2007–08 NBL season

Professional basketball season March 2020 March 2026 2007–08 NBL season NBL Hummer Championship.jpg 235px Logo of the league sponsored by Hummer National Basketball League 2007–08 Finals 2008 NBL Finals Melbourne Tigers (4th title) Sydney Kings Brisbane BulletsPerth Wildcats 13 19 September 2007 – 14 March 2008 Sydney Kings Australia: Fox SportsNine Network (Highlights) New Zealand: Sky SportMāori Television Chris Anstey (Melbourne) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player AUS Chris Anstey (Melbourne) NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final AUS Ebi Ere (Brisbane) 26.0 NGR List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders Chris Anstey (Melbourne) 11.6 AUS Stephen Black (Cairns) 5.6 AUS List of NBL seasons NBL 2006–07 NBL season 2006–07 2008–09 NBL season 2008–09 The 2007–08 NBL season was the 30th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. On 21 November 2006, the Gold Coast Blaze joined the league, expanding it to 13 teams.http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Gold%20Coast%20Blaze Gold Coast Blaze – andthefoul.net 25 March 2013 12 September 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160912172252/http://andthefoul.net/NBLwiki/index.php?Gold%20Coast%20Blaze dead 2007–08 league participants Stadiums and locations NBL location map.jpg 500 none -58.0 -55.0 -1 Slingers -450.0 -52.0 -1 Breakers -345.0 -95.0 -1 Taipans -347.0 -115.0 -1 Crocodiles -405.0 -200.0 -1 Bullets, Blaze -325.0 -255.0 -1 Kings, Razorbacks -375.0 -275.0 -1 Hawks -300.0 -307.0 -1 Tigers, Dragons -263.0 -277.0 -1 Sixers -59.0 -250.0 -1 Wildcats Team Region CEO Coach Home ground Capacity Adelaide 36ers SA Mal Hemmerling Phil Smyth Distinctive Homes Dome 8,000 Brisbane Bullets Qld Jeff Van Groningen Joey Wright Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 4,000 Cairns Taipans Qld Denis Keeffe Alan Black Cairns Convention Centre 5,300 Gold Coast Blaze Qld David Claxton Brendan Joyce Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre 5,269 Melbourne Tigers Vic Seamus McPeake Alan Westover State Netball & Hockey Centre 3,500 New Zealand Breakers NZL Richard Clarke Andrej Lemanis North Shore Events Centre 4,400 Perth Wildcats WA Nick Marvin Scott Fisher Challenge Stadium 4,500 Singapore Slingers Sin Bob Turner Gordon McLeod Singapore Indoor Stadium 12,000 South Dragons Vic Ryan Gardiner Shane Heal Vodafone Arena 10,500 Sydney Kings NSW Garry Hudson Brian Goorjian Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,517 Townsville Crocodiles Qld Ian Smythe Trevor Gleeson Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre 5,257 West Sydney Razorbacks NSW Darren Drysdale Rob Beveridge State Sports Centre 5,006 Wollongong Hawks NSW Eric Cooks WIN Entertainment Centre 6,000 Preseason transactions Player Recruited from Signed by Larry Abney Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Taipans Adam Ballinger Wollongong Hawks Adelaide 36ers David Barlow Sydney Kings Melbourne Tigers Stephen Black Brisbane Bullets Cairns Taipans Mark Bradtke Brisbane Bullets RetiredNBL loses legend as Bradtke retires NBL 2007 http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4836 10 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070913225846/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4836 13 September 2007 dead dmy Brad Davidson Singapore Slingers Adelaide 36ers Casey Frank Wollongong Hawks Gold Coast Blaze Kavossy Franklin South Dragons Wollongong Hawks Cortez Groves Wollongong Hawks South Dragons Brad Hill Adelaide 36ers South Dragons Nick Horvath Adelaide 36ers South Dragons Nathan Jawai Australian Institute of Sport Cairns TaipansTaipans sign Jawai Cairns Taipans 2007 http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4526 11 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070914232458/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4526 14 September 2007 dead dmy Ryan Kersten University of New Mexico New Zealand Breakers Alex Loughton Gandía BA (LEB Spain) Perth Wildcats Wildcats claim coup by signing Loughton The West Australian 2007 http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=376216 24 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191727/http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=376216 