| 2002 New Zealand NBL season | |
| League: | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| No Of Games: | 16 |
| No Of Teams: | 9 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Nelson Giants |
| Top Scorer: | Ron Grady (Otago Nuggets) |
| Top Scorer Link: | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| Finals: | Playoffs |
| Finals Champ: | Waikato Titans |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Nelson Giants |
| Seasonslistnames: | New Zealand NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2001 New Zealand NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2001 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2003 New Zealand NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2003 |
The 2002 NBL season was the 21st season of the National Basketball League. Two name changes occurred heading into the 2002 season, with Palmerston North now called Manawatu, and North Harbour now called Harbour. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2002 to claim their second league title.[1] In the final, Titans' forward Dillon Boucher made two free throws with 1.7 seconds to lift Waikato over the Nelson Giants 85–83.[2]
| Team | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 5 | |
| 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| 3 | 11 | 5 | |
| 4 | 9 | 7 | |
| 5 | 7 | 9 | |
| 6 | 7 | 9 | |
| 7 | 6 | 10 | |
| 8 | 5 | 11 | |
| 9 | 5 | 11 | |
Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Ron Grady | 25.1 | ||
| Rebounds per game | John Whorton | 13.4 | ||
| Assists per game | Carlo Varricchio | 5.3 | ||
| Steals per game | Prem Krishna | 2.4 | ||
| Blocks per game | Kenny Stone | 2.1 |