2003-04 NBL Season

Here are the results and statistics from the National Basketball League (Australia) season of 2003-2004.

End of Season Ladder

This is the ladder at the end of season, before the finals. In all, 198 games were played, 33 for each team. The top 8 teams qualified for the finals series.
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1
Sydney Kings
33
26
7
14-3
12-4
113.1
79
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2
Wollongong Hawks
33
25
8
11-5
14-3
111.4
76
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3
West Sydney Razorbacks
33
22
11
13-4
9-7
105.0
67
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4
Brisbane Bullets
33
22
11
12-4
10-7
107.5
67
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5
Melbourne Tigers
33
20
13
11-5
9-8
101.8
61
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6
Cairns Taipans
33
16
17
11-5
5-12
102.1
48
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7
Perth Wildcats
33
15
18
13-3
2-15
98.6
45
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8
Adelaide 36ers
33
14
19
10-7
4-12
97.4
42
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9
Townsville Crocodiles
33
13
20
7-9
6-11
97.4
39
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10
New Zealand Breakers
33
12
21
8-9
4-12
94.3
36
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11
Victoria Giants
33
11
22
8-9
3-13
91.9
33
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12
Hunter Pirates
33
2
31
2-15
0-16
84.1
6
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Awards

* NBL Most Valuable Player: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
* Larry Sengstock Medal (GF MVP): Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
* NBL Coach of the Year: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
* NBL Best Defensive Player: Ben Castle (Brisbane Bullets)
* NBL Rookie of the Year: Steven Markovic (West Sydney Razorbacks)
* NBL Most Improved Player: Geordie Cullen (Hunter Pirates)
* NBL Best Sixth Man: Darryl McDonald (Melbourne Tigers)
* All-NBL First Team:
** Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
** Mark Bradtke (Melbourne Tigers)
** Stephen Black (Brisbane Bullets)
** John Rillie (West Sydney Razorbacks)
** Sam Mackinnon (West Sydney Razorbacks)

Player of the month

* October: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)
* November: Dusty Rychart (Adelaide 36ers)
* December: Kevin Freeman (Brisbane Bullets)
* January: Mike Chappell (New Zealand Breakers)
* February: Matthew Nielsen (Sydney Kings)

Coach of the month

* October: Brian Goorjian (Sydney Kings)
* November: Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks)
* December: Joey Wright (Brisbane Bullets)
* January: Gordon McLeod (West Sydney Razorbacks)
* February: Brendan Joyce (Wollongong Hawks)