# 2007–08 NBL season

The 2007–08 NBL season was the 30th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. On 21 November 2006, the Gold Coast Blaze joined the league, expanding it to 13 teams.

## 2007–08 league participants
### Stadiums and locations

| Team | Region | CEO | Coach | Home ground | Capacity |
| Adelaide 36ers | SA | Mal Hemmerling | Phil Smyth | Distinctive Homes Dome | 8,000 |
| Brisbane Bullets | Qld | Jeff Van Groningen | Joey Wright | Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre | 4,000 |
| Cairns Taipans | Qld | Denis Keeffe | Alan Black | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,300 |
| Gold Coast Blaze | Qld | David Claxton | Brendan Joyce | Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre | 5,269 |
| Melbourne Tigers | Vic | Seamus McPeake | Alan Westover | State Netball & Hockey Centre | 3,500 |
| New Zealand Breakers | NZL | Richard Clarke | Andrej Lemanis | North Shore Events Centre | 4,400 |
| Perth Wildcats | WA | Nick Marvin | Scott Fisher | Challenge Stadium | 4,500 |
| Singapore Slingers | Sin | Bob Turner | Gordon McLeod | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 12,000 |
| South Dragons | Vic | Ryan Gardiner | Shane Heal | Vodafone Arena | 10,500 |
| Sydney Kings | NSW | Garry Hudson | Brian Goorjian | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 10,517 |
| Townsville Crocodiles | Qld | Ian Smythe | Trevor Gleeson | Townsville Entertainment & Convention Centre | 5,257 |
| West Sydney Razorbacks | NSW | Darren Drysdale | Rob Beveridge | State Sports Centre | 5,006 |
| Wollongong Hawks | NSW | | Eric Cooks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 6,000 |

## Preseason transactions

| Player | Recruited from | Signed by |
| Larry Abney | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Taipans |
| Adam Ballinger | Wollongong Hawks | Adelaide 36ers |
| David Barlow | Sydney Kings | Melbourne Tigers |
| Stephen Black | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Taipans |
| Mark Bradtke | Brisbane Bullets | Retired |
| Brad Davidson | Singapore Slingers | Adelaide 36ers |
| Casey Frank | Wollongong Hawks | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Kavossy Franklin | South Dragons | Wollongong Hawks |
| Cortez Groves | Wollongong Hawks | South Dragons |
| Brad Hill | Adelaide 36ers | South Dragons |
| Nick Horvath | Adelaide 36ers | South Dragons |
| Nathan Jawai | Australian Institute of Sport | Cairns Taipans |
| Ryan Kersten | University of New Mexico | New Zealand Breakers |
| Alex Loughton | Gandía BA (LEB Spain) | Perth Wildcats |
| Luke Martin | Cairns Taipans | South Dragons |
| Ben Melmeth | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Scott McGregor | West Sydney Razorbacks | Gold Coast Blaze |
| Brad Newley | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide 36ers |
| Ben Pepper | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Crocodiles |
| Anthony Petrie | Canberra Gunners (ABA) | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| Tony Rampton | Wollongong Hawks | West Sydney Razorbacks |
| Tony Ronaldson | Perth Wildcats | New Zealand Breakers |
| Bradley Sheridan | Sydney Kings | Townsville Crocodiles |
| Anthony Stewart | Cairns Taipans | Retired |
* Unless stated otherwise the source for the above information is the NBL article "Movers and Shakers"

## Sponsors

| Team | Major sponsor |
| Adelaide 36ers | ABC Learning Centres |
| Brisbane Bullets | Virgin Blue |
| Cairns Taipans | Skytrans Airlines |
| Gold Coast Blaze | none |
| Melbourne Tigers | Aust Tiger |
| New Zealand Breakers | Harvey Norman |
| Perth Wildcats | Saville Australia |
| Singapore Slingers | CLSA |
| South Dragons | Crazy John's |
| Sydney Kings | Firepower |
| Townsville Crocodiles | McDonald's |
| West Sydney Razorbacks | Westbus |
| Wollongong Hawks | IMB |

