2001 New Zealand NBL season
| 2001 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Top seed | Waikato Titans |
| Finals champions | Waikato Titans |
| Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
The 2001 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 20th running of the competition. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title.[1] The Titans also set an NBL record with a 15-game winning streak during the season, a streak that was not broken until the 2015 Southland Sharks squad recorded a 16-game winning streak.[2]
Standings
| # | New Zealand National Basketball League Regular Season Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
| 1 | Waikato Titans | 15 | 1 | 94 | 30 |
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 5 | 69 | 22 |
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 10 | 6 | 63 | 20 |
| 4 | Auckland Stars | 9 | 7 | 56 | 18 |
| 5 | Palmerston North Jets | 8 | 8 | 50 | 16 |
| 6 | Canterbury Rams | 7 | 9 | 44 | 14 |
| 7 | North Harbour Kings | 5 | 11 | 31 | 10 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 4 | 12 | 25 | 8 |
| 9 | Otago Nuggets | 3 | 13 | 19 | 6 |
Final Four
| Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Waikato Titans | 93 | |||||||
| 4 | Auckland Stars | 88 | |||||||
| Waikato Titans | 112 | |||||||
| Wellington Saints | 97 | ||||||||
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 88 | |||||||
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 98 | |||||||
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stats |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Clifton Bush | Waikato Titans | 27.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Brian Gomes | North Harbour Kings | 14.4 |
| Assists per game | Paul Henare | Auckland Stars | 5.1 |
| Steals per game | Travis Lane | Otago Nuggets | 3.0 |
| Blocks per game | Ben Pepper & Ed Book | Auckland Stars & Palmerston North Jets | 1.3 |
Season
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- Regular Season Winners: Waikato Titans (15–1)
- Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
- Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
- Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Clifton Bush (27.4) (Waikato Titans)
- Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Brian Gomes (14.4) (North Harbour Kings)
- Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Paul Henare (5.1) (Auckland Stars)
- Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Wellington Saints
- Rookie of the Year: Damon Rampton (Nelson Giants)
- Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)
- Administrator of the Year: Janie Granger (Nelson Giants)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Hayden Allen (Otago Nuggets)
- G: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- F: Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
- F: Brian Gomes (North Harbour Kings)
- C: Pero Cameron (Waikato Titans)
References
- ↑ "2001 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ↑ Savory, Logan (26 June 2015). "Sharks veteran Kevin Braswell to play for his mum in final game in Invercargill". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
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