2001 New Zealand NBL season

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2001 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Number of games 16
Number of teams 9
Regular season
Minor premiers Waikato Titans
Top scorer Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
Finals
Champions Waikato Titans
  Runners-up Wellington Saints
New Zealand NBL seasons

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

# 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

Finals

Semi-finals Grand Final
           
1 Waikato Titans 93
4 Auckland Stars 88
File:Gold Cup icon.svg 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 Stat
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

Regular 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:

References

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