## Apparel

| Team | Provider | Home colour | Away colour |
| Adelaide 36ers | ISC | Blue | White |
| Brisbane Bullets | Hoop2Hoop | Royal Blue | White |
| Cairns Taipans | Kombat | Orange | White |
| Gold Coast Blaze | ISC | Sky Blue | White |
| Melbourne Tigers | Kombat | Red | Yellow |
| New Zealand Breakers | Sport & Uniform | Black | White |
| Perth Wildcats | ISC | Red | White |
| Singapore Slingers | ISC | Red | Gold |
| South Dragons | Kombat | Black | White |
| Sydney Kings | ISC | Purple | White |
| Townsville Crocodiles | Kombat | Green | White |
| West Sydney Razorbacks | Soul Sports | Navy Blue | White |
| Wollongong Hawks | Kombat | Red | White |

## Regular season

The 2007–08 regular season took place over 22 rounds between 19 September 2007 and 16 February 2008.

### Round 1

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/09/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 105–115 | Brisbane Bullets | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,137 | boxscore |
| 19/09/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 114–116 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | 1,860 | boxscore |
| 19/09/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 94–117 | Melbourne Tigers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 3,200 | boxscore |
| 20/09/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 90–95 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 2,000 | boxscore |
| 21/09/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 108–101 | Illawarra Hawks | Adelaide Arena | 4,126 | boxscore |
| 22/09/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 100–88 | Illawarra Hawks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,753 | boxscore |
| 22/09/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 99–75 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,006 | boxscore |
| 22/09/2007 | South Dragons | 106–116 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Vodafone Arena | 3,129 | boxscore |
| 23/09/2007 | Sydney Kings | 88–79 | Gold Coast Blaze | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,951 | boxscore |
| 23/09/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 112–80 | Singapore Slingers | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 2

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/09/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 78–85 | Sydney Kings | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,500 | boxscore |
| 26/09/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 93–99 | Gold Coast Blaze | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,300 | boxscore |
| 28/09/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 88–113 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,775 | boxscore |
| 28/09/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 85–101 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 4,400 | boxscore |
| 29/09/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 108–95 | Perth Wildcats | State Sports Centre | 2,234 | boxscore |
| 29/09/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 88–72 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,949 | boxscore |

### Round 3

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 2/10/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 101–86 | Townsville Crocodiles | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,300 | boxscore |
| 3/10/2007 | South Dragons | 81–97 | Perth Wildcats | Vodafone Arena | 3,952 | boxscore |
| 4/10/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 96–104 | West Sydney Razorbacks | North Shore Events Centre | 2,011 | boxscore |
| 5/10/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 84–89 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,898 | boxscore |
| 5/10/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 116–107 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,984 | boxscore |
| 6/10/2007 | Sydney Kings | 92–85 | Cairns Taipans | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,224 | boxscore |
| 6/10/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 84–113 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,549 | boxscore |
| 6/10/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 90–96 | Melbourne Tigers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,524 | boxscore |
| 6/10/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 115–108 | South Dragons | Adelaide Arena | 4,959 | boxscore |

### Round 4

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 10/10/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 82–99 | Melbourne Tigers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,843 | boxscore |
| 10/10/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 95–91 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 4,200 | boxscore |
| 11/10/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 98–97 | Townsville Crocodiles | North Shore Events Centre | 2,110 | boxscore |
| 12/10/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 132–109 | West Sydney Razorbacks | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,999 | boxscore |
| 13/10/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 97–82 | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,853 | boxscore |
| 13/10/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 101–98 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 14/10/2007 | South Dragons | 85–95 | Sydney Kings | Vodafone Arena | 3,928 | boxscore |
| 14/10/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 127–106 | Singapore Slingers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,500 | boxscore |

