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2007–08 NBL season
File:NBL2007-08Logo.png
LeagueNational Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration19 September 2007 – 16 February 2008
20 February 2008 – 1 March 2008 (Finals)
5 – 14 March 2008 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams13
TV partner(s) (Live)
Nine Network (Australia)
(Highlights)
Maori Television (New Zealand)
Regular season
Top seedSydney Kings
Season MVPChris Anstey
Finals
ChampionsMelbourne Tigers
  Runners-upSydney Kings
Finals MVPChris Anstey
NBL seasons

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

Team Region CEO Coach Home ground Capacity
Adelaide 36ers SA Mal Hemmerling Phil Smyth Distinctive Homes Dome 8,000
Brisbane Bullets QLD Jeff Van Groningen Joey Wright Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre 4,000
Cairns Taipans QLD Denis Keeffe Alan Black Cairns Convention Centre 5,300
Gold Coast Blaze QLD David Claxton Brendan Joyce Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre 5,269
Melbourne Tigers VIC Seamus McPeake Alan Westover State Netball & Hockey Centre 3,500
New Zealand Breakers NZL Richard Clarke Andrej Lemanis North Shore Events Centre 4,400
Perth Wildcats WA Nick Marvin Scott Fisher Challenge Stadium 4,500
Singapore Slingers SIN Bob Turner Gordon McLeod Singapore Indoor Stadium 12,000
South Dragons VIC Ryan Gardiner Shane Heal Vodafone Arena 10,500
Sydney Kings NSW Garry Hudson Brian Goorjian Sydney Entertainment Centre 10,517
Townsville Crocodiles QLD Ian Smythe Trevor Gleeson Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre 5,257
West Sydney Razorbacks NSW Darren Drysdale Rob Beveridge State Sports Centre 5,006
Wollongong Hawks NSW Eric Cooks WIN Entertainment Centre 6,000

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 & 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

21 September
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 108, Wollongong Hawks 101
22 September
7:30 PM
South Dragons 106, West Sydney Razorbacks 116
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,129
23 September
4:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 112, Singapore Slingers 80
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000
23 September
5:00 PM
Sydney Kings 88, Gold Coast Blaze 79

Round 2

28 September
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 85, Melbourne Tigers 101
29 September
7:30 PM
Cairns Taipans 88, Gold Coast Blaze 72
29 September
7:40 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 108, Perth Wildcats 95
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 2,234

Round 3

3 October
7:30 PM
South Dragons 81, Perth Wildcats 97
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,952
6 October
7:30 PM
Sydney Kings 92, Cairns Taipans 85
6 October
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 115, South Dragons 108

Round 4

10 October
7:40 PM
Cairns Taipans 82, Melbourne Tigers 99
10 October
7:40 PM
Perth Wildcats 95, Adelaide 36ers 91
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,200
14 October
4:00 PM
South Dragons 85, Sydney Kings 95
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,928

Round 5

20 October
7:30 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 103, Sydney Kings 96
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 3,850
20 October
7:40 PM
South Dragons 109, Brisbane Bullets 110
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,198
21 October
4:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 87, Cairns Taipans 73
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000

Round 6

27 October
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 94, Gold Coast Blaze 98
28 October
5:00 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 104, Wollongong Hawks 115
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 2,476
28 October
6:00 PM
South Dragons 102, New Zealand Breakers 90
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,443

Round 7

31 October
7:40 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 95, Cairns Taipans 93
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,726
4 November
4:00 PM
South Dragons 115, Wollongong Hawks 108
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,512
4 November
5:00 PM
Singapore Slingers 112, Perth Wildcats 105 (OT)

Round 8

10 November
7:30 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 102, Gold Coast Blaze 93
Acer Arena, Sydney
Attendance: 4,675
10 November
7:30 PM
South Dragons 97, Townsville Crocodiles 103
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,215
10 November
7:30 PM
Cairns Taipans 103, Wollongong Hawks 86
10 November
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 95, Brisbane Bullets 102
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000

Round 9

14 November
7:40 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 95, South Dragons 106
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,902
16 November
7:30 PM
South Dragons 79, Gold Coast Blaze 99
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,310
17 November
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 96, South Dragons 93
17 November
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 92, Wollongong Hawks 69
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 3,000

Round 10

24 November
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 103, Melbourne Tigers 85
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,100
25 November
6:00 PM
Cairns Taipans 87, Sydney Kings 102
25 November
6:30 PM
South Dragons 109, Singapore Slingers 99
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,592

Round 11

28 November
7:30 PM
Sydney Kings 84, Perth Wildcats 87
1 December
7:30 PM
Cairns Taipans 125, South Dragons 96

Round 12

8 December
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 100, Sydney Kings 112
Distinctive Homes Dome
Attendance: 4,183

