2008 New Zealand NBL season
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2008 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 28 February – 20 June |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
Season MVP | Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) |
Top scorer | Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Waikato Pistons |
Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
Finals MVP | Puke Lenden |
The 2008 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 27th running of the competition. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title.[1]
Contents
Standings
# | Regular Season Standings | ||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
1 | Wellington Saints | 14 | 4 | 78 | 28 |
2 | Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 | 72 | 26 |
3 | Harbour Heat | 11 | 7 | 61 | 22 |
4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 11 | 7 | 61 | 22 |
5 | Nelson Giants | 10 | 8 | 56 | 20 |
6 | Auckland Stars | 9 | 9 | 50 | 18 |
7 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 9 | 9 | 50 | 18 |
8 | Canterbury Rams | 6 | 12 | 33 | 12 |
9 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 | 28 | 10 |
10 | Otago Nuggets | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 |
Playoffs
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
1 | Wellington Saints | 86 | |||||||||||||
4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 75 | 5 | Nelson Giants | 75 | ||||||||||
5 | Nelson Giants | 78 | Wellington Saints | 78 | 79 | X | |||||||||
File:Gold Cup icon.svg | Waikato Pistons | 95 | 84 | X | |||||||||||
2 | Waikato Pistons | 86 | |||||||||||||
3 | Harbour Heat | 84 | 6 | Auckland Stars | 80 | ||||||||||
6 | Auckland Stars | 94 |
Awards
Player of the Week
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Jamil Terrell | Nelson Giants | [2] |
2 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | [2] |
3 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | [2] |
4 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | [2] |
5 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | [2] |
6 | Ernest Scott | Wellington Saints | [2] |
7 | Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams | [2] |
8 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Mountainairs | [2] |
9 | Kantrail Horton | Manawatu Jets | [2] |
10 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | [2] |
Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams | [2] | |
11 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | [2] |
12 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Mountainairs | [2] |
13 | Michael Harrison | Nelson Giants | [2] |
14 | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | [2] |
15 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | [2] |
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[2]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Brian Wethers | Waikato Pistons | 27.6 |
Rebounds per game | Antoine Tisby | Otago Nuggets | 10.8 |
Assists per game | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | 8.3 |
Steals per game | Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams | 3.3 |
Blocks per game | Michael Harrison | Nelson Giants | 2.4 |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)[3]
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Regular Season Winners: Wellington Saints (14–4)
- Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (26.7) (Waikato Pistons)
- Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (10.8) (Otago Nuggets)
- Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (8.3) (Waikato Pistons)
- Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Harbour Heat
- Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars)
- Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints)
- Media Award: Adrian Seconi (Otago Daily Times)
- Administrator of the Year: Sarah Moulder (Nelson Giants)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- G: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
- F: Ernest Scott (Wellington Saints)
- F: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- C: Nick Horvath (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
- Finals MVP: Puke Lenden (Waikato Pistons)[4]
References
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