2023 New Zealand NBL season
2023 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 6 April – 23 July |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Auckland Tuatara |
Season MVP | Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) |
Top scorer | Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canterbury Rams |
Runners-up | Auckland Tuatara |
Grand Final MVP | Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams) |
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
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
- Most Valuable Player: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)[22][23]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Jarrad Weeks (Auckland Tuatara)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Derone Raukawa (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Scoring Champion: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
- Rebounding Champion: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Assist Champion: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
- Most Improved Player: Charlie Dalton (Auckland Tuatara)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Youth Player of the Year: Walter Brown (Canterbury Rams)
- Coach of the Year: Aaron Young (Auckland Tuatara)[24]
- All-Star Five:
- G: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
- G: Jarrad Weeks (Auckland Tuatara)
- F: Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams)
- F: Todd Withers (Otago Nuggets)
- C: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
Finals
- Grand Final MVP: Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams)[25][26]
References
- ^ "2023 SAL'S NBL SCHEDULE UNVEILED". nznbl.basketball. 5 December 2022. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022.
- ^ "THE TRUSTS ARENA TO HOST FINAL 6". nznbl.basketball. 25 May 2023. Archived from the original on 25 May 2023.
- ^ "Danny Pippen II has been voted the R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for Round 1". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 April 2023. Retrieved 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week goes to Tai Wynyard". facebook.com/NZNBL. 18 April 2023. Retrieved 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week goes to Walter Brown". facebook.com/NZNBL. 25 April 2023. Retrieved 25 April 2023.
- ^ "Jeremy Kendle has been voted your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R4". facebook.com/NZNBL. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
- ^ "Kyle Adnam has been voted R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R5". facebook.com/NZNBL. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ "Your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week goes to JaQuori McLaughlin (@Jroc__3)". facebook.com/NZNBL. 16 May 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ "JaQuori McLaughlin has been voted your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for the second week in a row!". facebook.com/NZNBL. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Troy Baxter Jr. has been voted your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R8!". facebook.com/NZNBL. 30 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ "Kyle Adnam has been voted your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R9". facebook.com/NZNBL. 7 June 2023. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
- ^ "Jeremy Kendle has been voted your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R10". facebook.com/NZNBL. 13 June 2023. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
- ^ "Your R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week goes to Rob Loe". facebook.com/NZNBL. 20 June 2023. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- ^ "Dan Fotu has earned R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R12". facebook.com/NZNBL. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "Avery Woodson has been voted R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for R13". facebook.com/NZNBL. 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR". facebook.com/NZNBL. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "For the third time this season, Jeremy Kendle has been voted R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week". facebook.com/NZNBL. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Jordan Ngatai has been voted R-Line Electrolyte Drink Performance of the Week for his stunning 47-point outing against the Jets to lead the Hawks to a Final 6 berth". facebook.com/NZNBL. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 Sal's NBL Performance of the Year". surveymonkey.com. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ "Statistics". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
- ^ "Leaders". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023.
- ^ "2023 SAL'S NBL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". nznbl.basketball. 19 July 2023. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023.
- ^ Egan, Brendon (19 July 2023). "Auckland Tuatara big man Rob Loe reigns supreme in NBL season awards". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023.
- ^ "Aaron Young is the 2023 Coach of the Year!". facebook.com/NZNBL. 19 July 2023. Retrieved 19 July 2023.
- ^ "CANTERBURY RAMS CROWNED 2023 SAL'S NBL CHAMPIONS". nznbl.basketball. 23 July 2023. Archived from the original on 23 July 2023.
- ^ "Grand Final MVP Tevin Brown". facebook.com/NZNBL. 24 July 2023. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
External links
- 2023 schedule
- Season preview
- Finals preview @ nznbl.basketball