2008 New Zealand NBL season
# 2008 New Zealand NBL season

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.

## Summary

### Regular season standings

| Pos |
| - |
| 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 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | 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 | | | | | | | |

## Awards

### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Jamil Terrell | Nelson Giants |
| 2 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars |
| 3 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons |
| 4 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars |
| 5 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons |
| 6 | Ernest Scott | Wellington Saints |
| 7 | Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams |
| 8 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Dynamos |
| 9 | Kantrail Horton | Manawatu Jets |
| 10 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons |
| 10 | Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams |
| 11 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons |
| 12 | Link Abrams | Taranaki Dynamos |
| 13 | Michael Harrison | Nelson Giants |
| 14 | John Whorton | Canterbury Rams |
| 15 | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | Brian Wethers | Waikato Pistons | 27.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Antoine Tisby | Otago Nuggets | 10.8 |
| Assists per game | Jason Crowe | Waikato Pistons | 8.3 |
| Steals per game | Jeremy Kench | Canterbury Rams | 3.3 |
| Blocks per game | Michael Harrison | Nelson Giants | 2.4 |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
* NZ Most Valuable Player: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
* Most Outstanding Guard: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones (Nelson Giants)
* Most Outstanding Forward: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
* Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
* Scoring Champion: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
* Rebounding Champion: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets)
* Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
* Rookie of the Year: Tyrone Davey (Auckland Stars)
* Coach of the Year: Doug Marty (Wellington Saints)
* All-Star Five:
   * G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
   * G: Brian Wethers (Waikato Pistons)
   * F: Ernest Scott (Wellington Saints)
   * F: Casey Frank (Auckland Stars)
   * C: Nick Horvath (Wellington Saints)

### Playoffs

* Finals MVP: Puke Lenden (Waikato Pistons)
