2008 New Zealand NBL season

2008 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 1 March - 20 June 2008[1]
Number of teams 10
NBL season
Champions Waikato Pistons (3rd title)
Season MVP Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)

The 2008 New Zealand National Basketball League was the 27th season of the New Zealand NBL.

2008 clubs

Team Name Hometown Colours Arena
Harbour Heat North Shore           North Shore Events Centre
Waikato Pistons Hamilton           Hamilton YMCA
Hawke's Bay Hawks Taradale           Pettigrew Green Arena
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North           Arena Manawatu
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth           Taranaki Stadium
Wellington Saints Wellington           TSB Bank Arena
Nelson Giants Nelson           Trafalgar Centre
Christchurch Cougars Christchurch           Westpac Centre
Otago Nuggets Dunedin           Edgar Centre
Auckland Stars Auckland          

Season

Regular season

# New Zealand NBL Season Standings
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints 14 4
2 Waikato Pistons 13 5
3 Harbour Heat 11 7
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 11 7
5 Nelson Giants 10 8
6 Auckland Stars 9 9
7 Taranaki Mountainairs 9 9
8 Canterbury Rams 6 12
9 Manawatu Jets 5 13
10 Otago Nuggets 2 16

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                               
        1  Wellington Saints 86  
  4  Hawke's Bay Hawks 75        Nelson Giants 75    
  5  Nelson Giants 78          Wellington Saints 78 79 -
       Waikato Pistons 95 84 -
        2  Waikato Pistons 86    
  3  Harbour Heat 84        Auckland Stars 80  
  6  Auckland Stars 94  

Season Awards

MVP: Jason Crowe
Leading scorer: Brian Wethers
Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey
Coach of the Year: Doug Marty
All-Star Five: Jason Crowe, Brian Wethers, Ernest Scott, Casey Frank, Nick Horvath[2]

References

  1. ↑ "NBL: Season 2008". www.australiabasket.com. Retrieved 10 June 2012.
  2. ↑ Crowe Flies Away With MVP