The 1989 NBL season was the eighth season of the
National Basketball League. Ponsonby's last-place finish in 1988 saw them dropped from the league and replaced by 1988
Conference Basketball League
The Conference Basketball League (CBL) was a second-tiered men's semi-professional basketball league in New Zealand. During the 1980s and 1990s, the CBL served as a means of promotion and relegation between the National Basketball League (NBL). ...
(CBL) champions
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
.
Canterbury
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won the championship in 1989 to claim their second league title.
They came from fourth place at the finals weekend to claim the championship, knocking over the top-seeded Palmerston North 92–84 in the semi-finals, before defeating
Auckland
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91–83 in the final.
Final standings
Season awards
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Jamie Dixon
James Patrick Dixon II (born November 10, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsbu ...
(Hawke's Bay)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (Auckland)
* Most Outstanding Forward:
Willie Burton
Willie Ricardo Burton (born May 26, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round (9th overall pick) in the 1990 NBA draft from the University of Minnesota. Burton played for nume ...
(Palmerston North)
* Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Neil Stephens (Wellington)
* Scoring Champion:
Jamie Dixon
James Patrick Dixon II (born November 10, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsbu ...
(Hawke's Bay)
* Rebounding Champion:
Willie Burton
Willie Ricardo Burton (born May 26, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round (9th overall pick) in the 1990 NBA draft from the University of Minnesota. Burton played for nume ...
(Palmerston North)
* Assist Champion:
Jamie Dixon
James Patrick Dixon II (born November 10, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsbu ...
(Hawke's Bay)
* Young Player of the Year: John Adie (Auckland)
* Coach of the Year: Curtis Wooten (Hawke's Bay)
* All-Star Five:
** Tyrone Brown (Palmerston North)
**
Willie Burton
Willie Ricardo Burton (born May 26, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player who was selected by the Miami Heat in the first round (9th overall pick) in the 1990 NBA draft from the University of Minnesota. Burton played for nume ...
(Palmerston North)
**
Jamie Dixon
James Patrick Dixon II (born November 10, 1965) is an American college basketball coach who is the head coach of the TCU Horned Frogs men's team, where he played college ball. He previously served as the head coach of the University of Pittsbu ...
(Hawke's Bay)
** Neil Stephens (Wellington)
** Byron Vaetoe (Auckland)
References
External links
*1989 Final Telecast
1st Half Part 11st Half Part 22nd Half Part 12nd Half Part 2
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National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
1989 in New Zealand basketball