### Round 5

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 17/10/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 117–127 | Sydney Kings | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,117 | boxscore |
| 17/10/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 96–105 | Melbourne Tigers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,500 | boxscore |
| 18/10/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 116–109 | Adelaide 36ers | North Shore Events Centre | 2,166 | boxscore |
| 20/10/2007 | South Dragons | 109–110 | Brisbane Bullets | Vodafone Arena | 4,198 | boxscore |
| 20/10/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 103–96 | Sydney Kings | State Sports Centre | 3,850 | boxscore |
| 20/10/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 106–92 | Illawarra Hawks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,638 | boxscore |
| 20/10/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 112–90 | Adelaide 36ers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,388 | boxscore |
| 21/10/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 87–73 | Cairns Taipans | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 21/10/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 99–116 | New Zealand Breakers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,100 | boxscore |

### Round 6

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 24/10/2007 | Sydney Kings | 100–82 | Adelaide 36ers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,483 | boxscore |
| 26/10/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 114–97 | Perth Wildcats | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,316 | boxscore |
| 26/10/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 129–126 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,119 | boxscore |
| 27/10/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–90 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,221 | boxscore |
| 27/10/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 94–98 | Gold Coast Blaze | Adelaide Arena | 4,301 | boxscore |
| 27/10/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 112–90 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,110 | boxscore |
| 28/10/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–115 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,476 | boxscore |
| 28/10/2007 | South Dragons | 102–90 | New Zealand Breakers | Vodafone Arena | 3,443 | boxscore |
| 28/10/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 90–99 | Sydney Kings | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,000 | boxscore |

### Round 7

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 31/10/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–95 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 1,726 | boxscore |
| 1/11/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 127–126 | Brisbane Bullets | North Shore Events Centre | 2,200 | boxscore |
| 2/11/2007 | Sydney Kings | 106–79 | Townsville Crocodiles | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,280 | boxscore |
| 3/11/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 84–74 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,942 | boxscore |
| 3/11/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 87–70 | New Zealand Breakers | Adelaide Arena | 4,443 | boxscore |
| 4/11/2007 | South Dragons | 115–108 | Illawarra Hawks | Vodafone Arena | 4,512 | boxscore |
| 4/11/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 101–80 | Cairns Taipans | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 4/11/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 112–105 | Perth Wildcats | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 1,000 | boxscore |

### Round 8

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 7/11/2007 | Sydney Kings | 114–109 | Brisbane Bullets | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,825 | boxscore |
| 8/11/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 98–92 | Singapore Slingers | North Shore Events Centre | 2,336 | boxscore |
| 9/11/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 87–101 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,763 | boxscore |
| 10/11/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 94–102 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,468 | boxscore |
| 10/11/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 102–93 | Gold Coast Blaze | Sydney Superdome | 4,675 | boxscore |
| 10/11/2007 | South Dragons | 97–103 | Townsville Crocodiles | Vodafone Arena | 4,215 | boxscore |
| 10/11/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 103–86 | Illawarra Hawks | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,170 | boxscore |
| 10/11/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 95–102 | Brisbane Bullets | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 11/11/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 79–90 | New Zealand Breakers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,400 | boxscore |
| 11/11/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 93–111 | Adelaide 36ers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,500 | boxscore |

### Round 9

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 14/11/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 95–106 | South Dragons | State Sports Centre | 1,902 | boxscore |
| 15/11/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 121–100 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 2,302 | boxscore |
| 16/11/2007 | Sydney Kings | 105–75 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,492 | boxscore |
| 16/11/2007 | South Dragons | 79–99 | Gold Coast Blaze | Vodafone Arena | 3,310 | boxscore |
| 17/11/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 87–107 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,005 | boxscore |
| 17/11/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 92–69 | Illawarra Hawks | Challenge Stadium | 3,000 | boxscore |
| 17/11/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 110–98 | Singapore Slingers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,078 | boxscore |
| 17/11/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 96–93 | South Dragons | Adelaide 36ers | 4,379 | boxscore |
| 18/11/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 101–92 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,203 | boxscore |
| 18/11/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 109–90 | Singapore Slingers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,600 | boxscore |

