2001 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Number of games | 16 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Waikato Titans |
Top scorer | Clifton Bush (Waikato Titans) |
Playoffs | |
Champions | Waikato Titans |
Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title.[1] The Titans set an NBL record with a 15-game winning streak during the season, a streak that was not broken until the 2015 Southland Sharks squad recorded a 16-game winning streak.[2]