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Basketball league season

2000–01 NBL season

League| National Basketball League
Season| 2000–01
Dates| 20 October 2000 – 29 April 2001
Teams| 11
TV partner(s)| Australia:

* ABC
* Fox Sports

Regular season
Season champions| Victoria Titans
Season MVP|  Robert Rose (Townsville)
Finals
Champions| Wollongong Hawks (1st title)
Runners-up| Townsville Crocodiles
Semifinalists| Victoria Titans
Adelaide 36ers
Finals MVP|  Glen Saville (Wollongong)
Statistical leaders
| Points|  Andrew Gaze (Melbourne)|  29.1

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Rebounds|  Mark Bradtke (Melbourne)|  14.1
Assists|  Darryl McDonald (Victoria)|  7.9
NBL seasons

← 1999–2000

2001–02 →

The 2000–01 NBL season was the 23rd season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

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The 2000–01 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 20 October 2000 and 31 March 2001.

### Round 1

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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20/10/2000  | Brisbane Bullets | 80–95 | Victoria Titans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/10/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 97–115 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
21/10/2000  | Melbourne Tigers | 122–103 | Canberra Cannons | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
21/10/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 84–92 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
21/10/2000  | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–85 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
22/10/2000  | Victoria Titans | 110–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/10/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 98–104 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 2

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27/10/2000  | Victoria Titans | 81–88 | Wollongong Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
28/10/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 92–81 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
28/10/2000  | Brisbane Bullets | 93–115 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
28/10/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 88–86 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
29/10/2000  | Victoria Titans | 106–98 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
29/10/2000  | Melbourne Tigers | 111–118 | Wollongong Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/10/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 119–100 | Sydney Kings | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/10/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Penrith Sports Stadium | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 3

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3/11/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 112–83 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
3/11/2000  | Sydney Kings | 110–84 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
3/11/2000  | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/11/2000  | Cairns Taipans | 99–103 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/11/2000  | Victoria Titans | 108–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
4/11/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 106–79 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,767  | boxscore
5/11/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 99–71 | Canberra Cannons | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 4

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10/11/2000  | Cairns Taipans | 87–96 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/11/2000  | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–98 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/11/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 91–124 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
11/11/2000  | Sydney Kings | 113–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
11/11/2000  | Victoria Titans | 112–92 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
12/11/2000  | Melbourne Tigers | 111–93 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
13/11/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 120–117 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,547  | boxscore

### Round 5

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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17/11/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–112 | Victoria Titans | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/11/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 121–105 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
18/11/2000  | Brisbane Bullets | 97–88 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/11/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 88–102 | Wollongong Hawks | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
18/11/2000  | Melbourne Tigers | 119–129 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
18/11/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 121–108 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 6

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24/11/2000  | Brisbane Bullets | 94–91 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
24/11/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 91–92 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/11/2000  | Cairns Taipans | 86–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/11/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 102–81 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
25/11/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 99–104 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,012  | boxscore
26/11/2000  | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 7

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1/12/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 111–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Shoalhaven Basketball Stadium  | 600  | boxscore
1/12/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 113–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
1/12/2000  | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–111 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/12/2000  | Cairns Taipans | 81–98 | Victoria Titans | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/12/2000  | Melbourne Tigers | 121–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
2/12/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 124–105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
3/12/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 92–78 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 8

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8/12/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 93–101 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
8/12/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 116–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
9/12/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 90–74 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
9/12/2000  | Sydney Kings | 129–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
9/12/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 105–97 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,245  | boxscore
11/12/2000  | Victoria Titans | 104–90 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 9

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14/12/2000  | Sydney Kings | 96–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
15/12/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 92–101 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
15/12/2000  | Brisbane Bullets | 90–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
15/12/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 90–116 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
16/12/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 112–118 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
16/12/2000  | Perth Wildcats | 103–95 | Victoria Titans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 10

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21/12/2000  | Canberra Cannons | 97–112 | Perth Wildcats | Albury Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
22/12/2000  | Sydney Kings | 93–86 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
23/12/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 109–93 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/12/2000  | Melbourne Tigers | 116–126 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/12/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 114–92 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
23/12/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 111–109 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
26/12/2000  | Victoria Titans | 100–82 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 11

