1988 New Zealand NBL season

The 1988 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the seventh running of the competition. Following Palmerston North's last place finish in 1987, they were dropped from the league for a second time (the first time being in 1983 after finishing last in the 1982). They were subsequently replaced by 1987 Conference Basketball League (CBL) champions Waitemata, who returned to the league after a four-year hiatus. The Wellington Saints won the championship in 1988 to claim their fourth league title.^[1]

Final standings

#	Team
	Wellington Saints
	North Shore
3	New Plymouth Bulls
4	Waikato Warriors
5	Canterbury Rams
6	Hawke's Bay Hawks
7	Waitemata
8	Auckland
9	Nelson Giants
10	Ponsonby

Finals

	Semi-finals					Grand Final
	1	Wellington Saints	73
	4	Waikato Warriors	66
							Wellington Saints	81
							North Shore	78
	2	New Plymouth Bulls	79
	3	North Shore	90

Season awards

• Regular Season Winners: Wellington Saints^[1]
• Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: John Welch (Waitemata)
• John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (Auckland)
• Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Kerry Boagni (Wellington Saints)
• Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Glen Denham (Waikato Warriors)
• Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Tony Webster (North Shore)
• Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: John Martens (Waitemata)
• Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Carl Golston (Waikato Warriors)
• Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Auckland
• Young Player of the Year: Warren Adams (New Plymouth Bulls)
• All-Star Five:
  • Kerry Boagni (Wellington Saints)
  • Willie Burton (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Carl Golston (Waikato Warriors)
  • Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)
  • John Welch (Waitemata)

References

External links

• 1988 Grand Final Telecast – Intro, 1st Half Part 1, 1st Half Part 2, 1st Half Highlights, 2nd Half Part 1, 2nd Half Part 2