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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | September 2007-March 2008 |
Number of teams | 13 |
TV partner/s | Fox Sports |
NBL season | |
Champions | Melbourne Tigers |
Premiers | Sydney Kings |
Season MVP | Chris Anstey |
NBL seasons | |
← 2006-07 |
2007-08 is the 30th NBL season.
On 21 November 2006, the NBL announced that Gold Coast Blaze will join the league, expanding it to 13 teams[1].
Player | Recruited From | Signed By |
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Larry Abney | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Taipans |
Adam Ballinger | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide 36ers |
David Barlow | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Tigers |
Stephen Black | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Taipans |
Mark Bradtke | Brisbane Bullets | Retired [2] |
Brad Davidson | Singapore Slingers | Adelaide 36ers |
Casey Frank | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Blaze |
Kavossy Franklin | South Dragons | Wollongong Hawks |
Cortez Groves | Wollongong Hawks | South Dragons |
Brad Hill | Adelaide 36ers | South Dragons |
Nick Horvath | Adelaide 36ers | South Dragons |
Nathan Jawai | Australian Institute of Sport | Cairns Taipans [3] |
Ryan Kersten | University of New Mexico | New Zealand Breakers |
Alex Loughton | Gandía BA (LEB Spain) | Perth Wildcats [4] |
Luke Martin | Cairns Taipans | South Dragons |
Ben Melmeth | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Blaze |
Scott McGregor | West Sydney Razorbacks | Gold Coast Blaze |
Brad Newley | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide 36ers |
Ben Pepper | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Crocodiles |
Anthony Petrie | Canberra Gunners (ABA) | West Sydney Razorbacks [5] |
Tony Rampton | Wollongong Hawks | West Sydney Razorbacks |
Tony Ronaldson | Perth Wildcats | New Zealand Breakers |
Bradley Sheridan | Sydney Kings | Townsville Crocodiles |
Anthony Stewart | Cairns Taipans | Retired [6] |
Team | Major sponsor |
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Adelaide 36ers | ABC Learning Centres |
Brisbane Bullets | Virgin Blue |
Cairns Taipans | Skytrans Airlines |
Gold Coast Blaze | none |
Melbourne Tigers | Aust Tiger |
New Zealand Breakers | Harvey Norman |
Perth Wildcats | Saville Australia |
Singapore Slingers | CLSA |
South Dragons | Crazy John's |
Sydney Kings | Firepower |
Townsville Crocodiles | McDonald's |
West Sydney Razorbacks | Westbus |
Wollongong Hawks | IMB |
Team | Provider | Home colour | Away colour |
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Adelaide 36ers | ISC | Blue | White |
Brisbane Bullets | Hoop2Hoop | Royal Blue | White |
Cairns Taipans | Kombat | Orange | White |
Gold Coast Blaze | ISC | Sky Blue | White |
Melbourne Tigers | Kombat | Red | Yellow |
New Zealand Breakers | Sport and Uniform | Black | White |
Perth Wildcats | ISC | Red | White |
Singapore Slingers | ISC | Red | Gold |
South Dragons | Kombat | Black | White |
Sydney Kings | ISC | Purple | White |
Townsville Crocodiles | Kombat | Green | White |
West Sydney Razorbacks | Soul Sports | Navy Blue | White |
Wollongong Hawks | Kombat | Red | White |
The home and away season took place over 22 rounds between 19 September 2007 and 16 February 2008 with finals starting 20 February 2008
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
26 September | Townsville Crocodiles | 78-85 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,500 | box score | report |
26 September | Singapore Slingers | 93-99 | Gold Coast Blaze | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,300 | box score | report |
28 September | Wollongong Hawks | 88-113 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | box score | report | |
28 September | Adelaide 36ers | 85-101 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 4,400 | box score | report |
29 September | West Sydney Razorbacks | 108-95 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Olympic Park | 2,234 | box score | report |
29 September | Cairns Taipans | 88-72 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,949 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
2 October | Singapore Slingers | 101-86 | Townsville Crocodiles | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,300 | box score | report |
3 October | South Dragons | 81-97 | Perth Wildcats | Vodafone Arena | 3,952 | box score | report |
4 October | New Zealand Breakers | 96-104 | West Sydney Razorbacks | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
5 October | Brisbane Bullets | 116-107 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | box score | report | |
5 October | Wollongong Hawks | 84-89 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,898 | box score | report |
6 October | Sydney Kings | 92-85 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,224 | box score | report |
6 October | Gold Coast Blaze | 90-96 | Melbourne Tigers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | box score | report | |
6 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 84-113 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,549 | box score | report |
6 October | Adelaide 36ers | 115-108 | South Dragons | Adelaide Arena | 4,959 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