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29/12/2000  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107–109 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/12/2000  | Cairns Taipans | 98–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/12/2000  | Victoria Titans | 138–99 | Canberra Cannons | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/12/2000  | Wollongong Hawks | 116–103 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,550  | boxscore
31/12/2000  | Adelaide 36ers | 91–104 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
31/12/2000  | Townsville Crocodiles | 92–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 12

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5/01/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 116–75 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
5/01/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 102–96 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
5/01/2001  | Victoria Titans | 107–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
6/01/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 88–86 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
6/01/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 104–116 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
6/01/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 109–83 | Cairns Taipans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
6/01/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 100–105 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore

### Round 13

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12/01/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 109–112 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,242  | boxscore
13/01/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 80–83 | Wollongong Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
13/01/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 92–107 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
13/01/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 132–112 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
13/01/2001  | Sydney Kings | 92–128 | Victoria Titans | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 14

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17/01/2001  | Victoria Titans | 119–96 | Brisbane Bullets | Ballarat Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
19/01/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 130–99 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,390  | boxscore
19/01/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 109–105 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/01/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 91–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/01/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 107–100 | Victoria Titans | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/01/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 107–101 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 15

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23/01/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 125–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | Bendigo Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
25/01/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 86–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
26/01/2001  | Sydney Kings | 108–88 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
26/01/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 85–116 | Victoria Titans | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
27/01/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 79–92 | Victoria Titans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,050  | boxscore
27/01/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 88–106 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/01/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 111–94 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/01/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 121–93 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 16

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Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore

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2/02/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 97–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/02/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 104–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
3/02/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 84–86 | Victoria Titans | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
3/02/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 104–98 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 7,575  | boxscore
4/02/2001  | Sydney Kings | 116–93 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 17

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9/02/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 96–93 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,319  | boxscore
9/02/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–81 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/02/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 82–89 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
10/02/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 116–107 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/02/2001  | Sydney Kings | 132–104 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Super Dome | 4,785  | boxscore
10/02/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–92 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/02/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 117–103 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 18

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16/02/2001  | Victoria Titans | 100–87 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
16/02/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 84–112 | Wollongong Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/02/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 84–100 | Victoria Titans | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
17/02/2001  | Sydney Kings | 112–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
17/02/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–98 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/02/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 117–120 | Wollongong Hawks | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 19

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21/02/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 99–90 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/02/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 109–92 | Canberra Cannons | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
24/02/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 99–92 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
24/02/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 114–80 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
24/02/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 104–106 | Wollongong Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | 7,153  | boxscore
24/02/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 90–99 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/02/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 96–102 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 20

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2/03/2001  | Victoria Titans | 96–115 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
2/03/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–122 | Wollongong Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,412  | boxscore
3/03/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 85–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
3/03/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 110–115 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
3/03/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 74–89 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
3/03/2001  | Sydney Kings | 100–97 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 21

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9/03/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 113–118 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/03/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 75–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/03/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 120–85 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/03/2001  | Sydney Kings | 86–119 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Super Dome | 6,940  | boxscore
10/03/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–88 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/03/2001  | Victoria Titans | 133–124 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
12/03/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 106–108 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 22

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16/03/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 126–63 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/03/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 90–86 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/03/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 109–112 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
17/03/2001  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–122 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/03/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 121–86 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 23

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23/03/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 110–75 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
23/03/2001  | Sydney Kings | 123–126 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
24/03/2001  | Victoria Titans | 121–72 | Cairns Taipans | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
24/03/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 88–93 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,676  | boxscore
25/03/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 100–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 24

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29/03/2001  | Melbourne Tigers | 125–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/03/2001  | Canberra Cannons | 83–93 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/03/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 138–107 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
31/03/2001  | Brisbane Bullets | 94–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
31/03/2001  | Cairns Taipans | 101–104 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300  | boxscore
31/03/2001  | Sydney Kings | 146–97 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
31/03/2001  | Victoria Titans | 113–98 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

