The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title.[1] The Titans set an NBL record with a 15-game winning streak during the season, a streak that was not broken until the 2015 Southland Sharks squad recorded a 16-game winning streak.[2]
| 2001 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Number of games | 16 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Waikato Titans |
| Top scorer | Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans) |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Waikato Titans |
| Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
| New Zealand NBL seasons | |
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Waikato Titans | 15 | 1 |
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 5 |
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 10 | 6 |
| 4 | Auckland Stars | 9 | 7 |
| 5 | Palmerston North Jets | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Canterbury Rams | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | North Harbour Kings | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Otago Nuggets | 3 | 13 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Waikato Titans | 93 | |||||||
| 4 | Auckland Stars | 88 | |||||||
| Waikato Titans | 112 | |||||||
| Wellington Saints | 97 | ||||||||
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 88 | |||||||
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 98 | |||||||
Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Clifton Bush | Waikato Titans | 27.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Brian Gomes | North Harbour Kings | 14.4 |
| Assists per game | Paul Henare | Auckland Stars | 5.1 |
| Steals per game | Travis Lane | Otago Nuggets | 3.0 |
| Blocks per game | Ben Pepper & Ed Book | Auckland Stars & Palmerston North Jets | 1.3 |