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.
Summary
Regular season standings Team 1Wellington Saints 13 52Hawke's Bay Hawks 13 53Nelson Giants 12 64Auckland Stars 11 7 5Manawatu Jets 10 86Waikato Titans 10 87Canterbury Rams 7 118Taranaki Mountainairs 7 119Otago Nuggets 4 1410Harbour Heat 3 15
Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 David Cooper Manawatu Jets 2 Phill Jones Nelson Giants 3 Clifton Bush Canterbury Rams 4 Phill Jones Nelson Giants 5 Dillon Boucher Waikato Titans 6 Casey Frank Auckland Stars 7 Geordie Cullen Waikato Titans 8 Phill Jones Nelson Giants 9 Geordie Cullen Waikato Titans 10 David Cooper Manawatu Jets 11 Ben Knight Wellington Saints 12 Clifton Bush Canterbury Rams 13 Willie Banks Taranaki Mountainairs 14 Ben Knight Wellington Saints SF Darnell McCulloch Nelson Giants Lindsay Tait Auckland Stars
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat 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 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 Final MVP: Aaron Olson (Auckland Stars)
References
External links Basketball New Zealand 2004 Results Annual 2004 NBL season preview Broadcast of the 2004 final @ YouTube