2012–13 NBL season

2012–13 NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 5 October 2012 – 24 March 2013
28 March 2013 – 1 April 2013 (Semi-Finals)
7 – 12 April 2013 (Grand Finals)
Number of teams 8
TV partner(s)
NBL.TV (online)
FIBA TV (online)
Regular season
Top seed New Zealand Breakers
Season MVP Cedric Jackson
Finals
Champions New Zealand Breakers
  Runners-up Perth Wildcats
Finals MVP Cedric Jackson

The 2012–13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013, followed by a post-season which involved the top four in April 2013. The schedule was announced on 4 June 2012.[1] The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2011–12 title for a third consecutive championship.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the third year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster, with a three-year exclusive deal being signed.[2]

Sponsorship included iiNet entering its third season as league naming rights sponsor and Spalding providing equipment including the official game ball.

The NBL All-Star Game was reintroduced to the fixture list after a four-year absence and was played on 22 December 2012 at the Adelaide Arena.[3]

The league reverted to an eight-team competition when Gold Coast Blaze withdrew on 18 July 2012. A new schedule was released on 25 July 2012.

Pre-season

Perth Wildcats pre-season

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29 July 2012
Perth Wildcats 84, Cairns Taipans 66
South Hedland Recreation Centre, South Hedland

2012 Cable Beach Invitational

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26 September 2012
Perth Wildcats 62, Singapore Slingers 54

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

2012 Longgang International Men’s Basketball Challenge

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7 September 2012
Adelaide 36ers 88, Elkhart Express 64
Dayun Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China
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8 September 2012
Adelaide 36ers 96, OKK Belgrade 56
Dayun Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China
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9 September 2012
Dongguan Leopards 59, Adelaide 36ers 65
Dayun Center Gymnasium, Shenzhen, China

Adelaide 36ers win 2012 Longgang International Men’s Basketball Challenge.

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11 September 2012
Adelaide 36ers 88, Elkhart Express 76

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

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7 August 2012
Melbourne Tigers 74, Washington State University 75
Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
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10 August 2012
Melbourne Tigers 90, Northern Colorado University 60
Caulfield Grammar, Melbourne
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31 August 2012
Melbourne Tigers 54, Wollongong Hawks 67
Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

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10 August 2012
Wollongong Hawks 86, Washington State University 74
Illawara Basketball Stadium, Wollongong
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12 August 2012
Wollongong Hawks 87, Northern Colorado University 63
Illawara Basketball Stadium, Wollongong

Cairns Taipans pre-season

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14 August 2012
Cairns Taipans 86, Washington State University 81
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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13 September 2012
Cairns Taipans 91, Perth Wildcats 80
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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14 September 2012
Cairns Taipans 61, Perth Wildcats 69
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns

Sydney Kings pre-season

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24 August 2012
Sydney Kings 67, Wollongong Hawks 74
Gosford City Basketball & Sports Stadium, Terrigal
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7 September 2012
Sydney Kings 98, Cairns Taipans 93 (OT)
Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth
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8 September 2012
Sydney Kings 80, Cairns Taipans 60
Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

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11 September 2012
New Zealand Breakers 70, Wollongong Hawks 61
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15 September 2012
New Zealand Breakers 84, Wollongong Hawks 90
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

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14 September 2012
Townsville Crocodiles 78, Sydney Kings 68
USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba
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16 September 2012
Townsville Crocodiles 92, Sydney Kings 79
USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba
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28 September 2012
Townsville Crocodiles 91, Melbourne Tigers 100
RSL Stadium, Townsville

2012 NBL pre-season tournament

Finals

Perth Wildcats are pre-season champions.

