Season by Season 2000/01 - Wollongong Hawks : NBL Champions
Joyce changes almost half his roster, adding Charles Thomas, Damon Lowery, Grant Kruger, Matt Shanahan and Axel Dench.
After finishing fourth with a club-best 21 wins from 28 games, Wollongong upset Perth in the first round of the post-season before conquering Adelaide when Lowery sinks three free throws with no time on the clock in game three of the semi-final series.
The Hawks then go on to beat Townsville 2-1 to capture the club’s only title.
| # | Name | Position | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Charles Thomas* | Guard | |
| 5 | Matt Shanahan | Guard | |
| 7 | Luke Doherty | Guard | |
| 8 | Damon Lowery | Guard | |
| 10 | Kane Riley-Henderson | Forward | |
| 11 | Grant Kruger | Forward | |
| 12 | Glen Saville | Forward | Grand Final MVP Steals: 3rd - 2.4spg Co-Captain |
| 22 | Josh Woods | Guard | |
| 30 | Axel Dench | Centre | NBL Rookie of the Year 3pt %: 3rd - 45% |
| 32 | Mat Campbell | Guard | 3pt %: 4th - 43.5% Co-Captain |
| 33 | Melvin Thomas | Forward | |
| 44 | Matt Garrison | Forward / Centre |
* Import
Coaching Staff
| Wins | Losses | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | 7 | 4th |
Wollongong become the first team from NSW and the first Regional team to be crowned NBL Champions with a 2-1 series win over the Townsville Crocodiles.
Glen Saville was named Grand Final MVP.
| Game | Venue | Hawks | Crocs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wollongong | 104 | 101 |
| 2 | Townsville | 97 | 114 |
| 3 | Townsville | 97 | 94 |
To reach the Grand Final, Wollongong overcame long time hoodoo venues, scoring a tough Quarter Final win in Perth,
Quarter Finals: Hawks 2 - Perth Wildcats 1
A couple of nights later Hawks accounted for the 36ers in Adelaide in Game 1 of the Semi Finals.
Adelaide had a comfortable win in Game 2 back in Wollongong.
Hawks then advanced to the Grand Final on the back of one of the most replayed moments in NBL History, simply known as "Damon's Free Throws"
Semi Finals: Hawks 2 - Adelaide 36ers 1
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