2016 Queensland Basketball League season

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2016 Queensland Basketball League season
League Queensland Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration29 April – 27 August
Number of games17
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiersTownsville Heat
Season MVPTanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
Top scorerJames Legan (Ipswich Force)
Finals
ChampionsCairns Marlins
  Runners-up Brisbane Capitals
Grand Final MVP Cameron Tragardh
QBL seasons

The 2016 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.

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, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers, Sunshine Coast Rip, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat. [1] [2]

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 Scheraun King
Cairns MarlinsEarly Settler StadiumJamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome StadiumBlair Smith Flag of the United States.svg Ray Willis Flag of the United States.svg Marvin Williams
Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Pero Cameron Flag of the United States.svg Thalo Green Flag of the United States.svg Lonnie Funderburke
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 Centre Derek Rucker Flag of the United States.svg Justin Baker
Mackay MeteorsCandlestick ParkKen Furdek Flag of New Zealand.svg Gareth Dawson
Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold StadiumNeal Tweedy Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Gregory Flag of the United States.svg Ray Turner
South West Metro PiratesHibiscus Sports ComplexNate Tate Flag of the United States.svg Jason Conrad Flag of the United States.svg Tanner McGrew
Sunshine Coast Phoenix ClippersMaroochydore Basketball StadiumWarrick Meehl Flag of the United States.svg Eric McAlister Flag of the United States.svg Lester Ferguson
Sunshine Coast Rip USC Sports StadiumNathan Arousi Flag of the United States.svg Lance Hurdle Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Harrison
Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation CentreAnthony Corcoran Flag of the United States.svg Erron Maxey Flag of the United States.svg Chris Whitehead
Townsville HeatTownsville Basketball StadiumRod Anderson

Standings

#Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT
1Townsville Heat14382
2 Brisbane Capitals 13476
3South West Metro Pirates12571
4 Logan Thunder 12571
5Cairns Marlins11665
6Mackay Meteors11665
7 Rockhampton Rockets 9853
8 Ipswich Force 8947
9Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers71041
10 Gladstone Port City Power 71041
11 Sunshine Coast Rip 51229
12 Gold Coast Rollers 51229
13Toowoomba Mountaineers31418
14Bundaberg Bulls21512

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 Townsville Heat 79 X X
5 Cairns Marlins96X X
5 Cairns Marlins99X X
6 Mackay Meteors 82 X X
Gold Cup icon.svg Cairns Marlins9385X
Brisbane Capitals 85 71 X
2 Brisbane Capitals 97X X
8 Ipswich Force 85 X X
2 Brisbane Capitals 107X X
4 Logan Thunder 84 X X
3 South West Metro Pirates 69 X X
4 Logan Thunder 85X X

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Kurt Thompson Brisbane Capitals [5]
2 Mitchell Young Logan Thunder [6]
3 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [7]
4Scheraun KingBundaberg Bulls [8]
5N/A [lower-alpha 1]
6 Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors [9]
7James Legan Ipswich Force [10]
8Jaryd Eustace Ipswich Force [11]
9Jordan Gregory Rockhampton Rockets [12]
10James Legan Ipswich Force [13]
11Tanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates [14]
12Michael Cedar Logan Thunder [15]
13 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [16]
14Aaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals [17]
15Tanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates [18]

Coach of the Month

MonthCoachTeamRef
MayRod AndersonTownsville Heat [19]
JuneRod AndersonTownsville Heat [20]
JulyJamie PearlmanCairns Marlins [21]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameJames Legan Ipswich Force 30.1
Rebounds per gameTanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates14.9
Assists per gameMitch Philp Rockhampton Rockets 7.0
Steals per gameAaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals 3.5
Blocks per gameNelson KahlerSunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers1.9
Field goal percentage Auryn Macmillan Rockhampton Rockets 62.6%
3-pt field goal percentageZane MeehlSunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers53.7%
Free throw percentage Alex Loughton Cairns Marlins92.5%

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.

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