2015 Queensland Basketball League season

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2015 Queensland Basketball League season
League Queensland Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration1 May – 30 August
Number of games17
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiersMackay Meteors
Season MVP Jeremy Kendle (Toowoomba Mountaineers)
Top scorer Jeremy Kendle (Toowoomba Mountaineers)
Finals
ChampionsMackay Meteors
  Runners-up Brisbane Capitals
Grand Final MVP Braydon Hobbs
QBL seasons

The 2015 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 30th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2015 to claim their third league title.

Contents

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Suncoast Clippers, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat. [1]

Team information

TeamHome StadiumHead CoachImportImport
Brisbane Capitals NAB StadiumGeoff Tarrant Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Anderson
Bundaberg BullsWIN StadiumLarry Daniels Flag of the United States.svg Willie Shackleford Flag of the United States.svg Ricky James
Cairns MarlinsBendigo Bank StadiumJamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome Stadium Derek Rucker Flag of the United States.svg Ray Willis Flag of the United States.svg Justin Baker
Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Doug Garvie Flag of the United States.svg Devon Sullivan
Ipswich Force Cotton On Foundation StadiumMick Conlon Flag of the United States.svg James Legan Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Harvey
Logan Thunder Cornubia Park Sports CentreBen Johnson
Mackay MeteorsCandlestick ParkJoel Khalu Flag of the United States.svg Braydon Hobbs
Northside WizardsSouth Pine Sports ComplexAndrew Latimer Flag of the United States.svg Evan Coulter Flag of the United States.svg Darren Moore
Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold StadiumNeal Tweedy Flag of the United States.svg Chehales Tapscott Flag of the United States.svg Dominic Cheek
South West Metro PiratesHibiscus Sports ComplexLuke Petersen Flag of the United States.svg Ishmael Hollis
Suncoast ClippersMaroochydore Basketball StadiumBradley Melton Flag of the United States.svg Michael Stone Flag of the United States.svg Eren Moses
Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation CentreAnthony Corcoran Flag of the United States.svg Erron Maxey Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Kendle
Townsville HeatTownsville Basketball StadiumRod Anderson

Standings

#Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT
1Mackay Meteors15288
2 Brisbane Capitals 14382
3 Rockhampton Rockets 12571
4 Gladstone Port City Power 12571
5Toowoomba Mountaineers11665
6Northside Wizards11665
7Cairns Marlins10759
8Townsville Heat*8850
9 Ipswich Force 71041
10Suncoast Clippers*51132
11South West Metro Pirates51229
12 Logan Thunder 51229
13Bundaberg Bulls21512
14 Gold Coast Rollers 1166

*Every team competed in 17 regular season games over 15 rounds except for the Townsville Heat and Suncoast Clippers. The Round 1 match-up between the two sides was abandoned after the referees couldn't make it to the game due to poor weather in the Maroochydore area. [2]

Finals

*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.

**The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
               
1 Mackay Meteors104X X
5 Toowoomba M'taineers 92 X X
5 Toowoomba M'taineers108X X
6 Northside Wizards 96 X X
Gold Cup icon.svg Mackay Meteors8273 88
Brisbane Capitals 76 8586
2 Brisbane Capitals 90X X
9 Ipswich Force 85 X X
2 Brisbane Capitals 78X X
4 Gladstone PC Power 77 X X
3 Rockhampton Rockets 86 X X
4 Gladstone PC Power 94X X

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1James Legan Ipswich Force [4]
2Chehales Tapscott Rockhampton Rockets [5]
3Chehales Tapscott Rockhampton Rockets [6]
4Drew Phillips Brisbane Capitals [7]
5N/A [lower-alpha 1]
6Ishmael HollisSouth West Metro Pirates [9]
7 Matthew Adekponya Mackay Meteors [10]
8 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [11]
9Nicholas KayNorthside Wizards [12]
10 Jeremy Kendle Toowoomba Mountaineers [13]
11Chehales Tapscott Rockhampton Rockets [14]
12 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [15]
13Ricky JamesBundaberg Bulls [16]
14Ryan Jeffries Brisbane Capitals [17]
15Kyle Harvey Ipswich Force [18]

Coach of the Month

MonthCoachTeamRef
MayJoel KhaluMackay Meteors [19]
JuneJoel KhaluMackay Meteors [20]
JulyGeoff Tarrant Brisbane Capitals [21]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Jeremy Kendle Toowoomba Mountaineers30.5
Rebounds per gameWillie ShacklefordBundaberg Bulls17.2
Assists per gameMitch Philp Rockhampton Rockets 7.1
Steals per gameAaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals 2
Blocks per gameNelson KahlerSuncoast Clippers2.3
Field goal percentage Matthew AndronicosCairns Marlins60.6%
3-pt field goal percentageKyle Keirnan Logan Thunder 45.4%
Free throw percentageJames Legan Ipswich Force 88.8%

Regular season

Finals

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the Basketball Queensland Annual Conference and Awards events being held that weekend, Round 5 was a short round. [8]

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