2019 MSBL season

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2019 MSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration15 March – 28 July (Regular season)
3 August – 31 August (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiers Joondalup Wolves
Season MVP Joshua Braun (Suns)
Top scorer Marshall Nelson (Redbacks)
Finals
Champions Geraldton Buccaneers
  Runners-up Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP Liam Hunt (Buccaneers)
MSBL seasons

The 2019 MSBL season was the 31st season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March, with round 1 seeing a 2018 grand final rematch between the Perry Lakes Hawks and Joondalup Wolves. The 2019 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 3 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Sunday 28 July. The finals began on Saturday 3 August and ended on Saturday 31 August, when the Geraldton Buccaneers defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

Contents

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Sunday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 6 were again scheduled for a blockbuster Thursday night, with all teams then on a break over the long weekend. Games tipped-off again on Anzac Day as the tradition continued between the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers. There was also Women's Round in round 9 and Heritage Round in round 16, while the new concept of Mental Health Awareness Round was included for round 19. [1]

Changes for the 2019 season saw the Stirling Senators rebrand as the Warwick Senators, [2] while the East Perth Eagles relocated from Morley Sport & Recreation Centre to Herb Graham Recreation Centre. [1]

Standings

PosTeamWLPtsQualification
1 Joondalup Wolves 20640 Quarter Finals
2 Lakeside Lightning 20640
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 19738
4 Rockingham Flames 18836
5 Perry Lakes Hawks 18836
6 Warwick Senators 161032
7 Goldfields Giants 141228
8 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 131326
9 Willetton Tigers 131326
10 Perth Redbacks 111522
11 Cockburn Cougars 71914
12 East Perth Eagles 62012
13 Mandurah Magic 62012
14 South West Slammers 1252

Finals

The finals began on Saturday 3 August and ended on Saturday 31 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Joondalup Wolves 112113X
8 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 97 84 X
1 Joondalup Wolves 81109X
5 Perry Lakes Hawks 77 94 X
4 Rockingham Flames 81 86 X
5 Perry Lakes Hawks 8989X
Joondalup Wolves 80 X X
Gold Cup icon.svg Geraldton Buccaneers 92X X
2 Lakeside Lightning 89102X
7 Goldfields Giants 85 84 X
2 Lakeside Lightning 68 9686
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 7989 96
3 Geraldton Buccaneers 9475 79
6 Warwick Senators 84 8368

All-Star Game

The 2019 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 3 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia . [1] [3]

Rosters

Game data

3 June 2019
2:00 pm
Australia113, World 112
Scoring by quarter: 33–34, 36–27, 25–27, 19–24
Pts: Hire (20)
Rebs: Prue (16)
Asts: Hire (7)		Pts: Livingston (20)
Rebs: Braun (8)
Asts: DeMuynck (6)

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Earnest Ross Joondalup Wolves [6]
2Shaun Stewart Mandurah Magic [7]
3 Clint Steindl Perry Lakes Hawks [8]
4 Joshua Braun Kalamunda Eastern Suns [9]
5 Jobi Wall Lakeside Lightning [10]
6N/A
7Shaun Stewart Mandurah Magic [11]
8Liam Hunt Geraldton Buccaneers [12]
9Patrick Burke Goldfields Giants [13]
10Jack Isenbarger Lakeside Lightning [14]
11 Jay Bowie Goldfields Giants [15]
12Ridell Camidge Joondalup Wolves [16]
13 Josh Ritchart Rockingham Flames [17]
14 Marshall Nelson Perth Redbacks [18]
15 Joshua Braun Kalamunda Eastern Suns [19]
16Javion Blake Kalamunda Eastern Suns [20]
17Javion Blake Kalamunda Eastern Suns [21] [22]
18Javion Blake Kalamunda Eastern Suns [23]
19 Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning [24]
20Marvin Smith II Mandurah Magic [25]

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Marshall Nelson Perth Redbacks 27.96
Rebounds per game Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 18.29
Assists per gameJavion Blake Kalamunda Eastern Suns 9.68
Steals per gameMichael Lay South West Slammers 2.77
Blocks per gameManylok Malek Goldfields Giants 2.3
Field goal percentage Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 62.16%
3-pt field goal percentage Joshua Braun Kalamunda Eastern Suns 42.9%
Free throw percentage Joshua Braun Kalamunda Eastern Suns 84.21%

Regular season

Finals

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