| 2001 New Zealand NBL season | |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Games: | 16 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Waikato Titans |
| Top Scorer: | Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans) |
| Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Waikato Titans |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Wellington Saints |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2000 New Zealand NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2000 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2002 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2002 |
The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title.[1] The Titans 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]
| Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 1 | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| 4 | 9 | 7 | |
| 5 | 8 | 8 | |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | 5 | 11 | |
| 8 | 4 | 12 | |
| 9 | 3 | 13 | |
Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 27.4 | |||
| Rebounds per game | Brian Gomes | 14.4 | ||
| Assists per game | 5.1 | |||
| Steals per game | Travis Lane | 3.0 | ||
| Blocks per game | 1.3 |