10 October | Cairns Taipans | 82-99 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,843 | box score | report |
10 October | Perth Wildcats | 95-91 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | box score | report |
11 October | New Zealand Breakers | 98-97 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
12 October | Wollongong Hawks | 132-109 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,999 | box score | report |
13 October | Gold Coast Blaze | 97-82 | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,853 | box score | report |
13 October | Melbourne Tigers | 101-98 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
14 October | South Dragons | 85-95 | Sydney Kings | Vodafone Arena | 3,928 | box score | report |
14 October | Brisbane Bullets | 127-106 | Singapore Slingers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,500 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
17 October | Brisbane Bullets | 117-127 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,117 | box score | report |
17 October | Singapore Slingers | 96-105 | Melbourne Tigers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,500 | box score | report |
18 October | New Zealand Breakers | 116-109 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
20 October | South Dragons | 109-110 | Brisbane Bullets | Vodafone Arena | 4,198 | box score | report |
20 October | Gold Coast Blaze | 106-92 | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,638 | box score | report |
20 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103-96 | Sydney Kings | Sydney Olympic Park | 3,850 | box score | report |
20 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 112-90 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,388 | box score | report |
21 October | Perth Wildcats | 87-73 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | box score | report |
21 October | Singapore Slingers | 99-116 | New Zealand Breakers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
24 October | Sydney Kings | 100-82 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,483 | box score | report |
26 October | Wollongong Hawks | 114-97 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,316 | box score | report |
26 October | Townsville Crocodiles | 129-126 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,119 | box score | report |
27 October | Adelaide 36ers | 94-98 | Gold Coast Blaze | Adelaide Arena | 4,301 | box score | report |
27 October | Melbourne Tigers | 115-90 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,221 | box score | report |
27 October | Cairns Taipans | 112-90 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,110 | box score | report |
28 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104-115 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Olympic Park | 2,476 | box score | report |
28 October | Singapore Slingers | 90-99 | Sydney Kings | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,000 | box score | report |
28 October | South Dragons | 102-90 | New Zealand Breakers | Vodafone Arena | 3,443 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
31 October | West Sydney Razorbacks | 95-93 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Olympic Park | 1,726 | box score | report |
1 November | New Zealand Breakers | 127-126 | Brisbane Bullets | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
2 November | Sydney Kings | 106-79 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,280 | box score | report |
3 November | Melbourne Tigers | 84-74 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,942 | box score | report |
3 November | Adelaide 36ers | 87-70 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 4,443 | box score | report |
4 November | South Dragons | 115-108 | Wollongong Hawks | Vodafone Arena | 4,512 | box score | report |
4 November | Gold Coast Blaze | 101-80 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,000 | box score | report |
4 November | Singapore Slingers | 112-105 (OT) | Perth Wildcats | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,000 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
21 November | Townsville Crocodiles | 107-81 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,068 | box score | report |
22 November | New Zealand Breakers | 103-128 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
24 November | Perth Wildcats | 103-85 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | box score | report |
24 November | Brisbane Bullets | 121-93 | Gold Coast Blaze | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,368 | box score | report |
25 November | Adelaide 36ers | 82-92 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,125 | box score | report |
25 November | Cairns Taipans | 87-102 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,894 | box score | report |
25 November | South Dragons | 109-99 | Singapore Slingers | Vodafone Arena | 3,592 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
5 December | Gold Coast Blaze | 127-116 | South Dragons | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,234 | box score | report |
5 December | Wollongong Hawks | 93-72 | Singapore Slingers | Wollongong Entertainment Centre | 2,843 | box score | report |
6 December | New Zealand Breakers | 100-120 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | 3,326 | box score | report |