### Round 10

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 21/11/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 107–81 | Melbourne Tigers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,068 | boxscore |
| 22/11/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 103–128 | Cairns Taipans | North Shore Events Centre | 2,287 | boxscore |
| 24/11/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 121–93 | Gold Coast Blaze | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,368 | boxscore |
| 24/11/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 103–85 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | boxscore |
| 25/11/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 82–92 | Townsville Crocodiles | Adelaide Arena | 4,125 | boxscore |
| 25/11/2007 | South Dragons | 109–99 | Singapore Slingers | Vodafone Arena | 3,592 | boxscore |
| 25/11/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 87–102 | Sydney Kings | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,894 | boxscore |

### Round 11

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 28/11/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 126–95 | Singapore Slingers | State Sports Centre | 1,876 | boxscore |
| 28/11/2007 | Sydney Kings | 84–87 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,360 | boxscore |
| 28/11/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 117–109 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 2,906 | boxscore |
| 29/11/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 107–104 | South Dragons | North Shore Events Centre | 2,502 | boxscore |
| 29/11/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 120–113 | Townsville Crocodiles | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,087 | boxscore |
| 30/11/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 82–115 | Gold Coast Blaze | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,631 | boxscore |
| 1/12/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 92–100 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,396 | boxscore |
| 1/12/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 125–118 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Adelaide Arena | 3,666 | boxscore |
| 1/12/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 125–96 | South Dragons | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,470 | boxscore |
| 1/12/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–93 | Perth Wildcats | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,290 | boxscore |
| 2/12/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 119–102 | Brisbane Bullets | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 3,000 | boxscore |

### Round 12

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/12/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 127–116 | South Dragons | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,234 | boxscore |
| 5/12/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 93–72 | Singapore Slingers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 2,843 | boxscore |
| 6/12/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 100–120 | Sydney Kings | North Shore Events Centre | 3,326 | boxscore |
| 7/12/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 120–102 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,032 | boxscore |
| 8/12/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 86–79 | Perth Wildcats | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,150 | boxscore |
| 8/12/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 102–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,587 | boxscore |
| 8/12/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 100–112 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 4,183 | boxscore |
| 8/12/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–105 | Singapore Slingers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,230 | boxscore |

### Round 13

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 15/12/2007 | South Dragons | 88–98 | Melbourne Tigers | Vodafone Arena | 7,402 | boxscore |
| 15/12/2007 | Adelaide 36ers | 104–77 | Singapore Slingers | Adelaide Arena | 4,414 | boxscore |
| 15/12/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 80–75 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 16/12/2007 | Sydney Kings | 99–92 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,294 | boxscore |
| 16/12/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 86–105 | Cairns Taipans | State Sports Centre | 1,916 | boxscore |
| 16/12/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 125–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,122 | boxscore |

### Round 14

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 19/12/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 110–92 | Adelaide 36ers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,745 | boxscore |
| 19/12/2007 | Singapore Slingers | 99–113 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 20/12/2007 | New Zealand Breakers | 105–103 | Illawarra Hawks | North Shore Events Centre | 3,004 | boxscore |
| 21/12/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 89–93 | Singapore Slingers | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,925 | boxscore |
| 22/12/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 100–122 | Adelaide 36ers | State Sports Centre | 1,931 | boxscore |
| 22/12/2007 | Gold Coast Blaze | 91–86 | Singapore Slingers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,963 | boxscore |
| 22/12/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 112–108 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
| 22/12/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,363 | boxscore |
| 22/12/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 108–80 | South Dragons | Challenge Stadium | 4,000 | boxscore |

