2014 New Zealand NBL season

2014 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 2 April – 5 July
Number of games 18
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Minor premiers Hawke's Bay Hawks
Season MVP Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers)
Final Four
Champions Wellington Saints
  Runners-up Hawke's Bay Hawks
Final Four MVP Lindsay Tait

The 2014 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 33rd running of the competition.[1]

The 2014 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March.[2] The Manawatu Jets were the only team to go undefeated over the two days, finishing with a win/loss record of 4–0.[3][4]

In 2014, the NBL Final Four made a triumphant return to Wellington. The Final Four weekend was held at TSB Bank Arena, with the semifinals on Friday 4 July, followed by the championship game on Saturday 5 July.[5]

The teams for this season were: Canterbury Rams, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Manawatu Jets, Nelson Giants, Otago Nuggets, Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers, Taranaki Mountainairs, Waikato Pistons and Wellington Saints.

Team information

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Hawke's Bay Hawks1538330
2 Wellington Saints1266724
3 Nelson Giants1176122
4 Southland Sharks1085620
5 Manawatu Jets995018
6 Waikato Pistons8104416
7 Super City Rangers7113914
8 Otago Nuggets7113914
9 Canterbury Rams6123312
10 Taranaki Mountainairs5132810

Final Four

Semifinals Grand Final
      
1 Hawke's Bay Hawks 100
4 Southland Sharks 87
  Hawke's Bay Hawks 69
Wellington Saints 85
2 Wellington Saints 89
3 Nelson Giants 71

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Paul JonesManawatu Jets[6]
2Kevin BraswellSouthland Sharks[6]
3Dustin ScottHawke's Bay Hawks[6]
4Suleiman BraimohTaranaki Mountainairs[6]
5Suleiman BraimohTaranaki Mountainairs[6]
6Suleiman BraimohTaranaki Mountainairs[6]
7Suleiman BraimohTaranaki Mountainairs[6]
8Jamal BoykinNelson Giants[6]
9Kevin BraswellSouthland Sharks[6]
10Brandon BowdryOtago Nuggets[6]
11Josh PaceNelson Giants[6]
12Corey WebsterWellington Saints[6]
13Nick HorvathManawatu Jets[6]

Rookie of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Tai WynyardSuper City Rangers[7]
2Alex TalmaWaikato Pistons[7]
3Richie EdwardsCanterbury Rams[7]
4Richie EdwardsCanterbury Rams[8]
Derone RaukawaManawatu Jets[8]
5Richie EdwardsCanterbury Rams[9]
6Finn DelanyNelson Giants[10]
7Finn DelanyNelson Giants[11]
8Tohi Smith-MilnerSuper City Rangers[12]
9Dyson King-HaweaWaikato Pistons[13]
10Zac CarterWaikato Pistons[14]
11Tohi Smith-MilnerSuper City Rangers[15]
12Micah LepaioOtago Nuggets[16]
13Tony TolovaeOtago Nuggets[17]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[18]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameJason CadeeSuper City Rangers26.7
Rebounds per gameNick HorvathManawatu Jets15.9
Assists per gameMark DickelOtago Nuggets9.1
Steals per gameJeremy KenchCanterbury Rams2.2
Blocks per gameMatthew RogersCanterbury Rams2.6

Regular season

  • Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)[19][20]
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
  • Regular Season Winners: Hawke's Bay Hawks (15–3)
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Suleiman Braimoh (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Duane Bailey (Super City Rangers)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Leading Individual Rebounder: Nick Horvath (15.9) (Manawatu Jets)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Leading Assists: Mark Dickel (9.1) (Otago Nuggets)
  • Leading Scorer: Jason Cadee (26.7) (Super City Rangers)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Nelson Giants (77.0%)
  • Rookie of the Year: Richie Edwards (Canterbury Rams)
  • Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • Referee of the Year: Tim Brown (Auckland)
  • Media Award: Sam Worthington (Dominion Post)
  • Administrator of the Year: Tanya Dearns (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • All-Star Five:

Final Four

References

  1. ↑ 2014 NBL Draw Released
  2. ↑ NBL Pre-season Tournament at Porirua
  3. ↑ NBL Pre-season Day 1 Results
  4. ↑ NBL Pre-season Day 2 Results
  5. ↑ NBL shifts Final Four weekend back to Wellington
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Horvath wins final player of the week". Basketball.org.nz. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
  7. 1 2 3 NBL Rookie Report
  8. 1 2 "Rookie of the Week – Round Four". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Rookie of the Week – Round Five
  10. ↑ NBL Rookie Of The Week: Round Six
  11. ↑ Rookie of the Week: Round Seven
  12. ↑ Rookie of the Week: Round Eight
  13. ↑ Rookie of the Week: Round Nine
  14. ↑ Rookie Of The Week: Round 10
  15. ↑ Rookie Of The Week: Round 11
  16. ↑ NBL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR ROUND 12
  17. ↑ ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR ROUND 13
  18. ↑ 2014 Bartercard NBL League Stats (Regular Season)
  19. ↑ Hawks v Saints Final
  20. ↑ 2014 NBL FINAL FOUR
  21. ↑ It's eight for Saints in victory over Bay Hawks
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