2001–02 NBL season

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2001–02 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2001–02
Dates11 October 2001 – 19 April 2002
Number of teams11
TV partner(s)Australia:
Regular season
Season championsVictoria Titans
Season MVPAustralia Mark Bradtke (Melbourne)
Finals
ChampionsAdelaide 36ers (4th title)
  Runners-upWest Sydney Razorbacks
SemifinalistsVictoria Titans
Melbourne Tigers
Finals MVPAustralia Brett Maher (Adelaide)
Statistical leaders
Points United States Randy Rutherford (Brisbane) 25.0
Rebounds Australia Mark Bradtke (Melbourne) 13.1
Assists Australia Shane Heal (Sydney) 7.5
NBL seasons

The 2001–02 NBL season was the 24th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 11 teams contested the league, The free-to-air television network ABC did not return this season only showing on Fox Sports on Foxtel.

Regular season[edit]

The 2001–02 regular season took place over 24 rounds between 11 October 2001 and 23 March 2002.

Round 1[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
11/10/2001 Sydney Kings 117–99 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
12/10/2001 Illawarra Hawks 108–97 Canberra Cannons WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/10/2001 Canberra Cannons 87–75 Brisbane Bullets AIS Arena N/A boxscore
13/10/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 100–92 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
13/10/2001 Adelaide 36ers 94–77 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
13/10/2001 Melbourne Tigers 109–103 Victoria Titans Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
14/10/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 107–81 Illawarra Hawks State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 2[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
19/10/2001 Brisbane Bullets 91–98 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
19/10/2001 Canberra Cannons 81–80 Perth Wildcats AIS Arena N/A boxscore
19/10/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 105–111 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/10/2001 Victoria Titans 103–85 Perth Wildcats Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
20/10/2001 Illawarra Hawks 106–119 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/10/2001 Cairns Taipans 97–79 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
21/10/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 110–89 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 3[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/10/2001 Brisbane Bullets 78–81 Perth Wildcats Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
26/10/2001 Canberra Cannons 108–98 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
26/10/2001 Cairns Taipans 91–74 Victoria Titans Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
27/10/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 119–98 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
27/10/2001 Melbourne Tigers 122–95 Canberra Cannons Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
27/10/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 91–94 Victoria Titans Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
27/10/2001 Adelaide 36ers 102–93 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
27/10/2001 Sydney Kings 122–95 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore

Round 4[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/11/2001 Canberra Cannons 83–112 Victoria Titans AIS Arena N/A boxscore
2/11/2001 Sydney Kings 138–88 Cairns Taipans Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
2/11/2001 Adelaide 36ers 127–97 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
3/11/2001 Perth Wildcats 82–99 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
3/11/2001 Victoria Titans 93–102 Illawarra Hawks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
3/11/2001 Brisbane Bullets 108–104 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
4/11/2001 Melbourne Tigers 115–121 Sydney Kings Hisense Arena N/A boxscore

Round 5[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/11/2001 Victoria Titans 91–98 Cairns Taipans Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
10/11/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 112–125 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/11/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 130–80 Cairns Taipans State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
10/11/2001 Melbourne Tigers 102–98 Perth Wildcats Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
10/11/2001 Adelaide 36ers 112–104 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
10/11/2001 Canberra Cannons 98–76 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore

Round 6[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/11/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 98–114 Brisbane Bullets State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
16/11/2001 Illawarra Hawks 91–96 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
17/11/2001 Victoria Titans 86–84 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
18/11/2001 Melbourne Tigers 85–105 Brisbane Bullets Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
18/11/2001 Cairns Taipans 84–91 Illawarra Hawks Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore

Round 7[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/11/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 122–112 Victoria Titans Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
20/11/2001 Sydney Kings 114–96 Perth Wildcats Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
23/11/2001 Illawarra Hawks 97–90 Brisbane Bullets WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/11/2001 Adelaide 36ers 95–98 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/11/2001 Canberra Cannons 97–105 Sydney Kings AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/11/2001 Cairns Taipans 90–100 West Sydney Razorbacks Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
24/11/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 97–94 West Sydney Razorbacks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
24/11/2001 Perth Wildcats 106–99 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 8[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
28/11/2001 Perth Wildcats 88–83 Victoria Titans Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/11/2001 Cairns Taipans 80–90 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
30/11/2001 Canberra Cannons 109–106 Townsville Crocodiles AIS Arena N/A boxscore
30/11/2001 Illawarra Hawks 98–90 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/12/2001 Sydney Kings 129–110 Cairns Taipans Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
1/12/2001 Brisbane Bullets 101–112 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
1/12/2001 Adelaide 36ers 91–111 Victoria Titans Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/12/2001 Melbourne Tigers 92–95 Illawarra Hawks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
2/12/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 106–99 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
3/12/2001 Victoria Titans 119–107 Brisbane Bullets Hisense Arena N/A boxscore

