2000 New Zealand NBL season
Sports season
| 2000 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | North Harbour Kings |
| Top scorer | Troy Coleman (Hawke's Bay Hawks) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Auckland Rebels |
| Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
| New Zealand NBL seasons | |
The 2000 NBL season was the 19th season of the National Basketball League. Only one change occurred heading into the 2000 season, with the Hawke's Bay Hawks returning to the league after a one-year hiatus to replace the outgoing Taranaki, who withdrew due to financial concerns. Palmerston North were also on the brink of collapse, but they secured a sponsorship deal at the last minute to ensure their participation.[1] The Auckland Rebels won the championship in 2000 to claim their seventh league title.[2][3]
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | North Harbour Kings | 12 | 4 |
| 2 | Waikato Warriors | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Auckland Rebels | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Palmerston North Jets | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Wellington Saints | 9 | 7 |
| 7 | Otago Nuggets | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Canterbury Rams | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 2 | 14 |
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | North Harbour Kings | 81 | |||||||
| 4 | Auckland Rebels | 92 | |||||||
 | Auckland Rebels | 95 | |||||||
| Nelson Giants | 78 | ||||||||
| 2 | Waikato Warriors | 100 | |||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 105 | |||||||
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[4]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Troy Coleman | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 29.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Tony Rampton | Nelson Giants | 14.6 |
| Assists per game | Shaun McCreedy | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5.5 |
| Steals per game | Adrian Boyd | Waikato Warriors | 3.9 |
| Blocks per game | Chris Webber | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 2.0 |
Regular season
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Tony Rampton (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Tony Brown (Waikato Warriors)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Tony Brown (Waikato Warriors)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Tony Rampton (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Tony Rampton (Nelson Giants)
- Scoring Champion: Troy Coleman (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Rebounding Champion: Tony Rampton (Nelson Giants)
- Assist Champion: Shaun McCreedy (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Rookie of the Year: Arthur Trousdell (Canterbury Rams)
- Coach of the Year: Tracy Carpenter (North Harbour Kings)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Tony Brown (Waikato Warriors)
- G: Terrence Lewis (Wellington Saints)
- F: Purnell Perry (North Harbour Kings)
- F: James Hamilton (Nelson Giants)
- C: Tony Rampton (Nelson Giants)
References
- ^ "Basketball: Celebrations muted by off-court tension". The New Zealand Herald. 1999. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
The 2000 league will be missing the Taranaki Oilers, who quit on financial grounds this month, while Palmerston North only clinched a sponsorship deal to ensure their participation at the last minute.
- ^ "2000 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015.
- ^ Jessup, Peter (12 August 2000). "Basketball: Rebels tackle Giants in final". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Standings and Statistical Leaders" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 January 2015.
External links
- 2000 award winners
- 2000 season preview
- Basketball: TV adds bounce to basketball
- Basketball: Punters may take a slam-dunking on close finals
