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2003–04 NBL season

Professional basketball season

Field	Value
title	2003–04 NBL season
league	National Basketball League
season	2003–04
finals	Finals
finals_link	2004 NBL Finals
champions	Sydney Kings (2nd title)
runners_up	West Sydney Razorbacks
semifinalists	Wollongong Hawks
Brisbane Bullets
teams	12
dates	1 October 2003 – 6 April 2004
season_champs	Sydney Kings
TV	Australia:{{Plainlist
MVP	Matthew Nielsen (Sydney)	MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player	MVP_n = AUS
finals_MVP	Matthew Nielsen (Sydney)	finals_MVP_link = NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final	finals_MVP_n = AUS
efficiency_leader		epg =	epg_n =
top_scorer	Matthew Nielsen (Sydney)	ppg = 23.5	ppg_n = AUS
top_scorer_link	List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders
rebounds_leader	Mark Bradtke (Melbourne)	rpg = 10.9	rpg_n = AUS
assists_leader	Ricky Grace (Perth)	apg = 7.3	apg_n = AUS
seasonslist	List of NBL seasons
seasonslistnames	NBL
prevseason_link	2002–03 NBL season
prevseason_year	2002–03
nextseason_link	2004–05 NBL season
nextseason_year	2004–05

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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

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Ladder

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

Main article: 2004 NBL Finals

Playoff bracket

Elimination Finals

Semi-finals

Grand Final

All Star Game

Main article: 2003–04 NBL All-Star Game

report

Most Valuable Player

Ebi Ere (Sydney Kings)

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)

All NBL Team

#	Player	Team
PG	Stephen Black	Brisbane Bullets
SG	John Rillie	West Sydney Razorbacks
SF	Sam Mackinnon	West Sydney Razorbacks
PF	Matthew Nielsen	Sydney Kings
C	Mark Bradtke	Melbourne Tigers

References

(8 April 2004). "All-NBL Team revealed". NBL.com.au.
[http://www.insidehoops.com/nbl.shtml NBL: Basketball Australia]

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