Round 9[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
7/12/2001 Brisbane Bullets 99–96 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
8/12/2001 Adelaide 36ers 109–95 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
8/12/2001 Illawarra Hawks 120–105 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
8/12/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 81–79 Victoria Titans State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 10[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
14/12/2001 Victoria Titans 99–86 West Sydney Razorbacks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
15/12/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 132–102 Canberra Cannons Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/12/2001 Melbourne Tigers 104–85 West Sydney Razorbacks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
15/12/2001 Perth Wildcats 116–93 Adelaide 36ers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/12/2001 Illawarra Hawks 101–96 Brisbane Bullets Shoalhaven Stadium N/A boxscore

Round 11[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
18/12/2001 Brisbane Bullets 98–104 Illawarra Hawks Brisbane Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
21/12/2001 Sydney Kings 111–100 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
22/12/2001 West Sydney Razorbacks 117–85 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
22/12/2001 Cairns Taipans 85–97 Brisbane Bullets Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
22/12/2001 Victoria Titans 118–93 Perth Wildcats Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
22/12/2001 Canberra Cannons 70–80 Illawarra Hawks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/12/2001 Melbourne Tigers 107–99 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena N/A boxscore

Round 12[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
26/12/2001 Victoria Titans 100–89 Sydney Kings Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
28/12/2001 Perth Wildcats 95–102 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
28/12/2001 Cairns Taipans 90–105 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
29/12/2001 Illawarra Hawks 122–112 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/12/2001 Adelaide 36ers 128–99 Canberra Cannons Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
31/12/2001 Townsville Crocodiles 95–98 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 13[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
1/01/2002 Victoria Titans 104–93 West Sydney Razorbacks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
4/01/2002 Cairns Taipans 101–105 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
5/01/2002 Sydney Kings 105–130 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
5/01/2002 Canberra Cannons 112–105 Townsville Crocodiles AIS Arena N/A boxscore
5/01/2002 Perth Wildcats 93–87 Illawarra Hawks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
5/01/2002 Brisbane Bullets 110–96 Adelaide 36ers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
6/01/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 98–93 Cairns Taipans State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 14[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
9/01/2002 Cairns Taipans 98–73 Canberra Cannons Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
11/01/2002 Brisbane Bullets 84–90 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
11/01/2002 Canberra Cannons 97–98 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
11/01/2002 Adelaide 36ers 98–95 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
12/01/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 108–88 Brisbane Bullets Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/01/2002 Illawarra Hawks 89–102 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
12/01/2002 Sydney Kings 80–101 Victoria Titans Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
12/01/2002 Perth Wildcats 118–95 West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 15[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
16/01/2002 Victoria Titans 102–89 Canberra Cannons Ballarat Stadium N/A boxscore
18/01/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 97–92 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
18/01/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 100–98 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/01/2002 Sydney Kings 109–98 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
19/01/2002 Illawarra Hawks 101–96 West Sydney Razorbacks WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/01/2002 Perth Wildcats 103–73 Cairns Taipans Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
19/01/2002 Brisbane Bullets 100–90 Melbourne Tigers Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore

Round 16[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
22/01/2002 Perth Wildcats 89–86 Cairns Taipans Bunbury Stadium N/A boxscore
25/01/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 123–108 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
25/01/2002 Illawarra Hawks 93–80 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
26/01/2002 Adelaide 36ers 126–105 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
26/01/2002 Canberra Cannons 85–81 Melbourne Tigers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
26/01/2002 Cairns Taipans 84–96 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore

