2008 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2008 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 28 February – 20 June |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
| Season MVP | Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons) |
| Top scorer | Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Waikato Pistons |
| Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
| Finals MVP | Puke Lenden |
The 2008 NBL season was the 27th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Pistons won the championship in 2008 to claim their third league title.[1]
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Harbour Heat | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Nelson Giants | 10 | 8 |
| 6 | Auckland Stars | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Taranaki Dynamos | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Canterbury Rams | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Otago Nuggets | 2 | 16 |
Playoff bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 86 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 75 | 5 | Nelson Giants | 75 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Nelson Giants | 78 | Wellington Saints | 78 | 79 | X | ||||||||||
| Waikato Pistons | 95 | 84 | X | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 86 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Harbour Heat | 84 | 6 | Auckland Stars | 80 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Auckland Stars | 94 | ||||||||||||||