1999 New Zealand NBL season

The 1999 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 18th running of the competition. Following four dismal seasons in the NBL, including a winless season in 1998, the Northland Suns left the league and ceased operations. In addition, the Hawke's Bay Hawks were demoted to the Conference Basketball League after finishing second last in 1998. The Auckland Rebels won the championship in 1999 to claim their sixth league title.^[1]

Final standings

#	Team
	Auckland Rebels
	Canterbury Rams
3	North Harbour Kings
4	Wellington Saints
5	Nelson Giants
6	Waikato Warriors
7	Taranaki Oilers
8	Otago Nuggets
9	Palmerston North Jets

Season awards

• NZ Most Valuable Player: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)^[1]
• Regular Season Winners: Auckland Rebels
• Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Terrence Lewis (Wellington Saints)
• John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Kirk Penney (North Harbour Kings)
• Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour Kings)
• Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)
• Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Terrence Lewis (34.0) (Wellington Saints)
• Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour Kings)
• Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Willie Burton (5.6) (Palmerston North Jets)
• Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Waikato Warriors
• Rookie of the Year: Tony Rampton (Taranaki Oilers)
• Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Auckland Rebels)

• All-Star Five:
  • G: Terrence Lewis (Wellington Saints)
  • G: Phill Jones (Otago Nuggets)
  • F: Scott Benson (Auckland Rebels)
  • F: Pero Cameron (Auckland Rebels)
  • C: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour Kings)

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