1998 New Zealand NBL season

The 1998 NBL season was the 17th season of the National Basketball League. Nelson won the championship in 1998 to claim their second league title.^[1] They defeated North Harbour 81–73 in the final on 12 September.^[2] A mid-season game between Canterbury and Northland produced the highest ever scoreline in league history, with Canterbury recording a 179–124 win.^[3] Northland also became the first team in league history to record a winless campaign.^[4]

1998 New Zealand NBL season
League	New Zealand NBL
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	11
Regular season
Minor premiers	Nelson
Top scorer	Ronnie Joyner (Northland)
Playoffs
Champions	Nelson
Runners-up	North Harbour

Final standings

#	Team
	Nelson
	North Harbour
3	Canterbury
4	Auckland
5	Wellington
6	Taranaki
7	Palmerston North
8	Otago
9	Waikato
10	Hawke's Bay
11	Northland

Season awards

• NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson)^[1]
• Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson)^[5]
• Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson)^[6]
• Most Outstanding Forward: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
• Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
• Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Northland)
• Rebounding Champion: Robert Wilson (Hawke's Bay)
• Assist Champion: Mark Dickel (Wellington)
• Rookie of the Year: Kirk Penney (North Harbour)
• Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson)
• All-Star Five:
  • G: Joe Wyatt (Nelson)
  • G: Phill Jones (Nelson)
  • F: Darryl Johnson (Wellington)
  • F: DeWayne McCray (Wellington)
  • C: Pero Cameron (Auckland)