2004 New Zealand NBL season

2004 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration12 March – 27 June
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPAdrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Top scorerGeordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
Playoffs
ChampionsAuckland Stars
  Runners-upNelson Giants
Final MVPAaron Olson
New Zealand NBL seasons

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

Regular season standings

Pos
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

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

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
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

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Category Player Team Stat
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

  • 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

References

  1. ^ a b "2004 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Players of the Week". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.