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2008 New Zealand NBL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2008 New Zealand NBL season |
| league | New Zealand NBL |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | 28 February – 20 June |
| no_of_games | 18 |
| no_of_teams | 10 |
| season | Regular season |
| minor_premiers | Wellington Saints |
| MVP | Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) |
| MVP_link | New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| top_scorer | Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) |
| top_scorer_link | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| finals | Playoffs |
| finals_champ | Waikato Pistons |
| finals_runner-up | Wellington Saints |
| finals_MVP | Puke Lenden |
| finals_MVP_link | New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
| seasonslistnames | New Zealand NBL |
| prevseason_link | 2007 New Zealand NBL season |
| prevseason_year | 2007 |
| nextseason_link | 2009 New Zealand NBL season |
| nextseason_year | 2009 |
| finals_runner-up = Wellington Saints The 2008 NBL season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title.
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Saints | 14 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Harbour Heat | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | 11 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Nelson Giants | 10 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Auckland Stars | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Taranaki Dynamos | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Canterbury Rams | 6 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Otago Nuggets | 2 | 16 |
Playoff bracket
|RD1-seed1=4 |RD1-team1=Hawke's Bay Hawks |RD1-score1=75 |RD1-seed2=5 |RD1-team2=Nelson Giants |RD1-score2=78
|RD1-seed3=3 |RD1-team3=Harbour Heat |RD1-score3=84 |RD1-seed4=6 |RD1-team4=Auckland Stars |RD1-score4=94
|RD2-seed1=1 |RD2-team1=Wellington Saints |RD2-score1=86 |RD2-seed2=5 |RD2-team2=Nelson Giants |RD2-score2=75
|RD2-seed3=2 |RD2-team3=Waikato Pistons |RD2-score3=86 |RD2-seed4=6 |RD2-team4=Auckland Stars |RD2-score4=80
|RD3-seed1= |RD3-team1=Wellington Saints |RD3-score1-1=78 |RD3-score1-2=79 |RD3-score1-3=X |RD3-seed2=[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]] |RD3-team2=Waikato Pistons |RD3-score2-1=95 |RD3-score2-2=84 |RD3-score2-3=X
Awards
Player of the Week
| Round | Player | Team | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jamil Terrell | Nelson Giants | url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/one-more-pow-for-crowe/ | title=One More PoW For Crowe | work=Basketball.org.nz | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081014194031/http://www.basketball.org.nz/news/one-more-pow-for-crowe/ | archivedate=14 October 2008 | date=9 June 2008 | url-status=dead}} |
| 2 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | |||||||
| 3 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | |||||||
| 4 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | |||||||
| 5 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | |||||||
| 6 | Ernest Scott | Wellington Saints | |||||||
| 7 | Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams | |||||||
| 8 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Dynamos | |||||||
| 9 | Kantrail Horton | Manawatu Jets | |||||||
| 10 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | |||||||
| Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams | ||||||||
| 11 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | |||||||
| 12 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Dynamos | |||||||
| 13 | Michael Harrison | Nelson Giants | |||||||
| 14 | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams | |||||||
| 15 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons |
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: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
- Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets)
- Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars)
- Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- G: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
- F: Ernest Scott (Wellington Saints)
- F: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
- C: Nick Horvath (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
- Finals MVP: Puke Lenden (Waikato Pistons)
References
References
- (20 June 2008). "Pistons Pride!". Basketball.org.nz.
- (9 June 2008). "One More PoW For Crowe". Basketball.org.nz.
- (18 June 2008). "Crowe Flies Away With MVP". Basketball.org.nz.
- (21 June 2008). "Ultimate Role Guy Takes MVP". Basketball.org.nz.
- (21 June 2008). "Waikato crowned NBL champions". Stuff.
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