2003 New Zealand NBL season explained
| 2003 New Zealand NBL season |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | 23 April – 16 August |
| No Of Games: | 18 |
| No Of Teams: | 10 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Waikato Titans |
| Mvp: | David Cooper (Manawatu Jets) |
| Mvp Link: | New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| Top Scorer: | John Whorton (Canterbury Rams) |
| Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Wellington Saints |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Waikato Titans |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2002 New Zealand NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2002 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2004 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2004 |
The 2003 NBL season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball League. 2003 marked the first year a league-wide MVP award winner was named, allowing imports the opportunity to be recognised; in all previous seasons, only a Kiwi MVP was named, an award given to the best New Zealand player. Australian import David Cooper of the Manawatu Jets was subsequently awarded the first league MVP. 2003 also marked the return of 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
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| 1 | | 16 | 2 |
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| 2 | | 12 | 6 |
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| 3 | | 12 | 6 |
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| 4 | | 12 | 6 |
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| 5 | | 11 | 7 |
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| 6 | | 8 | 10 |
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| 7 | | 7 | 11 |
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| 8 | | 5 | 13 |
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| 9 | | 4 | 14 |
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| 10 | | 3 | 15 |
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Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week
| Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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| 1 | Issiah Epps | | [2] |
| 2 | | | |
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| 3 | Issiah Epps | | |
| 4 | | | |
| 5 | | | |
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| 6 | | | |
| 7 | John Whorton | | |
| 8 | John Whorton | | |
| 9 | | | [3] |
| 10 | | | [4] |
| 11 | | | [5] |
| 12 | Willie Banks | | [6] |
| 13 | John Whorton | | [7] |
| 14 | | | |
| 15 | Michael Tompson | | [8] |
| SF | Iona Enosa | | |
| F | Ben Knight | | [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 | | 29.3 |
| Rebounds per game | John Whorton | | 16.5 |
| Assists per game | George Le'afa | | 6.2 |
| Steals per game | | | 4.5 |
| Blocks per game | | | 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:
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2003 National Basketball League. Basketball.org.nz. https://archive.today/20120719200039/http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2003/. 19 July 2012. dead.
- Web site: Players of the Week . Basketball.org.nz . https://archive.today/20060824070659/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=1377&det=1 . 24 August 2006 . dead.
- https://archive.today/20040722004040/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=424&det=1 Player Of The Week IX
- https://archive.today/20040722055744/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=445&det=1 Player Of The Week X
- https://archive.today/20040722063039/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=477&det=1 Player Of The Week XI
- https://archive.today/20040722094905/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=506&det=1 Player Of The Week XII
- https://archive.today/20040722202838/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=526&det=1 Player Of The Week XIII
- https://archive.today/20040722005244/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=576&det=1 Player Of The Week XV
- https://archive.today/20040722005919/http://www.basketball.org.nz/index.cgi?sID=29&intArticleID=609&det=1 Player Of The Week (Final)
- Web site: 2003 Burger King League – League Leaders. Basketball.org.nz. https://web.archive.org/web/20041119122605/http://www.basketball.org.nz/uimages/1683.htm. 19 November 2004. dead.
