2007–08 NBL season
| 2007–08 NBL season | |
|---|---|
 | |
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration |
19 September 2007 – 16 February 2008 20 February 2008 – 1 March 2008 (Finals) 5 – 14 March 2008 (Grand Finals) |
| Number of teams | 13 |
| TV partner(s) |
(Live) (Highlights) |
| Regular season | |
| Top seed | Sydney Kings |
| Season MVP | Chris Anstey |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Melbourne Tigers |
| Runners-up | Sydney Kings |
| Finals MVP | Chris Anstey |
The 2007–08 NBL season was the 30th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. On 21 November 2006, the Gold Coast Blaze joined the league, expanding it to 13 teams.[1]
2007–08 league participants
Pre-season transactions
| Player | Recruited from | Signed by |
|---|---|---|
| Larry Abney | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Taipans |
| Adam Ballinger | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide 36ers |
| David Barlow | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Tigers |
| Stephen Black | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Taipans |
| Mark Bradtke | Brisbane Bullets | Retired[2] |
| Brad Davidson | Singapore Slingers | Adelaide 36ers |
| Casey Frank | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Kavossy Franklin | South Dragons | Wollongong Hawks |
| Cortez Groves | Wollongong Hawks | South Dragons |
| Brad Hill | Adelaide 36ers | South Dragons |
| Nick Horvath | Adelaide 36ers | South Dragons |
| Nathan Jawai | Australian Institute of Sport | Cairns Taipans[3] |
| Ryan Kersten | University of New Mexico | New Zealand Breakers |
| Alex Loughton | Gandía BA (LEB Spain) | Perth Wildcats[4] |
| Luke Martin | Cairns Taipans | South Dragons |
| Ben Melmeth | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Scott McGregor | West Sydney Razorbacks | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Brad Newley | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide 36ers |
| Ben Pepper | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Crocodiles |
| Anthony Petrie | Canberra Gunners (ABA) | West Sydney Razorbacks[5] |
| Tony Rampton | Wollongong Hawks | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| Tony Ronaldson | Perth Wildcats | New Zealand Breakers |
| Bradley Sheridan | Sydney Kings | Townsville Crocodiles |
| Anthony Stewart | Cairns Taipans | Retired[6] |
- Unless stated otherwise the source for the above information is the NBL article "Movers and Shakers"[7]
Sponsors
| Team | Major sponsor |
|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers | ABC Learning Centres |
| Brisbane Bullets | Virgin Blue |
| Cairns Taipans | Skytrans Airlines |
| Gold Coast Blaze | none |
| Melbourne Tigers | Aust Tiger |
| New Zealand Breakers | Harvey Norman |
| Perth Wildcats | Saville Australia |
| Singapore Slingers | CLSA |
| South Dragons | Crazy John's |
| Sydney Kings | Firepower |
| Townsville Crocodiles | McDonald's |
| West Sydney Razorbacks | Westbus |
| Wollongong Hawks | IMB |
Apparel
| Team | Provider | Home colour | Away colour |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adelaide 36ers | ISC | Blue | White |
| Brisbane Bullets | Hoop2Hoop | Royal Blue | White |
| Cairns Taipans | Kombat | Orange | White |
| Gold Coast Blaze | ISC | Sky Blue | White |
| Melbourne Tigers | Kombat | Red | Yellow |
| New Zealand Breakers | Sport and Uniform | Black | White |
| Perth Wildcats | ISC | Red | White |
| Singapore Slingers | ISC | Red | Gold |
| South Dragons | Kombat | Black | White |
| Sydney Kings | ISC | Purple | White |
| Townsville Crocodiles | Kombat | Green | White |
| West Sydney Razorbacks | Soul Sports | Navy Blue | White |
| Wollongong Hawks | Kombat | Red | White |
Regular season
The home and away season took place over 22 rounds between 19 September 2007 and 16 February 2008 with finals starting 20 February 2008
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
27 October 7:30 PM |
| Cairns Taipans 112, Brisbane Bullets 90 |
Cairns Convention Centre Attendance: 4,110 |
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
7 December 7:30 PM |
| Brisbane Bullets 120, West Sydney Razorbacks 102 |
Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre Attendance: 3,032 |
All-Star Game
12 December 7:00 PM |
| Aussie All Stars 146, World All Stars 141 |
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
4 January 8:00 PM |
| Townsville Crocodiles 123, South Dragons 88 |
Townsville Entertainment and Convention Centre Attendance: 4,347 |