### Round 15

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 26/12/2007 | South Dragons | 114–119 | Adelaide 36ers | Vodafone Arena | 4,415 | boxscore |
| 27/12/2007 | Melbourne Tigers | 98–89 | Cairns Taipans | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,328 | boxscore |
| 28/12/2007 | Illawarra Hawks | 96–74 | Townsville Crocodiles | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,666 | boxscore |
| 28/12/2007 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 110–105 | Brisbane Bullets | State Sports Centre | 1,557 | boxscore |
| 29/12/2007 | Sydney Kings | 103–94 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,113 | boxscore |
| 29/12/2007 | Brisbane Bullets | 107–97 | Gold Coast Blaze | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,783 | boxscore |
| 29/12/2007 | Perth Wildcats | 106–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | boxscore |

### Round 16

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 31/12/2007 | Cairns Taipans | 120–112 | Brisbane Bullets | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,790 | boxscore |
| 31/12/2007 | Townsville Crocodiles | 79–87 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,843 | boxscore |
| 2/01/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 117–102 | Gold Coast Blaze | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,076 | boxscore |
| 2/01/2008 | Singapore Slingers | 87–124 | Perth Wildcats | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,000 | boxscore |
| 4/01/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 111–101 | New Zealand Breakers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,383 | boxscore |
| 4/01/2008 | Townsville Crocodiles | 123–88 | South Dragons | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,347 | boxscore |
| 5/01/2008 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–113 | New Zealand Breakers | State Sports Centre | 1,821 | boxscore |
| 5/01/2008 | Sydney Kings | 115–107 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 5,182 | boxscore |
| 5/01/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 132–101 | South Dragons | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,286 | boxscore |
| 5/01/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 90–88 | Adelaide 36ers | Challenge Stadium | 3,900 | boxscore |

### Round 17

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 9/01/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 99–106 | Sydney Kings | WIN Entertainment Centre | 4,062 | boxscore |
| 9/01/2008 | Cairns Taipans | 93–89 | Perth Wildcats | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,107 | boxscore |
| 10/01/2008 | New Zealand Breakers | 126–93 | Gold Coast Blaze | North Shore Events Centre | 3,853 | boxscore |
| 12/01/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 111–108 | West Sydney Razorbacks | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 12/01/2008 | Adelaide 36ers | 115–93 | Sydney Kings | Adelaide Arena | 5,787 | boxscore |
| 12/01/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 101–79 | Cairns Taipans | Brisbane Entertainment Centre | 3,800 | boxscore |
| 12/01/2008 | Townsville Crocodiles | 108–88 | New Zealand Breakers | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,546 | boxscore |
| 12/01/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 103–88 | Gold Coast Blaze | Challenge Stadium | 4,304 | boxscore |
| 13/01/2008 | Singapore Slingers | 113–102 | Illawarra Hawks | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 5,000 | boxscore |

### Round 18

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 16/01/2008 | Adelaide 36ers | 82–101 | Perth Wildcats | Adelaide Arena | 6,141 | boxscore |
| 16/01/2008 | South Dragons | 103–105 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre | 2,000 | boxscore |
| 18/01/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 115–108 | Adelaide 36ers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,366 | boxscore |
| 18/01/2008 | Gold Coast Blaze | 105–87 | Townsville Crocodiles | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,051 | boxscore |
| 19/01/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 112–98 | New Zealand Breakers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 19/01/2008 | Sydney Kings | 108–90 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,726 | boxscore |
| 19/01/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 155–107 | Adelaide 36ers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,467 | boxscore |
| 19/01/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 111–99 | South Dragons | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | boxscore |
| 20/01/2008 | Singapore Slingers | 87–99 | Cairns Taipans | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,500 | boxscore |