27 September 2007 dead dmy-all Luke Martin Cairns Taipans South Dragons Ben Melmeth Singapore Slingers Gold Coast Blaze Scott McGregor West Sydney Razorbacks Gold Coast Blaze Brad Newley Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide 36ers Ben Pepper New Zealand Breakers Townsville Crocodiles Anthony Petrie Canberra Gunners (ABA) West Sydney Razorbacks2007 Transaction Tracker NBL 2007 http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4824 11 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070515002834/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4824 15 May 2007 dead dmy Tony Rampton Wollongong Hawks West Sydney Razorbacks Tony Ronaldson Perth Wildcats New Zealand Breakers Bradley Sheridan Sydney Kings Townsville Crocodiles Anthony Stewart Cairns Taipans RetiredStewart accepts Snakes front office job Cairns Taipans 2007 http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4883 10 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070913221117/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=newsdisplay&aid=4883 13 September 2007 dead dmy Unless stated otherwise the source for the above information is the NBL article "Movers and Shakers"Howard Marc Movers and Shakers NBL 2007 http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=featuredisplay&aid=4869 10 April 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070426132858/http://www.nbl.com.au/default.aspx?s=featuredisplay&aid=4869 26 April 2007 dead dmy Sponsors Team Major sponsor Adelaide 36ers ABC Learning Centres Brisbane Bullets Virgin Blue Cairns Taipans Skytrans Airlines Gold Coast Blaze none Melbourne Tigers Aust Tiger New Zealand Breakers Harvey Norman Perth Wildcats Saville Australia Singapore Slingers CLSA South Dragons Crazy John's Sydney Kings Firepower Townsville Crocodiles McDonald's West Sydney Razorbacks Westbus Wollongong Hawks IMB Apparel Team Provider Home colour Away colour Adelaide 36ers ISC Blue White Brisbane Bullets Hoop2Hoop Royal Blue White Cairns Taipans Kombat Orange White Gold Coast Blaze ISC Sky Blue White Melbourne Tigers Kombat Red Yellow New Zealand Breakers Sport & Uniform Black White Perth Wildcats ISC Red White Singapore Slingers ISC Red Gold South Dragons Kombat Black White Sydney Kings ISC Purple White Townsville Crocodiles Kombat Green White West Sydney Razorbacks Soul Sports Navy Blue White Wollongong Hawks Kombat Red White Regular season The 2007–08 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 19 September 2007 and 16 February 2008. 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 19/09/2007 GCB 105–115 BB 36294 Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,137 19/09/2007 WSR 114–116 TC 36295 State Sports Centre 1,860 19/09/2007 SS 94–117 MT 36296 Singapore Indoor Stadium 3,200 20/09/2007 NZ 90–95 CT 36297 North Shore Events Centre 2,000 21/09/2007 A36 108–101 WH 36298 Adelaide Arena 4,126 22/09/2007 MT 100–88 WH 36299 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,753 22/09/2007 CT 99–75 TC 36300 Cairns Convention Centre 4,006 22/09/2007 SD 106–116 WSR 36301 Vodafone Arena 3,129 23/09/2007 SK 88–79 GCB 36302 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,951 23/09/2007 PW 112–80 SS 36303 Challenge Stadium 4,000 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 26/09/2007 TC 78–85 SK 36304 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,500 26/09/2007 SS 93–99 GCB 36305 Singapore Indoor Stadium 1,300 28/09/2007 WH 88–113 BB 36306 WIN Entertainment Centre 2,775 28/09/2007 A36 85–101 MT 36307 Adelaide Arena 4,400 29/09/2007 WSR 108–95 PW 36308 State Sports Centre 2,234 29/09/2007 CT 88–72 GCB 36309 Cairns Convention Centre 3,949 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 2/10/2007 SS 101–86 TC 36310 Singapore Indoor Stadium 1,300 3/10/2007 SD 81–97 PW 36311 Vodafone Arena 3,952 4/10/2007 NZ 96–104 WSR 36312 North Shore Events Centre 2,011 5/10/2007 WH 84–89 CT 36313 WIN Entertainment Centre 2,898 5/10/2007 BB 116–107 PW 36314 Brisbane Convention Centre 2,984 6/10/2007 SK 92–85 CT 36315 Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,224 6/10/2007 TC 84–113 BB 36316 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,549 6/10/2007 GCB 90–96 MT 36317 