2017 MSBL season

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2017 MSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration17 March – 29 July (Regular season)
5 August – 2 September (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiers Willetton Tigers
Season MVP Jacob Holmen (Giants)
Top scorer Shawn Redhage (Redbacks)
Finals
Champions Perth Redbacks
  Runners-up Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP Lee Roberts (Redbacks)
MSBL seasons

The 2017 MSBL season was the 29th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 17 March, with round 1 seeing a 2016 grand final rematch between the Cockburn Cougars and Joondalup Wolves. The 2017 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 5 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 29 July. The finals began on Saturday 5 August and ended on Saturday 2 September, when the Perth Redbacks defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 17 March and ended on Saturday 29 July after 20 rounds of competition. In an exciting move by the SBL, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place again in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition while being joined this year by the Cockburn Cougars hosting the Rockingham Flames on the Tuesday afternoon. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16. [1]

Standings

Pos
Team [2] W L
1 Willetton Tigers 206
2 Joondalup Wolves 206
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 197
4 Perth Redbacks 1610
5 South West Slammers 1511
6 Stirling Senators 1511
7 Cockburn Cougars 1511
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 1214
9 Lakeside Lightning 1214
10 Rockingham Flames 1115
11 East Perth Eagles 818
12 Goldfields Giants 818
13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 719
14 Mandurah Magic 422

Finals

The finals began on Saturday 5 August and ended on Saturday 2 September with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Willetton Tigers 80 8590
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 9084 87
1 Willetton Tigers 81 92 X
4 Perth Redbacks 85101X
4 Perth Redbacks 94 10787
5 South West Slammers 9799 81
Gold Cup icon.svg Perth Redbacks 103X X
Joondalup Wolves 70 X X
2 Joondalup Wolves 9090 86
7 Cockburn Cougars 83 12065
2 Joondalup Wolves 77 8793
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 8484 81
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 8980 84
6 Stirling Senators 80 9382

All-Star Game

The 2017 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 5 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention. [3] [4]

Rosters

Game data

5 June 2017
2:00 pm
North 126, South129 (OT)
Scoring by quarter: 28–27, 27–38, 29–33, 26–22,  Overtime: 16–19
Pts: Smith (26)
Rebs: Redhage (11)
Asts: Ellis (8)		Pts: Turner (39)
Rebs: Turner (10)
Asts: Voelkel (9)

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers [5]
2 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars [6]
3 Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants [7]
4Kevin Davis East Perth Eagles [8]
5 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars [9]
6Jackson Hussey Geraldton Buccaneers [10]
7 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks [11]
8 Ray Turner Willetton Tigers [12]
9 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers [13]
10 Ray Turner Willetton Tigers [13]
11 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars [13]
12 Matthew Adekponya Perry Lakes Hawks [13]
13Brian Voelkel South West Slammers [13]
14 Jalen Billups Cockburn Cougars [13]
15 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers [13]
16 Dwayne Benjamin Geraldton Buccaneers [13]
17Taylor Mullenax Mandurah Magic [13]
18James Padgett Lakeside Lightning [13]
19Brian Voelkel South West Slammers [13]
20 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks [13] [14]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks 27.53
Rebounds per gameBrian Voelkel South West Slammers 16.13
Assists per gameBrian Voelkel South West Slammers 8.65
Steals per gameRob Brandenberg Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2.73
Blocks per gameDonovon Jack Rockingham Flames 2.00
Field goal percentage Mathew Wundenberg Geraldton Buccaneers 65.22%
3-pt field goal percentageLochlan Cummings Cockburn Cougars 44.36%
Free throw percentage Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks 87.14%

Regular season

Finals

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