2008 New Zealand NBL season explained
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
Regular season standings
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Team | | |
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1 | | 14 | 4 |
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2 | | 13 | 5 |
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3 | | 11 | 7 |
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4 | | 11 | 7 |
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5 | | 10 | 8 |
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6 | | 9 | 9 |
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7 | | 9 | 9 |
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8 | | 6 | 12 |
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9 | | 5 | 13 |
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10 | | 2 | 16 |
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Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Jamil Terrell | | [2] |
2 | | | |
3 | | | |
4 | | | |
5 | | | |
6 | Ernest Scott | | |
7 | | | |
8 | | | |
9 | Kantrail Horton | | |
10 | | | |
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11 | | | |
12 | | | |
13 | Michael Harrison | | |
14 | John Whorton | | |
15 | | | | |
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
Regular season
- 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
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Pistons Pride!. Basketball.org.nz. 20 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080702024852/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/pistons-pride/. 2 July 2008. dead.
- Web site: One More PoW For Crowe . Basketball.org.nz . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014194031/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/one-more-pow-for-crowe/ . 14 October 2008 . 9 June 2008 . dead.
- Web site: Crowe Flies Away With MVP. Basketball.org.nz. 18 June 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080626104147/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/crowe-flies-away-with-mvp/. 26 June 2008. dead.
- Web site: Ultimate Role Guy Takes MVP . Basketball.org.nz . 21 June 2008 . https://archive.today/20080702024914/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/ultimate-role-player-takes-mvp/ . 2 July 2008 . dead .
- Web site: Waikato crowned NBL champions. Stuff. 21 June 2008. 17 June 2017.