1986 New Zealand NBL season

1986 New Zealand NBL season
1986 New Zealand NBL season
League	New Zealand NBL
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Minor premiers	Canterbury
Top scorer	Ronnie Joyner (Ponsonby)
Playoffs
Champions	Canterbury
Runners-up	Wellington
New Zealand NBL seasons
	← 1985 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.^[1] While Wellington contested their fourth straight final, Canterbury won the championship to claim their first league title.^[2] 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.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Egan, Brendon (4 April 2014). "Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
^ "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

[rams-1] Egan, Brendon (4 April 2014). "Keith Mair reflects on Rams' halcyon days". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

[handbook-2] "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.

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