2001 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiersWaikato Titans
Top scorerClifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
Playoffs
ChampionsWaikato Titans
  Runners-upWellington Saints

The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title.[1] The Titans set an NBL record with a 15-game winning streak during the season, a streak that was not broken until the 2015 Southland Sharks squad recorded a 16-game winning streak.[2]

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Waikato Titans151
2 Nelson Giants115
3 Wellington Saints106
4 Auckland Stars97
5 Palmerston North Jets88
6 Canterbury Rams79
7 North Harbour Kings511
8 Hawke's Bay Hawks412
9 Otago Nuggets313

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Waikato Titans 93
4 Auckland Stars 88
Waikato Titans 112
  Wellington Saints 97
2 Nelson Giants 88
3 Wellington Saints 98

Awards

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameClifton BushWaikato Titans27.4
Rebounds per gameBrian GomesNorth Harbour Kings14.4
Assists per gamePaul HenareAuckland Stars5.1
Steals per gameTravis LaneOtago Nuggets3.0
Blocks per gameBen Pepper & Ed BookAuckland Stars & Palmerston North Jets1.3

Regular season

References

  1. "2001 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  2. Savory, Logan (26 June 2015). "Sharks veteran Kevin Braswell to play for his mum in final game in Invercargill". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  3. "League Leaders". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015.
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