National Basketball League

2008 DOMINION FINANCE NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Round 1

Thursday February 28
Harbour Heat vs Wellington Saints, North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Saturday March 1
Auckland Stars vs Wellington Saints, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm
Canterbury Rams vs Nelson Giants, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Sunday March 2
Otago Nuggets vs Nelson Giants, The Edgar Centre, 2pm

Bye: Bay Hawks, Manawatu Jets, Dynamos Taranaki, Waikato Pistons

Round 2

Wednesday March 5
Dynamos Taranaki vs Wellington Saints, TSB Stadium, 7pm

Thursday March 6
Waikato Pistons vs Nelson Giants, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday March 7
Dynamos Taranaki vs Nelson Giants, TSB Stadium, 7pm

Saturday March 8
Auckland Stars vs Harbour Heat, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm
Otago Nuggets vs Canterbury Rams, The Edgar Centre, 7.30pm

Bye: Manawatu Jets, Hawkes Bay Hawks

Round 3

Thursday March 13
Nelson Giants vs Wellington Saints, Trafalgar Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)
Harbour Heat vs Bay Hawks, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm

Friday March 14
Manawatu Jets vs Auckland Stars, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm

Saturday March 15
Manawatu Jets vs Bay Hawks, Arena Manawatu, Arean 2, 6pm
Waikato Pistons vs Dynamos Taranaki, Hamilton City Stadium, 7.30pm

Sunday March 16
Canterbury Rams vs Auckland Stars, Cowles Stadium, 2pm

Bye: Otago Nuggets

Round 4

Thursday March 20
Auckland Stars vs Otago Nuggets, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm (Sky TV)
Waikato Pistons vs Manawatu Jets, Hamilton City Stadium, 7.30pm
Bay Hawks vs Dynamos Taranaki, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Friday March 21
Harbour Heat vs Otago Nuggets, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm

Saturday March 22
Manawatu Jets vs Dynamos Taranaki, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm

Sunday March 23
Wellington Saints vs Canterbury Rams, TSB Bank Arena, 3pm

Bye: Nelson Giants

Round 5

Thursday March 27
Bay Hawks vs Wellington Saints, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday March 28
Otago Nuggets vs Dynamos Taranaki, The Edgar Centre, 7.30pm

Saturday March 29
Harbour Heat vs Waikato Pistons, North Shore Events Centre, 3pm
Nelson Giants vs Auckland Stars, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
Canterbury Rams vs Dynamos Taranaki, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Sunday March 30
Wellington Saints vs Otago Nuggets, TSB Bank Arena, 3pm

Bye: Manawatu Jets

Round 6

Thursday April 3
Canterbury Rams vs Manawatu Jets, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm (Sky TV)
Bay Hawks vs Waikato Pistons, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Friday April 4
Wellington Saints vs Harbour Heat, TSB Bank Arena, 7pm
Dynamos Taranaki vs Auckland Stars, TSB Stadium, 7pm

Saturday April 5
Waikato Pistons vs Auckland Stars, Hamilton City Stadium, 7.30pm
Otago Nuggets vs Manawatu Jets, SBS Events Centre (Timaru), 7.30pm
Nelson Giants vs Harbour Heat, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm

Round 7

Thursday April 10
Auckland Stars vs Canterbury Rams, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday April 11
Harbour Heat vs Canterbury Rams, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Wellington Saints vs Dynamos Taranaki, TSB Bank Arena, 7pm
Bay Hawks vs Otago Nuggets, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Saturday April 12
Manawatu Jets vs Otago Nuggets, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm
Nelson Giants vs Waikato Pistons, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm

Sunday April 13
Wellington Saints vs Waikato Pistons, TSB Bank Arena, 3pm

Round 8

Thursday April 17
Waikato Pistons vs Otago Nuggets, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday April 18
Dynamos Taranaki vs Otago Nuggets, TSB Stadium, 7pm
Bay Hawks vs Harbour Heat, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Saturday April 19
Nelson Giants vs Canterbury Rams, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm

Bye: Wellington Saints, Auckland Stars, Manawatu Jets

Round 9

Tuesday April 22
Wellington Saints vs Manawatu Jets, TSB Bank Arena, 7pm

Thursday April 24
Waikato Pistons vs Bay Hawks, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday April 25
Canterbury Rams vs Harbour Heat, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday April 26
Nelson Giants vs Manawatu Jets, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm
Auckland Stars vs Bay Hawks, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm
Otago Nuggets vs Harbour Heat, The Edgar Centre, 7.30pm

