| 1988 New Zealand NBL season | |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Wellington |
| Top Scorer: | Tony Webster (North Shore) |
| Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Wellington |
| Finals Runner-Up: | North Shore |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1987 New Zealand NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1987 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1989 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1989 |
The 1988 NBL season was the seventh season of the National Basketball League. With the relegation of Palmerston North in 1988, Waitemata returned to the NBL following a four-year hiatus after winning the Conference Basketball League (CBL) championship in 1987. Wellington won the championship in 1988 to claim their fourth league title.[1]
| Team | |
|---|---|
| Wellington | |
| North Shore | |
| 3 | New Plymouth |
| 4 | Waikato |
| 5 | Canterbury |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay |
| 7 | Waitemata |
| 8 | Auckland |
| 9 | Nelson |
| 10 | Ponsonby |