Round 17[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
31/01/2002 Perth Wildcats 108–102 Melbourne Tigers Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
1/02/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 123–107 Townsville Crocodiles State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
1/02/2002 Brisbane Bullets 84–93 Victoria Titans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
1/02/2002 Sydney Kings 78–100 Illawarra Hawks Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
2/02/2002 Melbourne Tigers 114–111 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
2/02/2002 Cairns Taipans 86–96 Victoria Titans Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
2/02/2002 Canberra Cannons 91–95 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
3/02/2002 Perth Wildcats 112–105 Sydney Kings Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 18[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/02/2002 Victoria Titans 123–98 Melbourne Tigers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
8/02/2002 Cairns Taipans 104–96 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
8/02/2002 Adelaide 36ers 104–94 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
9/02/2002 Sydney Kings 95–124 West Sydney Razorbacks Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
9/02/2002 Perth Wildcats 97–85 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/02/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 136–87 Illawarra Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
10/02/2002 Melbourne Tigers 111–114 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore

Round 19[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
13/02/2002 Adelaide 36ers 120–101 Brisbane Bullets Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
15/02/2002 Illawarra Hawks 80–85 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
15/02/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 112–106 Townsville Crocodiles State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
15/02/2002 Victoria Titans 121–103 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
16/02/2002 Canberra Cannons 105–74 Cairns Taipans AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/02/2002 Perth Wildcats 109–96 Brisbane Bullets Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
16/02/2002 Sydney Kings 102–110 Victoria Titans Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
17/02/2002 Melbourne Tigers 96–108 West Sydney Razorbacks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore

Round 20[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
22/02/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 118–110 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/02/2002 Canberra Cannons 102–98 West Sydney Razorbacks AIS Arena N/A boxscore
23/02/2002 Cairns Taipans 94–100 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
23/02/2002 Adelaide 36ers 90–98 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/02/2002 Brisbane Bullets 116–108 Sydney Kings Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
23/02/2002 Illawarra Hawks 87–116 Victoria Titans WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 21[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
28/02/2002 Melbourne Tigers 99–112 Sydney Kings Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
1/03/2002 Cairns Taipans 85–95 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
1/03/2002 Victoria Titans 126–108 Canberra Cannons Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
2/03/2002 Sydney Kings 106–93 Canberra Cannons Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
2/03/2002 Adelaide 36ers 102–120 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
2/03/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 106–120 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
2/03/2002 Brisbane Bullets 101–99 West Sydney Razorbacks Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
3/03/2002 Illawarra Hawks 110–113 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore

Round 22[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
8/03/2002 Sydney Kings 110–113 Brisbane Bullets Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
8/03/2002 Cairns Taipans 103–80 Canberra Cannons Cairns Convention Centre N/A boxscore
8/03/2002 Illawarra Hawks 106–114 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/03/2002 Brisbane Bullets 92–112 Canberra Cannons Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
9/03/2002 Melbourne Tigers 127–121 Victoria Titans Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
9/03/2002 Townsville Crocodiles 107–114 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
9/03/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 128–122 Sydney Kings State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 23[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
14/03/2002 Melbourne Tigers 103–90 Cairns Taipans Keilor Stadium N/A boxscore
15/03/2002 Victoria Titans 125–120 Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
15/03/2002 Canberra Cannons 121–94 Adelaide 36ers AIS Arena N/A boxscore
16/03/2002 Brisbane Bullets 111–81 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
16/03/2002 Sydney Kings 124–122 Perth Wildcats Sydney Super Dome N/A boxscore
16/03/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 113–88 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Round 24[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
20/03/2002 Perth Wildcats 98–94 Canberra Cannons Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
22/03/2002 Victoria Titans 103–95 Illawarra Hawks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
23/03/2002 Brisbane Bullets 124–109 Victoria Titans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre N/A boxscore
23/03/2002 Adelaide 36ers 96–81 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
23/03/2002 Perth Wildcats 97–105 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
23/03/2002 Melbourne Tigers 93–111 Illawarra Hawks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
23/03/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 95–102 Canberra Cannons State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Ladder[edit]

Pos 2001–02 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Victoria Titans 30 21 9 70.00% 3–2 L1 13–2 8–7 3127 2896 107.98%
2 Perth Wildcats1 30 17 13 56.67% 3–2 L1 12–3 5–10 2947 2923 100.82%
3 Adelaide 36ers1 30 17 13 56.67% 2–3 W1 11–4 6–9 3049 3064 99.51%
4 Wollongong Hawks2 30 16 14 53.33% 1–4 W1 8–7 8–7 2903 2957 98.17%
5 West Sydney Razorbacks2 30 16 14 53.33% 2–3 L1 13–2 3–12 3100 2963 105.03%
6 Melbourne Tigers2 30 16 14 53.33% 3–2 L1 8–7 8–7 3072 3053 100.82%
7 Brisbane Bullets3 30 14 16 46.67% 4–1 W2 8–7 6–9 3006 3047 98.65%
8 Sydney Kings3 30 14 16 46.67% 3–2 W1 9–6 5–10 3244 3228 100.50%
9 Townsville Crocodiles 30 13 17 43.33% 2–3 W1 9–6 4–11 3225 3187 101.19%
10 Canberra Cannons 30 12 18 40.00% 3–2 W1 10–5 2–13 2863 2980 96.07%
11 Cairns Taipans 30 9 21 30.00% 2–3 L3 5–10 4–11 2706 2944 91.92%

