2002–03 NBL season

Professional basketball season

Basketball league season

2002–03 NBL season

League| National Basketball League
Season| 2002–03
Dates| 2 October 2002 – 6 April 2003
Teams| 11
TV partner(s)| Australia:

* Fox Sports

Regular season
Season champions| Sydney Kings
Season MVP|  Chris Williams (Sydney)
Finals
Champions| Sydney Kings (1st title)
Runners-up| Perth Wildcats
Semifinalists| Townsville Crocodiles
Wollongong Hawks
Finals MVP|  Chris Williams (Sydney)
Statistical leaders
| Points|  John Rillie (West Sydney)|  23.6

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Rebounds|  Mark Bradtke (Melbourne)|  12.9
Assists|  Ricky Grace (Perth)|  8.0
NBL seasons

← 2001–02

2003–04 →

The 2002–03 NBL season was the 25th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.

## Regular season

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The 2002–03 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 2 October 2002 and 1 March 2003.

### Round 1

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2/10/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–92 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/10/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 94–88 | Townsville Crocodiles | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
4/10/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 109–98 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/10/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 105–111 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
5/10/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 116–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
6/10/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 95–85 | Victoria Giants | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 2

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9/10/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 93–110 | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
9/10/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 90–77 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
11/10/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 88–96 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/10/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 122–106 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
12/10/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 88–110 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
12/10/2002  | Victoria Giants | 105–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
12/10/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 108–100 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 3

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16/10/2002  | Victoria Giants | 130–102 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
16/10/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 106–101 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
18/10/2002  | Sydney Kings | 119–102 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/10/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 103–92 | Canberra Cannons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
18/10/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 92–101 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/10/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 92–105 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
19/10/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–117 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/10/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–122 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 4

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23/10/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 90–87 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
23/10/2002  | Sydney Kings | 120–75 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
25/10/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 96–93 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
26/10/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 117–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
26/10/2002  | Victoria Giants | 97–104 | Wollongong Hawks | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
26/10/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 92–116 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/10/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 92–103 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 5

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

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30/10/2002  | Victoria Giants | 135–129 | Brisbane Bullets | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
1/11/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–103 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
1/11/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 83–90 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
1/11/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 104–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
2/11/2002  | Sydney Kings | 95–87 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
2/11/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 115–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 6

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

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6/11/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 91–105 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
8/11/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 111–104 | Victoria Giants | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
8/11/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 130–127 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
8/11/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 108–102 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
9/11/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 118–99 | Victoria Giants | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
9/11/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 118–104 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
10/11/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 111–85 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 7

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13/11/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 119–93 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
15/11/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 92–78 | Canberra Cannons | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
15/11/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 113–90 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
16/11/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 123–111 | Victoria Giants | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
16/11/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–95 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/11/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 91–95 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
17/11/2002  | Sydney Kings | 98–100 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 8

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20/11/2002  | Victoria Giants | 112–106 | Brisbane Bullets | Geelong Arena | N/A  | boxscore
22/11/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 103–87 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
22/11/2002  | Victoria Giants | 96–100 | Townsville Crocodiles | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/11/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 107–97 | Wollongong Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
23/11/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 123–107 | Brisbane Bullets | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/11/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 106–107 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
23/11/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 9

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27/11/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 71–86 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/11/2002  | Sydney Kings | 102–74 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/11/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–106 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
29/11/2002  | Victoria Giants | 74–114 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
29/11/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 94–84 | Cairns Taipans | Shoalhaven Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
29/11/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 98–99 | Perth Wildcats | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
30/11/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 100–85 | Canberra Cannons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/11/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 116–105 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
30/11/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 91–96 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 10

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4/12/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 103–96 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/12/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 101–113 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
7/12/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 95–96 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
7/12/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 93–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
7/12/2002  | Canberra Cannons | 109–114 | Adelaide 36ers | AIS Arena | N/A  | boxscore
7/12/2002  | Victoria Giants | 102–133 | Perth Wildcats | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 11

