2003–04 NBL season

Professional basketball season April 2022 March 2026 2003–04 NBL season National Basketball League 2003–04 Finals 2004 NBL Finals Sydney Kings (2nd title) West Sydney Razorbacks Wollongong HawksBrisbane Bullets 12 1 October 2003 – 6 April 2004 Sydney Kings Australia: Fox Sports New Zealand: Sky Sport Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) NBL Most Valuable Player Award AUS Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) NBL Grand Final Most Valuable Player Award AUS Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) 23.5 AUS List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Mark Bradtke (Melbourne) 10.9 AUS Ricky Grace (Perth) 7.3 AUS List of NBL seasons NBL 2002–03 NBL season 2002–03 2004–05 NBL season 2004–05 The 2003–04 NBL season was the 26th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 12 teams contested the league. This season marked the first NBL season that featured the New Zealand Breakers, the first New Zealand team in the Australian competition. Also, the Canberra Cannons were replaced by the Hunter Pirates. Regular season The 2003–04 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 1 October 2003 and 29 February 2004. Round 1 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 1/10/2003 NZ 111–110 A36 North Shore Events Centre 3,650 35498 1/10/2003 TC 114–118 CT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35499 1/10/2003 HP 77–105 MT Newcastle Entertainment Centre 3,882 35500 3/10/2003 MT 97–88 BB State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,772 35501 3/10/2003 CT 84–73 NZ Cairns Convention Centre 5,332 35502 4/10/2003 VG 96–106 BB Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,600 35503 4/10/2003 WSR 119–103 HP State Sports Centre 2,735 35504 4/10/2003 PW 95–114 SK Challenge Stadium 4,087 35505 Round 2 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 6/10/2003 WH 131–108 HP WIN Entertainment Centre 4,286 35506 8/10/2003 A36 86–101 CT Adelaide Arena 5,589 35507 8/10/2003 PW 99–116 MT Challenge Stadium 3,261 35508 8/10/2003 BB 105–97 WSR Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,008 35509 10/10/2003 TC 100–107 WSR Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,112 35510 11/10/2003 VG 100–94 CT Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,002 35511 11/10/2003 WH 108–78 NZ WIN Entertainment Centre 3,669 35512 Round 3 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 15/10/2003 TC 98–94 A36 Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,011 35513 15/10/2003 WSR 101–90 MT State Sports Centre 2,289 35514 18/10/2003 SK 107–97 PW Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,068 35515 18/10/2003 BB 97–98 A36 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,616 35516 18/10/2003 VG 118–102 HP Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,363 35517 18/10/2003 CT 81–103 WH Cairns Convention Centre 4,480 35518 19/10/2003 NZ 97–108 MT North Shore Events Centre 2,100 35519 Round 4 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 22/10/2003 SK 97–83 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,935 35520 24/10/2003 A36 134–105 NZ Adelaide Arena 6,942 35521 24/10/2003 HP 80–118 PW Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,834 35522 24/10/2003 BB 111–92 TC Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,600 35523 24/10/2003 MT 76–105 WH State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,480 35524 25/10/2003 VG 90–78 NZ Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,743 35525 26/10/2003 WH 80–95 SK WIN Entertainment Centre 5,015 35526 Round 5 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 29/10/2003 HP 103–99 A36 Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,935 35527 29/10/2003 TC 108–81 VG Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,984 35528 31/10/2003 NZ 68–81 CT Queens Wharf Events Centre 2,034 35529 31/10/2003 SK 113–86 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,500 35530 31/10/2003 WSR 81–90 WH State Sports Centre 2,905 35531 1/11/2003 PW 118–105 A36 Challenge Stadium 3,390 35532 1/11/2003 NZ 93–91 CT North Shore Events Centre 1,466 35533 1/11/2003 MT 117–96 HP State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,556 35534 1/11/2003 BB 118–78 VG Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,425 35535 Round 6 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 5/11/2003 SK 113–98 A36 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,517 35536 6/11/2003 WSR 95–99 VG Whitlam Centre 1,585 35537 7/11/2003 HP 90–121 BB Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,200 35538 8/11/2003 MT 111–99 A36 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,350 35539 8/11/2003 WH 84–99 BB WIN Entertainment Centre 3,600 35540 8/11/2003 CT 68–83 SK Cairns Convention Centre 4,604 35541 8/11/2003 VG 101–106 WSR Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,120 35542 9/11/2003 TC 106–118 SK Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,023 35543 Round 7 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 12/11/2003 SK 90–69 CT Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,673 35544 12/11/2003 NZ 84–90 BB Westpac Trust Centre 1,700 