2002 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2002 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Nelson Giants |
| Top scorer | Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Waikato Titans |
| Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
The 2002 NBL season was the 21st season of the National Basketball League. Two name changes occurred heading into the 2002 season, with Palmerston North now called Manawatu, and North Harbour now called Harbour. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2002 to claim their second league title.[1] In the final, Titans' forward Dillon Boucher made two free throws with 1.7 seconds to lift Waikato over the Nelson Giants 85–83.[2]
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 5 |
| 2 | Waikato Titans | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 11 | 5 |
| 4 | Manawatu Jets | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Wellington Saints | 7 | 9 |
| 6 | Auckland Stars | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Harbour Kings | 6 | 10 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Otago Nuggets | 5 | 11 |
Playoff bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Nelson Giants | 83 | |||||||
| 4 | Manawatu Jets | 64 | |||||||
| Nelson Giants | 83 | ||||||||
| Waikato Titans | 85 | |||||||
| 2 | Waikato Titans | 91 | |||||||
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 81 | |||||||