2003–04 NBL season

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

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

Most Valuable Player

Ebi Ere (Sydney Kings)

Awards

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

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