| 1989 New Zealand NBL season | |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Palmerston North |
| Top Scorer: | Jamie Dixon (Hawke's Bay) |
| Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Canterbury |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Auckland |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 1988 New Zealand NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1988 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1990 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1990 |
The 1989 NBL season was the eighth season of the National Basketball League. Ponsonby's last-place finish in 1988 saw them dropped from the league and replaced by 1988 Conference Basketball League (CBL) champions Palmerston North. Canterbury won the championship in 1989 to claim their second league title.[1] They came from fourth place at the finals weekend to claim the championship, knocking over the top-seeded Palmerston North 92–84 in the semi-finals, before defeating Auckland 91–83 in the final.[2]
| Team | |
|---|---|
| Canterbury | |
| Auckland | |
| 3 | Palmerston North |
| 4 | Wellington |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay |
| 6 | Waikato |
| 7 | New Plymouth |
| 8 | Nelson |
| 9 | Waitemata |
| 10 | North Shore |