### Round 19

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 23/01/2008 | Sydney Kings | 106–72 | South Dragons | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,831 | boxscore |
| 23/01/2008 | Adelaide 36ers | 108–113 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | 4,086 | boxscore |
| 24/01/2008 | New Zealand Breakers | 109–95 | West Sydney Razorbacks | North Shore Events Centre | 3,009 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 91–89 | South Dragons | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,321 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 95–105 | Perth Wildcats | Brisbane Convention Centre | 4,000 | boxscore |
| 25/01/2008 | Townsville Crocodiles | 120–113 | Cairns Taipans | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 5,257 | boxscore |
| 26/01/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 115–82 | Singapore Slingers | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,847 | boxscore |
| 26/01/2008 | Gold Coast Blaze | 88–84 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,600 | boxscore |
| 26/01/2008 | Cairns Taipans | 105–111 | Adelaide 36ers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,612 | boxscore |

### Round 20

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 30/01/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 92–112 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,341 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2008 | Sydney Kings | 105–86 | Illawarra Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,563 | boxscore |
| 30/01/2008 | Singapore Slingers | 108–93 | South Dragons | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 2,500 | boxscore |
| 31/01/2008 | New Zealand Breakers | 93–83 | Perth Wildcats | North Shore Events Centre | 3,223 | boxscore |
| 31/01/2008 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 104–111 | Townsville Crocodiles | State Sports Centre | 1,768 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 98–109 | Melbourne Tigers | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,016 | boxscore |
| 1/02/2008 | Cairns Taipans | 87–85 | Gold Coast Blaze | Cairns Convention Centre | 3,099 | boxscore |
| 2/02/2008 | South Dragons | 93–104 | New Zealand Breakers | Vodafone Arena | 3,159 | boxscore |
| 2/02/2008 | Adelaide 36ers | 133–97 | Brisbane Bullets | Adelaide Arena | 5,023 | boxscore |
| 2/02/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 85–104 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,100 | boxscore |
| 3/02/2008 | Gold Coast Blaze | 127–118 | Adelaide 36ers | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,107 | boxscore |

### Round 21

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 6/02/2008 | South Dragons | 95–90 | Cairns Taipans | Vodafone Arena | 2,715 | boxscore |
| 6/02/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 107–100 | West Sydney Razorbacks | Marrara Indoor Stadium | 1,200 | boxscore |
| 7/02/2008 | New Zealand Breakers | 105–91 | Melbourne Tigers | North Shore Events Centre | 3,416 | boxscore |
| 8/02/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 94–115 | Brisbane Bullets | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,097 | boxscore |
| 8/02/2008 | Gold Coast Blaze | 81–88 | Sydney Kings | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 4,612 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 132–104 | South Dragons | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2008 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 106–111 | Illawarra Hawks | State Sports Centre | 2,217 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2008 | Sydney Kings | 113–84 | Singapore Slingers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,897 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2008 | Adelaide 36ers | 113–104 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | 7,009 | boxscore |
| 9/02/2008 | Townsville Crocodiles | 117–100 | Brisbane Bullets | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,859 | boxscore |

### Round 22

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 13/02/2008 | Illawarra Hawks | 95–116 | Cairns Taipans | WIN Entertainment Centre | 3,046 | boxscore |
| 13/02/2008 | Sydney Kings | 103–93 | New Zealand Breakers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,983 | boxscore |
| 13/02/2008 | Gold Coast Blaze | 69–90 | Perth Wildcats | Gold Coast Convention Centre | 3,303 | boxscore |
| 13/02/2008 | Singapore Slingers | 97–126 | Adelaide 36ers | Singapore Indoor Stadium | 3,000 | boxscore |
| 15/02/2008 | Townsville Crocodiles | 101–81 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 4,403 | boxscore |
| 16/02/2008 | South Dragons | 81–88 | Sydney Kings | Vodafone Arena | 4,312 | boxscore |
| 16/02/2008 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 97–117 | Melbourne Tigers | State Sports Centre | 2,562 | boxscore |
| 16/02/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 129–98 | Illawarra Hawks | Brisbane Convention Centre | 3,549 | boxscore |
| 16/02/2008 | Cairns Taipans | 108–88 | Townsville Crocodiles | Cairns Convention Centre | 5,203 | boxscore |
| 16/02/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 98–85 | New Zealand Breakers | Challenge Stadium | 4,300 | boxscore |

