2017 Queensland Basketball League season

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2017 Queensland Basketball League season
League Queensland Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration28 April – 27 August
Number of games17
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiers Brisbane Capitals
Season MVP Shaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors)
Top scorer Ray Willis (Gladstone Port City Power)
Finals
ChampionsTownsville Heat
  Runners-upMackay Meteors
Grand Final MVPJosh Wilcher
QBL seasons
2018 →

The 2017 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 32nd running of the competition.

Contents

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Brisbane Spartans, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix, Toowoomba Mountaineers, Townsville Heat and USC Rip City. [1]

Team information

TeamHome StadiumHead CoachImportImportImport
Brisbane Capitals NAB StadiumGeoff Tarrant Flag of the United States.svg Aaron Anderson Flag of the United States.svg Princeton Onwas
Brisbane SpartansRowland Cowan StadiumBen Thompson
Cairns MarlinsEarly Settler StadiumJamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome StadiumBlair Smith Flag of the United States.svg Willie Shackleford Flag of the United States.svg Ray Willis
Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Pero Cameron Flag of the United States.svg Torrey Craig Flag of the United States.svg Thalo Green 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 Centre Derek Rucker
Mackay MeteorsMackay Basketball Stadium Cameron Tragardh
Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold StadiumNeal Tweedy Flag of the United States.svg Chris Fowler Flag of the United States.svg Rashad Hassan Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg David Wagner
South West Metro PiratesHibiscus Sports ComplexMick Downer Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Kendle Flag of the United States.svg Tanner McGrew
Sunshine Coast PhoenixMaroochydore Basketball StadiumBrayden Heslehurst Flag of the United States.svg Breland Hogan
Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation CentreAnthony Corcoran Flag of the United States.svg Jalil Abdul-Bassit Flag of the United States.svg Jay Washington
Townsville HeatTownsville 106.3fm StadiumRodney Anderson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jamell Anderson Flag of the United States.svg Justin Baker
USC Rip City USC Sports StadiumNathan Arousi Flag of the United States.svg Lance Hurdle

Standings

#Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT
1 Brisbane Capitals 14382
2Mackay Meteors14382
3Townsville Heat12571
4Cairns Marlins11665
5 USC Rip City 11665
6South West Metro Pirates11665
7 Logan Thunder 9853
8 Rockhampton Rockets 8947
9Brisbane Spartans8947
10 Gold Coast Rollers 61135
11Sunshine Coast Phoenix51229
12 Gladstone Port City Power 51229
13 Ipswich Force 41324
14Toowoomba Mountaineers41324

Finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
               
1 Brisbane Capitals 91 X X
8 Rockhampton Rockets 95X X
8 Rockhampton Rockets 90 X X
2 Mackay Meteors106X X
2 Mackay Meteors93X X
7 Logan Thunder 83 X X
Mackay Meteors 74 9191
Gold Cup icon.svg Townsville Heat9073 103
3 Townsville Heat92X X
6 South West Metro Pirates 89 X X
3 Townsville Heat79X X
4 Cairns Marlins 77 X X
4 Cairns Marlins93X X
5 USC Rip City 76 X X

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Lucas Walker Mackay Meteors [2]
2Joshua WilcherTownsville Heat [3]
3 Torrey Craig Gold Coast Rollers [4]
4N/A [lower-alpha 1]
5 Lucas Walker Mackay Meteors [5]
6Isaih Tueta USC Rip City [6]
7 Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors [7]
8Michael Cedar Logan Thunder [8]
9 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [9]
10Tanner McGrewSouth West Metro Pirates [10]
11 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [11]
12 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [12]
13Rashad Hassan Rockhampton Rockets [13]
14 Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors [14]
15N/AN/A

Coach of the Month

MonthCoachTeamRef
MayN/AN/A
JuneMick DownerSouth West Metro Pirates [15]
JulyRodney AndersonTownsville Heat [16]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeam
Points per game Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power
Rebounds per game Tom Jervis Brisbane Spartans
Assists per game Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors
Steals per gameAaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals
Blocks per game Tom Jervis Brisbane Spartans
Field goal percentage Keanu Post Logan Thunder
3-pt field goal percentageIsaih Tueta USC Rip City
Free throw percentage Chris Cedar Mackay Meteors

Regular season

Finals

Notes

  1. ↑ Due to the Basketball Queensland Annual Conference and Awards events being held that weekend, Round 4 was a short round.

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References

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