2007 New Zealand NBL season

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2007 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 8 March – 29 June
Number of games 18
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Minor premiers Harbour Heat
Season MVP Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Top scorer Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
Playoffs
Champions Nelson Giants
  Runners-up Hawke's Bay Hawks
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2007 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 26th running of the competition. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 2007 to claim their third league title.[1][2][3]

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Harbour Heat 14 4 78 28
2 Waikato Pistons 13 5 72 26
3 Nelson Giants 13 5 72 26
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 12 6 67 24
5 Auckland Stars 11 7 61 22
6 Wellington Saints 9 9 50 18
7 Taranaki Mountainairs 8 10 44 16
8 Canterbury Rams 4 14 22 8
9 Manawatu Jets 4 14 22 8
10 Otago Nuggets 2 16 11 4

Playoffs

  Semi-finals Finals
                     
1  Harbour Heat 76  
4  Hawke's Bay Hawks 85  
       Hawke's Bay Hawks 67 83 X
  File:Gold Cup icon.svg  Nelson Giants 76 96 X
2  Waikato Pistons 103
3  Nelson Giants 109  

Awards

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Garry Hill-Thomas Taranaki Mountainairs 26.2
Rebounds per game Link Abrams Taranaki Mountainairs 11.5
Assists per game Paul Henare Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.4
Steals per game Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 3.8
Blocks per game Warren Byrd Manawatu Jets 1.6

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)[4]
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs) & Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)[5]
  • Regular Season Winners: Harbour Heat (14–4)
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Hayden Allen (Harbour Heat) & Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Alan Bland Memorial Trophy – Scoring Champion: Garry Hill-Thomas (26.2) (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Rebounding Champion: Link Abrams (11.5) (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Assist Champion: Paul Henare (6.4) (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Waikato Pistons
  • Rookie of the Year: Charlie Piho (Auckland Stars)
  • Coach of the Year: John Dorge (Harbour Heat)
  • Media Award: Toby Robson (Dominion Post)
  • Administrator of the Year: Mark Rogers (Otago Nuggets)
  • All-Star Five:

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