All-Star Game

12 December
7:00 PM
Aussie All Stars 146, World All Stars 141

Round 13

15 December
7:30 PM
South Dragons 88, Melbourne Tigers 98
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 7,402
15 December
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 104, Singapore Slingers 77
15 December
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 80, Townsville Crocodiles 75
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000
16 December
5:00 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 86, Cairns Taipans 105
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,916
16 December
5:00 PM
Sydney Kings 99, Wollongong Hawks 92

Round 14

21 December
7:30 PM
Cairns Taipans 89, Singapore Slingers 93
22 December
7:30 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 100, Adelaide 36ers 122
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,931
22 December
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 108, South Dragons 80
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000

Round 15

26 December
7:40 PM
South Dragons 114, Adelaide 36ers 119
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,415
28 December
8:00 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 110, Brisbane Bullets 105
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 1,557
29 December
7:30 PM
Sydney Kings 103, New Zealand Breakers 94 (OT)
29 December
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 106, Melbourne Tigers 107
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,100

Round 16

5 January
7:30 PM
Sydney Kings 115, Melbourne Tigers 107 (OT)
5 January
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 90, Adelaide 36ers 88
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 3,900

Round 17

12 January
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 115, Sydney Kings 93
12 January
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 103, Gold Coast Blaze 88
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,304

Round 18

16 January
7:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 82, Perth Wildcats 101
18 January
6:00 PM
Wollongong Hawks 115, Adelaide 36ers 108
19 January
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 111, South Dragons 99
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,100

Round 19

23 January
7:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 108, Melbourne Tigers 113
23 January
7:30 PM
Sydney Kings 106, South Dragons 72
26 January
7:30 PM
Cairns Taipans 105, Adelaide 36ers 111

Round 20

1 February
7:30 PM
Cairns Taipans 87, Gold Coast Blaze 85
2 February
7:30 PM
South Dragons 93, New Zealand Breakers 104
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,159
2 February
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 85, Sydney Kings 104
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,100

Round 21

6 February
7:30 PM
South Dragons 95, Cairns Taipans 90
Vodafone Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,715
9 February
7:30 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 106, Wollongong Hawks 111
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 2,217
9 February
7:30 PM
Sydney Kings 113, Singapore Slingers 84
9 February
8:00 PM
Adelaide 36ers 113, Cairns Taipans 104

Round 22

13 February
7:30 PM
Wollongong Hawks 95, Cairns Taipans 116
16 February
7:30 PM
South Dragons 81, Sydney Kings 88
Vodafone Arena
Attendance: 4,312
16 February
7:30 PM
West Sydney Razorbacks 97, Melbourne Tigers 117
State Sports Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 2,562
16 February
7:00 PM
Perth Wildcats 98, New Zealand Breakers 85
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,300

Ladder

Pos 2007–08 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Sydney Kings 30 27 3 90.00% 5–0 W8 14–1 13–2 3058 2721 112.39%
2 Melbourne Tigers 30 22 8 73.33% 3–2 W2 12–3 10–5 3093 2904 106.51%
3 Brisbane Bullets 30 20 10 66.67% 3–2 W1 13–2 7–8 3407 3145 108.33%
4 Perth Wildcats 30 18 12 60.00% 3–2 W3 12–3 6–9 2908 2731 106.48%
5 Townsville Crocodiles 30 17 13 56.67% 4–1 L1 12–3 5–10 2961 2927 101.16%
6 Cairns Taipans1 30 16 14 53.33% 3–2 W2 10–5 6–9 2927 2849 102.74%
7 New Zealand Breakers1 30 16 14 53.33% 3–2 L2 11–4 6–9 3026 3059 98.92%
8 Gold Coast Blaze 30 15 15 50.00% 1–4 L3 10–5 5–10 2865 2892 99.07%
9 Adelaide 36ers 30 14 16 46.67% 4–1 W2 9–6 5–10 3130 3124 100.19%
10 West Sydney Razorbacks 30 10 20 33.33% 0–5 L6 6–9 4–11 3097 3248 95.35%
11 Wollongong Hawks 30 9 21 30.00% 1–4 L2 7–8 2–13 2928 3128 93.61%
12 Singapore Slingers 30 6 24 20.00% 1–4 L2 5–10 1–14 2829 3207 88.21%
13 South Dragons 30 5 25 16.67% 1–4 L2 4–11 1–14 2904 3198 90.81%

Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2008. Source: NBL.com.au

Finals Series

Quarter Finals

Semi Finals

(best-of-three series)

27 February
6:30 PM
Perth Wildcats 94, Sydney Kings 85
Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,400

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

TV coverage

References

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  2. ^ "NBL loses legend as Bradtke retires". NBL. 2007. Archived from the original on 13 September 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2007. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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  15. ^ All NBL Teams Announced
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