| 2007 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 8 March – 29 June |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Harbour Heat |
| Season MVP | Josh Pace (Nelson Giants) |
| Top scorer | Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Nelson Giants |
| Runners-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.[1][2][3]
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Harbour Heat | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 13 | 5 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | Auckland Stars | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Wellington Saints | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 8 | 10 |
| 8 | Canterbury Rams | 4 | 14 |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 4 | 14 |
| 10 | Otago Nuggets | 2 | 16 |
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Finals | ||||||||||
| 1 | Harbour Heat | 76 | |||||||||
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 85 | |||||||||
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | 67 | 83 | X | ||||||||
| Nelson Giants | 76 | 96 | X | |||||||
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 103 | |||||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 109 | |||||||||
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[4]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Garry Hill-Thomas | Taranaki Mountainairs | 26.2 |
| Rebounds per game | Link Abrams | Taranaki Mountainairs | 11.5 |
| Assists per game | Paul Henare | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 6.4 |
| Steals per game | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | 3.8 |
| Blocks per game | Warren Byrd | Manawatu Jets | 1.6 |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)[5]
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs) & Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)[6]
- 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
- ↑ "2007 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ↑ "Charity Begins at Home". Basketball.org.nz. 29 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
- ↑ "Book Closes in Style". Basketball.org.nz. 30 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
- ↑ "Dominion Finance NBL - League Summary" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "M-V-PACE". Basketball.org.nz. 27 June 2007. Archived from the original on 1 September 2007.
- ↑ Bidwell, Hamish (28 June 2007). "TOP STORY: Never mind the throne, Winitana's eyes are on crown". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 22 January 2016.
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