1987 New Zealand NBL season
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The 1987 NBL season was the sixth season of the National Basketball League. Only one change occurred heading into the 1987 season, with Hamilton now called
Waikato Waikato () is a local government region of the upper North Island of New Zealand. It covers the Waikato District, Waipa District, Matamata-Piako District, South Waikato District and Hamilton City, as well as Hauraki, Coromandel Peninsul ...
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Wellington Wellington ( mi, Te Whanganui-a-Tara or ) is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the second-largest city in New Zealand by metr ...
won the championship in 1987 to claim their third league title.


Final standings


Season awards

* Most Outstanding Guard: Tony Webster (North Shore) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Tony Smith (North Shore) * Most Outstanding Forward: Frank Smith (Nelson) * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Glen Denham (Waikato) * Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) * Rebounding Champion: Willie Burton (Hawke's Bay) * Assist Champion:
Kenny McFadden Kenny McFadden (18 August 1960 – 24 March 2022) was an American basketball player and coach. Born in the United States, he moved to New Zealand in 1982 to play for the Wellington Saints, where he played 15 seasons and won four List of New Zeal ...
(Wellington) * Young Player of the Year: Glen Denham (Waikato) * All-Star Five: ** Willie Burton (Hawke's Bay) ** Keith Colbert (Auckland) ** Clyde Huntley (Canterbury) ** Frank Smith (Nelson) ** Tony Webster (North Shore)


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:1987 New Zealand Nbl Season National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons 1987 in New Zealand basketball