2003 New Zealand NBL season
Appearance
2003 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 23 April – 16 August |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Waikato Titans |
Season MVP | David Cooper (Manawatu Jets) |
Top scorer | John Whorton (Canterbury Rams) |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Wellington Saints |
Runners-up | Waikato Titans |
The 2003 NBL season was the 22nd season of the
Taranaki after a three-year hiatus. The Wellington Saints won the championship over the Waikato Titans in overtime, as the Saints claimed their fifth league title.[1]
Summary
Regular season standings
Pos | |||
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Team | W | L | |
1 | Waikato Titans | 16 | 2 |
2 | Wellington Saints | 12 | 6 |
3 | Manawatu Jets | 12 | 6 |
4 | Auckland Stars | 12 | 6 |
5 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 7 |
6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 8 | 10 |
7 | Otago Nuggets | 7 | 11 |
8 | Taranaki Mountainairs |
5 | 13 |
9 | Canterbury Rams | 4 | 14 |
10 | Harbour Heat | 3 | 15 |
Playoff bracket
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
1 | Waikato Titans | 98 | |||||||
4 | Auckland Stars | 77 | |||||||
Waikato Titans | 88 | ||||||||
![]() | Wellington Saints | 97 | |||||||
2 | Wellington Saints | 89 | |||||||
3 | Manawatu Jets | 70 |
Awards
Player of the Week
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Issiah Epps | Otago Nuggets | [2] |
2 | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | [2] |
Mike Pegues | Canterbury Rams | [2] | |
3 | Issiah Epps | Otago Nuggets | [2] |
4 | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | [2] |
5 | Ed Book | Nelson Giants | [2] |
Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | [2] | |
6 | Lindsay Tait | Auckland Stars | [2] |
7 | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | [2] |
8 | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | [2] |
9 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | [2][3] |
10 | Paul Henare | Hawke's Bay Hawks | [2][4] |
11 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | [2][5] |
12 | Willie Banks | Taranaki Mountainairs |
[2][6] |
13 | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | [2][7] |
14 | Mark Dickel | Otago Nuggets | [2] |
15 | Michael Tompson | Wellington Saints | [2][8] |
SF | Iona Enosa | Waikato Titans | [2] |
F | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints | [2][9] |
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[10]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game |
John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | 29.3 |
Rebounds per game | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | 16.5 |
Assists per game | George Le'afa | Wellington Saints | 6.2 |
Steals per game | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | 4.5 |
Blocks per game | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | 2.8 |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding Forward: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
- Scoring Champion: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
- Rebounding Champion: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
- Assist Champion: George Le'afa (Wellington Saints)
- Rookie of the Year: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Coach of the Year: Mike McHugh (Wellington Saints)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- F: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
- F: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- C: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
References
- ^ "2003 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Players of the Week". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
- ^ Player Of The Week IX
- ^ Player Of The Week X
- ^ Player Of The Week XI
- ^ Player Of The Week XII
- ^ Player Of The Week XIII
- ^ Player Of The Week XV
- ^ Player Of The Week (Final)
- ^ "2003 Burger King League – League Leaders". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004.