1997 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 May 2016 1997 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 11 Regular season Auckland Jim DeGraffenreid (Waikato) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Auckland Nelson New Zealand NBL 1996 New Zealand NBL season 1996 1998 New Zealand NBL season 1998 The 1997 NBL season was the 16th season of the National Basketball League. Basketball in New Zealand began to dwindle during the 1990s, with TV coverage reduced, sponsorships scarce, and crowd numbers on the decline. At the end of the 1996 season, with both Wellington and Hutt Valley struggling to survive, the two teams amalgamated for the 1997 season.Locations - Exodus Saints http://wotzon.com/profilepage.php?comp_id=1002004 Wotzon.com https://web.archive.org/web/20130209154912/http://wotzon.com/profilepage.php?comp_id=1002004 9 February 2013 dead Auckland won the championship in 1997 to claim their fifth league title, as they became the first team in league history to record a three-peat.2005 League Handbook Basketball.org.nz http://www.basketball.org.nz/uimages//1942.pdf 20 September 2015 32–36 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20060824065604/http://www.basketball.org.nz/uimages//1942.pdf 24 August 2006 Auckland had a near-perfect season, with their only loss in 24 regular-season games coming against Canterbury at Cowles Stadium when American import Adrian Boyd was called for a contentious travelling call while going for an uncontested lay-up in the game's final seconds.Egan Brendon Baldwin predicts Rams ready for a winning spurt Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/10025669/Baldwin-predicts-Rams-ready-for-a-winning-spurt 9 May 2014 14 September 2015 Final standings # TeamFile:Gold_Cup_icon.svgAucklandFile:Silver medal icon.svgNelson3Hawke's Bay4Otago5North Harbour6Wellington7Canterbury8Northland9Waikato10Palmerston North11Taranaki Season awards NZ Most Valuable Player: Pero Cameron (Auckland) Most Outstanding Guard: Tony Bennett (North Harbour) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson)McNae Pete Phill Jones available for Tall Blacks Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/3858546/Phill-Jones-available-for-Tall-Blacks 24 June 2010 13 September 2015 Most Outstanding Forward: Jim DeGraffenreid (Waikato)Warner Neil K. DeGraffenreid up for the challenge of starting hoops program HeraldExtra.com http://www.heraldextra.com/sports/degraffenreid-up-for-the-challenge-of-starting-hoops-program/article_f1a34d23-b2c2-58e7-83e1-b6ffdd126173.html 26 July 2008 14 September 2015 Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Willie Burton (Hawke's Bay) Scoring Champion: Jim DeGraffenreid (Waikato) Rebounding Champion: Daryn Shaw (Taranaki) Assist Champion: Mike Foster (Northland) Rookie of the Year: Brendon Polyblank (Palmerston North) Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Auckland) All-Star Five: G: Tony Bennett (North Harbour) G: Adrian Boyd (Auckland) F: Jim DeGraffenreid (Waikato) F: Kenny Stone (Auckland) C: Pero Cameron (Auckland) References Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons Category:1997 in New Zealand basketball