2013 New Zealand NBL season

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2013 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration19 April – 14 July
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiers Wellington Saints
Season MVP Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Final Four
Champions Southland Sharks
  Runners-up Nelson Giants
Final Four MVP Leon 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.

Contents

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

TeamCityArenaHead CoachImportImport
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Flag of New Zealand.svg Tab Baldwin Flag of Serbia.svg Darko Cohadarevic Flag of the United States.svg Brian Greene
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Flag of Greece.svg Mike Kalavros Flag of the United States.svg Chris Hagan Flag of the United States.svg Marcel Jones*
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Flag of Australia (converted).svg Liam Flynn Flag of the United States.svg Erron Maxey Flag of the United States.svg Josh Pace
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Flag of New Zealand.svg Anthony Arlidge Flag of the United States.svg Antoine Tisby Flag of the United States.svg Akeem Wright
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Henare Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Braswell Flag of the United States.svg Brian Conklin
Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena Flag of New Zealand.svg Aik Ho Flag of the United States.svg Carl Buck
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Flag of New Zealand.svg Dave Bublitz Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Gabriel Flag of the United States.svg Jack Leasure
Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School Flag of New Zealand.svg Doug Courtney Flag of the United States.svg Zack Atkinson Flag of the United States.svg Garrius Holloman
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Flag of New Zealand.svg Pero Cameron Flag of the United States.svg Bryant Markson Flag of the United States.svg 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 142
2 Otago Nuggets 124
3 Nelson Giants 124
4 Southland Sharks 115
5 Manawatu Jets 97
6 Taranaki Mountainairs 511
7 Hawke's Bay Hawks 511
8 Waikato Pistons 214
9 Super City Rangers 214

Final Four

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

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
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]
5Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets [2]
6Bryant Markson Wellington Saints [2]
7Antoine Tisby Otago Nuggets [2]
8 Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks [2]
9Akeem 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]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Josh Pace Nelson Giants 22.9
Rebounds per gameZack 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 gameZack Atkinson Waikato Pistons 3.0

Regular season

Final Four

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References

  1. ↑ FINAL FOUR IN THE BAY
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "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
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