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,524 6/10/2007 A36 115–108 SD 36318 Adelaide Arena 4,959 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 10/10/2007 CT 82–99 MT 36319 Cairns Convention Centre 3,843 10/10/2007 PW 95–91 A36 36320 Challenge Stadium 4,200 11/10/2007 NZ 98–97 TC 36321 North Shore Events Centre 2,110 12/10/2007 WH 132–109 WSR 36322 WIN Entertainment Centre 2,999 13/10/2007 GCB 97–82 SS 36323 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,853 13/10/2007 MT 101–98 SD 36324 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 14/10/2007 SD 85–95 SK 36325 Vodafone Arena 3,928 14/10/2007 BB 127–106 SS 36326 Brisbane Convention Centre 2,500 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 17/10/2007 BB 117–127 SK 36327 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,117 17/10/2007 SS 96–105 MT 36328 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,500 18/10/2007 NZ 116–109 A36 36329 North Shore Events Centre 2,166 20/10/2007 SD 109–110 BB 36330 Vodafone Arena 4,198 20/10/2007 WSR 103–96 SK 36331 State Sports Centre 3,850 20/10/2007 GCB 106–92 WH 36332 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,638 20/10/2007 TC 112–90 A36 36333 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,388 21/10/2007 PW 87–73 CT 36334 Challenge Stadium 4,000 21/10/2007 SS 99–116 NZ 36335 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,100 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 24/10/2007 SK 100–82 A36 36336 Sydney Entertainment Centre 2,483 26/10/2007 WH 114–97 PW 36337 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,316 26/10/2007 TC 129–126 WSR 36338 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,119 27/10/2007 MT 115–90 NZ 36339 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,221 27/10/2007 A36 94–98 GCB 36340 Adelaide Arena 4,301 27/10/2007 CT 112–90 BB 36341 Cairns Convention Centre 4,110 28/10/2007 WSR 104–115 WH 36342 State Sports Centre 2,476 28/10/2007 SD 102–90 NZ 36343 Vodafone Arena 3,443 28/10/2007 SS 90–99 SK 36344 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,000 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 31/10/2007 WSR 97–95 CT 36345 State Sports Centre 1,726 1/11/2007 NZ 127–126 BB 36346 North Shore Events Centre 2,200 2/11/2007 SK 106–79 TC 36347 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,280 3/11/2007 MT 84–74 TC 36348 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,942 3/11/2007 A36 87–70 NZ 36349 Adelaide Arena 4,443 4/11/2007 SD 115–108 WH 36350 Vodafone Arena 4,512 4/11/2007 GCB 101–80 CT 36351 Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,000 4/11/2007 SS 112–105 PW 36352 Singapore Indoor Stadium 1,000 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 7/11/2007 SK 114–109 BB 36353 Sydney Entertainment Centre 2,825 8/11/2007 NZ 98–92 SS 36354 North Shore Events Centre 2,336 9/11/2007 WH 87–101 TC 36355 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,763 10/11/2007 MT 94–102 SK 36356 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,468 10/11/2007 WSR 102–93 GCB 36357 Sydney Superdome 4,675 10/11/2007 SD 97–103 TC 36358 Vodafone Arena 4,215 10/11/2007 CT 103–86 WH 36359 Cairns Convention Centre 4,170 10/11/2007 PW 95–102 BB 36360 Challenge Stadium 4,000 11/11/2007 GCB 79–90 NZ 36361 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,400 11/11/2007 SS 93–111 A36 36362 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,500 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 14/11/2007 WSR 95–106 SD 36363 State Sports Centre 1,902 15/11/2007 NZ 121–100 WH 36364 North Shore Events Centre 2,302 16/11/2007 SK 105–75 WSR 36365 Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,492 16/11/2007 SD 79–99 GCB 36366 Vodafone Arena 3,310 17/11/2007 CT 87–107 NZ 36367 Cairns Convention Centre 4,005 17/11/2007 PW 92–69 WH 36368 Challenge Stadium 3,000 17/11/2007 TC 110–98 SS 36369 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,078 17/11/2007 A36 96–93 SD 36370 Adelaide 36ers 4,379 18/11/2007 GCB 101–92 WSR 36371 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,203 18/11/2007 BB 109–90 SS 36372 Brisbane Convention Centre 2,600 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 21/11/2007 TC 107–81 MT 36373 