2007 New Zealand NBL season

2007 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 8 March – 29 June
Number of games 18
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Minor premiers Harbour Heat
Season MVP Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Top scorer Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
Playoffs
Champions Nelson Giants
  Runners-up Hawke's Bay Hawks

The 2007 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 26th running of the competition. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 2007 to claim their third league title.[1][2][3]

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Harbour Heat1447828
2 Waikato Pistons1357226
3 Nelson Giants1357226
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks1266724
5 Auckland Stars1176122
6 Wellington Saints995018
7 Taranaki Mountainairs8104416
8 Canterbury Rams414228
9 Manawatu Jets414228
10 Otago Nuggets216114

Playoffs

  Semifinals Finals
                     
1 Harbour Heat 76  
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 85  
      Hawke's Bay Hawks 67 83 X
  Nelson Giants 76 96 X
2 Waikato Pistons 103
3 Nelson Giants 109  

Awards

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameGarry Hill-ThomasTaranaki Mountainairs26.2
Rebounds per gameLink AbramsTaranaki Mountainairs11.5
Assists per gamePaul HenareHawke's Bay Hawks6.4
Steals per gameJason CroweWaikato Pistons3.8
Blocks per gameWarren ByrdManawatu Jets1.6

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)[4]
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs) & Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)[5]
  • Regular Season Winners: Harbour Heat (14–4)
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Hayden Allen (Harbour Heat) & Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Garry Hill-Thomas (26.2) (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Link Abrams (11.5) (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Paul Henare (6.4) (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Waikato Pistons
  • Rookie of the Year: Charlie Piho (Auckland Stars)
  • Coach of the Year: John Dorge (Harbour Heat)
  • Media Award: Toby Robson (Dominion Post)
  • Administrator of the Year: Mark Rogers (Otago Nuggets)
  • All-Star Five:

References

  1. "2007 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  2. "Charity Begins At Home". Basketball.org.nz. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  3. "Book Closes In Style". Basketball.org.nz. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  4. "M-V-PACE". Basketball.org.nz. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
  5. Bidwell, Hamish (28 June 2007). "TOP STORY: Never mind the throne, Winitana's eyes are on crown". NZHerald.co.nz. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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