
5 Wellington Saints
6 Taranaki Oilers
7 Palmerston North Jets
8 Otago Nuggets
9 Waikato Warriors
10 Hawke's Bay Hawks
11 Northland Suns

Season awards

References

  1. 1 2 "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  2. Jessup, Peter (30 June 2000). "Basketball: Crash start brings out a real warrior". NZHerald.co.nz. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
  3. "Nelson Giants Team History". Giants.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  4. McNae, Pete (24 June 2010). "Phill Jones available for Tall Blacks". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
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