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,068 22/11/2007 NZ 103–128 CT 36374 North Shore Events Centre 2,287 24/11/2007 BB 121–93 GCB 36376 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,368 24/11/2007 PW 103–85 MT 36377 Challenge Stadium 4,100 25/11/2007 A36 82–92 TC 36375 Adelaide Arena 4,125 25/11/2007 SD 109–99 SS 36378 Vodafone Arena 3,592 25/11/2007 CT 87–102 SK 36379 Cairns Convention Centre 3,894 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 28/11/2007 WSR 126–95 SS 36380 State Sports Centre 1,876 28/11/2007 SK 84–87 PW 36381 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,360 28/11/2007 GCB 117–109 A36 36382 Gold Coast Convention Centre 2,906 29/11/2007 NZ 107–104 SD 36383 North Shore Events Centre 2,502 29/11/2007 BB 120–113 TC 36384 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,087 30/11/2007 WH 82–115 GCB 36385 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,631 1/12/2007 MT 92–100 SK 36386 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,396 1/12/2007 A36 125–118 WSR 36387 Adelaide Arena 3,666 1/12/2007 CT 125–96 SD 36388 Cairns Convention Centre 3,470 1/12/2007 TC 97–93 PW 36389 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,290 2/12/2007 SS 119–102 BB 36390 Singapore Indoor Stadium 3,000 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 5/12/2007 GCB 127–116 SD 36391 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,234 5/12/2007 WH 93–72 SS 36392 WIN Entertainment Centre 2,843 6/12/2007 NZ 100–120 SK 36393 North Shore Events Centre 3,326 7/12/2007 BB 120–102 WSR 36394 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,032 8/12/2007 MT 86–79 PW 36395 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,150 8/12/2007 CT 102–95 WSR 36396 Cairns Convention Centre 3,587 8/12/2007 A36 100–112 SK 36397 Adelaide Arena 4,183 8/12/2007 TC 117–105 SS 36398 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,230 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 15/12/2007 SD 88–98 MT 36399 Vodafone Arena 7,402 15/12/2007 A36 104–77 SS 36400 Adelaide Arena 4,414 15/12/2007 PW 80–75 TC 36401 Challenge Stadium 4,000 16/12/2007 SK 99–92 WH 36402 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,294 16/12/2007 WSR 86–105 CT 36403 State Sports Centre 1,916 16/12/2007 BB 125–93 NZ 36404 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,122 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 19/12/2007 MT 110–92 A36 36405 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,745 19/12/2007 SS 99–113 WSR 36406 Singapore Indoor Stadium 4,000 20/12/2007 NZ 105–103 WH 36407 North Shore Events Centre 3,004 21/12/2007 CT 89–93 SS 36408 Cairns Convention Centre 3,925 22/12/2007 WSR 100–122 A36 36409 State Sports Centre 1,931 22/12/2007 GCB 91–86 SS 36410 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,963 22/12/2007 BB 112–108 MT 36411 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,600 22/12/2007 TC 108–98 WH 36412 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,363 22/12/2007 PW 108–80 SD 36413 Challenge Stadium 4,000 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 26/12/2007 SD 114–119 A36 36414 Vodafone Arena 4,415 27/12/2007 MT 98–89 CT 36415 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,328 28/12/2007 WH 96–74 TC 36416 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,666 28/12/2007 WSR 110–105 BB 36417 State Sports Centre 1,557 29/12/2007 SK 103–94 NZ 36418 Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,113 29/12/2007 BB 107–97 GCB 36419 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,783 29/12/2007 PW 106–107 MT 36420 Challenge Stadium 4,100 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 31/12/2007 CT 120–112 BB 36421 Cairns Convention Centre 4,790 31/12/2007 TC 79–87 GCB 36422 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,843 2/01/2008 MT 117–102 GCB 36423 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,076 2/01/2008 SS 87–124 PW 36424 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,000 4/01/2008 WH 111–101 NZ 36425 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,383 4/01/2008 TC 123–88 SD 36426 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,347 5/01/2008 WSR 97–113 NZ 36427 State Sports Centre 1,821 5/01/2008 SK 115–107 MT 36428 Sydney