2013 New Zealand NBL season

2013 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration19 April – 14 July
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPLindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
Top scorerJosh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Final Four
ChampionsSouthland Sharks
  Runners-upNelson Giants
Final Four MVPLeon Henry
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2013 NBL season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball League. The 2013 season saw the withdrawal of the Auckland Pirates and Harbour Heat, but saw the return of the Waikato Pistons after a one-year hiatus as well as the Super City Rangers, who returned to the league for the first time since 1995.

The 2013 NBL Final Four saw the top four teams play off on Saturday 13 July in a semifinals round, with the winner of each game playing in the final on Sunday 14 July at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier.[1]

Team information

Team City Arena Head Coach Import Import
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena New Zealand Tab Baldwin Serbia Darko Cohadarevic United States Brian Greene
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Greece Mike Kalavros United States Chris Hagan United States Marcel Jones*
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Australia Liam Flynn United States Erron Maxey United States Josh Pace
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre New Zealand Anthony Arlidge United States Antoine Tisby United States Akeem Wright
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland New Zealand Paul Henare United States Kevin Braswell United States Brian Conklin
Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena New Zealand Aik Ho United States Carl Buck
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium New Zealand Dave Bublitz United States Kenny Gabriel United States Jack Leasure
Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School New Zealand Doug Courtney United States Zack Atkinson United States Garrius Holloman
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena New Zealand Pero Cameron United States Bryant Markson United States Rick Rickert

*Despite holding New Zealand citizenship, Jones had to play as an import due to a new league rule where each team could only field one naturalised New Zealand player (Manawatu already had Nick Horvath filling that spot).

Summary

Regular season standings

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

Final Four

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Wellington Saints 66
4 Southland Sharks 81
Southland Sharks 92
  Nelson Giants 81
2 Otago Nuggets 72
3 Nelson Giants 87

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 B. J. Anthony Otago Nuggets [2]
2 Josh Pace Nelson Giants [2]
3 Kenny Gabriel Taranaki Mountainairs [2]
4 Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets [2]
5 Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets [2]
6 Bryant Markson Wellington Saints [2]
7 Antoine Tisby Otago Nuggets [2]
8 Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks [2]
9 Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets [2]
10 Josh Pace Nelson Giants [2]
11 Rick Rickert Wellington Saints [2]
12 Mark Dickel Otago Nuggets [2]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Josh Pace Nelson Giants 22.9
Rebounds per game Zack Atkinson Waikato Pistons 14.6
Assists per game Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 8.1
Steals per game Chris Hagan Manawatu Jets 2.9
Blocks per game Zack Atkinson Waikato Pistons 3.0

Regular season

Final Four

References

  1. ^ FINAL FOUR IN THE BAY
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "DICKEL FETED FOR EPIC GAME". Basketball.org.nz. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
  3. ^ SHARKS ARE NBL CHAMPIONS
  4. ^ Hungry Sharks claim unlikely NBL title