2018 New Zealand NBL season

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2018 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration26 April – 5 August
Number of games18
Number of teams8
Regular season
  Minor premiers Wellington Saints
Season MVP Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets)
Final Four
Champions Southland Sharks
  Runners-up Wellington Saints
Finals MVP Reuben Te Rangi
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.

Contents

The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena. [1] The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games. [2]

Team information

TeamCityArenaColoursHead CoachImportImportImport
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium   Flag of New Zealand.svg Mark Dickel Flag of the United States.svg Winston Shepard Flag of the United States.svg Xavier Thames Flag of the United States.svg Julian Washburn
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena     Flag of New Zealand.svg Zico Coronel Flag of Australia (converted).svg Angus Brandt Flag of the United States.svg Jamie Skeen
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu     Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim McTamney Flag of the United States.svg Kuran Iverson Flag of the United States.svg Daishon Knight Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Lucas
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jamie Pearlman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Adnam Flag of the United States.svg Jerry Evans Jr. Flag of Australia (converted).svg Damon Heuir
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland     Flag of New Zealand.svg Judd Flavell Flag of the United States.svg Orlando Coleman Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Conor Morgan Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrad Weeks
Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena     Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Green Flag of the United States.svg Okesene Ale Flag of the United States.svg Clayton Wilson
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Trent Adam Flag of the United States.svg Javonte Douglas Flag of the United States.svg Xavier Smith Flag of the United States.svg Roger Woods
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena    Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Braswell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Shaun Bruce Flag of South Sudan.svg Majok Majok Flag of the United States.svg L. J. Peak

Summary

Regular season standings

PosTeamWLQualification
1 Wellington Saints 153 Final Four
2 Nelson Giants 144
3 Southland Sharks 135
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 126
5 Canterbury Rams 810
6 Super City Rangers 414
7 Taranaki Mountainairs 315
8 Manawatu Jets 315

Final Four

Semi Finals Final
      
1 Wellington Saints 99
4 Hawke's Bay Hawks 73
  Wellington Saints 96
Gold Cup icon.svg Southland Sharks 98
2 Nelson Giants 93
3 Southland Sharks 98

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Mountainairs [3]
2 Kyle Adnam Nelson Giants [4]
3Kuran Iverson Manawatu Jets [5]
4 Winston Shepard Canterbury Rams [6]
5 Shea Ili Wellington Saints [7]
6 Ethan Rusbatch Hawke's Bay Hawks [8]
7 Shea Ili Wellington Saints [9]
8 Julian Washburn Canterbury Rams [10]
9 Lindsay Tait Super City Rangers [11]
10
11 Finn Delany Nelson Giants [12]
12Daishon Knight Manawatu Jets [13]
13Orlando Coleman Southland Sharks [14]
14Dominique Kelman-Poto Super City Rangers [15]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [16]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameDaishon Knight Manawatu Jets 28.9
Rebounds per gameKuran Iverson Manawatu Jets 11.1
Assists per game Lindsay Tait Super City Rangers 7.6
Steals per game Winston Shepard Canterbury Rams 2.3
Blocks per gameXavier Smith Taranaki Mountainairs 1.7

Regular season

Final Four

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