2007 New Zealand NBL season

The 2007 NBL season was the 26th season of the National Basketball League. The Nelson Giants won the championship in 2007 to claim their third league title.^[1][2][3]

2007 New Zealand NBL season
League	New Zealand NBL
Sport	Basketball
Duration	8 March – 29 June
Number of games	18
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Minor premiers	Harbour Heat
Season MVP	Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Top scorer	Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
Playoffs
Champions	Nelson Giants
Runners-up	Hawke's Bay Hawks

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
	Team	W	L
1	Harbour Heat	14	4
2	Waikato Pistons	13	5
3	Nelson Giants	13	5
4	Hawke's Bay Hawks	12	6
5	Auckland Stars	11	7
6	Wellington Saints	9	9
7	Taranaki Mountainairs	8	10
8	Canterbury Rams	4	14
9	Manawatu Jets	4	14
10	Otago Nuggets	2	16

Playoff bracket

	Semi-finals					Finals
	1	Harbour Heat	76
	4	Hawke's Bay Hawks	85
							Hawke's Bay Hawks	67	83	X
							Nelson Giants	76	96	X
	2	Waikato Pistons	103
	3	Nelson Giants	109

Awards

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season^[4]

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Garry Hill-Thomas	Taranaki Mountainairs	26.2
Rebounds per game	Link Abrams	Taranaki Mountainairs	11.5
Assists per game	Paul Henare	Hawke's Bay Hawks	6.4
Steals per game	Jason Crowe	Waikato Pistons	3.8
Blocks per game	Warren Byrd	Manawatu Jets	1.6

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)^[5]
• NZ Most Valuable Player: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs) & Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks)^[6]
• Most Outstanding Guard: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
• Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Hayden Allen (Harbour Heat) & Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
• Most Outstanding Forward: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
• Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
• Scoring Champion: Garry Hill-Thomas (Taranaki Mountainairs)
• Rebounding Champion: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)
• Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• Rookie of the Year: Charlie Piho (Auckland Stars)
• Coach of the Year: John Dorge (Harbour Heat)
• All-Star Five:
  • G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  • G: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
  • F: Dillon Boucher (Auckland Stars)
  • F: Oscar Forman (Harbour Heat)
  • C: Link Abrams (Taranaki Mountainairs)