1986 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 May 2016 1986 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 10 Regular season Canterbury Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Canterbury Wellington New Zealand NBL 1985 New Zealand NBL season 1985 1987 New Zealand NBL season 1987 The 1986 NBL season was the fifth season of the National Basketball League. Two changes occurred for the 1986 season, with Napier now called Hawke's Bay, while Centrals were dropped from the league and replaced by 1985 Conference Basketball League (CBL) champions North Shore. Canterbury won 16 of their 18 round-robin games, qualifying for the finals in top spot.Egan Brendon Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/sport/9902350/Keith-Mair-reflects-on-Rams-halcyon-days 4 April 2014 27 October 2015 While Wellington contested their fourth straight final, Canterbury won the championship to claim their first league title.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 John "Dutchie" Rademakers top scored for Canterbury in the final with 22 points, while American point guard Clyde Huntley added 20 and fellow import, Angelo Hill, 15. Youngster Ian Webb also contributed 13 points, as Canterbury defeated Wellington 87–82. Final standings # TeamFile:Gold_Cup_icon.svgCanterburyFile:Silver medal icon.svgWellington3Ponsonby4New Plymouth5Palmerston North6North Shore7Nelson8Auckland9Hamilton10Hawke's Bay Season awards Most Outstanding Guard: Clyde Huntley (Canterbury) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: John Rademakers (Canterbury) Most Outstanding Forward: Frank Smith (Nelson) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: John Saker (Wellington) Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) Rebounding Champion: Frank Smith (Nelson) Assist Champion: Tony Webster (North Shore) Young Player of the Year: Tony Compain (Ponsonby) All-Star Five: Clyde Huntley (Canterbury) Ollie Johnson (Wellington) Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby) Frank Smith (Nelson) Tony Webster (North Shore) References Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons Category:1986 in New Zealand basketball