Waitemata (basketball)

Waitemata
League NBL & CBL
Established 1982
Folded 1989
Location Waitemata, New Zealand
Team colours Green & black
Championships 1 (1987)

Waitemata was a New Zealand professional men's basketball team that competed in the National Basketball League (NBL). They were one of eight inaugural NBL teams when the league formed in 1982, finishing runners-up behind Auckland in the league's first season. They dropped to fourth in 1983 and withdrew from the competition after just two seasons.[1] Waitemata subsequently entered the second-division Conference Basketball League (CBL) where they finished league runners-up in 1985 and were crowned champions in 1987.[2] Their championship win earned them promotion to the NBL, as they returned to the top league in 1988 after a four-year hiatus.

Waitemata's first season back in the NBL saw them miss the playoffs with a seventh place finish. A bright spark for the team was star American guard John Welch, who won the Most Outstanding Guard Award that year, in addition to All-Star Five honours. However, after finishing second last in 1989, they withdrew again and ceased operations.[1]

Notable players

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2006. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  2. ↑ "2010 Conference Basketball League" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015.

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