Regular season

Round 1

5 October 2012
Wollongong Hawks 79, Sydney Kings 76
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6 October 2012
Cairns Taipans 84, Townsville Crocodiles 72
7 October 2012
Adelaide 36ers 84, Melbourne Tigers 61
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,988

Round 2

12 October 2012
New Zealand Breakers 73, Adelaide 36ers 59
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 6,625
12 October 2012
Sydney Kings 85, Melbourne Tigers 82
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12 October 2012
Cairns Taipans 58, Wollongong Hawks 68

Round 3

19 October 2012
Sydney Kings 68, Cairns Taipans 88
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20 October 2012
Adelaide 36ers 85, Cairns Taipans 81
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,331
21 October 2012
Melbourne Tigers 65, Perth Wildcats 74
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,256
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21 October 2012
Wollongong Hawks 84, Townsville Crocodiles 66

Round 4

26 October 2012
Melbourne Tigers 64, New Zealand Breakers 75
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,130
28 October 2012
Adelaide 36ers 63, Wollongong Hawks 77
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,720
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28 October 2012
Cairns Taipans 69, Sydney Kings 71

Round 5

4 November 2012
Sydney Kings 81, Adelaide 36ers 88
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4 November 2012
Melbourne Tigers 91, Townsville Crocodiles 66
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 4,044
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4 November 2012
Wollongong Hawks 100, Perth Wildcats 67

Round 6

9 November 2012
Sydney Kings 65, Wollongong Hawks 51
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9 November 2012
Melbourne Tigers 96, Adelaide 36ers 66
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,283
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10 November 2012
Cairns Taipans 54, New Zealand Breakers 73
11 November 2012
Adelaide 36ers 77, Perth Wildcats 65
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,696

Round 7

16 November 2012
New Zealand Breakers 93, Townsville Crocodiles 63
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 7,489
16 November 2012
Perth Wildcats 65, Adelaide 36ers 69
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,562
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17 November 2012
Wollongong Hawks 73, Cairns Taipans 59
18 November 2012
Melbourne Tigers 67, Sydney Kings 72
Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Attendance: 5,810

Round 8

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22 November 2012
Perth Wildcats 89, New Zealand Breakers 64
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,086
23 November 2012
Cairns Taipans 76, Sydney Kings 83 (OT)

Round 9

30 November 2012
Perth Wildcats 75, Sydney Kings 56
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,172
2 December 2012
Adelaide 36ers 85, Sydney Kings 88
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,015
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2 December 2012
Cairns Taipans 76, Wollongong Hawks 66

Round 10

7 December 2012
Perth Wildcats 80, Wollongong Hawks 68
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,239
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8 December 2012
Sydney Kings 75, New Zealand Breakers 62
9 December 2012
Adelaide 36ers 85, Perth Wildcats 91 (OT)
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,485

Round 11

13 December 2012
New Zealand Breakers 97, Cairns Taipans 76
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 6,677
14 December 2012
Wollongong Hawks 78, Perth Wildcats 75
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15 December 2012
Adelaide 36ers 75, Townsville Crocodiles 80
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,493
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15 December 2012
Sydney Kings 70, Wollongong Hawks 63 (OT)

All-Star Game

22 December 2012
North All-Stars 114, South All-Stars 134
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,523

Round 12

28 December 2012
Adelaide 36ers 66, New Zealand Breakers 71
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,740
30 December 2012
Sydney Kings 61, Perth Wildcats 95
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31 December 2012
Cairns Taipans 61, New Zealand Breakers 66
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31 December 2012
Wollongong Hawks 72, Melbourne Tigers 80 (OT)

Round 13

4 January 2013
Adelaide 36ers 61, Townsville Crocodiles 75
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,997
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5 January 2013
Sydney Kings 86, Adelaide 36ers 82
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5 January 2013
Wollongong Hawks 76, New Zealand Breakers 78
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5 January 2013
Cairns Taipans 66, Perth Wildcats 85

Round 14

11 January 2013
Wollongong Hawks 81, Cairns Taipans 94 (OT)
13 January 2013
Adelaide 36ers 82, Sydney Kings 64
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,489
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13 January 2013
Perth Wildcats 73, Melbourne Tigers 58
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 12,336

Round 15

18 January 2013
Sydney Kings 74, Melbourne Tigers 77
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18 January 2013
Perth Wildcats 86, Cairns Taipans 64
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,808
20 January 2013
Adelaide 36ers 66, New Zealand Breakers 84
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,630

Round 16

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25 January 2013
Cairns Taipans 85, Melbourne Tigers 71
25 January 2013
Perth Wildcats 62, Townsville Crocodiles 59
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,900
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26 January 2013
Wollongong Hawks 74, New Zealand Breakers 91

