The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the
National Basketball League. The
Waikato Titans
The Waikato Pistons were a New Zealand basketball team based in Hamilton. The Pistons competed in the National Basketball League (NBL) and played their home games at Hamilton Boys' High School.
After sitting out the 2012 NBL season, the Pist ...
won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title. 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
The Southland Sharks are a New Zealand basketball team based in Invercargill. The Sharks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Stadium Southland. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the SBS Bank So ...
squad recorded a 16-game winning streak.
Summary
Regular season standings
Playoff bracket
Awards
Statistics leaders
''Stats as of the end of the regular season''
Regular season
* NZ Most Valuable Player:
Phill Jones
Phillip Charles George Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played in Finland, Italy and Australia, but is best known for his 22 seasons with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Nelson Giants)
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Phill Jones
Phillip Charles George Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played in Finland, Italy and Australia, but is best known for his 22 seasons with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Nelson Giants)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard:
Phill Jones
Phillip Charles George Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played in Finland, Italy and Australia, but is best known for his 22 seasons with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(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
Nenad Vučinić ( sr-cyr, Ненад Вучинић; born 7 April 1965) is a Serbian-New Zealand basketball coach and former player. He once served as the interim head coach for Philippines men's national basketball team, with Chot Reyes replaci ...
(Nelson Giants)
* All-Star Five:
** G:
Hayden Allen
Hayden Allen (born 10 November 1979) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his career in the National Basketball League (NBL). He played close to 300 games and scored over 4000 points in his NBL career ...
(Otago Nuggets)
** G:
Phill Jones
Phillip Charles George Jones (born 25 January 1974) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played in Finland, Italy and Australia, but is best known for his 22 seasons with the Nelson Giants in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Nelson Giants)
** F:
Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans)
** F: Brian Gomes (North Harbour Kings)
** C:
Pero Cameron
Sean Pero MacPherson Cameron (born 5 June 1974) is a New Zealand basketball coach and former player. A FIBA Hall of Fame member, he captained the New Zealand Tall Blacks from 2000 to 2010, helping lead New Zealand to the semifinal of the 200 ...
(Waikato Titans)
References
External links
2001 season review
{{DEFAULTSORT:2001 New Zealand Nbl Season
National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
NBL