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 | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 26 April โ 5 August |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
Season MVP | Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) |
Top scorer | Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets) |
Final Four | |
Champions | Southland Sharks |
Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
Finals MVP | Reuben 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
editTeam | City | Arena | Colours | Head coach | Import | Import | Import |
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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
editRegular season standings
editPos | 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 |
Final Four
editSemi-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
editPlayer of the Week
editRound | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Javonte Douglas | Taranaki Mountainairs | [3] |
2 | Kyle Adnam | Nelson Giants | [4] |
3 | Kuran Iverson | Manawatu Jets | [5] |
4 | Winston Shepard | Canterbury Rams | [6] |
5 | Shea Ili | Wellington Saints | [7] |
6 | Ethan Rusbatch | Hawke's Bay Hawks | [8] |
7 | Shea Ili | Wellington Saints | [9] |
8 | Julian Washburn | Canterbury Rams | [10] |
9 | Lindsay Tait | Super City Rangers | [11] |
10 | |||
11 | Finn Delany | Nelson Giants | [12] |
12 | Daishon Knight | Manawatu Jets | [13] |
13 | Orlando Coleman | Southland Sharks | [14] |
14 | Dominique Kelman-Poto | Super City Rangers | [15] |
Statistics leaders
editStats as of the end of the regular season[16]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Daishon Knight | Manawatu Jets | 28.9 |
Rebounds per game | Kuran Iverson | Manawatu Jets | 11.1 |
Assists per game | Lindsay Tait | Super City Rangers | 7.6 |
Steals per game | Winston Shepard | Canterbury Rams | 2.3 |
Blocks per game | Xavier Smith | Taranaki Mountainairs | 1.7 |
Regular season
edit- Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)[17][18]
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants)
- Scoring Champion: Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets)
- Rebounding Champion: Kuran Iverson (Manawatu Jets)
- Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Super City Rangers)
- Rookie of the Year: Max Darling (Canterbury Rams)
- Coach of the Year: Jamie Pearlman (Nelson Giants)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- G: Jarrad Weeks (Southland Sharks)
- F: Winston Shepard (Canterbury Rams)
- F: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants)
- C: Angus Brandt (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Final Four
edit- Finals MVP: Reuben Te Rangi (Southland Sharks)[19]
References
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- ^ 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.
- ^ "2018 Sals NBL Round Two Media Guide" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Three" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Four" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Five" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Six" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Seven" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Eight" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round Nine" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 20 June 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Week 11" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 6 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round 12" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Sals National Basketball League Media Guide Round 13" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 National Basketball League Media Guide Round 14" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 Sals National Basketball League Final Four Media Guide" (PDF). nznbl.basketball. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "2018 NBL Regular Season Leaders". Twitter. 29 July 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "ILI CLAIMS MVP, DELANY FORWARD OF THE YEAR". nznbl.basketball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
- ^ 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)
- ^ "SHARKS CLAIM THIRD TITLE WITH GUTSY WIN OVER DEFENDING CHAMPION SAINTS". nznbl.basketball. 6 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.