2001 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 May 2016 2001 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 16 9 Regular season Waikato Titans Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Playoffs Waikato Titans Wellington Saints New Zealand NBL 2000 New Zealand NBL season 2000 2002 New Zealand NBL season 2002 The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title.2001 National Basketball League Basketball.org.nz http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2001/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150114172046/http://www.basketball.org.nz/competitions/nbl/nbl-2001/ 14 January 2015 dead The Titans 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.Savory Logan http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/69726306/sharks-veteran-kevin-braswell-to-play-for-his-mum-in-final-game-in-invercargill Sharks veteran Kevin Braswell to play for his mum in final game in Invercargill Stuff.co.nz 26 June 2015 29 June 2015 Summary Regular season standings Pos Position Team W Games won L Games lost1Waikato Titans 15 12Nelson Giants 11 53Wellington Saints 10 64Auckland Stars 9 7 5Palmerston North Jets 8 86Canterbury Rams 7 97North Harbour Kings 5 118Hawke's Bay Hawks 4 129Otago Nuggets 3 13 Playoff bracket Semi-finals Final 25 150 1 Waikato Titans 93 4 Auckland Stars 88 2 Nelson Giants 88 3 Wellington Saints 98 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg Waikato Titans 112   Wellington Saints 97 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/stat-leaders.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20150123234913/http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2007/02/stat-leaders.htm 23 January 2015 dead Category Player Team Stat Points per game Clifton Bush Waikato Titans 27.4 Rebounds per game Brian Gomes North Harbour Kings 14.4 Assists per game Paul Henare Auckland Stars 5.1 Steals per game Travis Lane Otago Nuggets 3.0 Blocks per game Ben Pepper & Ed Book Auckland Stars & Palmerston North Jets 1.3 Regular season NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding Forward: Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Terrence Lewis (Canterbury Rams) Scoring Champion: Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans) Rebounding Champion: Brian Gomes (North Harbour Kings) Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Auckland Stars) Rookie of the Year: Damon Rampton (Nelson Giants) Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić (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 External links 2001 season review 2001 extended season review Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons NBL