## Ladder

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Pos  | 2000–01 NBL season

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Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  | Last 5  |  Streak  |  Home  |  Away  |  PF  |  PA  |  PP
1  | Victoria Titans1 | 28  | 22  | 6  | 78.57%  | 3–2  | W3  | 12–3  | 10–3  | 2962  | 2613  | 113.36%
2  | Townsville Crocodiles1 | 28  | 22  | 6  | 78.57%  | 5–0  | W11  | 12–2  | 10–4  | 3039  | 2783  | 109.20%
3  | Perth Wildcats2 | 28  | 21  | 7  | 75.00%  | 5–0  | W5  | 11–2  | 10–5  | 2968  | 2738  | 108.40%
4  | Wollongong Hawks2 | 28  | 21  | 7  | 75.00%  | 4–1  | W1  | 9–5  | 12–2  | 2962  | 2801  | 105.75%
5  | Sydney Kings | 28  | 17  | 11  | 60.71%  | 2–3  | W1  | 11–3  | 6–8  | 3008  | 2919  | 103.05%
6  | Adelaide 36ers | 28  | 16  | 12  | 57.14%  | 1–4  | L4  | 10–4  | 6–8  | 2874  | 2701  | 106.41%
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7  | Melbourne Tigers | 28  | 13  | 15  | 46.43%  | 3–2  | W3  | 7–8  | 6–7  | 3052  | 3067  | 99.51%
8  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 28  | 9  | 19  | 32.14%  | 2–3  | L1  | 4–10  | 5–9  | 2791  | 2942  | 94.87%
9  | Cairns Taipans | 28  | 6  | 22  | 21.43%  | 2–3  | L2  | 4–10  | 2–12  | 2604  | 2861  | 91.02%
10  | Brisbane Bullets | 28  | 4  | 24  | 14.29%  | 0–5  | L5  | 4–9  | 0–15  | 2554  | 2870  | 88.99%
11  | Canberra Cannons | 28  | 3  | 25  | 10.71%  | 0–5  | L14  | 3–11  | 0–14  | 2507  | 3026  | 82.85%

Updated to match(es) played on 31 March 2001. Source: NBL.com.au

1Victoria Titans won Head-to-Head (2-0).

2Head-to-Head between Perth Wildcats and Wollongong Hawks (1-1). Perth Wildcats won For and Against (+3).

## Finals

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Main article: 2001 NBL Finals

### Playoff bracket

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| Qualifying Finals | | | Semifinals | | | Grand Final |

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| 1 | Victoria Titans | 101 | 83 | 103 |

| 6 | Adelaide 36ers | 96 | 96 | 115 |
| | 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101 | 114 | 94 |
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| 2 | Townsville Crocodiles | 109 | 121 | 122 | |

| 5 | Sydney Kings | 127 | 113 | 114 |
| | 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 84 | 100 | 109 |
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| 3 | Perth Wildcats | 90 | 106 | 88 |

| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 97 | 95 | 98 |

### Qualifying Finals

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4/04/2001  | Sydney Kings | 127–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Super Dome | N/A  | boxscore
4/04/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 97–90 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,261  | boxscore
5/04/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 96–101 | Victoria Titans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
6/04/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 121–113 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
7/04/2001  | Victoria Titans | 83–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
7/04/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 106–95 | Wollongong Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
8/04/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–114 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
9/04/2001  | Victoria Titans | 103–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
10/04/2001  | Perth Wildcats | 88–98 | Wollongong Hawks | Perth Entertainment Centre | 5,502  | boxscore

### Semi-finals

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12/04/2001  | Adelaide 36ers | 83–84 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
13/04/2001  | Victoria Titans | 106–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
14/04/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 100–111 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,706  | boxscore
15/04/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 98–82 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
16/04/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 109–108 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,512  | boxscore
17/04/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–97 | Victoria Titans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Grand Final

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22/04/2001  | Wollongong Hawks | 104–101 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,837  | boxscore
28/04/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 114–97 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
29/04/2001  | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–97 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore

## 2000–01 NBL statistics leaders

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Points per game | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 29.1
Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 14.1
Assists per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 7.9
Steals per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 2.7
Blocks per game | Simon Dwight | West Sydney Razorbacks | 3.1
Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 91.4%
Three-point field goal percentage | Jason Smith | Victoria Titans | 47.4%

## NBL awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Robert Rose, Townsville Crocodiles
* Rookie of the Year: Axel Dench, Wollongong Hawks
* Best Defensive Player: Darnell Mee, Adelaide 36ers
* Best Sixth Man: Chris Anstey Victoria Titans
* Most Improved Player: James Harvey, Perth Wildcats
* Coach of the Year: Brendan Joyce, Wollongong Hawks

## All NBL Team

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PG | Ricky Grace[1] | Perth Wildcats
SG | Robert Rose | Townsville Crocodiles
SF | Jason Smith | Victoria Titans
PF | Darnell Mee | Adelaide 36ers
C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers

## References

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1. ^ NBL: Basketball Australia

## External links

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* NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures

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