## Ladder

| Pos | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte | 2007–08 NBL season vte |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Sydney Kings | 30 | 27 | 3 | 90.00% | 5–0 | W8 | 14–1 | 13–2 | 3058 | 2721 | 112.39% |
| 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 30 | 22 | 8 | 73.33% | 3–2 | W2 | 12–3 | 10–5 | 3093 | 2904 | 106.51% |
| 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 30 | 20 | 10 | 66.67% | 3–2 | W1 | 13–2 | 7–8 | 3407 | 3145 | 108.33% |
| 4 | Perth Wildcats | 30 | 18 | 12 | 60.00% | 3–2 | W3 | 12–3 | 6–9 | 2908 | 2731 | 106.48% |
| 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 30 | 17 | 13 | 56.67% | 4–1 | L1 | 12–3 | 5–10 | 2961 | 2927 | 101.16% |
| 6 | Cairns Taipans$^1$ | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 3–2 | W2 | 10–5 | 6–9 | 2927 | 2849 | 102.74% |
| 7 | New Zealand Breakers$^1$ | 30 | 16 | 14 | 53.33% | 3–2 | L2 | 11–4 | 6–9 | 3026 | 3059 | 98.92% |
| 8 | Gold Coast Blaze | 30 | 15 | 15 | 50.00% | 1–4 | L3 | 10–5 | 5–10 | 2865 | 2892 | 99.07% |
| 9 | Adelaide 36ers | 30 | 14 | 16 | 46.67% | 4–1 | W2 | 9–6 | 5–10 | 3130 | 3124 | 100.19% |
| 10 | West Sydney Razorbacks | 30 | 10 | 20 | 33.33% | 0–5 | L6 | 6–9 | 4–11 | 3097 | 3248 | 95.35% |
| 11 | Wollongong Hawks | 30 | 9 | 21 | 30.00% | 1–4 | L2 | 7–8 | 2–13 | 2928 | 3128 | 93.61% |
| 12 | Singapore Slingers | 30 | 6 | 24 | 20.00% | 1–4 | L2 | 5–10 | 1–14 | 2829 | 3207 | 88.21% |
| 13 | South Dragons | 30 | 5 | 25 | 16.67% | 1–4 | L2 | 4–11 | 1–14 | 2904 | 3198 | 90.81% |
Updated to match(es) played on 16 February 2008. 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.
$^1$Cairns Taipans won Head-to-Head (2-1).

## Finals
### Playoff bracket

| Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Elimination Finals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 101 | 85 | 109 | | | | | | | |
| | | | 4 | Perth Wildcats | 96 | 4 | Perth Wildcats | 98 | 94 | 77 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97 | 5 | Townsville Crocodiles | 78 | | | | | | 1 | Sydney Kings | 95 | 93 | 87 | 90 | 73 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Blaze | 89 | | | | | | | | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 74 | 104 | 89 | 87 | 85 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Melbourne Tigers | 116 | 115 | X | | | | | | | |
| | | | 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 106 | 3 | Brisbane Bullets | 98 | 112 | X | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| 6 | Cairns Taipans | 78 | 7 | New Zealand Breakers | 89 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | New Zealand Breakers | 100 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Elimination Finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 20/02/2008 | Townsville Crocodiles | 97–89 | Gold Coast Blaze | Townsville Entertainment Centre | 3,618 | boxscore |
| 21/02/2008 | Cairns Taipans | 78–100 | New Zealand Breakers | Cairns Convention Centre | 4,513 | boxscore |
| 22/02/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 96–78 | Townsville Crocodiles | Challenge Stadium | 4,300 | boxscore |
| 23/02/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 106–89 | New Zealand Breakers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,787 | boxscore |