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Ladder
| Team | Pld | Won | Lost | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | % Pts | % Won | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 38 | 31 | 7 | 2-3 | L1 | 17-3 | 14-4 | 110.56 | 81.58 |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 37 | 27 | 10 | 3-2 | W1 | 14-4 | 13-6 | 105.94 | 72.97 |
| 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 33 | 21 | 12 | 2-3 | L2 | 14-3 | 7-9 | 107.45 | 63.64 |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 34 | 20 | 14 | 3-2 | L1 | 14-3 | 6-11 | 105.44 | 58.82 |
| 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 32 | 18 | 14 | 3-2 | L1 | 13-3 | 5-11 | 100.77 | 56.25 |
| 6 | New Zealand Breakers | 32 | 17 | 15 | 2-3 | L1 | 11-4 | 6-9 | 99.14 | 53.13 |
| 7 | Cairns Taipans | 31 | 16 | 15 | 2-3 | L1 | 10-6 | 6-9 | 101.90 | 51.61 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Blaze | 31 | 15 | 16 | 1-4 | L4 | 10-5 | 5-10 | 98.83 | 48.39 |
| 9 | Adelaide 36ers | 30 | 14 | 16 | 4-1 | W2 | 9-6 | 5-10 | 100.19 | 46.67 |
| 10 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 30 | 10 | 20 | 0-5 | L6 | 6-9 | 4-11 | 95.35 | 33.33 |
| 11 | Wollongong Hawks | 30 | 9 | 21 | 1-4 | L2 | 7-8 | 2-13 | 93.61 | 30.00 |
| 12 | Singapore Slingers | 30 | 6 | 24 | 1-4 | L2 | 5-10 | 1-14 | 88.21 | 20.00 |
| 13 | South Dragons | 30 | 5 | 25 | 1-4 | L2 | 4-11 | 1-14 | 90.81 | 16.67 |
Finals Series
Quarter Finals
Semi Finals
(best-of-three series)
Grand Final
(best-of-five series)
2007–08 NBL statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Ebi Ere | Brisbane Bullets | 26.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 12.0 |
| Assists per game | Rashad Phillips | Perth Wildcats | 7.5 |
| Steals per game | Orien Greene | New Zealand Breakers | 2.88 |
| Blocks per game | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 1.97 |
| Field goal percentage | Tim Behrendorff | New Zealand Breakers | 60.0% |
| Free throw percentage | Michael Cedar | Townsville Crocodiles | 91.3% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Daniel Jackson | Wollongong Hawks | 52.4% |
NBL awards
- Most Valuable Player: Chris Anstey, Melbourne Tigers
- Rookie of the Year: Nathan Jawai, Cairns Taipans
- Best Defensive Player: Chris Anstey, Melbourne Tigers
- Best Sixth Man: Dontaye Draper, Sydney Kings
- Most Improved Player: Cameron Tragardh, Wollongong Hawks
- Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, Sydney Kings
- All-NBL First Team:
- All-NBL Second Team:
- All-NBL Third Team:
TV Coverage
- Australia – Fox Sports (Live coverage) & Nine Network (Delayed coverage)
- New Zealand – Sky Sport & Maori Television
- Singapore – Sling HD
- Philippines – Basketball TV
External links
- NBL official website, including live scores and fixtures
- International Basketball Federation
- AussieBBall
- NBLStats
References
- ↑ Gold Coast Blaze – andthefoul.net
- ↑ "NBL loses legend as Bradtke retires". NBL. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ↑ "Taipans sign Jawai". Cairns Taipans. 2007. Archived from the original on 14 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- ↑ "Wildcats claim coup by signing Loughton". The West Australian. 2007. Retrieved 24 April 2007.
- ↑ "2007 Transaction Tracker". NBL. 2007. Archived from the original on 15 May 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2007.
- ↑ "Stewart accepts Snakes front office job". Cairns Taipans. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ↑ Howard, Marc (2007). "Movers and Shakers". NBL. Archived from the original on 26 April 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ↑ Mcleod, Pat (2007). "Fans ablaze for heroes in blue". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 20 September 2007.
- ↑ Smart, Nick (2007). "Jason gets Blaze crowing again". Gold Coast Bulletin. Retrieved 2 December 2007.
- ↑ "Blaze finally win". Sky News. 2008. Archived from the original on 19 January 2008. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
- ↑ "Ere smashes 50-point barrier". Fox Sports. 2008. Retrieved 22 January 2008.
- ↑ Dampney, James (2008). "Kings crush hapless Hawks". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2008.
- ↑ Morris, Grey (2008). "Wildcats win NBL thriller". Northern Territory News. Retrieved 7 February 2008.
- ↑ "Kings hold Blaze at bay". The Daily Telegraph. 2008. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 8 February 2008.
- ↑ All NBL Teams Announced
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