2016 Queensland Basketball League season

2016 Queensland Basketball League season
League Queensland Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 29 April – 27 August
Number of games 17
Number of teams 14
Regular season
Minor premiers Townsville Heat
Season MVP Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
Top scorer James Legan (Ipswich Force)
Finals
Champions Cairns Marlins
  Runners-up Brisbane Capitals
Grand Final MVP Cameron Tragardh

The 2016 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers, Sunshine Coast Rip, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.[1][2]

Team information

Team Home Stadium Head Coach Import Import
Brisbane Capitals NAB Stadium Geoff Tarrant United States Aaron Anderson
Bundaberg Bulls WIN Stadium Larry Daniels United States Willie Shackleford United States Scheraun King
Cairns Marlins Early Settler Stadium Jamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome Stadium Blair Smith United States Ray Willis United States Marvin Williams
Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Pero Cameron United States Thalo Green United States Lonnie Funderburke
Ipswich Force Cotton On Foundation Stadium Mick Conlon United States James Legan United States Kyle Harvey
Logan Thunder Cornubia Park Sports Centre Derek Rucker United States Justin Baker
Mackay Meteors Candlestick Park Ken Furdek New Zealand Gareth Dawson
Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold Stadium Neal Tweedy United States Jordan Gregory United States Ray Turner
South West Metro Pirates Hibiscus Sports Complex Nate Tate United States Jason Conrad United States Tanner McGrew
Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers Maroochydore Basketball Stadium Warrick Meehl United States Eric McAlister United States Lester Ferguson
Sunshine Coast Rip USC Sports Stadium Nathan Arousi United States Lance Hurdle United States Isaiah Harrison
Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Anthony Corcoran United States Erron Maxey United States Chris Whitehead
Townsville Heat Townsville Basketball Stadium Rod Anderson

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT
1 Townsville Heat14382
2 Brisbane Capitals13476
3 South West Metro Pirates12571
4 Logan Thunder12571
5 Cairns Marlins11665
6 Mackay Meteors11665
7 Rockhampton Rockets9853
8 Ipswich Force8947
9 Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers71041
10 Gladstone Port City Power71041
11 Sunshine Coast Rip51229
12 Gold Coast Rollers51229
13 Toowoomba Mountaineers31418
14 Bundaberg Bulls21512

Finals

*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.

**The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.

  • QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A
  • QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool C
  • QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool B[3][4]
  Quarter-finals     Semi-finals     Grand Final
                                       
  5 Cairns Marlins 99 X X    
  6 Mackay Meteors 82 X X    
      1 Townsville Heat 79 X X  
    5 Cairns Marlins 96 X X    
     
      Cairns Marlins 93 85 X
  2 Brisbane Capitals 97 X X         Brisbane Capitals 85 71 X
  8 Ipswich Force 85 X X          
      2 Brisbane Capitals 107 X X    
        4 Logan Thunder 84 X X  
  3 South West Metro Pirates 69 X X    
  4 Logan Thunder 85 X X  

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Kurt ThompsonBrisbane Capitals[5]
2Mitchell YoungLogan Thunder[6]
3Ray WillisGladstone Port City Power[7]
4Scheraun KingBundaberg Bulls[8]
5N/A[lower-alpha 1]
6Shaun BruceMackay Meteors[9]
7James LeganIpswich Force[10]
8Jaryd EustaceIpswich Force[11]
9Jordan GregoryRockhampton Rockets[12]
10James LeganIpswich Force[13]
11Tanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates[14]
12Michael CedarLogan Thunder[15]
13Ray WillisGladstone Port City Power[16]
14Aaron AndersonBrisbane Capitals[17]
15Tanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates[18]

Coach of the Month

MonthCoachTeamRef
MayRod AndersonTownsville Heat[19]
JuneRod AndersonTownsville Heat[20]
JulyJamie PearlmanCairns Marlins[21]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameJames LeganIpswich Force30.1
Rebounds per gameTanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates14.9
Assists per gameMitch PhilpRockhampton Rockets7.0
Steals per gameAaron AndersonBrisbane Capitals3.5
Blocks per gameNelson KahlerSunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers1.9
Field goal percentageAuryn MacmillanRockhampton Rockets62.6%
3-pt field goal percentageZane MeehlSunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers53.7%
Free throw percentageAlex LoughtonCairns Marlins92.5%

Regular season

Finals

  • Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the Basketball Queensland Annual Conference and Awards events being held that weekend, Round 5 was a short round.

References

  1. ↑ "2016 QBL Coaching Transactions". Australiabasket.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Round 1 QBL Game Previews". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "QBL Men's end of season ladder". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Quarter Final Game Previews". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 1". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 2". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  7. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 3". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
  8. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 4". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  9. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 6". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  10. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 7". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
  11. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 8". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  12. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 9". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
  13. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 10". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 11". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 12". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 13". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 14". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  18. ↑ "Player of the Week – Round 15". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Coach of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  20. ↑ "Coach of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Coach of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "2016 QBL End of Season Awards". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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