2004 New Zealand NBL season

Sports season

2004 New Zealand NBL season

League| New Zealand NBL
Sport| Basketball
Duration| 12 March – 27 June
Number of games| 18
Number of teams| 10
Regular season
Minor premiers| Wellington Saints
Season MVP| Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Top scorer| Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
Playoffs
Champions| Auckland Stars
Runners-up| Nelson Giants
Final MVP| Aaron Olson
New Zealand NBL seasons

← 2003

2005 →

The 2004 NBL season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball League. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2004 to claim their eighth league title.[1]

## Summary

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### Regular season standings

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Pos

Team  |  W  |  L
1  | Wellington Saints | 13 | 5
2  | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 13 | 5
3  | Nelson Giants | 12 | 6
4  | Auckland Stars | 11 | 7
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5  | Manawatu Jets | 10 | 8
6  | Waikato Titans | 10 | 8
7  | Canterbury Rams | 7 | 11
8  | Taranaki Mountainairs | 7 | 11
9  | Otago Nuggets | 4 | 14
10  | Harbour Heat | 3 | 15

### Playoff bracket

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| Semi-finals | | | Final |

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| 1 | Wellington Saints | 65 | |
| 4 | Auckland Stars | 83 |
| |  | Auckland Stars | 80 |
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| | |   | Nelson Giants | 68 |
| 2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 51 |

| 3 | Nelson Giants | 69 |

## Awards

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### Player of the Week

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Round | Player | Team | Ref

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1 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | [2]
2 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants | [2]
3 | Clifton Bush | Canterbury Rams | [2]
4 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants | [2]
5 | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans | [2]
6 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars | [2]
7 | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | [2]
8 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants | [2]
9 | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | [2]
10 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | [2]
11 | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints | [2]
12 | Clifton Bush | Canterbury Rams | [2]
13 | Willie Banks | Taranaki Mountainairs | [2]
14 | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints | [2]
SF | Darnell McCulloch | Nelson Giants | [2]
Lindsay Tait | Auckland Stars | [2]

### Statistics leaders

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Stats as of the end of the regular season

Category | Player | Team | Stat

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Points per game | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | 23.7
Rebounds per game | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | 11.7
Assists per game | Paul Henare | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5.2
Steals per game | Dillon Boucher | Auckland Stars | 4.1
Blocks per game | Kenny Walker | Canterbury Rams | 2.0

### Regular season

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* Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* NZ Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
* Most Outstanding Forward: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Scoring Champion: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
* Rebounding Champion: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
* Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Rookie of the Year: Luke Martin (Manawatu Jets)
* Coach of the Year: Shawn Dennis (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* All-Star Five:
* G: Willie Banks (Taranaki Mountainairs)
* G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
* F: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* F: Ben Knight (Wellington Saints)
* C: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)

### Playoffs

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* Final MVP: Aaron Olson (Auckland Stars)[1]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2004 National Basketball League". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 1 August 2012.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Players of the Week". Basketball.org.nz. Archived from the original on 24 August 2006.

## External links

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* Basketball New Zealand 2004 Results Annual
* 2004 NBL season preview
* Broadcast of the 2004 final @ YouTube

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