2004 New Zealand NBL season

The 2004 NBL season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball League. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2004 to claim their eighth league title.[1]

2004 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration12 March – 27 June
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPAdrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Top scorerGeordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
Playoffs
ChampionsAuckland Stars
  Runners-upNelson Giants
Final MVPAaron Olson

Summary

Regular season standings
Pos
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints135
2 Hawke's Bay Hawks135
3 Nelson Giants126
4 Auckland Stars117
5 Manawatu Jets108
6 Waikato Titans108
7 Canterbury Rams711
8 Taranaki Mountainairs711
9 Otago Nuggets414
10 Harbour Heat315

Playoff bracket
Semi-finals Final
      
1 Wellington Saints 65
4 Auckland Stars 83
Auckland Stars 80
  Nelson Giants 68
2 Hawke's Bay Hawks 51
3 Nelson Giants 69

Awards

Player of the Week
RoundPlayerTeamRef
1David CooperManawatu Jets[2]
2Phill JonesNelson Giants[2]
3Clifton BushCanterbury Rams[2]
4Phill JonesNelson Giants[2]
5Dillon BoucherWaikato Titans[2]
6Casey FrankAuckland Stars[2]
7Geordie CullenWaikato Titans[2]
8Phill JonesNelson Giants[2]
9Geordie CullenWaikato Titans[2]
10David CooperManawatu Jets[2]
11Ben KnightWellington Saints[2]
12Clifton BushCanterbury Rams[2]
13Willie BanksTaranaki Mountainairs[2]
14Ben KnightWellington Saints[2]
SFDarnell McCullochNelson Giants[2]
Lindsay TaitAuckland Stars[2]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameGeordie CullenWaikato Titans23.7
Rebounds per gameDavid CooperManawatu Jets11.7
Assists per gamePaul HenareHawke's Bay Hawks5.2
Steals per gameDillon BoucherAuckland Stars4.1
Blocks per gameKenny WalkerCanterbury Rams2.0

Regular season
  • Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Most Outstanding Forward: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Scoring Champion: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
  • Rebounding Champion: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
  • Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Rookie of the Year: Luke Martin (Manawatu Jets)
  • Coach of the Year: Shawn Dennis (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • All-Star Five:
    • G: Willie Banks (Taranaki Mountainairs)
    • G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
    • F: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
    • F: Ben Knight (Wellington Saints)
    • C: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)

Playoffs

References
  1. "2004 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
  2. "Players of the Week". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
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