2002–03 NBL season

Professional basketball season April 2022 March 2026 2002–03 NBL season National Basketball League 2002–03 Finals 2003 NBL Finals Sydney Kings (1st title) Perth Wildcats Townsville CrocodilesWollongong Hawks 11 2 October 2002 – 6 April 2003 Sydney Kings Australia: Fox Sports Chris Williams (Sydney) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player USA Chris Williams (Sydney) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final USA John Rillie (West Sydney) 23.6 AUS List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Mark Bradtke (Melbourne) 12.9 AUS Ricky Grace (Perth) 8.0 AUS List of NBL seasons NBL 2001–02 NBL season 2001–02 2003–04 NBL season 2003–04 The 2002–03 NBL season was the 25th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league. Regular season The 2002–03 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 2 October 2002 and 1 March 2003. 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 2/10/2002 WSR 104–92 A36 State Sports Centre N/A 35318 2/10/2002 CC 94–88 TC AIS Arena N/A 35319 4/10/2002 CT 109–98 BB Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35320 4/10/2002 MT 105–111 PW State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35321 5/10/2002 WH 116–104 TC WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35322 6/10/2002 PW 95–85 VG Challenge Stadium N/A 35323 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 9/10/2002 A36 93–110 WH Adelaide Arena N/A 35324 9/10/2002 CC 90–77 BB AIS Arena N/A 35325 11/10/2002 TC 88–96 SK Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35326 11/10/2002 WSR 122–106 BB State Sports Centre N/A 35327 12/10/2002 CT 88–110 SK Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35328 12/10/2002 VG 105–95 WSR Hisense Arena N/A 35329 12/10/2002 WH 108–100 PW WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35330 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 16/10/2002 VG 130–102 MT Hisense Arena N/A 35331 16/10/2002 PW 106–101 A36 Challenge Stadium N/A 35332 18/10/2002 SK 119–102 WH Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35333 18/10/2002 MT 103–92 CC State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35334 18/10/2002 BB 92–101 CT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35335 19/10/2002 A36 92–105 CC Adelaide Arena N/A 35336 19/10/2002 TC 108–117 CT Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35337 20/10/2002 WSR 94–122 SK State Sports Centre N/A 35338 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 23/10/2002 PW 90–87 WH Challenge Stadium N/A 35339 23/10/2002 SK 120–75 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35340 25/10/2002 TC 96–93 MT Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35341 26/10/2002 CC 117–91 WSR AIS Arena N/A 35342 26/10/2002 VG 97–104 WH Hisense Arena N/A 35343 26/10/2002 BB 92–116 A36 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35344 27/10/2002 CT 92–103 MT Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35345 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 30/10/2002 VG 135–129 BB Hisense Arena N/A 35346 1/11/2002 WSR 97–103 MT State Sports Centre N/A 35347 1/11/2002 CT 83–90 WH Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35348 1/11/2002 PW 104–96 TC Challenge Stadium N/A 35349 2/11/2002 SK 95–87 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35350 2/11/2002 A36 115–111 TC Adelaide Arena N/A 35351 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 6/11/2002 A36 91–105 SK Adelaide Arena N/A 35352 8/11/2002 WH 111–104 VG WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35353 8/11/2002 PW 130–127 SK Challenge Stadium N/A 35354 8/11/2002 MT 108–102 A36 State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35355 9/11/2002 CC 118–99 VG AIS Arena N/A 35356 9/11/2002 CT 118–104 TC Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35357 10/11/2002 WSR 111–85 BB State Sports Centre N/A 35358 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 13/11/2002 WH 119–93 WSR WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35359 15/11/2002 WSR 92–78 CC State Sports Centre N/A 35360 15/11/2002 MT 113–90 BB State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35361 16/11/2002 A36 123–111 VG Adelaide Arena N/A 35362 16/11/2002 TC 103–95 PW Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35363 17/11/2002 CT 91–95 PW Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35364 17/11/2002 SK 98–100 CC Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35365 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 20/11/2002 VG 112–106 BB Geelong Arena N/A 35366 22/11/2002 PW 103–87 CT Challenge Stadium N/A 35367 22/11/2002 VG 96–100 TC Hisense Arena N/A 35368 23/11/2002 MT 107–97 WH State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35369 23/11/2002 CC 123–107 BB AIS Arena N/A 35370 23/11/2002 A36 106–107 CT Adelaide Arena N/A 35371 23/11/2002 WSR 104–87 TC State Sports Centre N/A 35372 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 27/11/2002 CT 71–86 BB Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35373 27/11/2002 SK 102–74 PW Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35374 27/11/2002 TC 101–106 A36 Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35375 29/11/2002 VG 74–114 SK Hisense Arena N/A 35376 29/11/2002 WH 