The 1998 NBL season was the 17th season of the
National Basketball League.
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 1998 to claim their second league title.
They defeated
North Harbour 81–73 in the final on 12 September. A mid-season game between
Canterbury
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and
Northland produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, with Canterbury recording a 179–124 win. Northland also became the first team in league history to record a winless campaign.
Final standings
Season awards
* NZ Most Valuable Player:
Phill Jones (Nelson)
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Phill Jones (Nelson)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard:
Phill Jones (Nelson)
* Most Outstanding Forward:
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 2002 ...
(Auckland)
* 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 2002 ...
(Auckland)
* Scoring Champion:
Ronnie Joyner (Northland)
* Rebounding Champion: Robert Wilson (Hawke's Bay)
* Assist Champion:
Mark Dickel (Wellington)
* Rookie of the Year:
Kirk Penney
Kirk Samuel Penney (born 23 November 1980) is a New Zealand professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball for the Wisconsin Badgers between 1999 and 2003, where he was twice named first-team all-conference and an al ...
(North Harbour)
* Coach of the Year:
Nenad Vučinić (Nelson)
* All-Star Five:
** G: Joe Wyatt (Nelson)
** G:
Phill Jones (Nelson)
** F: Darryl Johnson (Wellington)
** F: DeWayne McCray (Wellington)
** 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 2002 ...
(Auckland)
References
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National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
1998 in New Zealand basketball