2002–03 NBL season
Appearance
2002–03 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 2 October 2002 – 23 March 2003 8 – 29 March 2003 (Finals) 3 – 6 April 2003 (Grand Finals) |
Number of teams | 11 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports |
Regular season | |
Top seed | Sydney Kings |
Season MVP | Chris Williams |
Finals | |
Champions | Sydney Kings |
Runners-up | Perth Wildcats |
Finals MVP | Chris Williams |
The 2002–03 NBL season was the 25th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league.
Regular season
The home and away season took place over 22 rounds between 2 October 2002 and 23 March 2003 with finals starting 8 March 2003 until 29 March 2003 and grand final on 3–6 April 2003.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Round 15
Round 16
Round 17
Round 18
Round 19
Round 20
Round 21
Round 22
Ladder
Pos | 2002–03 NBL season | |||||||||||
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Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP | |
1 | Sydney Kings1 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73.33% | 4–1 | W4 | 11–4 | 11–4 | 3166 | 2780 | 113.88% |
2 | Perth Wildcats1 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73.33% | 4–1 | W4 | 14–1 | 8–7 | 3175 | 2960 | 106.72% |
3 | Townsville Crocodiles | 30 | 19 | 11 | 63.33% | 5–0 | W16 | 12–3 | 7–8 | 3068 | 3004 | 102.13% |
4 | Wollongong Hawks | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60.00% | 2–3 | W2 | 11–4 | 7–8 | 3053 | 2897 | 105.38% |
5 | Adelaide 36ers | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 2–3 | L3 | 9–6 | 7–8 | 3198 | 3162 | 101.14% |
6 | Melbourne Tigers | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 2953 | 2908 | 101.55% |
7 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46.67% | 3–2 | W3 | 10–5 | 4–11 | 3020 | 3072 | 98.31% |
8 | Cairns Taipans | 30 | 13 | 17 | 43.33% | 3–2 | W1 | 8–7 | 5–10 | 2897 | 2913 | 99.45% |
9 | Canberra Cannons | 30 | 11 | 19 | 36.67% | 1–4 | L4 | 8–7 | 3–12 | 2832 | 3049 | 92.88% |
10 | Victoria Giants | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30.00% | 2–3 | L1 | 6–9 | 3–12 | 2945 | 3225 | 91.32% |
11 | Brisbane Bullets | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20.00% | 0–5 | L9 | 4–11 | 2–13 | 2797 | 3134 | 89.25% |
Updated to match(es) played on 1 March 2003. Source: NBL.com.au
Finals Series
Quarter Finals
(best-of-three series)
Semi Finals
(best-of-three series)
Grand Final
(best-of-three series)
2002–03 NBL statistics leaders
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Chris Williams | Sydney Kings | 23.6 |
Rebounds per game | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers | 12.9 |
Assists per game | Ricky Grace | Perth Wildcats | 8.0 |
Steals per game | Darryl Mcdonald | Victoria Titans | 2.4 |
Blocks per game | Reginald Poole | Canberra Cannons | 2.2 |
Free throw percentage | Andrew Gaze | Melbourne Tigers | 89.3% |
Three-point field goal percentage | James Harvey | Perth Wildcats | 43.8% |
NBL awards
- Most Valuable Player: Chris Williams, Sydney Kings
- Rookie of the Year: Gary Boodnikoff, Sydney Kings
- Best Defensive Player: Glen Saville, Wollongong Hawks
- Best Sixth Man: Stephen Black, Perth Wildcats
- Most Improved Player: Matt Burston, Perth Wildcats
- Coach of the Year: Ian Stacker, Townsville Crocodiles
All NBL Team
# | Player | Team |
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PG | Ricky Grace[1] | Perth Wildcats |
SG | Shane Heal | Sydney Kings |
SF | Brett Maher | Adelaide 36ers |
PF | Chris Williams | Sydney Kings |
C | Mark Bradtke | Melbourne Tigers |