Professional basketball season
New Zealand:
Regular season |
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Season champions | Sydney Kings |
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Season MVP | Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) |
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Finals |
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Champions | Sydney Kings (2nd title) |
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Runners-up | West Sydney Razorbacks |
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Semifinalists | Wollongong Hawks Brisbane Bullets |
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Finals MVP | Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) |
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Statistical leaders |
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Points | Matthew Nielsen (Sydney) | 23.5 |
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Rebounds | Mark Bradtke (Melbourne) | 10.9 |
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Assists | Ricky Grace (Perth) | 7.3 |
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NBL seasons |
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← 2002–03 2004–05 → |
The 2003–04 NBL season was the 26th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 12 teams contested the league. This season marked the first NBL season that featured the New Zealand Breakers, the first New Zealand team in the Australian competition. Also, the Canberra Cannons were replaced by the Hunter Pirates.
Regular season
The 2003–04 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 1 October 2003 and 29 February 2004.
Round 1
Round 2
Round 3
Round 4
Round 5
Round 6
Round 7
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
12/11/2003 | Sydney Kings | 90–69 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,673 | boxscore |
12/11/2003 | New Zealand Breakers | 84–90 | Brisbane Bullets | Westpac Trust Centre | 1,700 | boxscore |
12/11/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 91–101 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 4,648 | boxscore |
14/11/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 88–91 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,317 | boxscore |
14/11/2003 | Victoria Giants | 91–109 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,352 | boxscore |
15/11/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 106–91 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,573 | boxscore |
15/11/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 94–106 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
15/11/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 103–93 | Victoria Giants | Adelaide Arena | 4,431 | boxscore |
15/11/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 95–102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,950 | boxscore |
15/11/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 78–84 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,357 | boxscore |
Round 8
Round 9
Round 10
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
1/12/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 121–103 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,126 | boxscore |
3/12/2003 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–95 | Victoria Giants | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,194 | boxscore |
3/12/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–80 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 5,500 | boxscore |
5/12/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 113–114 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,025 | boxscore |
5/12/2003 | Hunter Pirates | 101–104 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,755 | boxscore |
5/12/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 105–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,120 | boxscore |
6/12/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 110–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,631 | boxscore |
6/12/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 80–82 | New Zealand Breakers | Penrith Stadium | 1,123 | boxscore |
6/12/2003 | Illawarra Hawks | 117–99 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,479 | boxscore |
6/12/2003 | Perth Wildcats | 90–104 | Victoria Giants | Challenge Stadium | 3,100 | boxscore |
Round 11
Round 12
Round 13
Round 14
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
29/12/2003 | Melbourne Tigers | 85–113 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,170 | boxscore |
31/12/2003 | Cairns Taipans | 106–113 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,352 | boxscore |
31/12/2003 | Adelaide 36ers | 93–86 | Hunter Pirates | Adelaide Arena | 6,465 | boxscore |
31/12/2003 | Victoria Giants | 116–111 | Melbourne Tigers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,807 | boxscore |
31/12/2003 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–103 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
31/12/2003 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 100–87 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 1,957 | boxscore |
2/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 121–75 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,300 | boxscore |
2/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 103–83 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,681 | boxscore |
3/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 97–82 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 947 | boxscore |
3/01/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 109–103 | Cairns Taipans | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,892 | boxscore |
3/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 111–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,318 | boxscore |
3/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 115–72 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 2,829 | boxscore |
Round 15
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
7/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 108–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 2,200 | boxscore |
7/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 108–101 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 2,951 | boxscore |
9/01/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 126–101 | Hunter Pirates | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,098 | boxscore |
9/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 109–99 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,901 | boxscore |
9/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 105–109 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,438 | boxscore |
10/01/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–126 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 5,680 | boxscore |
10/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 103–60 | Hunter Pirates | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,639 | boxscore |
10/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 98–82 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre | 2,117 | boxscore |
10/01/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 93–89 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,423 | boxscore |
11/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 100–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 2,981 | boxscore |
Round 16
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
14/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 104–79 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,580 | boxscore |
14/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 105–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,060 | boxscore |
14/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–79 | Townsville Crocodiles | Westpac Trust Centre | 2,017 | boxscore |
16/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 118–101 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,416 | boxscore |
16/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 100–87 | Victoria Giants | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,791 | boxscore |
17/01/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 110–115 | Adelaide 36ers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,180 | boxscore |
