1985 New Zealand NBL season

June 2026 May 2016 1985 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 10 Regular season Auckland Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Wellington Auckland New Zealand NBL 1984 New Zealand NBL season 1984 1986 New Zealand NBL season 1986 The 1985 NBL season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League. Two new teams entered the league in 1985, expanding the number of teams from eight to ten. 1984 Conference Basketball League (CBL) champions New Plymouth were promoted to the NBL for the 1985 season, while 1984 CBL runners-up Palmerston North were readmitted to the league after being demoted following their last place finish in 1982.2005 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 The mid-1980s was considered the league's halcyon period,Romanos Joseph Wellingtonian Interview: Kenny McFadden Stuff New Zealand http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/local-papers/the-wellingtonian/features/7183144/Wellingtonian-Interview-Kenny-McFadden 28 June 2012 28 October 2015 with Auckland, Canterbury and Wellington the benchmark teams. The 1985 Final was one of the league's most memorable, with Wellington and Auckland facing off against each other for the third straight year. The game was televised live and most were expecting Auckland to revenge their 1984 defeat after garnering two 20-point wins over Wellington during the regular season. The game was a thriller, having to be sent into overtime after the scores were locked at 100 a piece after four quarters. Saints legend Kenny McFadden went on to hit the winning three-point shot at the buzzer in the extra period to claim a 114–111 win and back-to-back championships.1988 Final-Wellington Exchequer Saints vs Truth North Shore-Intro YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIzfxbRKeXo&t=1m59s 25 January 2011 28 October 2015 Final standings # TeamFile:Gold_Cup_icon.svgWellingtonFile:Silver medal icon.svgAuckland3Canterbury4Hamilton5Palmerston North6Nelson7Ponsonby8New Plymouth9Centrals10Napier Season awards Most Outstanding Guard: Tyrone Brown (Palmerston North) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Tony Smith (Hamilton) Most Outstanding Forward: Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Stan Hill (Auckland) Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) Rebounding Champion: Willie Burton (Palmerston North) Assist Champion: Kenny McFadden (Wellington) All-Star Five: Tyrone Brown (Palmerston North) Willie Burton (Palmerston North) Stan Hill (Auckland) Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) Kenny McFadden (Wellington) References Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons Category:1985 in New Zealand basketball