7 December | Brisbane Bullets | 120-102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,032 | box score | report |
8 December | Adelaide 36ers | 100-112 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 4,183 | box score | report |
8 December | Cairns Taipans | 102-95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,587 | box score | report |
8 December | Melbourne Tigers | 86-79 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,150 | box score | report |
8 December | Townsville Crocodiles | 117-105 | Singapore Slingers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,230 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
12 December | Aussie All-Stars | 146-141 | World All-Stars | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
15 December | Perth Wildcats | 80-75 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | box score | report |
15 December | South Dragons | 88-98 | Melbourne Tigers | Vodafone Arena | 7,402 | box score | report |
15 December | Adelaide 36ers | 104-77 | Singapore Slingers | Adelaide Arena | 4,414 | box score | report |
16 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 86-105 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Olympic Park | 1,916 | box score | report |
16 December | Sydney Kings | 99-92 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,294 | box score | report |
16 December | Brisbane Bullets | 125-93 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,122 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
19 December | Melbourne Tigers | 110-92 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,745 | box score | report |
19 December | Singapore Slingers | 99-113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 4,000 | box score | report |
20 December | New Zealand Breakers | 105-103 | Wollongong Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
21 December | Cairns Taipans | 89-93 | Singapore Slingers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,925 | box score | report |
22 December | Brisbane Bullets | 112-108 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,600 | box score | report |
22 December | Perth Wildcats | 108-80 | South Dragons | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | box score | report |
22 December | Gold Coast Blaze | 91-86 | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,963 | box score | report |
22 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 100-122 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Olympic Park | 1,931 | box score | report |
22 December | Townsville Crocodiles | 108-98 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,363 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
26 December | South Dragons | 114-119 | Adelaide 36ers | Vodafone Arena | 4,415 | box score | report |
27 December | Melbourne Tigers | 98-89 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,328 | box score | report |
28 December | Wollongong Hawks | 96-74 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,366 | box score | report |
28 December | West Sydney Razorbacks | 110-105 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Olympic Park | 1,557 | box score | report |
29 December | Brisbane Bullets | 107-97 | Gold Coast Blaze | Brisbane Convention Centre | box score | report | |
29 December | Perth Wildcats | 106-107 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | box score | report |
29 December | Sydney Kings | 103-94 (OT) | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,113 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
9 January | Wollongong Hawks | 99-106 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,062 | box score | report |
9 January | Cairns Taipans | 93-89 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | box score | report | |
10 January | New Zealand Breakers | 126-93 | Gold Coast Blaze | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
12 January | Perth Wildcats | 103-88 | Gold Coast Blaze | Challenge Stadium | 4,304 | box score | report |
12 January | Brisbane Bullets | 101-79 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,800 | box score | report |
12 January | Melbourne Tigers | 111-108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
12 January | Adelaide 36ers | 115-93 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 5,787 | box score | report |
12 January | Townsville Crocodiles | 108-88 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,546 | box score | report |
13 January | Singapore Slingers | 113-102 | Wollongong Hawks | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 5,000 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
17 January | Adelaide 36ers | 82-101 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 6,141 | box score | report |
17 January | South Dragons | 103-105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | 2,000 | box score | report |
18 January | Wollongong Hawks | 115-108 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,366 | box score | report |
18 January | Gold Coast Blaze | 105-87 | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,051[10] | box score | report |
19 January | Perth Wildcats | 111-99 | South Dragons | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | box score | report |
19 January | Brisbane Bullets | 155-107 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,467[11] | box score | report |
