2001 New Zealand NBL season
The 2001 NBL season was the 20th season of the National Basketball League. The Waikato Titans won the championship in 2001 to claim their first league title. The Titans set an NBL record with a 15-game winning streak during the season, a streak that was not broken until the 2015 Southland Sharks squad recorded a 16-game winning streak.
Summary
Regular season standings
Playoff bracket
Awards
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Clifton Bush | Waikato Titans | 27.4 |
| Rebounds per game | Brian Gomes | North Harbour Kings | 14.4 |
| Assists per game | Paul Henare | Auckland Stars | 5.1 |
| Steals per game | Travis Lane | Otago Nuggets | 3.0 |
| Blocks per game | Ben Pepper & Ed Book | Auckland Stars & Palmerston North Jets | 1.3 |
Regular season
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Phill Jones
- Most Outstanding Guard: Phill Jones
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Phill Jones
- Most Outstanding Forward: Clifton Bush
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Terrence Lewis
- Scoring Champion: Clifton Bush
- Rebounding Champion: Brian Gomes
- Assist Champion: Paul Henare
- Rookie of the Year: Damon Rampton
- Coach of the Year: Nenad Vučinić
- All-Star Five:
- * G: Hayden Allen
- * G: Phill Jones
- * F: Clifton Bush
- * F: Brian Gomes
- * C: Pero Cameron