The 2007 NBL season was the 26th season of the
National Basketball League. The
Nelson Giants
The Nelson Giants are a New Zealand basketball team based in Nelson. The Giants compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at the Trafalgar Centre. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Mike Pero Nelson ...
won the championship in 2007 to claim their third league title.
Summary
Regular season standings
Playoff bracket
Awards
Statistics leaders
''Stats as of the end of the regular season''
Regular season
* Most Valuable Player:
Josh Pace
Joshua Michael Pace (born May 23, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his ten-year career playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League. He also had successful stints playing college basketb ...
(Nelson Giants)
* NZ Most Valuable Player:
Link Abrams
Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for New Mexico Military Institute and Centenary College. He debuted in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Taranaki Mountainairs) &
Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Most Outstanding Guard:
Josh Pace
Joshua Michael Pace (born May 23, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his ten-year career playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League. He also had successful stints playing college basketb ...
(Nelson Giants)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard:
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 ...
(Harbour Heat) &
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member of ...
(Auckland Stars)
* Most Outstanding Forward:
Link Abrams
Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for New Mexico Military Institute and Centenary College. He debuted in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Taranaki Mountainairs)
* Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre:
Link Abrams
Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for New Mexico Military Institute and Centenary College. He debuted in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Taranaki Mountainairs)
* Scoring Champion: Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
* Rebounding Champion:
Link Abrams
Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for New Mexico Military Institute and Centenary College. He debuted in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Taranaki Mountainairs)
* Assist Champion:
Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Rookie of the Year: Charlie Piho (Auckland Stars)
* Coach of the Year:
John Dorge
John Dorge (born 17 October 1962 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former basketball player from Australia. Dorge played in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL) from 1985 to 1998, playing for the Brisbane Bullets, Geelong Supercats and t ...
(Harbour Heat)
* All-Star Five:
** G:
Lindsay Tait
Lindsay Michael Tait (born 8 January 1982) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player.
Early life
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Tait moved to Auckland as a four-year-old and later attended Avondale College where he was a member of ...
(Auckland Stars)
** G:
Josh Pace
Joshua Michael Pace (born May 23, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player who spent the majority of his ten-year career playing in the New Zealand National Basketball League. He also had successful stints playing college basketb ...
(Nelson Giants)
** F:
Dillon Boucher
Dillon Matthew Boucher (born 27 December 1975) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. His 13 combined career championships is the most in ANBL/NZNBL history.
Early life
Growing up in Bell Block, a small township just outside ...
(Auckland Stars)
** F:
Oscar Forman
Oscar Forman (born 16 January 1982) is an Australian professional basketball player. He played 17 seasons in the Australian National Basketball League (NBL) between 2001 and 2018.
Early life
Forman was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He at ...
(Harbour Heat)
** C:
Link Abrams
Lincoln "Link" Abrams (born 11 July 1973) is an American-New Zealand former basketball player. He played college basketball in the United States for New Mexico Military Institute and Centenary College. He debuted in the New Zealand National Bask ...
(Taranaki Mountainairs)
References
External links
Basketball New Zealand 2007 Results AnnualBasketball New Zealand 2007 Annual Report2007 League Handbook2007 Round 15Round 14 POWRound 15 POWSF POW
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National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
NBL