35545 12/11/2003 A36 91–101 WSR Adelaide Arena 4,648 35546 14/11/2003 CT 88–91 TC Cairns Convention Centre 4,317 35547 14/11/2003 VG 91–109 WH Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,352 35548 15/11/2003 BB 106–91 PW Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,573 35549 15/11/2003 TC 94–106 SK Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35550 15/11/2003 A36 103–93 VG Adelaide Arena 4,431 35551 15/11/2003 HP 95–102 WSR Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,950 35552 15/11/2003 MT 78–84 WH State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,357 35553 Round 8 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 19/11/2003 SK 86–88 WH Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,012 35554 21/11/2003 A36 118–89 MT Adelaide Arena 5,095 35556 21/11/2003 PW 101–97 CT Challenge Stadium 3,046 35555 21/11/2003 VG 121–115 TC Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,180 35557 22/11/2003 NZ 95–103 WSR North Shore Events Centre 1,721 35560 22/11/2003 MT 95–90 VG State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,830 35559 22/11/2003 WH 105–91 TC WIN Entertainment Centre 2,500 35558 23/11/2003 BB 77–95 CT Southport Stadium 1,000 35561 Round 9 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 26/11/2003 NZ 96–137 BB Mystery Creek Events Centre 1,523 35562 26/11/2003 HP 71–101 SK Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,890 35563 26/11/2003 PW 118–113 WSR Challenge Stadium 2,970 35564 28/11/2003 CT 99–62 HP Cairns Convention Centre 3,644 35565 28/11/2003 NZ 89–93 WH North Shore Events Centre 1,322 35566 29/11/2003 A36 123–97 PW Adelaide Arena 5,083 35567 29/11/2003 MT 83–92 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,805 35568 29/11/2003 WSR 124–104 TC State Sports Centre 2,926 35569 Round 10 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 1/12/2003 WH 121–103 PW WIN Entertainment Centre 3,126 35570 3/12/2003 BB 107–95 VG Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,194 35571 3/12/2003 A36 87–80 WH Adelaide Arena 5,500 35572 5/12/2003 TC 113–114 A36 Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,025 35573 5/12/2003 HP 101–104 NZ Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,755 35574 5/12/2003 MT 105–100 WSR State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,120 35575 6/12/2003 CT 110–107 A36 Cairns Convention Centre 3,631 35576 6/12/2003 WSR 80–82 NZ Penrith Stadium 1,123 35577 6/12/2003 WH 117–99 SK WIN Entertainment Centre 4,479 35578 6/12/2003 PW 90–104 VG Challenge Stadium 3,100 35579 Round 11 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 10/12/2003 SK 87–97 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,833 35580 10/12/2003 TC 117–100 PW Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,975 35581 12/12/2003 MT 78–75 NZ State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,387 35582 12/12/2003 CT 100–72 PW Cairns Convention Centre 3,953 35583 12/12/2003 HP 88–108 SK Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,502 35584 12/12/2003 BB 104–112 WSR Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,953 35585 13/12/2003 VG 81–113 NZ Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,422 35586 13/12/2003 A36 104–99 TC Adelaide Arena 5,900 35587 14/12/2003 WH 91–98 CT WIN Entertainment Centre 3,425 35588 Round 12 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 17/12/2003 BB 123–80 HP Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,007 35589 17/12/2003 NZ 98–83 MT North Shore Events Centre 2,426 35590 17/12/2003 SK 115–82 PW Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,183 35591 20/12/2003 TC 90–109 BB Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,096 35592 20/12/2003 WSR 99–84 CT State Sports Centre 2,287 35593 20/12/2003 PW 98–86 NZ Challenge Stadium 2,500 35594 20/12/2003 A36 98–108 SK Adelaide Arena 6,352 35595 20/12/2003 MT 100–72 VG State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,894 35596 20/12/2003 HP 88–100 WH Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,675 35597 Round 13 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 27/12/2003 PW 104–97 CT Challenge Stadium 2,300 35598 27/12/2003 BB 124–107 HP Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,220 35599 27/12/2003 WH 110–101 MT WIN Entertainment Centre 4,186 35600 27/12/2003 NZ 83–93 SK North Shore Events Centre 4,423 35601 27/12/2003 VG 95–107 WSR Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,148 35602 Round 14 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 29/12/2003 MT 85–113 TC State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,170 35603 31/12/2003 CT 106–113 BB Cairns Convention Centre 5,352 35604 31/12/2003 A36 93–86 HP Adelaide Arena 6,465 35605 31/12/2003 VG 116–111 MT Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,807 35606 31/12/2003 TC 112–103 NZ Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35607 31/12/2003 WSR 100–87 PW State Sports Centre 1,957 35608 2/01/2004 WH 121–75 A36 WIN Entertainment Centre 4,300 35609 2/01/2004 BB 103–83 NZ Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,681 35610 3/01/2004 VG 97–82 A36 Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 