2011 New Zealand NBL season

The 2011 NBL season was the 30th season of the National Basketball League. In 2011, the Auckland Pirates debuted in the league but the Christchurch Cougars did not take part due to the effects of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. The Harbour Heat also did not compete in the 2011 season, leaving the total number of teams at nine.

2011 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration13 April – 17 July
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPAlex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
Top scorerJack Leasure (Taranaki Mountainairs)
Playoffs
ChampionsWellington Saints
  Runners-upHawke's Bay Hawks
Finals MVPLindsay Tait
New Zealand NBL seasons

The regular season commenced on Wednesday 13 April with the Auckland Pirates hosting the Otago Nuggets at ASB Stadium in Auckland.[1] Six teams qualified for the NBL Playoffs, with the third and fourth seeds hosting quarterfinal games against the sixth and fifth seeds, respectively, on Tuesday 12 July. The winners then joined the first and second seeds at the final four weekend. Wellington's waterfront TSB Bank Arena hosted the 2011 NBL Final Four, with two semifinals on Friday 15 July and the championship game on Sunday 17 July.[2]

Team information

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Team City Arena Head Coach Import Import
Auckland Pirates Auckland ASB Stadium   Kenny Stone   Kevin Mickens
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena   Paul Henare   Josh Pace   Galen Young
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu   Ryan Weisenberg   Chris Hagan   Darryl Hudson
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre   Chris Tupu   Darryl Dora   Rod Grizzard
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre   Anthony Arlidge   Lance Allred   Scott O'Gallagher
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland   Richard Dickel   Kaniel Dickens   Mike Rose
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium   Angelo Hill   Marcus Campbell   Jack Leasure
Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School   Dean Vickerman   Jason Crowe   Jerry Smith
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena   Pero Cameron   Kareem Johnson   Erron Maxey

Summary

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Regular season standings

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Pos
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints 13 3
2 Waikato Pistons 13 3
3 Hawke's Bay Hawks 12 4
4 Nelson Giants 9 7
5 Manawatu Jets 7 9
6 Southland Sharks 6 10
7 Auckland Pirates 5 11
8 Taranaki Mountainairs 5 11
9 Otago Nuggets 2 14

Playoff bracket

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Wellington Saints 103
4 Nelson Giants 89 4 Nelson Giants 82
5 Manawatu Jets 76   Wellington Saints 106
Hawke's Bay Hawks 97
2 Waikato Pistons 86
3 Hawke's Bay Hawks 89 3 Hawke's Bay Hawks 95
6 Southland Sharks 75

Awards

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Player of the Week

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Round Player Team Ref
1 Kevin Mickens Auckland Pirates [3]
2 Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets [3]
3 Kareem Johnson Wellington Saints [3]
4 Erron Maxey Wellington Saints [3]
5 Darryl Hudson Manawatu Jets [3]
6 Lance Allred Otago Nuggets [3]
7 Alex Pledger Waikato Pistons [3]
8 Galen Young Hawke's Bay Hawks [3]
9 Rod Grizzard Nelson Giants [3]
10 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints [3]
11 Chris Hagan Manawatu Jets [3]
12 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints [3]
13 Rod Grizzard Nelson Giants [3]

Statistics leaders

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Stats as of the end of the regular season[4]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Jack Leasure Taranaki Mountainairs 22.9
Rebounds per game Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 11.7
Assists per game Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 7.2
Steals per game Jason Crowe Waikato Pistons 3.3
Blocks per game Alex Pledger Waikato Pistons 2.4

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

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  1. ^ 2011 NBL Round One
  2. ^ NBL returns to Final Four finals format
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2011 Bartercard NBL Quarter-finals Media Guide" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2013.
  4. ^ a b "Pledger Cleans Up NBL Awards". Basketball.org.nz. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
  5. ^ Wellington Saints repeat as NBL champions
  6. ^ Pirates loss wake-up call for champion Saints
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