Bye: Taranaki Mountain Airs

Round 10

Thursday May 1
Harbour Heat vs Auckland Stars, North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)
Bay Hawks vs Canterbury Rams, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Friday May 2
Manawatu Jets vs Canterbury Rams, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm

Saturday May 3
Waikato Pistons vs Wellington Saints, Hamilton City Stadium, 7.30pm
Nelson Giants vs Otago Nuggets, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm

Bye: Taranaki Mountain Airs

Round 11

Thursday May 8
Auckland Stars vs Nelson Giants, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm (Sky TV)
Dynamos Taranaki vs Bay Hawks, TSB Stadium, 7pm

Friday May 9
Harbour Heat vs Nelson Giants, North Shore Events Centre, 7.30pm
Canterbury Rams vs Waikato Pistons, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday May 10
Otago Nuggets vs Waikato Pistons, Stadium Southland (Invercargill), 7.30pm
Wellington Saints vs Bay Hawks, TSB Bank Arena, 7pm

Sunday May 11
Manawatu Jets vs Harbour Heat, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 5pm

Round 12

Wednesday May 14
Manawatu Jets vs Waikato Pistons, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm

Thursday May 15
Wellington Saints vs Nelson Giants, TSB Bank Arena, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday May 16
Dynamos Taranaki vs Canterbury Rams, TSB Stadium, 7pm

Saturday May 17
Waikato Pistons vs Canterbury Rams, Hamilton City Stadium, 7.30pm
Auckland Stars vs Manawatu Jets, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm
Otago Nuggets vs Bay Hawks, The Edgar Centre, 7.30pm

Sunday May 18
Harbour Heat vs Manawatu Jets, North Shore Events Centre, 3pm
Dynamos Taranaki vs Waikato Pistons, TSB Stadium, 4pm

Round 13

Wednesday, May 21
Bay Hawks vs Manawatu Jets, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Thursday May 22
Auckland Stars vs Dynamos Taranaki, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday May 23
Harbour Heat vs Dynamos Taranaki, North Shore Events Centre, 7pm
Canterbury Rams vs Wellington Saints, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday May 24
Otago Nuggets vs Wellington Saints, The Edgar Centre, 7.30pm
Nelson Giants vs Bay Hawks, Trafalgar Centre, 7pm

Bye: Waikato Pistons

Round 14

Thursday May 29
Nelson Giants vs Dynamos Taranaki, Trafalgar Centre, 6pm
Wellington Saints vs Auckland Stars, TSB Bank Arena, 7pm
Waikato Pistons vs Harbour Heat, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.30pm (Sky TV)
Canterbury Rams vs Bay Hawks, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Saturday May 31
Manawatu Jets vs Wellington Saints, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm
Otago Nuggets vs Auckland Stars, The Edgar Centre, 7.30pm

Round 15

Monday June 2
Bay Hawks vs Auckland Stars, Pettigrew Green Arena, 4pm

Wednesday June 4
Dynamos Taranaki vs Manawatu Jets, TSB Stadium, 7pm

Thursday June 5
Auckland Stars vs Waikato Pistons, ASB Stadium, 7.30pm (Sky TV)

Friday June 6
Bay Hawks vs Nelson Giants, Pettigrew Green Arena, 7pm

Saturday June 7
Dynamos Taranaki vs Harbour Heat, TSB Stadium, 5pm
Manawatu Jets vs Nelson Giants, Arena Manawatu, Arena 2, 6pm
Canterbury Rams vs Otago Nuggets, Cowles Stadium, 7.30pm

Bye: Wellington Saints

NBL Quarterfinals

Tuesday June 10
QF1: Easy LPG Bay Hawks vs CPS Nelson Giants, Pettigrew.Green Arena, 7.40pm
Wednesday June 11
QF2: Appliance Shed Harbour Heat vs Youthtown Auckland Stars, 7.40pm

NBL Semifinals

Thursday, June 12
SF1: Century City Wellington Saints vs Winner QF1, TSB Bank Arena, 7.40pm
Friday, June 13
SF2: Waikato Pistons vs Winner QF2, Te Awamutu Events Centre, 7.40pm

NBL Finals

(Highest seed has home advantage for games two and three)

Tuesday, June 17
Game 1: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2, TBC
Thursday, June 19
Game 2: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2, TBC
Friday, June 20
Game 3: Winner SF1 vs Winner SF2, TBC*
(* If necessary)