19 January | Melbourne Tigers | 112-98 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
19 January | Sydney Kings | 108-90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,726 | box score | report |
20 January | Singapore Slingers | 87-99 | Cairns Taipans | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,500 | box score | report |
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
23 January | Adelaide 36ers | 108-113 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 4,086 | box score | report |
23 January | Sydney Kings | 106-72 | South Dragons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,831 | box score | report |
24 January | New Zealand Breakers | 109-95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | North Shore Events Centre | box score | report | |
25 January | Brisbane Bullets | 95-105 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | 5,000 | box score | report |
25 January | Wollongong Hawks | 91-89 | South Dragons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,321 | box score | report |
25 January | Townsville Crocodiles | 120-113 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | box score | report |
26 January | Gold Coast Blaze | 88-84 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,600 | box score | report |
26 January | Cairns Taipans | 105-111 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,612 | box score | report |
26 January | Melbourne Tigers | 115-82 | Singapore Slingers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,847 | box score | report |
Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | % Pts | % Won | |
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1 | Sydney Kings | 30 | 27 | 3 | 5-0 | won 8 | 14-1 | 13-2 | 112.39 | 90.00 |
2 | Melbourne Tigers | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3-2 | won 2 | 12-3 | 10-5 | 106.51 | 73.33 |
3 | Brisbane Bullets | 30 | 20 | 10 | 3-2 | won 1 | 13-2 | 7-8 | 108.33 | 66.67 |
4 | Perth Wildcats | 30 | 18 | 12 | 3-2 | won 3 | 12-3 | 6-9 | 106.50 | 60.00 |
5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 30 | 17 | 13 | 4-1 | lost 1 | 12-3 | 5-10 | 101.16 | 56.67 |
6 | Cairns Taipans | 30 | 16 | 14 | 3-2 | won 2 | 10-5 | 6-9 | 102.74 | 53.33 |
7 | New Zealand Breakers | 30 | 16 | 14 | 3-2 | lost 2 | 11-4 | 5-10 | 98.92 | 53.33 |
8 | Gold Coast Blaze | 30 | 15 | 15 | 1-4 | lost 3 | 10-5 | 5-10 | 99.07 | 50.00 |
9 | Adelaide 36ers | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4-1 | won 2 | 9-6 | 5-10 | 100.19 | 46.67 |
10 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0-5 | lost 6 | 6-9 | 4-11 | 95.35 | 33.33 |
11 | Wollongong Hawks | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1-4 | lost 2 | 7-8 | 2-13 | 93.61 | 30.00 |
12 | Singapore Slingers | 30 | 6 | 24 | 1-4 | lost 2 | 5-10 | 1-14 | 88.21 | 20.00 |
13 | South Dragons | 30 | 5 | 25 | 1-4 | lost 2 | 4-11 | 1-14 | 90.81 | 16.67 |
(single game elimination)
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
20 February | Townsville Crocodiles | 97-89 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,618 | box score | report |
21 February | Cairns Taipans | 78-100 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,513 | box score | report |
22 February | Perth Wildcats | 96-78 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,300 | box score | report |
23 February | Brisbane Bullets | 106-89 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,787 | box score | report |
(best-of-three series)
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
25 February | Sydney Kings | 101-98 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,640 | box score | report |
27 February | Melbourne Tigers | 116-98 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,640 | box score | report |
27 February | Perth Wildcats | 94-85 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | box score | report |
28 February | Brisbane Bullets | 112-115 (OT) | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,653 | box score | report |
1 March | Sydney Kings | 109-77 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,057 | box score | report |
(best-of-five series)
Date | Home team | Score | Away team | Venue | Crowd | Box Score | Report |
5 March | Sydney Kings | 95-74 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,208 | box score | report |
7 March | Melbourne Tigers | 104-93 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
9 March | Sydney Kings | 87-89 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,009 | box score | report |
12 March | Melbourne Tigers | 87-90 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | box score | report |
14 March | Sydney Kings | 73-85 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 10,244 | box score | report |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Ebi Ere | Brisbane Bullets | 26.0 |
Rebounds per game | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 12.0 |
Assists per game | Rashad Phillips | Perth Wildcats | 7.5 |
Steals per game | Orien Greene | New Zealand Breakers | 2.88 |
Blocks per game | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 1.97 |
Field goal percentage | Tim Behrendorff | New Zealand Breakers | 60.0% |
Free throw percentage | Michael Cedar | Townsville Crocodiles | 91.3% |
Three-point field goal percentage | Daniel Jackson | Wollongong Hawks | 52.4% |
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