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2001 New Zealand NBL season

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Sport
  
Basketball

Number of teams
  
9

Number of games
  
16

Minor premiers
  
Waikato Titans

League
  
National Basketball League

Top scorer
  
Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)

The 2001 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 20th running of the competition. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title. The Titans also 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.

Contents

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Regular season

  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
  • Regular Season Winners: Waikato Titans (15–1)
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Clifton Bush (27.4) (Waikato Titans)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Brian Gomes (14.4) (North Harbour Kings)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Paul Henare (5.1) (Auckland Stars)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Wellington Saints
  • Rookie of the Year: Damon Rampton (Nelson Giants)
  • Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (Nelson Giants)
  • Administrator of the Year: Janie Granger (Nelson Giants)
  • All-Star Five:
  • G: Hayden Allen (Otago Nuggets)
  • G: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
  • F: Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
  • F: Brian Gomes (North Harbour Kings)
  • C: Pero Cameron (Waikato Titans)

    • References

    2001 New Zealand NBL season Wikipedia
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