2004 New Zealand NBL season
Appearance
2004 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 12 March – 27 June |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
Season MVP | Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks) |
Top scorer | Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans) |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Auckland Stars |
Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
Final MVP | Aaron Olson |
The 2004 NBL season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball League. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2004 to claim their eighth league title.[1]
Summary
[edit]Regular season standings
[edit]Pos | |||
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Team | W | L | |
1 | Wellington Saints | 13 | 5 |
2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 13 | 5 |
3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 6 |
4 | Auckland Stars | 11 | 7 |
5 | Manawatu Jets | 10 | 8 |
6 | Waikato Titans | 10 | 8 |
7 | Canterbury Rams | 7 | 11 |
8 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 7 | 11 |
9 | Otago Nuggets | 4 | 14 |
10 | Harbour Heat | 3 | 15 |
Playoff bracket
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Wellington Saints | 65 | |||||||
4 | Auckland Stars | 83 | |||||||
![]() | Auckland Stars | 80 | |||||||
Nelson Giants | 68 | ||||||||
2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 51 | |||||||
3 | Nelson Giants | 69 |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Week
[edit]Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | [2] |
2 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants | [2] |
3 | Clifton Bush | Canterbury Rams | [2] |
4 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants | [2] |
5 | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | [2] |
6 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | [2] |
7 | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | [2] |
8 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants | [2] |
9 | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | [2] |
10 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | [2] |
11 | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints | [2] |
12 | Clifton Bush | Canterbury Rams | [2] |
13 | Willie Banks | Taranaki Mountainairs | [2] |
14 | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints | [2] |
SF | Darnell McCulloch | Nelson Giants | [2] |
Lindsay Tait | Auckland Stars | [2] |
Statistics leaders
[edit]Stats as of the end of the regular season
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | 23.7 |
Rebounds per game | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | 11.7 |
Assists per game | Paul Henare | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5.2 |
Steals per game | Dillon Boucher | Auckland Stars | 4.1 |
Blocks per game | Kenny Walker | Canterbury Rams | 2.0 |
Regular season
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Scoring Champion: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
- Rebounding Champion: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
- Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Rookie of the Year: Luke Martin (Manawatu Jets)
- Coach of the Year: Shawn Dennis (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Willie Banks (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- F: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- F: Ben Knight (Wellington Saints)
- C: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
Playoffs
[edit]- Final MVP: Aaron Olson (Auckland Stars)[1]