The 1994 NBL season was the 13th season of the
National Basketball League. Only one change occurred heading into the 1994 season, with New Plymouth now called
Taranaki
Taranaki is a region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano of Mount Taranaki, also known as Mount Egmont.
The main centre is the city of New Plymouth. The New Plymouth Dist ...
.
Nelson
Nelson may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
won the championship in 1994 to claim their first league title.
Final standings
Season awards
* NZ Most Valuable Player:
Pero Cameron
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...
(Auckland)
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Leonard King (Otago)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Chris Tupu (Canterbury)
* Most Outstanding Forward: Darryl Johnson (Nelson)
* Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre:
Pero Cameron
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...
(Auckland)
* Scoring Champion: DeWayne McCray (Hutt Valley)
* 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 ...
(Hawke's Bay)
* Assist Champion: Wayman Strickland (North Harbour)
* Rookie of the Year: Konrad Ross (Waikato)
* Coach of the Year: Trevor Wright (Nelson)
* All-Star Five:
** G:
Leonard King (Otago)
** G: Tony Brown (Palmerston North)
** F: Darryl Johnson (Nelson)
** F: DeWayne McCray (Hutt Valley)
** C:
Pero Cameron
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...
(Auckland)
References
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National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
1994 in New Zealand basketball