2016 New Zealand NBL season

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2016 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration10 March – 4 June
Number of games18
Number of teams7
Regular season
  Minor premiers Canterbury Rams
Season MVP McKenzie Moore (Canterbury Rams)
Top scorer Eric Devendorf (Super City Rangers)
Final Four
Champions Wellington Saints
  Runners-up Super City Rangers
Finals MVP Tai Wesley
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2016 NBL season was the 35th season of the National Basketball League. The league's team total dropped to an all-time low for the 2016 season, with the departure of the Manawatu Jets leaving the competition with seven teams. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

The 2016 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua from Friday 26 February through Sunday 28 February. [4] The four-team event featured the Canterbury Rams (2–1), Nelson Giants (3–0), Wellington Saints (0–3) and a Porirua invitational team (1–2). [5] [6] [7] The regular season commenced on Thursday 10 March in Wellington with the Wellington Saints hosting the Super City Rangers at TSB Bank Arena. The season contained 12 weeks of regular season games and a Final Four series on Queens' Birthday weekend in June. [8] As the only team based north of Hawke's Bay, the Rangers utilised two new 'home' venues around the Upper North Island, Te Awamutu and Whangārei, providing increased exposure for elite basketball in that area of the country. [8]

The regular season concluded with the Rams earning a playoff berth for the first time since 2002 and their first minor premiership since 1993, [9] [10] while the Hawks recorded their first winless season in franchise history and joined the 1998 Northland Suns, 2009 Taranaki Mountainairs, 2010 Otago Nuggets and 2015 Taranaki Mountainairs as the only sides in NBL history to go an entire season without a win. [11]

For the first time in the competition's history, Invercargill hosted the Final Four weekend, with the semifinals on Friday 3 June, followed by the championship game on Saturday 4 June. [12] [13]

Team information

TeamCityArenaColoursHead CoachImportImport
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Dickel Flag of the United States.svg Justin Graham Flag of the United States.svg McKenzie Moore
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena     Flag of New Zealand.svg Kirstin Daly-Taylor Flag of the United States.svg Kareem Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Chris Porter
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre    Flag of the United States.svg Tim Fanning Flag of the United States.svg Raymond Cowels Flag of the United States.svg Ben Strong
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland     Flag of New Zealand.svg Judd Flavell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kay Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mitch Norton
Super City Rangers Auckland AUT North Shore    Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Green Flag of the United States.svg Eric Devendorf Flag of the United States.svg Terrence Roberts
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Ross McMains Flag of the United States.svg Marcus Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Miller
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena    Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Braswell Flag of the United States.svg Torrey Craig Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Davis

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Canterbury Rams 135
2 Wellington Saints 135
3 Southland Sharks 117
4 Super City Rangers 99
5 Nelson Giants 99
6 Taranaki Mountainairs 810
7 Hawke's Bay Hawks 018

Final Four

Semi-finals Final
      
1 Canterbury Rams 85
4 Super City Rangers 104
  Super City Rangers 82
Gold Cup icon.svg Wellington Saints 94
2 Wellington Saints 79
3 Southland Sharks 75

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Torrey Craig Wellington Saints [14]
Leon Henry Wellington Saints [14]
Ben Strong Nelson Giants [14]
2 Finn Delany Nelson Giants [15]
3 Jordair Jett Southland Sharks [16]
4 Jordair Jett Southland Sharks [17]
5 McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams [18]
6 Torrey Craig Wellington Saints [19]
Terrence Roberts Super City Rangers [19]
7 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams [20]
8 Raymond Cowels Nelson Giants [21]
9 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams [22]
10 Nick Kay Southland Sharks [23] [24]
11 Ben Strong Nelson Giants [25]
12 Dion Prewster Wellington Saints [26]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [27]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Eric Devendorf Super City Rangers 25.8
Rebounds per game Alex Pledger Southland Sharks 11.4
Assists per game McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 8.2
Steals per game McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 3.4
Blocks per game Daniel Miller Taranaki Mountainairs 1.9

Regular season

Final Four

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