National Basketball League (2000-2001)
1999-2000
2001-02
National Basketball League 2000-01
Champion: Wollongong Hawks
Regular Season Champion: Victoria Titans
Finals MVP: Glen Saville
League MVP & Import POY & Domestic POY: Robert Rose
Top Scorer Top Scorer: Andrew Gaze (29.1)
Defensive POY: Darnell Mee
Rookie of the Year: Axel Dench
Coach of the Year: Brendan Joyce
Players / Stats
League History
Quarterfinals Semis Final Semis Quarterfinals
Adelaide2
Victoria T.1
Wollongong2
Perth1
Adelaide1
Wollongong2
Wollongong2
Townsville1
Townsville2
Victoria T.1
Sydney Kings1
Townsville2
Adelaide2
Victoria T.1
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FINAL: Wollongong Hawks vs Townsville Crocodiles 97-94

Standings 2000-01
#
Club
W-L
PTS
LOST
1
Victoria Titans
22-6
2962
2613
2
Townsville Crocodiles
22-6
3039
2783
3
Perth Wildcats
21-7
2968
2738
4
Wollongong Hawks
21-7
2962
2801
5
Sydney Kings
17-11
3008
2919
6
Adelaide Eagle Super Sixers
16-12
2874
2701
7
Melbourne Tigers
13-15
3052
3067
8
West Sydney Razorbacks
9-19
2791
2942
9
Cairns Taipans
6-22
2604
2861
10
Brisbane Bullets
4-24
2554
2870
11
Canberra Cannons
3-25
2507
3026
 
- qualified to the play-offs
Stats Leaders 2000-01
PPG
RPG
APG
SPG
BPG
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Melbourne Utd
201 G 36y
Avg: 29.1 ppg

1
Andrew Gaze
29.1
2
Simon Kerle
24.9
3
Shane Heal
24.6
4
Robert Rose
22.0
5
Mark Bradtke
21.3
6
Jayson Wells
21.2
7
Ricky Grace
20.9
8
Brett Maher
20.9
9
Lanard Copeland
20.9
10
Jason Smith
20.5
Wollongong Hawks - Champions of National Basketball League 2000-01
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 Arrived: Grant Kruger (Cairns Taipans), Ray Borner (Canberra Cannons), Charles Thomas (Torpan Pojat Helsinki), Axel Dench (Gonzaga University)
 Average Height: 197.4 cm (6'5.8'')
 Average Age: 26.3
Finals MVP
Glen Saville
League MVP & Import POY & Domestic POY
Robert Rose
Top Scorer Top Scorer
Andrew Gaze (29.1)
Defensive POY
Darnell Mee
Rookie of the Year
Axel Dench
Coach of the Year
Brendan Joyce
Australiabasket.com All-Australian NBL Awards 2001-May 5, 2001
Robert Rose, 36-year old American swingman from the runner-up team finalist team Townsville Crocodiles, was selected as the Player of the Year at the National Basketball League. He graduated from the George Mason years ago. Rose received multiple other awards, was honored as the Domestic Player of the Year, Import Player of the Year, Guard of the Year, Forward of the Year, and was named to the First Team and Domestic Players Team. Darnell Mee, American guard from the Leverkusen, earned the Defensive Player of the Year of National Basketball League. He Is the Western Kentucky alumni from 1993. Mee collected multiple other honors, earned a spot in the First Team and Defensive Team. Mark Bradtke, center from the Melbourne United, picked up the Center of the Year at the National Basketball League. He was also voted to the First Team. Ricky Grace, 35-year old American point guard from the Perth Wildcats, was selected to the First Team of National Basketball League. He Is ex Oklahoma from 1988. Grace was also chosen to the Domestic Players Team. Jason Smith, 27-year old guard from the Victoria Liberty Giants, was named to the First Team at the National Basketball League. He also earned a spot in the Defensive Team. Smith was previously voted to the Second Team back in 2006 and named to Honorable Mention back in 2008.
Player of the Year: USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
Finals MVP: Australian Glen Saville (197-F/G-25) of Wollongong H.
Defensive Player of the Year: USA-Australian Darnell Mee (197-G-30) of Adelaide 36ers
Domestic Player of the Year: USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
Import Player of the Year: USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
Guard of the Year: USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
Forward of the Year: USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
Center of the Year: Australian Mark Bradtke (209-C-33) of Melbourne T.
Rookie of the Year: Australian Axel Dench (211-C-25) of Wollongong H.
Coach of the Year: Australian Brendan Joyce of Wollongong H.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL First Team 2001
Rose
Grace
Mee
Bradtke
Smith

