2002 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 May 2016 2002 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 16 9 Regular season Nelson Giants Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Waikato Titans Nelson Giants New Zealand NBL 2001 New Zealand NBL season 2001 2003 New Zealand NBL season 2003 The 2002 NBL season was the 21st season of the National Basketball League. Two name changes occurred heading into the 2002 season, with Palmerston North now called Manawatu, and North Harbour now called Harbour. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2002 to claim their second league title.2002 National Basketball League Basketball.org.nz http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2002/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150114172019/http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2002/ 14 January 2015 dead In the final, Titans' forward Dillon Boucher made two free throws with 1.7 seconds to lift Waikato over the Nelson Giants 85–83.McNae Pete Nelson Giants' Phill Jones to stand alone in NBL Stuff.co.nz http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/10070140/Nelson-Giants-Phill-Jones-to-stand-alone-in-NBL 22 May 2014 3 November 2015 Summary Regular season standings Pos Position Team W Games won L Games lost1Nelson Giants 11 52Waikato Titans 11 53Canterbury Rams 11 54Manawatu Jets 9 7 5Wellington Saints 7 96Auckland Stars 7 97Harbour Kings 6 108Hawke's Bay Hawks 5 119Otago Nuggets 5 11 Playoff bracket Semi-finals Final 25 150 1 Nelson Giants 83 4 Manawatu Jets 64 2 Waikato Titans 91 3 Canterbury Rams 81   Nelson Giants 83 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg Waikato Titans 85 Awards Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonLeague Leaders Basketball.org.nz http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2007/02/2002-nbl-individual-leaders.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150123234931/http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2007/02/2002-nbl-individual-leaders.htm 23 January 2015 dead Category Player Team Stat Points per game Ron Grady Otago Nuggets 25.1 Rebounds per game John Whorton Canterbury Rams 13.4 Assists per game Carlo Varricchio Canterbury Rams 5.3 Steals per game Prem Krishna Waikato Titans 2.4 Blocks per game Kenny Stone Auckland Stars 2.1 Regular season NZ Most Valuable Player: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding Guard: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding Forward: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Ed Book (Nelson Giants) Scoring Champion: Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets) Rebounding Champion: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams) Assist Champion: Carlo Varricchio (Canterbury Rams) Rookie of the Year: Miles Pearce (Manawatu Jets) Coach of the Year: John Watson (Canterbury Rams) All-Star Five: G: Mark Dickel (Wellington Saints) G: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams) F: Dillon Boucher (Waikato Titans) F: John Whorton (Canterbury Rams) C: Ed Book (Nelson Giants) References External links 2002 ladder 2002 teams POW – 15/5, 18/6, 7/8 Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons Category:2002 in New Zealand basketball