2008 New Zealand NBL season

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2008 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration28 February – 20 June
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPJason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
Top scorerBrian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
Playoffs
ChampionsWaikato Pistons
  Runners-upWellington Saints
Finals MVPPuke Lenden
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2008 NBL season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title.[1]

Summary[edit]

Regular season standings[edit]

Pos
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints 14 4
2 Waikato Pistons 13 5
3 Harbour Heat 11 7
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 11 7
5 Nelson Giants 10 8
6 Auckland Stars 9 9
7 Taranaki Dynamos 9 9
8 Canterbury Rams 6 12
9 Manawatu Jets 5 13
10 Otago Nuggets 2 16

Playoff bracket[edit]

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
Waikato Pistons 95 84 X
2 Waikato Pistons 86
3 Harbour Heat 84 6 Auckland Stars 80
6 Auckland Stars 94

Awards[edit]

Player of the Week[edit]

Round Player Team Ref
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 Dynamos [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 Dynamos [2]
13 Michael Harrison Nelson Giants [2]
14 John Whorton Canterbury Rams [2]
15 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons [2]

Statistics leaders[edit]

Stats as of the end of the regular season[2]

Category Player Team Stat
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[edit]

  • Most Valuable Player: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)[3]
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
  • Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
  • Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
  • Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
  • Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets)
  • Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
  • Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars)
  • Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints)
  • All-Star Five:

Playoffs[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pistons Pride!". Basketball.org.nz. 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "One More PoW For Crowe". Basketball.org.nz. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Crowe Flies Away With MVP". Basketball.org.nz. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.
  4. ^ "Ultimate Role Guy Takes MVP". Basketball.org.nz. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008.
  5. ^ "Waikato crowned NBL champions". Stuff. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2017.

External links[edit]

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