2001 New Zealand NBL season

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]

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
New Zealand NBL seasons

Summary

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Regular season standings

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Pos
Team W L
1 Waikato Titans 15 1
2 Nelson Giants 11 5
3 Wellington Saints 10 6
4 Auckland Stars 9 7
5 Palmerston North Jets 8 8
6 Canterbury Rams 7 9
7 North Harbour Kings 5 11
8 Hawke's Bay Hawks 4 12
9 Otago Nuggets 3 13

Playoff bracket

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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

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Statistics leaders

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

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Clifton Bush Waikato Titans 27.4
Rebounds per game Brian Gomes North Harbour Kings 14.4
Assists per game Paul Henare Auckland Stars 5.1
Steals per game Travis Lane Otago Nuggets 3.0
Blocks per game Ben Pepper & Ed Book Auckland Stars & Palmerston North Jets 1.3

Regular season

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References

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  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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