2011 New Zealand NBL season

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 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.

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

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

Summary

Regular season standings

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

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

Player of the Week

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

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

Playoffs

References

  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