94–84 CT Shoalhaven Stadium N/A 35377 29/11/2002 CC 98–99 PW AIS Arena N/A 35378 30/11/2002 MT 100–85 CC State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35379 30/11/2002 WSR 116–105 CT State Sports Centre N/A 35380 30/11/2002 BB 91–96 A36 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35381 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 4/12/2002 BB 103–96 SK Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35382 4/12/2002 WH 101–113 A36 WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35383 7/12/2002 MT 95–96 WSR State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35384 7/12/2002 BB 93–91 TC Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35385 7/12/2002 CC 109–114 A36 AIS Arena N/A 35386 7/12/2002 VG 102–133 PW Hisense Arena N/A 35387 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 10/12/2002 BB 94–111 WH Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35388 11/12/2002 A36 107–106 MT Adelaide Arena N/A 35389 13/12/2002 BB 88–77 VG Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35390 13/12/2002 CT 103–91 WSR Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35391 14/12/2002 PW 106–91 MT Challenge Stadium N/A 35392 14/12/2002 TC 115–101 WSR Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35393 14/12/2002 SK 87–92 WH Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35394 15/12/2002 WH 117–91 VG WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35395 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 18/12/2002 WSR 101–99 WH State Sports Centre N/A 35396 19/12/2002 SK 92–94 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35397 20/12/2002 CT 115–91 VG Cairns Convention Centre N/A 35398 20/12/2002 A36 111–107 WSR Adelaide Arena N/A 35399 21/12/2002 PW 122–114 A36 Challenge Stadium N/A 35400 21/12/2002 MT 79–92 BB State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35401 21/12/2002 TC 101–83 VG Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35402 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 26/12/2002 VG 91–98 SK Hisense Arena N/A 35403 27/12/2002 SK 114–95 A36 Sydney Entertainment Centre N/A 35404 27/12/2002 MT 88–94 TC State Netball and Hockey Centre N/A 35406 27/12/2002 BB 90–115 PW Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35407 28/12/2002 WH 94–89 MT WIN Entertainment Centre N/A 35408 28/12/2002 A36 112–114 TC Adelaide Arena N/A 35409 28/12/2002 WSR 97–105 PW State Sports Centre N/A 35410 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 31/12/2002 BB 78–87 MT Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35411 31/12/2002 TC 121–110 WH Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A 35412 31/12/2002 A36 103–91 CT Adelaide Arena N/A 35413 3/01/2003 CT 75–86 WSR Cairns Convention Centre 4,520 35414 3/01/2003 SK 112–96 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,975 35415 4/01/2003 TC 104–99 WSR Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35416 4/01/2003 PW 109–89 WH Challenge Stadium 4,400 35417 4/01/2003 BB 105–121 SK Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A 35418 4/01/2003 VG 99–107 A36 Hisense Arena 3,000 35419 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 8/01/2003 VG 114–100 CC Geelong Arena 1,050 35420 8/01/2003 BB 101–82 WH Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,215 35423 10/01/2003 CT 98–96 PW Cairns Convention Centre 4,183 35421 10/01/2003 SK 111–83 CC Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,163 35422 11/01/2003 MT 115–86 VG State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 35424 11/01/2003 A36 100–82 CC Adelaide Arena 7,750 35425 11/01/2003 TC 122–109 PW Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35426 12/01/2003 WH 87–79 SK WIN Entertainment Centre 5,566 35427 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 15/01/2003 MT 94–86 CT State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,455 35428 15/01/2003 WSR 112–77 VG State Sports Centre 3,086 35429 17/01/2003 VG 112–107 CT Bendigo Stadium 1,095 35430 17/01/2003 WH 89–98 TC WIN Entertainment Centre 4,271 35431 18/01/2003 CC 100–96 MT AIS Arena 3,131 35432 18/01/2003 SK 122–108 WSR Sydney Entertainment Centre 7,124 35433 18/01/2003 BB 107–115 TC Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,861 35434 18/01/2003 PW 119–97 CC Challenge Stadium 4,306 35435 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 22/01/2003 SK 103–111 VG Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,635 35436 22/01/2003 WH 87–76 CC WIN Entertainment Centre 3,569 35437 22/01/2003 TC 97–81 CT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35438 24/01/2003 A36 115–108 BB Adelaide Arena 7,418 35439 25/01/2003 WSR 87–106 WH State Sports Centre 3,048 35440 25/01/2003 PW 106–88 BB Challenge Stadium 3,500 35441 25/01/2003 CT 71–95 SK Cairns Convention Centre 4,475 35442 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 29/01/2003 CC 80–108 SK AIS Arena 2,651 35443 29/01/2003 BB 96–111 PW Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 2,980 35444 29/01/2003 A36 128–105 WSR Adelaide Arena 6,667 35445 1/02/2003 MT 91–87 PW State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,956 35446 1/02/2003 WH 111–85 BB WIN Entertainment Centre 4,000 35447 1/02/2003 WSR 104–101 SK State Sports Centre 4,112 35448 1/02/2003 VG 106–109 TC