title: 2004 New Zealand NBL season
text: # 2004 New Zealand NBL season
  
  The 2004 NBL season was the 23rd season of the National Basketball League. The Auckland Stars won the championship in 2004 to claim their eighth league title.
  
  ## Summary
  
  ### Regular season standings
  
  | Pos |
  | - |
  | Pos | Team | W | L |
  | 1 | Wellington Saints | 13 | 5 |
  | 2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 13 | 5 |
  | 3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 6 |
  | 4 | Auckland Stars | 11 | 7 |
  | 5 | Manawatu Jets | 10 | 8 |
  | 6 | Waikato Titans | 10 | 8 |
  | 7 | Canterbury Rams | 7 | 11 |
  | 8 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 7 | 11 |
  | 9 | Otago Nuggets | 4 | 14 |
  | 10 | Harbour Heat | 3 | 15 |
  
  ### Playoff bracket
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Wellington Saints | 65 | | |
  | 4 | Auckland Stars | 83 | | |
  | 4 | Auckland Stars | 83 | Auckland Stars | 80 |
  | | | | Nelson Giants | 68 |
  | 2 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 51 | Nelson Giants | 68 |
  | 3 | Nelson Giants | 69 | | |
  
  ## Awards
  
  ### Player of the Week
  
  | Round | Player | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | 1 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets |
  | 2 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants |
  | 3 | Clifton Bush | Canterbury Rams |
  | 4 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants |
  | 5 | Dillon Boucher | Waikato Titans |
  | 6 | Casey Frank | Auckland Stars |
  | 7 | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans |
  | 8 | Phill Jones | Nelson Giants |
  | 9 | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans |
  | 10 | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets |
  | 11 | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints |
  | 12 | Clifton Bush | Canterbury Rams |
  | 13 | Willie Banks | Taranaki Mountainairs |
  | 14 | Ben Knight | Wellington Saints |
  | SF | Darnell McCulloch | Nelson Giants |
  | SF | Lindsay Tait | Auckland Stars |
  
  ### Statistics leaders
  
  Stats as of the end of the regular season
  
  | Category | Player | Team | Stat |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Points per game | Geordie Cullen | Waikato Titans | 23.7 |
  | Rebounds per game | David Cooper | Manawatu Jets | 11.7 |
  | Assists per game | Paul Henare | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5.2 |
  | Steals per game | Dillon Boucher | Auckland Stars | 4.1 |
  | Blocks per game | Kenny Walker | Canterbury Rams | 2.0 |
  
  ### Regular season
  
  * Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  * NZ Most Valuable Player: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  * Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
  * Most Outstanding Forward: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  * Scoring Champion: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
  * Rebounding Champion: David Cooper (Manawatu Jets)
  * Assist Champion: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  * Rookie of the Year: Luke Martin (Manawatu Jets)
  * Coach of the Year: Shawn Dennis (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  * All-Star Five:
     * G: Willie Banks (Taranaki Mountainairs)
     * G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Stars)
     * F: Adrian Majstrovich (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
     * F: Ben Knight (Wellington Saints)
     * C: Geordie Cullen (Waikato Titans)
  
  ### Playoffs
  
  * Final MVP: Aaron Olson (Auckland Stars)
  