2018 New Zealand NBL season

The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.

2018 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration26 April – 5 August
Number of games18
Number of teams8
Regular season
Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPShea Ili (Wellington Saints)
Top scorerDaishon Knight (Manawatu Jets)
Final Four
ChampionsSouthland Sharks
  Runners-upWellington Saints
Finals MVPReuben Te Rangi

The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena.[1] The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.[2]

Team information
Team City Arena Colours Head Coach Import Import Import
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium           Mark Dickel Winston Shepard Xavier Thames Julian Washburn
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena                Zico Coronel Angus Brandt Jamie Skeen
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu                Tim McTamney Kuran Iverson Daishon Knight Brandon Lucas
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre           Jamie Pearlman Kyle Adnam Jerry Evans Jr. Damon Heuir
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland                Judd Flavell Orlando Coleman Conor Morgan Jarrad Weeks
Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena                Jeff Green Okesene Ale Clayton Wilson
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium           Trent Adam Javonte Douglas Xavier Smith Roger Woods
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena           Kevin Braswell Shaun Bruce Majok Majok L. J. Peak

Summary

Regular season standings
Pos Team W L Qualification
1 Wellington Saints 15 3 Final Four
2 Nelson Giants 14 4
3 Southland Sharks 13 5
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 12 6
5 Canterbury Rams 8 10
6 Super City Rangers 4 14
7 Taranaki Mountainairs 3 15
8 Manawatu Jets 3 15
Source: New Zealand National Basketball League

Final Four
Semi Finals Final
      
1 Wellington Saints 99
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 73
  Wellington Saints 96
Southland Sharks 98
2 Nelson Giants 93
3 Southland Sharks 98

Awards

Player of the Week
RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Javonte DouglasTaranaki Mountainairs[3]
2Kyle AdnamNelson Giants[4]
3Kuran IversonManawatu Jets[5]
4Winston ShepardCanterbury Rams[6]
5Shea IliWellington Saints[7]
6Ethan RusbatchHawke's Bay Hawks[8]
7Shea IliWellington Saints[9]
8Julian WashburnCanterbury Rams[10]
9Lindsay TaitSuper City Rangers[11]
10
11Finn DelanyNelson Giants[12]
12Daishon KnightManawatu Jets[13]
13Orlando ColemanSouthland Sharks[14]
14Dominique Kelman-PotoSuper City Rangers[15]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[16]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameDaishon KnightManawatu Jets28.9
Rebounds per gameKuran IversonManawatu Jets11.1
Assists per gameLindsay TaitSuper City Rangers7.6
Steals per gameWinston ShepardCanterbury Rams2.3
Blocks per gameXavier SmithTaranaki Mountainairs1.7

Regular season

Final Four

References
  1. "NZ NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DRAW ANNOUNCED FOR 2018". nz.basketball. 18 December 2017. Archived from the original on 1 May 2018. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Eade, Shaun (19 December 2017). "Plenty of challengers for Saints' NBL unbeaten run as 2018 NBL draw revealed". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. "2018 Sals NBL Round Two Media Guide" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  4. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Three" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  5. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Four" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
  6. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Five" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  7. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Six" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  8. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Seven" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  9. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Eight" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Nine" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
  11. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Week 11" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
  12. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round 12" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  13. "2018 Sals National Basketball League Media Guide Round 13" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  14. "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round 14" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
  15. "2018 Sals National Basketball League Final Four Media Guide" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  16. "2018 NBL Regular Season Leaders". Twitter. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  17. "ILI CLAIMS MVP, DELANY FORWARD OF THE YEAR". nznbl.basketball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  18. O'Connell, Tim (9 August 2018). "Season goals reached as Nelson Giants net national nods". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 10 August 2018. Administrator/Management of the Year: Bill Dahlberg and Julie Bensemann (Mike Pero Nelson Giants)
  19. "SHARKS CLAIM THIRD TITLE WITH GUTSY WIN OVER DEFENDING CHAMPION SAINTS". nznbl.basketball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.