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 | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Nelson Giants |
| Top scorer | Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Waikato Titans |
| Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
Summary edit
Regular season standings edit
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Waikato Titans | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | Manawatu Jets | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Wellington Saints | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Auckland Stars | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Harbour Kings | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Otago Nuggets | 5 | 11 |
Playoff bracket edit
| 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 edit
Statistics leaders edit
Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Ron Grady | Otago Nuggets | 25.1 |
| Rebounds per game | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | 13.4 |
| Assists per game | Carlo Varricchio | Canterbury Rams | 5.3 |
| Steals per game | Prem Krishna | Waikato Titans | 2.4 |
| Blocks per game | Kenny Stone | Auckland Stars | 2.1 |
Regular season edit
- 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:
- G: Mark Dickel (Wellington Saints)
- G: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
- F: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
- F: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
- C: Ed Book (Nelson Giants)
References edit
- ^ "2002 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ^ McNae, Pete (22 May 2014). "Nelson Giants' Phill Jones to stand alone in NBL". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "League Leaders". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015.
External links edit
- 2002 ladder
- 2002 teams
- POW – 15/5, 18/6, 7/8