### Semi-finals

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 25/02/2008 | Sydney Kings | 101–98 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 2,640 | boxscore |
| 27/02/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 116–98 | Brisbane Bullets | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 2,640 | boxscore |
| 27/02/2008 | Perth Wildcats | 94–85 | Sydney Kings | Challenge Stadium | 4,400 | boxscore |
| 28/02/2008 | Brisbane Bullets | 112–115 | Melbourne Tigers | Brisbane Convention Centre | 2,653 | boxscore |
| 1/03/2008 | Sydney Kings | 109–77 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 4,057 | boxscore |

### Grand Final

| Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Crowd | Boxscore |
| 5/03/2008 | Sydney Kings | 95–74 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 3,208 | boxscore |
| 7/03/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 104–93 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 9/03/2008 | Sydney Kings | 87–89 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 6,009 | boxscore |
| 12/03/2008 | Melbourne Tigers | 87–90 | Sydney Kings | State Netball and Hockey Centre | 3,500 | boxscore |
| 14/03/2008 | Sydney Kings | 73–85 | Melbourne Tigers | Sydney Entertainment Centre | 10,244 | boxscore |

## All Star Game

* Fox Sports
* 12 December 2007 19:00
* boxscore
| Aussie All-Stars | World All-Stars |
| Scoring by quarter: 37–28, 38–38, 38–37, 33–38 |||
| Pts: Black 27 Rebs: Jawai 12 Asts: Ingles 8 | Pts: Redhage 23 Rebs: Ballinger, Grizzard 8 Asts: Williams 8 |
| Aussie All-Stars win, 146–141 |||
* State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne Attendance: 3,500

### Most Valuable Player

* Nathan Jawai (Cairns Taipans)

## 2007–08 NBL statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Ebi Ere | Brisbane Bullets | 26.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 12.0 |
| Assists per game | Rashad Phillips | Perth Wildcats | 7.5 |
| Steals per game | Orien Greene | New Zealand Breakers | 2.88 |
| Blocks per game | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers | 1.97 |
| Field goal percentage | Tim Behrendorff | New Zealand Breakers | 60.0% |
| Free throw percentage | Michael Cedar | Townsville Crocodiles | 91.3% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Daniel Jackson | Wollongong Hawks | 52.4% |

## NBL awards

* Most Valuable Player: Chris Anstey, Melbourne Tigers
* Rookie of the Year: Nathan Jawai, Cairns Taipans
* Best Defensive Player: Chris Anstey, Melbourne Tigers
* Best Sixth Man: Dontaye Draper, Sydney Kings
* Most Improved Player: Cameron Tragardh, Wollongong Hawks
* Coach of the Year: Brian Goorjian, Sydney Kings
* All-NBL First Team:
** Ebi Ere – Brisbane Bullets
** Chris Anstey – Melbourne Tigers
** Mark Worthington – Sydney Kings
** Kirk Penney – New Zealand Breakers
** Shawn Redhage – Perth Wildcats
* All-NBL Second Team:
** Nathan Jawai – Cairns Taipans
** Adam Ballinger – Adelaide 36ers
** Corey Williams – Townsville Crocodiles
** C. J. Bruton – Brisbane Bullets
** James Harvey – Gold Coast Blaze
* All-NBL Third Team:
** Kavossy Franklin – Wollongong Hawks
** Paul Rogers – Perth Wildcats
** Julius Hodge – Adelaide 36ers
** Dontaye Draper – Sydney Kings
** Darnell Hinson – West Sydney Razorbacks

## TV coverage

* Australia – Fox Sports (Live coverage) & Nine Network (Delayed coverage)
* New Zealand – Sky Sport & Māori Television
* Singapore – Sling HD
* Philippines – Basketball TV