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10/12/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 94–111 | Wollongong Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
11/12/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 107–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
13/12/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 88–77 | Victoria Giants | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
13/12/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 103–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
14/12/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 106–91 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
14/12/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 115–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
14/12/2002  | Sydney Kings | 87–92 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
15/12/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 117–91 | Victoria Giants | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 12

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18/12/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–99 | Wollongong Hawks | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore
19/12/2002  | Sydney Kings | 92–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/12/2002  | Cairns Taipans | 115–91 | Victoria Giants | Cairns Convention Centre | N/A  | boxscore
20/12/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 111–107 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
21/12/2002  | Perth Wildcats | 122–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | N/A  | boxscore
21/12/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 79–92 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
21/12/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–83 | Victoria Giants | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 13

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26/12/2002  | Victoria Giants | 91–98 | Sydney Kings | Hisense Arena | N/A  | boxscore
27/12/2002  | Sydney Kings | 114–95 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/12/2002  | Melbourne Tigers | 88–94 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | N/A  | boxscore
27/12/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 90–115 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
28/12/2002  | Wollongong Hawks | 94–89 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
28/12/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 112–114 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
28/12/2002  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–105 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | N/A  | boxscore

### Round 14

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31/12/2002  | Brisbane Bullets | 78–87 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
31/12/2002  | Townsville Crocodiles | 121–110 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A  | boxscore
31/12/2002  | Adelaide 36ers | 103–91 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | N/A  | boxscore
3/01/2003  | Cairns Taipans | 75–86 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,520  | boxscore
3/01/2003  | Sydney Kings | 112–96 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,975  | boxscore
4/01/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 104–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
4/01/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 109–89 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 4,400  | boxscore
4/01/2003  | Brisbane Bullets | 105–121 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | N/A  | boxscore
4/01/2003  | Victoria Giants | 99–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Hisense Arena | 3,000  | boxscore

### Round 15

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8/01/2003  | Victoria Giants | 114–100 | Canberra Cannons | Geelong Arena | 1,050  | boxscore
8/01/2003  | Brisbane Bullets | 101–82 | Wollongong Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,215  | boxscore
10/01/2003  | Cairns Taipans | 98–96 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,183  | boxscore
10/01/2003  | Sydney Kings | 111–83 | Canberra Cannons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,163  | boxscore
11/01/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 115–86 | Victoria Giants | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500  | boxscore
11/01/2003  | Adelaide 36ers | 100–82 | Canberra Cannons | Adelaide Arena | 7,750  | boxscore
11/01/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–109 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
12/01/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 87–79 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,566  | boxscore

### Round 16

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15/01/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 94–86 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,455  | boxscore
15/01/2003  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 112–77 | Victoria Giants | State Sports Centre | 3,086  | boxscore
17/01/2003  | Victoria Giants | 112–107 | Cairns Taipans | Bendigo Stadium | 1,095  | boxscore
17/01/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 89–98 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,271  | boxscore
18/01/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 100–96 | Melbourne Tigers | AIS Arena | 3,131  | boxscore
18/01/2003  | Sydney Kings | 122–108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 7,124  | boxscore
18/01/2003  | Brisbane Bullets | 107–115 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,861  | boxscore
18/01/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 119–97 | Canberra Cannons | Challenge Stadium | 4,306  | boxscore

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22/01/2003  | Sydney Kings | 103–111 | Victoria Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,635  | boxscore
22/01/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 87–76 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,569  | boxscore
22/01/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–81 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
24/01/2003  | Adelaide 36ers | 115–108 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 7,418  | boxscore
25/01/2003  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 87–106 | Wollongong Hawks | State Sports Centre | 3,048  | boxscore
25/01/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 106–88 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | 3,500  | boxscore
25/01/2003  | Cairns Taipans | 71–95 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,475  | boxscore