First Team
USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
USA-Australian Ricky Grace (185-PG-35) of Perth Wildcats
USA-Australian Darnell Mee (197-G-30) of Adelaide 36ers
Australian Mark Bradtke (209-C-33) of Melbourne T.
Australian Jason Smith (194-G-27) of Victoria T.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL Second Team 2001
Heal
Rogers
Gaze
Nielsen
Anstey

Second Team
Australian Shane Heal (182-G-31) of Sydney Kings
British-Australian Paul Rogers (213-C-28) of Perth Wildcats
Australian Andrew Gaze (201-G-36) of Melbourne T.
Australian Matt Nielsen (208-F-23) of Sydney Kings
Australian Chris Anstey (213-C-26) of Victoria T.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL Third Team 2001
Saville
Thomas
Knight
Wells
McDonald

Third Team
Australian Glen Saville (197-F/G-25) of Wollongong H.
USA-Australian Melvin Thomas (200-F/C-33) of Wollongong H.
British-Australian Ben Knight (203-F-25) of Cairns Taipans
USA Jayson Wells (202-F-25) of Canberra C.
USA-Australian Darryl McDonald (189-G-37) of Victoria T.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL Honorable Mention 2001
Maher
Brooks
Dench
Goodwin
Harvey
Vlahov
Kelly
Mackinnon

Honorable Mention
Australian Brett Maher (188-G-28) of Adelaide 36ers
USA Kevin Brooks (203-F-32) of Adelaide 36ers
Australian Axel Dench (211-C-25) of Wollongong H.
Australian Andrew Goodwin (209-C-30) of Townsville C.
Australian James Harvey (196-G/F-22) of Perth Wildcats
Australian Andrew Vlahov (201-F-32) of Perth Wildcats
USA-Australian Mike Kelly (196-F/G-34) of Townsville C.
Australian Samuel Mackinnon (197-F/G-25) of Townsville C.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Domestic Players Team 2001
Rose
Saville
Thomas
Grace
Mackinnon

All-Domestic Players Team
USA-Australian Robert Rose (196-F/G-37) of Townsville C.
Australian Glen Saville (197-F/G-25) of Wollongong H.
USA-Australian Melvin Thomas (200-F/C-33) of Wollongong H.
USA-Australian Ricky Grace (185-PG-35) of Perth Wildcats
Australian Samuel Mackinnon (197-F/G-25) of Townsville C.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Imports Team 2001
Thomas
Brooks
Ronaldson
Garrison
Rutherford

All-Imports Team
USA Charles Thomas (194-G-31) of Wollongong H.
USA Kevin Brooks (203-F-32) of Adelaide 36ers
New Zealand Tony Ronaldson (203-F-29) of Victoria T.
USA Matt Garrison (203-C) of Wollongong H.
USA Randy Rutherford (189-G-30) of Brisbane B.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Defensive Team 2001
Smith
Kelly
Vlahov
Mee
Dwight

All-Defensive Team
Australian Jason Smith (194-G-27) of Victoria T.
USA-Australian Mike Kelly (196-F/G-34) of Townsville C.
Australian Andrew Vlahov (201-F-32) of Perth Wildcats
USA-Australian Darnell Mee (197-G-30) of Adelaide 36ers
Australian Simon Dwight (205-F-25) of W.Sydney R.


Australiabasket.com Australian NBL All-Rookie Team 2001
Dench
Lowery
Helliwell
Cullen
Dickel

All-Rookie Team
Australian Axel Dench (211-C-25) of Wollongong H.
USA-Australian Damon Lowery (180-G-32) of Wollongong H.
Australian Wade Helliwell (211-C-23) of Brisbane B.
Australian Geordie Cullen (210-C-23) of Canberra C.
Australian-New Zealand Mark Dickel (188-G-25) of Victoria T.
*The awards were created by Australiabasket.com staff based on the stats (if available), teams' performance and players' performance. It very often required deeper research and collecting various data about the players and their teams.