Entertainment Centre 5,182 5/01/2008 BB 132–101 SD 36429 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,286 5/01/2008 PW 90–88 A36 36430 Challenge Stadium 3,900 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 9/01/2008 WH 99–106 SK 36431 WIN Entertainment Centre 4,062 9/01/2008 CT 93–89 PW 36432 Cairns Convention Centre 4,107 10/01/2008 NZ 126–93 GCB 36433 North Shore Events Centre 3,853 12/01/2008 MT 111–108 WSR 36434 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 12/01/2008 A36 115–93 SK 36435 Adelaide Arena 5,787 12/01/2008 BB 101–79 CT 36436 Brisbane Entertainment Centre 3,800 12/01/2008 TC 108–88 NZ 36437 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,546 12/01/2008 PW 103–88 GCB 36438 Challenge Stadium 4,304 13/01/2008 SS 113–102 WH 36439 Singapore Indoor Stadium 5,000 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 16/01/2008 A36 82–101 PW 36440 Adelaide Arena 6,141 16/01/2008 SD 103–105 WSR 36441 Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre 2,000 18/01/2008 WH 115–108 A36 36442 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,366 18/01/2008 GCB 105–87 TC 36443 Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,051 19/01/2008 MT 112–98 NZ 36444 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 19/01/2008 SK 108–90 WSR 36445 Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,726 19/01/2008 BB 155–107 A36 36446 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,467 19/01/2008 PW 111–99 SD 36447 Challenge Stadium 4,100 20/01/2008 SS 87–99 CT 36448 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,500 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 23/01/2008 SK 106–72 SD 36449 Sydney Entertainment Centre 2,831 23/01/2008 A36 108–113 MT 36450 Adelaide Arena 4,086 24/01/2008 NZ 109–95 WSR 36451 North Shore Events Centre 3,009 25/01/2008 WH 91–89 SD 36452 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,321 25/01/2008 BB 95–105 PW 36453 Brisbane Convention Centre 4,000 25/01/2008 TC 120–113 CT 36454 Townsville Entertainment Centre 5,257 26/01/2008 MT 115–82 SS 36455 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,847 26/01/2008 GCB 88–84 PW 36456 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,600 26/01/2008 CT 105–111 A36 36457 Cairns Convention Centre 4,612 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 30/01/2008 MT 92–112 BB 36458 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,341 30/01/2008 SK 105–86 WH 36459 Sydney Entertainment Centre 2,563 30/01/2008 SS 108–93 SD 36460 Singapore Indoor Stadium 2,500 31/01/2008 NZ 93–83 PW 36461 North Shore Events Centre 3,223 31/01/2008 WSR 104–111 TC 36462 State Sports Centre 1,768 1/02/2008 WH 98–109 MT 36463 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,016 1/02/2008 CT 87–85 GCB 36464 Cairns Convention Centre 3,099 2/02/2008 SD 93–104 NZ 36465 Vodafone Arena 3,159 2/02/2008 A36 133–97 BB 36466 Adelaide Arena 5,023 2/02/2008 PW 85–104 SK 36467 Challenge Stadium 4,100 3/02/2008 GCB 127–118 A36 36468 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,107 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 6/02/2008 SD 95–90 CT 36469 Vodafone Arena 2,715 6/02/2008 PW 107–100 WSR 36470 Marrara Indoor Stadium 1,200 7/02/2008 NZ 105–91 MT 36471 North Shore Events Centre 3,416 8/02/2008 WH 94–115 BB 36472 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,097 8/02/2008 GCB 81–88 SK 36473 Gold Coast Convention Centre 4,612 9/02/2008 MT 132–104 SD 36474 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 9/02/2008 WSR 106–111 WH 36475 State Sports Centre 2,217 9/02/2008 SK 113–84 SS 36476 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,897 9/02/2008 A36 113–104 CT 36477 Adelaide Arena 7,009 9/02/2008 TC 117–100 BB 36478 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,859 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 13/02/2008 WH 95–116 CT 36479 WIN Entertainment Centre 3,046 13/02/2008 SK 103–93 NZ 36480 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,983 13/02/2008 GCB 69–90 PW 36481 Gold Coast Convention Centre 3,303 13/02/2008 SS 97–126 A36 36482 Singapore Indoor Stadium 3,000 15/02/2008 TC 101–81 GCB 36483 Townsville Entertainment Centre 4,403 16/02/2008 SD 81–88 SK 36484 Vodafone Arena 4,312 16/02/2008 WSR 97–117 MT 36485 State Sports Centre 2,562 16/02/2008 BB 129–98 WH 36486 Brisbane Convention Centre 3,549 16/02/2008 CT 108–88 TC 36487 Cairns Convention Centre 5,203 16/02/2008 PW 98–85 NZ 36488 Challenge Stadium 4,300 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. 