1991 New Zealand NBL season

1991 New Zealand NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	12
Regular season
Minor premiers	Hutt Valley Lakers
Top scorer	Ronnie Joyner (Waikato Warriors)
Playoffs
Champions	Hutt Valley Lakers
Runners-up	Wellington Saints

The 1991 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 10th running of the competition. The Hutt Valley Lakers won the championship in 1991 to claim their first league title.^[1]

Final standings

#	Team
	Hutt Valley Lakers
	Wellington Saints
3	New Plymouth Bulls
4	Otago Nuggets
5	Nelson Giants
6	Canterbury Rams
7	North Harbour Vikings
8	Waitakere Rangers
9	Palmerston North Jets
10	Hawke's Bay Hawks
11	Waikato Warriors
12	Auckland Cannons

Season awards

• NZ Most Valuable Player: Byron Vaetoe (New Plymouth Bulls)^[1]
• Regular Season Winners: Hutt Valley Lakers
• Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Eddie Anderson (Canterbury Rams)
• John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Byron Vaetoe (New Plymouth Bulls)
• Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Darryl Johnson (Hutt Valley Lakers)
• Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Peter Pokai (Hutt Valley Lakers)
• Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Ronnie Joyner (Waikato Warriors)
• Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Willie Burton (New Plymouth Bulls)
• Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Kenny McFadden (Wellington Saints)
• Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Wellington Saints
• Young Player of the Year: Warren Adams (Hutt Valley Lakers)
• Coach of the Year: Jeff Green (Hutt Valley Lakers)
• All-Star Five:
  • Eddie Anderson (Canterbury Rams)
  • Kerry Boagni (Wellington Saints)
  • Tony Brown (Hutt Valley Lakers)
  • Willie Burton (New Plymouth Bulls)
  • Darryl Johnson (Hutt Valley Lakers)

References

1. "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006. Retrieved 20 September 2015.