1983 New Zealand NBL season

1983 New Zealand NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	8
Regular season
Minor premiers	Auckland
Top scorer	Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
Champions	Auckland
Runners-up	Wellington Saints

The 1983 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the second running of the competition. The bottom two ranked teams from the league's inaugural season, Hamilton and Palmerston North, were demoted to the Conference Basketball League (CBL), while 1982 CBL champions, Wellington and Napier (both future powerhouse teams), were promoted to the NBL for the 1983 season. Auckland won the championship in 1983 to claim their second league title, while first-timers Wellington, led by guard Kenny McFadden, finished runners-up.^[1]

Final standings

#	Team
	Auckland
	Wellington Saints
3	Napier Sunhawks
4	Waitemata
5	Canterbury Rams
6	Centrals
7	Nelson Giants
8	Porirua

Season awards

• Regular Season Winners: Auckland^[1]
• Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)
• Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Ben Anthony (Auckland)
• Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)
• Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Robbie Robinson (Napier Sunhawks)
• Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Porirua
• All-Star Five:
  • Ben Anthony (Auckland)
  • Thomas DeMarcus (Napier Sunhawks)
  • Stan Hill (Auckland)
  • Clyde Huntley (Canterbury Rams)
  • Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)

References

1. "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.