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 joining the second-tiered Conference Basketball League (CBL) and Northland ceasing operations after four dismal seasons in the NBL. Auckland won the championship in 1999 to claim their sixth league title.[1]
| 1999 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Auckland |
| Top scorer | Terrence Lewis (Wellington) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Auckland |
| Runners-up | Canterbury |
Final standings
edit| # | Team | W | L |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Auckland | 12 | 4 |
|
Canterbury | 9 | 7 |
| 3 | North Harbour | 9 | 7 |
| 4 | Wellington | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Nelson | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Waikato | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Taranaki | 7 | 9 |
| 8 | Otago | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Palmerston North | 4 | 12 |
Season awards
edit- NZ Most Valuable Player: Pero Cameron (Auckland)[1]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Kirk Penney (North Harbour)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (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 (Auckland)
- C: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
References
edit- ^ a b "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.