Round 17

1 February 2013
New Zealand Breakers 98, Perth Wildcats 81
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 9,200
1 February 2013
Adelaide 36ers 78, Wollongong Hawks 86
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,628
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3 February 2013
Perth Wildcats 80, Wollongong Hawks 52
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,509

Round 18

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8 February 2013
Wollongong Hawks 70, Melbourne Tigers 77
8 February 2013
Perth Wildcats 73, Adelaide 36ers 67
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,776
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9 February 2013
Sydney Kings 94, New Zealand Breakers 96 (OT)
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9 February 2013
Townsville Crocodiles 111, Cairns Taipans 108 (2OT)
10 February 2013
Adelaide 36ers 71, Melbourne Tigers 84
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,055

Round 19

15 February 2013
Sydney Kings 75, Cairns Taipans 78
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15 February 2013
Perth Wildcats 80, Townsville Crocodiles 52
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,587
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16 February 2013
Cairns Taipans 68, Adelaide 36ers 71
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17 February 2013
Wollongong Hawks 86, Townsville Crocodiles 62

Round 20

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21 February 2013
Perth Wildcats 78, Melbourne Tigers 58
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,447
22 February 2013
Wollongong Hawks 90, Adelaide 36ers 91 (OT)
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22 February 2013
Cairns Taipans 78, Townsville Crocodiles 75
24 February 2013
Sydney Kings 71, Perth Wildcats 97

Round 21

28 February 2013
New Zealand Breakers 104, Adelaide 36ers 79
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 8,500
1 March 2013
Cairns Taipans 78, Perth Wildcats 72

Round 22

8 March 2013
Perth Wildcats 83, Sydney Kings 56
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 11,343
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9 March 2013
Adelaide 36ers 69, Cairns Taipans 70
Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,309

Round 23

15 March 2013
Wollongong Hawks 81, Sydney Kings 74
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15 March 2013
Cairns Taipans 76, Adelaide 36ers 73
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17 March 2013
Perth Wildcats 70, Cairns Taipans 53
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,936

Round 24

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22 March 2013
Cairns Taipans 64, Melbourne Tigers 66
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22 March 2013
Perth Wildcats 73, New Zealand Breakers 58
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 12,381
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23 March 2013
Wollongong Hawks 74, Adelaide 36ers 64

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1New Zealand Breakers 282444-1L113-111-32,2962,070110.92%85.71%
2Perth Wildcats 282264-1W313-19-52,1951,885116.45%78.57%
3Wollongong Hawks 2813153-2W28-65-92,1042,087100.82%46.43%
4Melbourne Tigers 2812162-3W27-75-92,0922,16396.72%42.86%
5Sydney Kings 2812162-3W17-75-92,1022,22294.60%42.86%
6Cairns Taipans 2811172-3L26-85-92,0742,13797.05%39.29%
7Townsville Crocodiles 2810182-3L28-62-122,0632,24292.02%35.71%
8Adelaide 36ers 288201-4L44-104-102,0912,21194.57%28.57%

Ladder Progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Adelaide 36ers 133544345555767888888888
Cairns Taipans 345656666667878677766646
Melbourne Tigers 877777777776555553335564
New Zealand Breakers 764321121211111111111111
Perth Wildcats 211133533122222222222222
Sydney Kings 556465454444333334554455
Townsville Crocodiles 688888888888686766677777
Wollongong Hawks 422212212333444445443333

Finals Series

The 2012–13 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2013, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

  1. New Zealand Breakers
  2. Perth Wildcats
  3. Wollongong Hawks
  4. Sydney Kings

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.

Under this system, Melbourne did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Sydney's win-loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +2 points).