### Round 18

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29/01/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 80–108 | Sydney Kings | AIS Arena | 2,651  | boxscore
29/01/2003  | Brisbane Bullets | 96–111 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,980  | boxscore
29/01/2003  | Adelaide 36ers | 128–105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 6,667  | boxscore
1/02/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 91–87 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,956  | boxscore
1/02/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 111–85 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,000  | boxscore
1/02/2003  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–101 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 4,112  | boxscore
1/02/2003  | Victoria Giants | 106–109 | Townsville Crocodiles | Dandenong Stadium | 2,154  | boxscore
1/02/2003  | Cairns Taipans | 123–88 | Canberra Cannons | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,300  | boxscore

### Round 19

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5/02/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 99–91 | Victoria Giants | AIS Arena | 2,349  | boxscore
5/02/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 97–99 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 3,868  | boxscore
7/02/2003  | Adelaide 36ers | 122–104 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 7,593  | boxscore
8/02/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–88 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
8/02/2003  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 101–104 | Victoria Giants | State Sports Centre | 3,413  | boxscore
8/02/2003  | Cairns Taipans | 93–87 | Wollongong Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,382  | boxscore
8/02/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 108–103 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,410  | boxscore

### Round 20

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12/02/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 84–81 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | 1,956  | boxscore
12/02/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 90–95 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,669  | boxscore
14/02/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 100–116 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,000  | boxscore
14/02/2003  | Victoria Giants | 98–106 | Melbourne Tigers | Hisense Arena | 4,765  | boxscore
15/02/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 124–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Challenge Stadium | 3,596  | boxscore
15/02/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 103–93 | Canberra Cannons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
15/02/2003  | Sydney Kings | 111–84 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,540  | boxscore
18/02/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 106–91 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Bunbury Stadium | 1,500  | boxscore

### Round 21

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19/02/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 90–104 | Cairns Taipans | AIS Arena | 1,564  | boxscore
20/02/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–75 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
21/02/2003  | Brisbane Bullets | 66–79 | Canberra Cannons | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,890  | boxscore
21/02/2003  | Victoria Giants | 77–102 | Cairns Taipans | Dandenong Stadium | 1,979  | boxscore
22/02/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 94–106 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 1,450  | boxscore
22/02/2003  | Adelaide 36ers | 97–99 | Victoria Giants | Adelaide Arena | 7,597  | boxscore
22/02/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 89–96 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,305  | boxscore
23/02/2003  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 93–90 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 3,246  | boxscore
23/02/2003  | Sydney Kings | 100–87 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,087  | boxscore

### Round 22

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26/02/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 93–140 | Wollongong Hawks | Southern Cross Stadium | 1,350  | boxscore
26/02/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 108–99 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,430  | boxscore
26/02/2003  | Sydney Kings | 114–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,105  | boxscore
27/02/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 124–94 | Canberra Cannons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,265  | boxscore
28/02/2003  | Brisbane Bullets | 85–108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,300  | boxscore
1/03/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 106–104 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
1/03/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 118–88 | Victoria Giants | Challenge Stadium | 3,667  | boxscore
1/03/2003  | Canberra Cannons | 103–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Southern Cross Stadium | 1,979  | boxscore
1/03/2003  | Cairns Taipans | 128–109 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,159  | boxscore

