Harbour Heat

The Harbour Heat were a New Zealand basketball team based in Auckland. The Heat competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at North Shore Events Centre.

Harbour Heat
LeagueNational Basketball League
Founded1986
Folded2012
HistoryNorth Shore
1986–1989
North Harbour Vikings
1990–1997
North Harbour Kings
1998–2001
Harbour Kings
2002
Harbour Heat
2003–2010; 2012
ArenaNorth Shore Events Centre
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
Team coloursBlack, maroon, white
Championships0

Team history

The Harbour Heat, then known as North Shore, started in the second-tiered Conference Basketball League (CBL). After winning the CBL Northern championship in 1985,[1] the team was promoted to the National Basketball League (NBL) for the 1986 season.[2][3] North Shore reached their first NBL final in 1988, where they lost 81–78 to the Wellington Saints.[4] In 1998, as the North Harbour Kings, the team reached their second NBL final, where they lost 81–73 to the Nelson Giants.[5] In 2000, the Kings were regular season winners for the first time with a 12–4 record.[6] In 2007, the Harbour Heat were regular season winners with a 14–4 record.[7]

After sitting out the 2011 season, the Heat returned to the NBL in 2012,[8] only to withdraw again permanently after that.[9]

References
  1. "2010 Conference Basketball League" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 4–5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 January 2015.
  2. "2005 League Handbook" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. pp. 32–36. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2006.
  3. "2012 NBL Handbook". yumpu.com. pp. 12–13. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. "1988 NBL CHAMPIONS: WELLINGTON SAINTS". nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  5. "1998 NBL CHAMPIONS: NELSON GIANTS". nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  6. "2000 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  7. "2007 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  8. "Nine teams confirmed for New Zealand NBL". Stuff.co.nz. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2019. ...while the Harbour Heat re-enter the league after a one-year hiatus.
  9. "Dream becomes reality". Basketball.org.nz. 26 January 2013. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015.
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