2002 New Zealand NBL season
| 2002 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Nelson Giants |
| Top scorer | Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Waikato Titans |
| Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
The 2002 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 21st running of the competition. Two name changes occurred heading into the 2002 season, with Palmerston North renaming themselves Manawatu, and North Harbour renaming themselves Harbour. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2002 to claim their second league title.[1] The 2002 Final between the Titans and the Nelson Giants was a nail bitter, with the scores tied at 83 a piece when Titans' forward Dillon Boucher made two free throws with 1.7 seconds left to snatch a championship victory for Waikato in the Trafalgar Centre. As 2,000 Nelson fans sat stunned, Titans' head coach Jeff Green taunted them.[2]
Standings
| # | Regular Season Standings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | PCT | PTS | |
| 1 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 5 | 69 | 22 |
| 2 | Waikato Titans | 11 | 5 | 69 | 22 |
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 11 | 5 | 69 | 22 |
| 4 | Manawatu Jets | 9 | 7 | 56 | 18 |
| 5 | Wellington Saints | 7 | 9 | 44 | 14 |
| 6 | Auckland Stars | 7 | 9 | 44 | 14 |
| 7 | Harbour Kings | 6 | 10 | 38 | 12 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5 | 11 | 31 | 10 |
| 9 | Otago Nuggets | 5 | 11 | 31 | 10 |
Playoffs
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Nelson Giants | 83 | |||||||
| 4 | Manawatu Jets | 64 | |||||||
| Nelson Giants | 83 | ||||||||
 | Waikato Titans | 85 | |||||||
| 2 | Waikato Titans | 91 | |||||||
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 81 | |||||||
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Ron Grady | Otago Nuggets | 25.1 |
| Rebounds per game | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | 13.4 |
| Assists per game | Carlo Varricchio | Canterbury Rams | 5.3 |
| Steals per game | Prem Krishna | Waikato Titans | 2.4 |
| Blocks per game | Kenny Stone | Auckland Stars | 2.1 |
Regular season
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
- Regular Season Winners: Nelson Giants (11–5)
- Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
- John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
- Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
- Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Ed Book (Nelson Giants)
- Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Ron Grady (25.1) (Otago Nuggets)
- Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: John Whorton (13.4) (Canterbury Rams)
- Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Carlo Varricchio (5.3) (Canterbury Rams)
- Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Otago Nuggets
- Rookie of the Year: Miles Pearce (Manawatu Jets)
- Coach of the Year: John Watson (Canterbury Rams)
- Administrator of the Year: Janie Granger (Nelson Giants)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Mark Dickel (Wellington Saints)
- G: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
- F: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
- F: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
- C: Ed Book (Nelson Giants)
References
- ↑ "2002 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ↑ McNae, Pete (22 May 2014). "Nelson Giants' Phill Jones to stand alone in NBL". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
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