1999 New Zealand NBL season

The 1999 NBL season was the 18th season of the National Basketball League. The 1999 season saw just nine teams compete, with Hawke's Bay joining the second-tiered Conference Basketball League (CBL) and Northland ceasing operations after four dismal seasons in the NBL. Auckland won the championship in 1999 to claim their sixth league title.^[1]

1999 New Zealand NBL season
League	New Zealand NBL
Sport	Basketball
Number of teams	9
Regular season
Minor premiers	Auckland
Top scorer	Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
Playoffs
Champions	Auckland
Runners-up	Canterbury

Final standings

#	Team	W	L
	Auckland	12	4
	Canterbury	9	7
3	North Harbour	9	7
4	Wellington	9	7
5	Nelson	9	7
6	Waikato	9	7
7	Taranaki	7	9
8	Otago	4	12
9	Palmerston North	4	12

Season awards

• NZ Most Valuable Player: Pero Cameron (Auckland)^[1]
• Most Outstanding Guard: Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
• Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Kirk Penney (North Harbour)
• Most Outstanding Forward: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
• Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
• Scoring Champion: Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
• Rebounding Champion: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)
• Assist Champion: Willie Burton (Palmerston North)
• Rookie of the Year: Tony Rampton (Taranaki)
• Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Auckland)
• All-Star Five:
  • G: Terrence Lewis (Wellington)
  • G: Phill Jones (Otago)
  • F: Scott Benson (Auckland)
  • F: Pero Cameron (Auckland)
  • C: Chris Ensminger (North Harbour)