Dandenong Stadium 2,154 35449 1/02/2003 CT 123–88 CC Cairns Convention Centre 4,300 35450 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 5/02/2003 CC 99–91 VG AIS Arena 2,349 35451 5/02/2003 PW 97–99 SK Challenge Stadium 3,868 35452 7/02/2003 A36 122–104 PW Adelaide Arena 7,593 35454 8/02/2003 TC 103–88 CC Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35453 8/02/2003 WSR 101–104 VG State Sports Centre 3,413 35455 8/02/2003 CT 93–87 WH Cairns Convention Centre 4,382 35456 8/02/2003 MT 108–103 A36 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,410 35457 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 12/02/2003 CC 84–81 CT AIS Arena 1,956 35458 12/02/2003 MT 90–95 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,669 35459 14/02/2003 WH 100–116 A36 WIN Entertainment Centre 4,000 35460 14/02/2003 VG 98–106 MT Hisense Arena 4,765 35461 15/02/2003 PW 124–101 WSR Challenge Stadium 3,596 35462 15/02/2003 TC 103–93 CC Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35463 15/02/2003 SK 111–84 BB Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,540 35464 18/02/2003 PW 106–91 WSR Bunbury Stadium 1,500 35465 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 19/02/2003 CC 90–104 CT AIS Arena 1,564 35466 20/02/2003 TC 120–75 BB Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35467 21/02/2003 BB 66–79 CC Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,890 35468 21/02/2003 VG 77–102 CT Dandenong Stadium 1,979 35469 22/02/2003 CC 94–106 PW State Sports Centre 1,450 35470 22/02/2003 A36 97–99 VG Adelaide Arena 7,597 35471 22/02/2003 WH 89–96 MT WIN Entertainment Centre 4,305 35472 23/02/2003 WSR 93–90 MT State Sports Centre 3,246 35473 23/02/2003 SK 100–87 CT Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,087 35474 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 26/02/2003 CC 93–140 WH Southern Cross Stadium 1,350 35405 26/02/2003 MT 108–99 CT State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,430 35475 26/02/2003 SK 114–99 A36 Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,105 35476 27/02/2003 WH 124–94 CC WIN Entertainment Centre 3,265 35477 28/02/2003 BB 85–108 WSR Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 3,300 35478 1/03/2003 TC 106–104 MT Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35479 1/03/2003 PW 118–88 VG Challenge Stadium 3,667 35480 1/03/2003 CC 103–113 WSR Southern Cross Stadium 1,979 35481 1/03/2003 CT 128–109 A36 Cairns Convention Centre 5,159 35482 Ladder 1Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-1). Finals 2003 NBL Finals Playoff bracket Qualifying 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 8/03/2003 MT 89–101 SK State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 35483 8/03/2003 A36 116–119 PW Adelaide Arena 6,563 35484 8/03/2003 WH 97–87 TC WIN Entertainment Centre 4,391 35485 10/03/2003 SK 104–108 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,501 35486 12/03/2003 PW 91–99 A36 Challenge Stadium 3,611 35487 12/03/2003 TC 101–102 WH Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35488 15/03/2003 SK 114–89 MT Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,395 35489 16/03/2003 PW 94–86 A36 Challenge Stadium 3,082 35490 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 20/03/2003 TC 107–124 SK Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 35491 21/03/2003 WH 90–121 PW WIN Entertainment Centre 5,479 35492 26/03/2003 PW 113–84 WH Challenge Stadium 3,421 35493 26/03/2003 SK 91–113 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre 7,284 35494 29/03/2003 SK 114–99 TC Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,025 35495 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 3/04/2003 SK 98–94 PW Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,439 35496 6/04/2003 PW 101–117 SK Challenge Stadium 4,700 35497 2002–03 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Chris Williams Sydney Kings 23.6 Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers 12.9 Assists per game Ricky Grace Perth Wildcats 8.0 Steals per game Darryl McDonald Victoria Titans 2.4 Blocks per game Reginald Poole Canberra Cannons 2.2 Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 89.3% Three-point field goal percentage James Harvey Perth Wildcats 43.8% NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Chris Williams, Sydney Kings Rookie of the Year: Gary Boodnikoff, Sydney Kings Best Defensive Player: Glen Saville, Wollongong Hawks Best Sixth Man: Stephen Black, Perth Wildcats Most Improved Player: Matt Burston, Perth Wildcats Coach of the Year: Ian Stacker, Townsville Crocodiles All NBL Team #PlayerTeam PG Ricky Gracehttps://www.australiabasket.com/Australia/basketball-League-NBL_2002-2003.aspx NBL Season 2002-2003 18 February 2016 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305000259/http://www.australiabasket.com/australia/basketball-league-nbl_2002-2003.asp live Perth Wildcats SG Shane Heal Sydney Kings SF Brett Maher Adelaide 36ers PF Chris Williams Sydney Kings C Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers References External links NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures 2002–03 Category:2002 in Australian men's sport Category:2003 in Australian men's sport Category:2002–03 in Australian basketball