## Ladder

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Pos  | 2002–03 NBL season

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Team  |  Pld  |  W  |  L  |  PCT  | Last 5  |  Streak  |  Home  |  Away  |  PF  |  PA  |  PP
1  | Sydney Kings1 | 30  | 22  | 8  | 73.33%  | 4–1  | W4  | 11–4  | 11–4  | 3166  | 2780  | 113.88%
2  | Perth Wildcats1 | 30  | 22  | 8  | 73.33%  | 4–1  | W4  | 14–1  | 8–7  | 3175  | 2960  | 106.72%
3  | Townsville Crocodiles | 30  | 19  | 11  | 63.33%  | 5–0  | W16  | 12–3  | 7–8  | 3068  | 3004  | 102.13%
4  | Wollongong Hawks | 30  | 18  | 12  | 60.00%  | 2–3  | W2  | 11–4  | 7–8  | 3053  | 2897  | 105.38%
5  | Adelaide 36ers | 30  | 16  | 14  | 53.33%  | 2–3  | L3  | 9–6  | 7–8  | 3198  | 3162  | 101.14%
6  | Melbourne Tigers | 30  | 15  | 15  | 50.00%  | 4–1  | W1  | 10–5  | 5–10  | 2953  | 2908  | 101.55%
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7  | West Sydney Razorbacks | 30  | 14  | 16  | 46.67%  | 3–2  | W3  | 10–5  | 4–11  | 3020  | 3072  | 98.31%
8  | Cairns Taipans | 30  | 13  | 17  | 43.33%  | 3–2  | W1  | 8–7  | 5–10  | 2897  | 2913  | 99.45%
9  | Canberra Cannons | 30  | 11  | 19  | 36.67%  | 1–4  | L4  | 8–7  | 3–12  | 2832  | 3049  | 92.88%
10  | Victoria Giants | 30  | 9  | 21  | 30.00%  | 2–3  | L1  | 6–9  | 3–12  | 2945  | 3225  | 91.32%
11  | Brisbane Bullets | 30  | 6  | 24  | 20.00%  | 0–5  | L9  | 4–11  | 2–13  | 2797  | 3134  | 89.25%

Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2003. Source: NBL.com.au

1Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals

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Main article: 2003 NBL Finals

### Playoff bracket

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

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| 1 | Sydney Kings | 101 | 104 | 114 |

| 6 | Melbourne Tigers | 89 | 108 | 89 |
| | 1 | Sydney Kings | 98 | 117 | X |
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| 2 | Perth Wildcats | 119 | 91 | 94 | |

| 5 | Adelaide 36ers | 116 | 99 | 86 |
| | 2 | Perth Wildcats | 121 | 113 | X |
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| 3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 87 | 101 | X |

| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 97 | 102 | X |

### Qualifying Finals

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8/03/2003  | Melbourne Tigers | 89–101 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500  | boxscore
8/03/2003  | Adelaide 36ers | 116–119 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 6,563  | boxscore
8/03/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 97–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,391  | boxscore
10/03/2003  | Sydney Kings | 104–108 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,501  | boxscore
12/03/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 91–99 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,611  | boxscore
12/03/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–102 | Wollongong Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
15/03/2003  | Sydney Kings | 114–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,395  | boxscore
16/03/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 94–86 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,082  | boxscore

### Semi-finals

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20/03/2003  | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–124 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257  | boxscore
21/03/2003  | Wollongong Hawks | 90–121 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 5,479  | boxscore
26/03/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 113–84 | Wollongong Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 3,421  | boxscore
26/03/2003  | Sydney Kings | 91–113 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 7,284  | boxscore
29/03/2003  | Sydney Kings | 114–99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,025  | boxscore

### Grand Final

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3/04/2003  | Sydney Kings | 98–94 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 10,439  | boxscore
6/04/2003  | Perth Wildcats | 101–117 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,700  | boxscore

## 2002–03 NBL statistics leaders

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Points per game | Chris Williams | Sydney Kings | 23.6
Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 12.9
Assists per game | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats | 8.0
Steals per game | Darryl McDonald | Victoria Titans | 2.4
Blocks per game | Reginald Poole | Canberra Cannons | 2.2
Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 89.3%
Three-point field goal percentage | James Harvey | Perth Wildcats | 43.8%

## NBL awards

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* Most Valuable Player: Chris Williams, Sydney Kings
* Rookie of the Year: Gary Boodnikoff, Sydney Kings
* Best Defensive Player: Glen Saville, Wollongong Hawks
* Best Sixth Man: Stephen Black, Perth Wildcats
* Most Improved Player: Matt Burston, Perth Wildcats
* Coach of the Year: Ian Stacker, Townsville Crocodiles

## All NBL Team

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PG | Ricky Grace[1] | Perth Wildcats
SG | Shane Heal | Sydney Kings
SF | Brett Maher | Adelaide 36ers
PF | Chris Williams | Sydney Kings
C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers

## References

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1. ^ "NBL Season 2002-2003". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2016.

## External links

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* NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures

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