The 2008 NBL season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title.
Summary Regular season standings Team 1Wellington Saints 14 42Waikato Pistons 13 53Harbour Heat 11 74Hawke's Bay Hawks 11 75Nelson Giants 10 86Auckland Stars 9 9 7Taranaki Dynamos 9 98Canterbury Rams 6 129Manawatu Jets 5 1310Otago Nuggets 2 16
Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Jamil Terrell Nelson Giants 2 Casey Frank Auckland Stars 3 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 4 Casey Frank Auckland Stars 5 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 6 Ernest Scott Wellington Saints 7 Jeremy Kench Canterbury Rams 8 Link Abrams Taranaki Dynamos 9 Kantrail Horton Manawatu Jets 10 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons Jeremy Kench Canterbury Rams 11 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 12 Link Abrams Taranaki Dynamos 13 Michael Harrison Nelson Giants 14 John Whorton Canterbury Rams 15 Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Brian Wethers Waikato Pistons 27.6 Rebounds per game Antoine Tisby Otago Nuggets 10.8 Assists per game Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 8.3 Steals per game Jeremy Kench Canterbury Rams 3.3 Blocks per game Michael Harrison Nelson Giants 2.4
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets) Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars) Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints) All-Star Five: G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) G: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) F: Ernest Scott (Wellington Saints) F: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars) C: Nick Horvath (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs Finals MVP: Puke Lenden (Waikato Pistons)
References
External links Basketball New Zealand 2008 Annual Report Basketball New Zealand 2008 Results Annual 2008 NBL Round 15 2008 NBL Playoffs 2008 NBL Finals NBL Finals Game 1 box score