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2002. Source: NBL.com.au

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Perth Wildcats won Head-to-Head (2-1).

23-way Head-to-Head between Wollongong Hawks (4-2), West Sydney Razorbacks (3-3) and Melbourne Tigers (2-4).

3Brisbane Bullets won Head-to-Head (2-1).

Finals[edit]

Main article: 2002 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket[edit]

Qualifying Finals Semifinals Grand Final
               
3 Adelaide 36ers 99 81 103
1 Victoria Titans 92 86 92
1 Victoria Titans 113 105 97
6 Melbourne Tigers 107 107 103
3 Adelaide 36ers 106 100 125
5 West Sydney Razorbacks 97 103 107
2 Perth Wildcats 85 98 X
5 West Sydney Razorbacks 106 109 X
5 West Sydney Razorbacks 93 125 115
6 Melbourne Tigers 114 109 103
3 Adelaide 36ers 107 101 X
4 Wollongong Hawks 90 95 X


Qualifying Finals[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
27/03/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 106–85 Perth Wildcats State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
27/03/2002 Melbourne Tigers 107–113 Victoria Titans Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
28/03/2002 Illawarra Hawks 90–107 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
29/03/2002 Victoria Titans 105–107 Melbourne Tigers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
30/03/2002 Perth Wildcats 98–109 West Sydney Razorbacks Perth Entertainment Centre N/A boxscore
31/03/2002 Adelaide 36ers 101–95 Illawarra Hawks Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
31/03/2002 Victoria Titans 97–103 Melbourne Tigers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore

Semi-finals[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
3/04/2002 Victoria Titans 92–99 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
4/04/2002 Melbourne Tigers 114–93 West Sydney Razorbacks Hisense Arena N/A boxscore
5/04/2002 Adelaide 36ers 81–86 Victoria Titans Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
6/04/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 125–109 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore
7/04/2002 Adelaide 36ers 103–92 Victoria Titans Adelaide Arena N/A boxscore
8/04/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 115–103 Melbourne Tigers State Sports Centre N/A boxscore

Grand Final[edit]

Date Home Score Away Venue Crowd Boxscore
12/04/2002 Adelaide 36ers 106–97 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena 7,800 boxscore
14/04/2002 West Sydney Razorbacks 103–100 Adelaide 36ers State Sports Centre 4,500 boxscore
19/04/2002 Adelaide 36ers 125–107 West Sydney Razorbacks Adelaide Arena 7,800 boxscore

2001–02 NBL statistics leaders[edit]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Willie Farley Adelaide 36ers 25.5
Rebounds per game Mark Bradtke Melbourne Tigers 13.1
Assists per game Shane Heal Sydney Kings 7.5
Steals per game Darryl McDonald Victoria Titans 2.3
Blocks per game Simon Dwight West Sydney Razorbacks 3.7
Free throw percentage Andrew Gaze Melbourne Tigers 88.4%
Three-point field goal percentage John Rillie West Sydney Razorbacks 47.4%

NBL awards[edit]

All NBL Team[edit]

# Player Team
PG Ricky Grace Perth Wildcats
SG Lanard Copeland Melbourne Tigers
SF Mark Bradtke[2] Melbourne Tigers
PF Chris Anstey Victoria Titans
C Paul Rogers Adelaide 36ers

References[edit]

  1. ^ "SYDNEY KING TRAVIS LANE WINS NBL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". NBL.com.au. 3 April 2002. Archived from the original on 18 August 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "MARK BRADTKE WINS NBL MOST VALUABLE PLAYER AWARD". NBL.com.au. 10 April 2002. Archived from the original on 20 August 2002. Retrieved 29 January 2023.

External links[edit]

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