Sports season
2008 New Zealand NBL season |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Duration | 28 February – 20 June |
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Number of games | 18 |
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Number of teams | 10 |
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Regular season |
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Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
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Season MVP | Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) |
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Top scorer | Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) |
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Playoffs |
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Champions | Waikato Pistons |
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Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
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Finals MVP | Puke Lenden |
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New Zealand NBL seasons |
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The 2008 NBL season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title.[1]
Summary
Regular season standings
Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[2]
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)[3]
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
- Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets)
- Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars)
- Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints)
- All-Star Five:
Playoffs
References
- ^ "Pistons Pride!". Basketball.org.nz. 20 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "One More PoW For Crowe". Basketball.org.nz. 9 June 2008. Archived from the original on 14 October 2008.
- ^ "Crowe Flies Away With MVP". Basketball.org.nz. 18 June 2008. Archived from the original on 26 June 2008.
- ^ "Ultimate Role Guy Takes MVP". Basketball.org.nz. 21 June 2008. Archived from the original on 2 July 2008.
- ^ "Waikato crowned NBL champions". Stuff. 21 June 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
External links
- Basketball New Zealand 2008 Annual Report
- Basketball New Zealand 2008 Results Annual
- 2008 NBL Round 15
- 2008 NBL Playoffs
- 2008 NBL Finals
- NBL Finals Game 1 box score