1Cairns Taipans won Head-to-Head (2-1). Finals 2008 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 20/02/2008 TC 97–89 GCB 38489 Townsville Entertainment Centre 3,618 21/02/2008 CT 78–100 NZ 36490 Cairns Convention Centre 4,513 22/02/2008 PW 96–78 TC 36491 Challenge Stadium 4,300 23/02/2008 BB 106–89 NZ 36492 Brisbane Convention Centre 2,787 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 25/02/2008 SK 101–98 PW 36493 Sydney Entertainment Centre 2,640 27/02/2008 MT 116–98 BB 36494 State Netball and Hockey Centre 2,640 27/02/2008 PW 94–85 SK 36495 Challenge Stadium 4,400 28/02/2008 BB 112–115 MT 36496 Brisbane Convention Centre 2,653 1/03/2008 SK 109–77 PW 36497 Sydney Entertainment Centre 4,057 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 5/03/2008 SK 95–74 MT 36498 Sydney Entertainment Centre 3,208 7/03/2008 MT 104–93 SK 36499 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 9/03/2008 SK 87–89 MT 36500 Sydney Entertainment Centre 6,009 12/03/2008 MT 87–90 SK 36501 State Netball and Hockey Centre 3,500 14/03/2008 SK 73–85 MT 36502 Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,244 All Star Game 2007–08 NBL All-Star Game #eee 12 December 2007 19:00 boxscore Aussie All-Stars 146 141 37–28 38–38 38–37 33–38 World All-Stars Black 27 Jawai 12 Ingles 8 Redhage 23 Ballinger, Grizzard 8 Williams 8 State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne 3,500 Fox Sports Aussie All-Stars win, 146–141 Most Valuable Player Nathan Jawai (Cairns Taipans) 2007–08 NBL statistics leaders + Category Player Team Stat Points per game Ebi Ere Brisbane Bullets 26.0 Rebounds per game Chris Anstey Melbourne Tigers 12.0 Assists per game Rashad Phillips Perth Wildcats 7.5 Steals per game Orien Greene New Zealand Breakers 2.88 Blocks per game Chris Anstey Melbourne Tigers 1.97 Field goal percentage Tim Behrendorff New Zealand Breakers 60.0% Free throw percentage Michael Cedar Townsville Crocodiles 91.3% Three-point field goal percentage Daniel Jackson Wollongong Hawks 52.4% NBL awards Most Valuable Player: Chris Anstey, Melbourne Tigers Rookie of the Year: Nathan Jawai, Cairns Taipans Best Defensive Player: Chris Anstey, Melbourne Tigers Best Sixth Man: Dontaye Draper, Sydney Kings Most Improved Player: Cameron Tragardh, Wollongong Hawks Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, Sydney Kingshttp://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=77653&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3 Goorj named NBL's best basketball.net.au 5 March 2008 21 February 2023 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080328233113/http://www.basketball.net.au/fs_newsitem.asp?id=77653&orgID=1&Oname=BA&O1c=8&O10c=3 28 March 2008 All-NBL First Team: Ebi Ere – Brisbane BulletsAll NBL Teams Announced Chris Anstey – Melbourne Tigers Mark Worthington – Sydney Kings Kirk Penney – New Zealand Breakers Shawn Redhage – Perth Wildcats All-NBL Second Team: Nathan Jawai – Cairns Taipans Adam Ballinger – Adelaide 36ers Corey Williams – Townsville Crocodiles C. J. Bruton – Brisbane Bullets James Harvey – Gold Coast Blaze All-NBL Third Team: Kavossy Franklin – Wollongong Hawks Paul Rogers – Perth Wildcats Julius Hodge – Adelaide 36ers Dontaye Draper – Sydney Kings Darnell Hinson – West Sydney Razorbacks TV coverage Australia – Fox Sports (Live coverage) & Nine Network (Delayed coverage) New Zealand – Sky Sport & Māori Television Singapore – Sling HD Philippines – Basketball TV External links NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures International Basketball Federation AussieBBall https://web.archive.org/web/20080112174938/http://www.aussiebball.com/ 12 January 2008 NBLStats https://web.archive.org/web/20071122225412/http://www.nblstats.com/ 22 November 2007 References Australia, NBL Category:2007 in Australian men's sport Category:2008 in Australian men's sport Category:2007–08 in Australian basketball Category:2007 in New Zealand basketball Category:2008 in New Zealand basketball