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals Grand Final
          
1 New Zealand Breakers 81 99 X
4 Sydney Kings 64 88 X
1 New Zealand Breakers 79 70 X
2 Perth Wildcats 67 66 X
2 Perth Wildcats 93 85 X
3 Wollongong Hawks 65 81 X

Semi Finals

28 March 2013
New Zealand Breakers 81, Sydney Kings 64
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 8,314
28 March 2013
Perth Wildcats 93, Wollongong Hawks 65
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 10,904
31 March 2013
Wollongong Hawks 81, Perth Wildcats 85 (OT)

Grand Final

7 April 2013
New Zealand Breakers 79, Perth Wildcats 67
Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 9,330
12 April 2013
Perth Wildcats 66, New Zealand Breakers 70
Perth Arena, Perth
Attendance: 13,527

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerGames
played		TotalsAverage
Points per gameBen Madgen (Sydney Kings)2850217.9
Rebounds per gameDaniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers)282278.1
Assists per gameCedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers)282007.1
Steals per gameCedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers)28792.8
Blocks per gameAlex Pledger (New Zealand Breakers)27381.4
Field goal percentageJeremiah Trueman (Perth Wildcats)2845-7163.4%
Three-point field goal percentageOscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks)2873-15347.7%
Free throw percentageBen Madgen (Sydney Kings)2895-11185.6%

Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games)

Attendances

TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotal
Adelaide 36ers144,3275,3093,48560,576
Cairns Taipans144,2275,2173,75459,181
Melbourne Tigers144,1915,8102,77458,667
New Zealand Breakers145,2789,2003,65373,893
Perth Wildcats1411,29212,38110,447158,082
Sydney Kings145,2417,1244,08273,375
Townsville Crocodiles143,5974,3293,24450,359
Wollongong Hawks143,7634,9763,00652,678
Totals1125,23912,3812,774586,811

Note: regular season only

Top 10 Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
13,527GF12 April 2013Perth Wildcats66-70New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,3812422 March 2013Perth Wildcats73-58New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,3361413 January 2013Perth Wildcats73-58Melbourne TigersPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
11,8081518 January 2013Perth Wildcats86-64Cairns TaipansPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,562716 November 2012Perth Wildcats65-69Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,509173 February 2013Perth Wildcats80-52Wollongong HawksPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
11,343228 March 2013Perth Wildcats83-56Sydney KingsPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,239107 December 2012Perth Wildcats80-68Wollongong HawksPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,172930 November 2012Perth Wildcats75-56Sydney KingsPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,086822 November 2012Perth Wildcats89-64New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaThursdayNight

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeam
1Matthew KnightPerth Wildcats
2Corin HenrySydney Kings
3Mika VukonaNew Zealand Breakers
4Ben MadgenSydney Kings
5Adris DeleonWollongong Hawks
6Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
7Daniel JohnsonAdelaide 36ers
8Kevin LischPerth Wildcats
9Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
10Corin HenrySydney Kings
11Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
12Lucas WalkerMelbourne Tigers
13Gary ErvinTownsville Crocodiles
14Daniel JohnsonAdelaide 36ers
15Ian CrosswhiteSydney Kings
16Daryl CorlettoNew Zealand Breakers
17Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
18Peter CrawfordTownsville Crocodiles
19Adris DeleonWollongong Hawks
20Shawn RedhagePerth Wildcats
21Adris DeleonWollongong Hawks
22Alex PledgerNew Zealand Breakers
23Alex PledgerNew Zealand Breakers
24Larry DavidsonWollongong Hawks

Player of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberBen MadgenSydney Kings
NovemberCedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
DecemberGary ErvinTownsville Crocodiles
JanuaryGary ErvinTownsville Crocodiles
FebruaryCedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
MarchAdris DeleonWollongong Hawks
MarchChris GouldingMelbourne Tigers

Coach of the Month

MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberGordie McLeodWollongong Hawks
NovemberAndrej LemanisNew Zealand Breakers
DecemberPaul WoolpertTownsville Crocodiles
JanuaryAndrej LemanisNew Zealand Breakers
FebruaryRob BeveridgePerth Wildcats
MarchGordie McLeodWollongong Hawks

Season

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino, Melbourne on Sunday, 24 March 2013.

Finals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NBL tips-off October 5". NBL.com.au. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Extended broadcast deal with Sky New Zealand". NBL.com.au. September 19, 2012. Retrieved October 23, 2012.
  3. ↑ "NBL reintroduces All-Star Game". NBL.com.au. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2012.
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