1982 New Zealand NBL season explained
| 1982 New Zealand NBL season |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 8 |
| Finals: | Season |
| Finals Champ: | Auckland |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Waitemata |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Nextseason Link: | 1983 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1983 |
The 1982 NBL season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League. A total of eight teams contested the league in its first season, with Auckland claiming the league's first championship.[1]
Final standings
Season awards
- Most Outstanding Guard: Brent Wright (Nelson)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Stan Hill (Auckland)
- Scoring Champion: Stan Hill (Auckland)
- Rebounding Champion: James Lofton (Porirua)
- All-Star Five:
- Brian Brumit (Waitemata)[2]
- Stan Hill (Auckland)
- James Lofton (Porirua)
- Jack Maere (Auckland)
- Brent Wright (Nelson)
Notes and References
- Web site: 2005 League Handbook . Basketball.org.nz . 20 September 2015 . 32–36 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060824065604/http://www.basketball.org.nz/uimages//1942.pdf . 24 August 2006 .
- Web site: 40 YEARS OF FLASHBACKS: 1982. nznbl.basketball. 23 April 2021. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423033429/https://men.nznbl.basketball/40-years-of-flashbacks-1982/. 23 April 2021.
