2002 New Zealand NBL season

The 2002 NBL season was the 21st season of the National Basketball League. Two name changes occurred heading into the 2002 season, with Palmerston North now called Manawatu, and North Harbour now called Harbour. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2002 to claim their second league title.[1] In the final, Titans' forward Dillon Boucher made two free throws with 1.7 seconds to lift Waikato over the Nelson Giants 85–83.[2]

2002 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiersNelson Giants
Top scorerRon Grady (Otago Nuggets)
Playoffs
ChampionsWaikato Titans
  Runners-upNelson Giants

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Nelson Giants115
2 Waikato Titans115
3 Canterbury Rams115
4 Manawatu Jets97
5 Wellington Saints79
6 Auckland Stars79
7 Harbour Kings610
8 Hawke's Bay Hawks511
9 Otago Nuggets511

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Nelson Giants 83
4 Manawatu Jets 64
  Nelson Giants 83
Waikato Titans 85
2 Waikato Titans 91
3 Canterbury Rams 81

Awards

Statistics leaders

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

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameRon GradyOtago Nuggets25.1
Rebounds per gameJohn WhortonCanterbury Rams13.4
Assists per gameCarlo VarricchioCanterbury Rams5.3
Steals per gamePrem KrishnaWaikato Titans2.4
Blocks per gameKenny StoneAuckland Stars2.1

Regular season

  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
  • Most Outstanding Guard: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
  • Most Outstanding Forward: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Ed Book (Nelson Giants)
  • Scoring Champion: Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets)
  • Rebounding Champion: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
  • Assist Champion: Carlo Varricchio (Canterbury Rams)
  • Rookie of the Year: Miles Pearce (Manawatu Jets)
  • Coach of the Year: John Watson (Canterbury Rams)
  • All-Star Five:

References

  1. "2002 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
  2. McNae, Pete (22 May 2014). "Nelson Giants' Phill Jones to stand alone in NBL". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. "League Leaders". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015.
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