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Sports season
2003 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration23 April – 16 August
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersWaikato Titans
Season MVPDavid Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
Top scorerJohn Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
Playoffs
ChampionsWellington Saints
  Runners-upWaikato Titans
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The 2003 NBL season was the 22nd season of the National Basketball League. 2003 marked the first year a league-wide MVP award winner was named, allowing imports the opportunity to be recognised; in all previous seasons, only a Kiwi MVP was named, an award given to the best New Zealand player. Australian import David Cooper of the Manawatu Jets was subsequently awarded the first league MVP. 2003 also marked the return of Taranaki after a three-year hiatus. The Wellington Saints won the championship over the Waikato Titans in overtime, as the Saints claimed their fifth league title.

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Waikato Titans 16 2
2 Wellington Saints 12 6
3 Manawatu Jets 12 6
4 Auckland Stars 12 6
5 Nelson Giants 11 7
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 8 10
7 Otago Nuggets 7 11
8 Taranaki Mountainairs 5 13
9 Canterbury Rams 4 14
10 Harbour Heat 3 15

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Waikato Titans 98
4 Auckland Stars 77
  Waikato Titans 88
Wellington Saints 97
2 Wellington Saints 89
3 Manawatu Jets 70

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Issiah Epps Otago Nuggets
2 Dillon Boucher Waikato Titans
Mike Pegues Canterbury Rams
3 Issiah Epps Otago Nuggets
4 Dillon Boucher Waikato Titans
5 Ed Book Nelson Giants
Dillon Boucher Waikato Titans
6 Lindsay Tait Auckland Stars
7 John Whorton Canterbury Rams
8 John Whorton Canterbury Rams
9 David Cooper Manawatu Jets
10 Paul Henare Hawke's Bay Hawks
11 Casey Frank Auckland Stars
12 Willie Banks Taranaki Mountainairs
13 John Whorton Canterbury Rams
14 Mark Dickel Otago Nuggets
15 Michael Tompson Wellington Saints
SF Iona Enosa Waikato Titans
F Ben Knight Wellington Saints

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game John Whorton Canterbury Rams 29.3
Rebounds per game John Whorton Canterbury Rams 16.5
Assists per game George Le'afa Wellington Saints 6.2
Steals per game Dillon Boucher Waikato Titans 4.5
Blocks per game David Cooper Manawatu Jets 2.8

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
  • Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Most Outstanding Forward: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
  • Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans)
  • Scoring Champion: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
  • Rebounding Champion: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams)
  • Assist Champion: George Le'afa (Wellington Saints)
  • Rookie of the Year: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Coach of the Year: Mike McHugh (Wellington Saints)
  • All-Star Five:

References

  1. "2003 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 19 July 2012.
  2. ^ "Players of the Week". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.
  3. Player Of The Week IX
  4. Player Of The Week X
  5. Player Of The Week XI
  6. Player Of The Week XII
  7. Player Of The Week XIII
  8. Player Of The Week XV
  9. Player Of The Week (Final)
  10. "2003 Burger King League – League Leaders". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 19 November 2004.

External links

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