2023 New Zealand NBL season

2023 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration6 April – 23 July
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersAuckland Tuatara
Season MVPRobert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
Top scorerJeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
Finals
ChampionsCanterbury Rams
  Runners-upAuckland Tuatara
Grand Final MVPTevin Brown (Canterbury Rams)
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2023 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League. For the third year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams.

The regular season commenced on 6 April in Pukekohe, with the Franklin Bulls hosting the Hawke's Bay Hawks at Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre, and contained 15 weeks followed by a four-day finals schedule in July.[1][2]

Team information

Team City Arena Colours Head Coach Import Import Import
Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium     New Zealand Aaron Young Australia Cameron Gliddon United States Joe Lawson Australia Jarrad Weeks
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium     New Zealand Judd Flavell United States Troy Baxter Jr. United States Tevin Brown United States Galin Smith
Franklin Bulls Auckland Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre     United States Daniel Sokolovsky United States Jamaal Brantley United States Rickey McGill United States Jared Wilson-Frame
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena       New Zealand Everard Bartlett United States Ira Lee United States Bryce McBride
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu       New Zealand Natu Taufale United States Javion Blake United States Mustapha Heron United States Danny Pippen
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre     New Zealand Michael Fitchett Australia Matur Maker United States Avery Woodson
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre       New Zealand Brent Matehaere Australia Michael Harris United States JaQuori McLaughlin United States Todd Withers
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland       Australia Guy Molloy Australia Grant Anticevich United States Josh Cunningham United States Jeremy Kendle
Taranaki Airs New Plymouth TSB Stadium     New Zealand Trent Adam United States Anthony Hilliard United States Armon Fletcher United States Kendrick Ray
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena     New Zealand Troy McLean Australia Kyle Adnam United States Isaiah Mucius United States Elijah Thomas

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos Team W L Qualification
1 Auckland Tuatara 13 5 Semi Finals
2 Otago Nuggets 12 6
3 Canterbury Rams 12 6 Preliminary Finals
4 Franklin Bulls 12 6
5 Wellington Saints 9 9
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 8 10
7 Taranaki Airs 7 11
8 Southland Sharks 6 12
9 Nelson Giants 6 12
10 Manawatu Jets 5 13
Source: NZNBL

Finals

Preliminary Finals Semi Finals Final
1 Auckland Tuatara 92
4 Franklin Bulls 124 4 Franklin Bulls 67
5 Wellington Saints 104 Auckland Tuatara 82
Canterbury Rams 93
2 Otago Nuggets 103
3 Canterbury Rams 103 3 Canterbury Rams 114
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 95

Awards

Performance of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Danny Pippen Manawatu Jets [3]
2 Tai Wynyard Canterbury Rams [4]
3 Walter Brown Canterbury Rams [5]
4 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks [6]
5 Kyle Adnam Wellington Saints [7]
6 JaQuori McLaughlin Otago Nuggets [8]
7 JaQuori McLaughlin Otago Nuggets [9]
8 Troy Baxter Jr. Canterbury Rams [10]
9 Kyle Adnam Wellington Saints [11]
10 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks [12]
11 Robert Loe Auckland Tuatara [13]
12 Dan Fotu Franklin Bulls [14]
13 Avery Woodson Nelson Giants [15][16]
14 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks [17]
15 Jordan Ngatai Hawke's Bay Hawks [18][19]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[20][21]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 24.6
Rebounds per game Robert Loe Auckland Tuatara 11.5
Assists per game Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 8.9
Steals per game Rickey McGill Franklin Bulls 2.5
Blocks per game Robert Loe Auckland Tuatara 2.1

Regular season

Finals

References

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