17/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 94–82 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | 3,123 | boxscore |
17/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 111–96 | Melbourne Tigers | Burswood Dome | 8,501 | boxscore |
17/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 90–102 | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,738 | boxscore |
17/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 80–96 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 2,055 | boxscore |
Round 17
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
21/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 103–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,960 | boxscore |
21/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 100–93 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 2,157 | boxscore |
21/01/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 97–112 | Townsville Crocodiles | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 2,205 | boxscore |
21/01/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 109–79 | Victoria Giants | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,610 | boxscore |
23/01/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 99–83 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | 3,308 | boxscore |
23/01/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 98–107 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | N/A | boxscore |
24/01/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 97–89 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,959 | boxscore |
24/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 110–100 | Hunter Pirates | North Shore Events Centre | 2,311 | boxscore |
24/01/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 113–93 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 6,432 | boxscore |
25/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 117–96 | Victoria Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,693 | boxscore |
25/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 100–88 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,009 | boxscore |
Round 18
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
28/01/2004 | Sydney Kings | 125–94 | Hunter Pirates | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,269 | boxscore |
28/01/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 92–90 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,680 | boxscore |
28/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 104–97 | Perth Wildcats | Westpac Trust Centre | 1,830 | boxscore |
30/01/2004 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–116 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
30/01/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 98–89 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 3,122 | boxscore |
30/01/2004 | Victoria Giants | 85–101 | Illawarra Hawks | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,410 | boxscore |
31/01/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–103 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 5,823 | boxscore |
31/01/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 118–103 | Hunter Pirates | State Sports Centre | 2,782 | boxscore |
31/01/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–126 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,129 | boxscore |
1/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 108–130 | Illawarra Hawks | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,832 | boxscore |
Round 19
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
4/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 105–86 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,031 | boxscore |
4/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 107–97 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,550 | boxscore |
4/02/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 87–69 | Victoria Giants | North Shore Events Centre | 2,140 | boxscore |
4/02/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 110–99 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,134 | boxscore |
6/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 82–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,879 | boxscore |
6/02/2004 | Victoria Giants | 102–105 | Perth Wildcats | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,044 | boxscore |
7/02/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 122–112 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
7/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 99–85 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 2,482 | boxscore |
7/02/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 95–87 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,265 | boxscore |
7/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–105 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 5,046 | boxscore |
Round 20
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
11/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 88–80 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,650 | boxscore |
11/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 120–98 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 2,904 | boxscore |
11/02/2004 | Hunter Pirates | 91–102 | Victoria Giants | Newcastle Entertainment Centre | 1,503 | boxscore |
13/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 108–94 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 3,128 | boxscore |
14/02/2004 | Victoria Giants | 106–103 | Hunter Pirates | Melbourne Sports & Aquatic Centre | 1,054 | boxscore |
14/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 120–104 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,780 | boxscore |
14/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 124–111 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 4,846 | boxscore |
14/02/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 109–94 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,056 | boxscore |
14/02/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 90–95 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,120 | boxscore |
15/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 116–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,070 | boxscore |
Round 21
Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
18/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 119–96 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 2,128 | boxscore |
18/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 113–89 | Brisbane Bullets | Marrara Indoor Stadium | 1,408 | boxscore |
18/02/2004 | Melbourne Tigers | 98–102 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,237 | boxscore |
18/02/2004 | Sydney Kings | 124–94 | Victoria Giants | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,969 | boxscore |
18/02/2004 | New Zealand Breakers | 84–108 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 4,358 | boxscore |
20/02/2004 | Townsville Crocodiles | 113–94 | Victoria Giants | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,065 | boxscore |
21/02/2004 | Illawarra Hawks | 112–118 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,901 | boxscore |
21/02/2004 | Perth Wildcats | 97–90 | Hunter Pirates | Challenge Stadium | 4,126 | boxscore |
21/02/2004 | Adelaide 36ers | 111–123 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 5,687 | boxscore |
21/02/2004 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 78–104 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 4,236 | boxscore |
22/02/2004 | Cairns Taipans | 87–83 | Victoria Giants | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,550 | boxscore |
Round 22
Ladder
Updated to match(es) played on 29 February 2004. 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.
1West Sydney Razorbacks won Head-to-Head (2-1).
Finals
Playoff bracket
Elimination Finals
Semi-finals
Grand Final
All Star Game
Eastern All Stars | 129–126 | Western All Stars |
Scoring by quarter: 29–32, 37 –31, 31–24, 32–39 |
Pts: Knight 19 Rebs: Saville 12 Asts: Rose 5 | | Pts: Cattalini 27 Rebs: Bradtke 10 Asts: Rillie 7 |
Eastern All Stars win, 129–126 |
Most Valuable Player
Awards
Player of the month
Coach of the month
All NBL Team
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References
- ^ "All-NBL Team revealed". NBL.com.au. 8 April 2004. Archived from the original on 26 June 2004. Retrieved 25 October 2022.
- ^ NBL: Basketball Australia