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2007 New Zealand NBL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2007 New Zealand NBL season |
| league | New Zealand NBL |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | 8 March – 29 June |
| no_of_games | 18 |
| no_of_teams | 10 |
| season | Regular season |
| minor_premiers | Harbour Heat |
| MVP | Josh Pace (Nelson Giants) |
| MVP_link | New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| top_scorer | Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs) |
| top_scorer_link | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| finals | Playoffs |
| finals_champ | Nelson Giants |
| finals_runner-up | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| seasonslistnames | New Zealand NBL |
| prevseason_link | 2006 New Zealand NBL season |
| prevseason_year | 2006 |
| nextseason_link | 2008 New Zealand NBL season |
| nextseason_year | 2008 |
| finals_runner-up = Hawke's Bay Hawks
The 2007 NBL season was the 26th season of the National Basketball League. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 2007 to claim their third league title.
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Heat | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Nelson Giants | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Auckland Stars | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Wellington Saints | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Taranaki Mountainairs | 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Canterbury Rams | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Manawatu Jets | 4 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Otago Nuggets | 2 | 16 |
Playoff bracket
|RD1-seed1=1 |RD1-team1=Harbour Heat |RD1-score1=76 |RD1-seed2=4 |RD1-team2=Hawke's Bay Hawks |RD1-score2=85
|RD1-seed3=2 |RD1-team3=Waikato Pistons |RD1-score3=103 |RD1-seed4=3 |RD1-team4=Nelson Giants |RD1-score4=109
|RD2-seed1= |RD2-team1=Hawke's Bay Hawks |RD2-score1-1=67 |RD2-score1-2=83 |RD2-score1-3=X |RD2-seed2=[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]] |RD2-team2=Nelson Giants |RD2-score2-1=76 |RD2-score2-2=96 |RD2-score2-3=X
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | ||||||
| Rebounds per game | ||||||
| Assists per game | ||||||
| Steals per game | ||||||
| Blocks per game |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs) & Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Hayden Allen (Harbour Heat) & Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- Scoring Champion: Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- Rebounding Champion: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Rookie of the Year: Charlie Piho (Auckland Stars)
- Coach of the Year: John Dorge (Harbour Heat)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
- G: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
- F: Dillon Boucher (Auckland Stars)
- F: Oscar Forman (Harbour Heat)
- C: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
References
References
- "2007 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz.
- (29 June 2007). "Charity Begins at Home". Basketball.org.nz.
- (30 June 2007). "Book Closes in Style". Basketball.org.nz.
- "Dominion Finance NBL - League Summary". Basketball.org.nz.
- (27 June 2007). "M-V-PACE". Basketball.org.nz.
- Bidwell, Hamish. (28 June 2007). "TOP STORY: Never mind the throne, Winitana's eyes are on crown". The New Zealand Herald.
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