947 35611 3/01/2004 HP 109–103 CT Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,892 35612 3/01/2004 SK 111–113 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,318 35613 3/01/2004 PW 115–72 TC Challenge Stadium 2,829 35614 Round 15 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 7/01/2004 VG 108–115 A36 Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 2,200 35615 7/01/2004 BB 108–101 CT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,951 35616 9/01/2004 TC 126–101 HP Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,098 35617 9/01/2004 SK 109–99 NZ Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,901 35618 9/01/2004 WH 105–109 WSR WIN Entertainment Centre 4,438 35619 10/01/2004 A36 96–126 BB Adelaide Arena 5,680 35620 10/01/2004 CT 103–60 HP Cairns Convention Centre 3,639 35621 10/01/2004 WSR 98–82 NZ State Sports Centre 2,117 35622 10/01/2004 MT 93–89 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,423 35623 11/01/2004 PW 100–98 WH Challenge Stadium 2,981 35624 Round 16 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 14/01/2004 WH 104–79 CT WIN Entertainment Centre 3,580 35625 14/01/2004 BB 105–98 MT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,060 35626 14/01/2004 NZ 93–79 TC Westpac Trust Centre 2,017 35627 16/01/2004 SK 118–101 BB Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,416 35628 16/01/2004 CT 100–87 VG Cairns Convention Centre 3,791 35629 17/01/2004 HP 110–115 A36 Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,180 35630 17/01/2004 WSR 94–82 BB State Sports Centre 3,123 35631 17/01/2004 PW 111–96 MT Burswood Dome 8,501 35632 17/01/2004 VG 90–102 SK Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,738 35633 17/01/2004 NZ 80–96 TC North Shore Events Centre 2,055 35634 Round 17 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 21/01/2004 CT 103–107 MT Cairns Convention Centre 3,960 35635 21/01/2004 WSR 100–93 PW State Sports Centre 2,157 35636 21/01/2004 HP 97–112 TC Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,205 35637 21/01/2004 WH 109–79 VG WIN Entertainment Centre 3,610 35638 23/01/2004 PW 99–83 BB Challenge Stadium 3,308 35639 23/01/2004 TC 98–107 WH Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35640 24/01/2004 MT 97–89 CT State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,959 35641 24/01/2004 NZ 110–100 HP North Shore Events Centre 2,311 35642 24/01/2004 A36 113–93 SK Adelaide Arena 6,432 35643 25/01/2004 SK 117–96 VG Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,693 35644 25/01/2004 BB 100–88 WH Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,009 35645 Round 18 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 28/01/2004 SK 125–94 HP Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,269 35646 28/01/2004 CT 92–90 MT Cairns Convention Centre 3,680 35647 28/01/2004 NZ 104–97 PW Westpac Trust Centre 1,830 35648 30/01/2004 BB 107–116 MT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,600 35649 30/01/2004 NZ 98–89 PW North Shore Events Centre 3,122 35650 30/01/2004 VG 85–101 WH Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,410 35651 31/01/2004 A36 94–103 BB Adelaide Arena 5,823 35652 31/01/2004 WSR 118–103 HP State Sports Centre 2,782 35653 31/01/2004 TC 117–126 MT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,129 35654 1/02/2004 HP 108–130 WH Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,832 35655 Round 19 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 4/02/2004 CT 105–86 A36 Cairns Convention Centre 4,031 35656 4/02/2004 SK 107–97 BB Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,550 35657 4/02/2004 NZ 87–69 VG North Shore Events Centre 2,140 35658 4/02/2004 WH 110–99 WSR WIN Entertainment Centre 4,134 35659 6/02/2004 HP 82–93 NZ Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,879 35660 6/02/2004 VG 102–105 PW Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,044 35661 7/02/2004 TC 122–112 BB Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35662 7/02/2004 WSR 99–85 CT State Sports Centre 2,482 35663 7/02/2004 MT 95–87 PW State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,265 35664 7/02/2004 A36 104–105 WH Adelaide Arena 5,046 35665 Round 20 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 11/02/2004 SK 88–80 CT Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,650 35666 11/02/2004 PW 120–98 TC Challenge Stadium 2,904 35667 11/02/2004 HP 91–102 VG Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,503 35668 13/02/2004 WSR 108–94 A36 State Sports Centre 3,128 35669 14/02/2004 VG 106–103 HP Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre 1,054 35670 14/02/2004 SK 120–104 NZ Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,780 35671 14/02/2004 A36 124–111 PW Adelaide Arena 4,846 35672 14/02/2004 MT 109–94 WSR State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,056 35673 14/02/2004 TC 90–95 WH Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,120 35674 15/02/2004 CT 116–97 TC Cairns Convention Centre 5,070 35675 Round 21 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 18/02/2004 WSR 119–96 A36 State Sports Centre 2,128 35676 18/02/2004 PW 113–89 BB Marrara Indoor Stadium 