The 1999 NBL season was the 18th season of the
National Basketball League. The 1999 season saw just nine teams compete, with
Hawke's Bay
Hawke's Bay ( mi, Te Matau-a-Māui) is a local government region on the east coast of New Zealand's North Island. The region's name derives from Hawke Bay, which was named by Captain James Cook in honour of Admiral Edward Hawke. The region i ...
joining the second-tiered
Conference Basketball League
The Conference Basketball League (CBL) was a second-tiered men's semi-professional basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams, most commonly of five players each, opposing one another on a rectangular court, compete with th ...
(CBL) and
Northland ceasing operations after four dismal seasons in the NBL.
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about ...
won the championship in 1999 to claim their sixth 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 2002 ...
(Auckland)
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard:
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)
* Most Outstanding Forward: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
* 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:
Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
* Rebounding Champion: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
* Assist Champion:
Willie Burton (Palmerston North)
* Rookie of the Year:
Tony Rampton (Taranaki)
* Coach of the Year:
Tab Baldwin (Auckland)
* All-Star Five:
** G:
Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
** G:
Phill Jones (Otago)
** F: Scott Benson (Auckland)
** F:
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)
** C: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
References
External links
1999 NBL news
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National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
1999 in New Zealand basketball