1,408 35677 18/02/2004 MT 98–102 TC State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,237 35678 18/02/2004 SK 124–94 VG Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,969 35679 18/02/2004 NZ 84–108 WH North Shore Events Centre 4,358 35680 20/02/2004 TC 113–94 VG Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,065 35681 21/02/2004 WH 112–118 BB WIN Entertainment Centre 4,901 35682 21/02/2004 PW 97–90 HP Challenge Stadium 4,126 35683 21/02/2004 A36 111–123 MT Adelaide Arena 5,687 35684 21/02/2004 WSR 78–104 SK State Sports Centre 4,236 35685 22/02/2004 CT 87–83 VG Cairns Convention Centre 4,550 35686 Round 22 |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 23/02/2004 PW 106–93 HP Kalgoorlie Stadium 1,100 35687 25/02/2004 WSR 104–91 TC State Sports Centre 2,738 35688 27/02/2004 WH 99–88 PW WIN Entertainment Centre 4,879 35689 27/02/2004 HP 96–109 TC Newcastle Entertainment Centre 1,738 35690 28/02/2004 A36 93–88 NZ Adelaide Arena 6,129 35691 28/02/2004 BB 94–93 SK Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 4,000 35693 28/02/2004 CT 86–83 WSR Cairns Convention Centre 5,356 35694 29/02/2004 VG 100–95 PW Dandenong Stadium 1,648 35692 29/02/2004 HP 91–107 MT Newcastle Entertainment Centre 2,308 35695 Ladder The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding. 1West Sydney Razorbacks won Head-to-Head (2-1). Finals 2004 NBL Finals Playoff bracket Elimination Finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 3/03/2004 CT 103–96 PW Cairns Convention Centre 5,500 35696 5/03/2004 MT 111–107 A36 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,459 35697 6/03/2004 WSR 110–88 CT State Sports Centre 1,572 35698 7/03/2004 BB 112–101 MT Brisbane Entertainment Centre 3,424 35699 Semi-finals |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 12/03/2004 WH 91–107 WSR WIN Entertainment Centre 5,127 35700 13/03/2004 SK 104–100 BB Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,005 35701 14/03/2004 BB 96–101 SK Brisbane Entertainment Centre 4,213 35702 15/03/2004 WSR 110–95 WH State Sports Centre 2,755 35703 Grand Final |- bgcolor="#CCCCFF" font size=1 !width=90| Date !width=180| Home !width=60| Score !width=180| Away !width=260| Venue !width=70| Crowd !width=70| Boxscore 24/03/2004 SK 96–76 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 7,126 35704 26/03/2004 WSR 87–72 SK State Sports Centre 4,038 35705 31/03/2004 SK 80–82 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 8,073 35706 4/04/2004 WSR 77–82 SK State Sports Centre 4,053 35707 6/04/2004 SK 90–79 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 9,609 35708 All Star Game 2003–04 NBL All-Star Game #eee 4 April 2004 18:00 boxscorereport Eastern All Stars 129 126 29–32 37 –31 31–24 32–39 Western All Stars Knight 19 Saville 12 Rose 5 Cattalini 27 Bradtke 10 Rillie 7 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne 2,238 Fox Sports Eastern All Stars win, 129–126 Most Valuable Player Ebi Ere (Sydney Kings) Awards NBL Most Valuable Player: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings) Larry Sengstock Medal (GF MVP): Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings) NBL Coach of the Year: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets) NBL Best Defensive Player: Ben Castle (Brisbane Bullets) NBL Rookie of the Year: Steven Markovic (West Sydney Razorbacks) NBL Most Improved Player: Geordie Cullen (Hunter Pirates) NBL Best Sixth Man: Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers) Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen All-NBL First Team: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)http://www.nbl.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=916 All-NBL Team revealed NBL.com.au 8 April 2004 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20040626145413/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.asp?s=newsdisplay&aid=916 26 June 2004 25 October 2022 Mark Bradtke (Melbourne Tigers) Stephen Black (Brisbane Bullets) John Rillie (West Sydney Razorbacks) Sam Mackinnon (West Sydney Razorbacks) Player of the month October: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings) November: Dusty Rychart (Adelaide 36ers) December: Kevin Freeman (Brisbane Bullets) January: Mike Chappell (New Zealand Breakers) February: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings) Coach of the month October: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings) November: Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks) December: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets) January: Gordon McLeod (West Sydney Razorbacks) February: Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks) All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Stephen BlackNBL: Basketball Australia Brisbane Bullets SG John Rillie West Sydney Razorbacks SF Sam Mackinnon West Sydney Razorbacks PF Matthew Nielsen Sydney Kings C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers References Australia, NBL Category:2003 in Australian men's sport Category:2004 in Australian men's sport Category:2003–04 in Australian basketball Category:2003 in New Zealand basketball Category:2004 in New Zealand basketball