2019 New Zealand NBL season

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2019 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration11 April – 21 July
Number of games18
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiers Wellington Saints
Season MVP Nick Kay (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer Tim Quarterman (Super City Rangers)
Final Four
Champions Wellington Saints
  Runners-up Hawke's Bay Hawks
Grand Final MVP Thomas Abercrombie
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2019 NBL season was the 38th season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to nine teams in 2019 with the Southern Huskies joining the league for the first time, marking the first time ever that an Australian team has joined a New Zealand competition. [1]

Contents

The regular season commenced on Thursday 11 April in Palmerston North with the Manawatu Jets hosting the Super City Rangers at Arena Manawatu. [2] The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in July. The Saints won their 11th NBL championship in 2019 behind their second 20–0 campaign in three seasons.

Team information

TeamCityArenaColoursHead CoachImportImportImport
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Downer Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Gliddon Flag of Australia (converted).svg Emmett Naar Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Wilkins
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena     Flag of New Zealand.svg Zico Coronel Flag of the United States.svg Brandon Bowman Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Kickert Flag of the United States.svg E. J. Singler
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu     Flag of New Zealand.svg Tim McTamney Flag of the United States.svg Wally Ellenson Flag of the United States.svg Kuran Iverson Flag of the United States.svg Daishon Knight
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre    Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Fitchett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Grida Flag of the United States.svg Jordair Jett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rhys Vague
Southern Huskies Tasmania, Australia Derwent Entertainment Centre / Silverdome    Flag of Australia (converted).svg Anthony Stewart Flag of the United States.svg Jalen Billups Flag of the United States.svg Tre Nichols
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland     Flag of New Zealand.svg Judd Flavell Flag of Australia (converted).svg Todd Blanchfield Flag of the United States.svg Roberto Nelson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrad Weeks
Super City Rangers Auckland Massey Leisure Centre / AUT Sport & Fitness Centre    Flag of New Zealand.svg Jeff Green Flag of the United States.svg Nnanna Egwu Flag of Australia (converted).svg Venky Jois Flag of the United States.svg Tim Quarterman
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Dave Bublitz Flag of the United States.svg Justin Cousin Flag of the United States.svg Chris Early
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena    Flag of New Zealand.svg Paul Henare Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sunday Dech Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nick Kay

Summary

Regular season standings

PosTeamWLQualification
1 Wellington Saints 180 Final Four
2 Hawke's Bay Hawks 144
3 Canterbury Rams 135
4 Southland Sharks 126
5 Southern Huskies 99
6 Nelson Giants 711
7 Super City Rangers 315
8 Taranaki Mountainairs 315
9 Manawatu Jets 216

Final Four

Semi Finals Final
      
1 Wellington Saints 95
4 Southland Sharks 89
Gold Cup icon.svg Wellington Saints 78
  Hawke's Bay Hawks 68
2 Hawke's Bay Hawks 74
3 Canterbury Rams 68

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Ethan Rusbatch Hawke's Bay Hawks [3]
2 Jalen Billups Southern Huskies [4]
3 Robert Loe Wellington Saints [5]
4Wally Ellenson Manawatu Jets [6]
5 Jarrad Weeks Southland Sharks [7]
6 E. J. Singler Hawke's Bay Hawks [8]
7 Tim Quarterman Super City Rangers [9]
8 Marcel Jones Southern Huskies [10]
9 Tim Quarterman Super City Rangers [11]
10 Nick Kay Wellington Saints [12]
11 Thomas Abercrombie Wellington Saints [13]
12 Brandon Bowman Hawke's Bay Hawks [14]
13 Jarrad Weeks Southland Sharks [15]
14 Jarrod Kenny Hawke's Bay Hawks [16]

Team of the Week

RoundTeamRef
1 Mitch McCarron Sharks Ethan Rusbatch Hawks E. J. Singler Hawks Nick Kay Saints Venky Jois Rangers [17]
2Tre Nichols Huskies Ethan Rusbatch (2) Hawks Craig Moller Huskies Jalen Billups Huskies Michael Karena Rams [18]
3 Jordair Jett Giants Shea Ili Saints Kevin Foster Mountainairs Robert Loe Saints Rhys Vague Giants [19]
4 Jarrad Weeks Sharks Shea Ili (2) Saints Tim Quarterman Rangers Chris Early Mountainairs Wally Ellenson Jets [20]
5 Jarrad Weeks (2) Sharks Jordair Jett (2) Giants Daishon Knight Jets Tim Quarterman (2) Rangers Kuran Iverson Jets [21]
6 Tim Quarterman (3) Rangers E. J. Singler (2) Hawks Brandon Bowman Hawks Jordan Ngatai Saints Nick Kay (2) Saints [22]
7 Ethan Rusbatch (3) Hawks Tim Quarterman (4) Rangers E. J. Singler (3) Hawks Jalen Billups (2) Huskies Daniel Kickert Hawks [23]
8Roberto Nelson Sharks Tim Quarterman (5) Rangers Marcel Jones Huskies Brandon Bowman (2) Hawks Nnanna Egwu Rangers [24]
9 Tim Quarterman (6) Rangers Todd Blanchfield Sharks Ethan Rusbatch (4) Hawks Brandon Bowman (3) Hawks Rhys Vague (2) Giants [25]
10 Derone Raukawa Mountainairs Todd Blanchfield (2) Sharks Daishon Knight (2) Jets Nick Kay (3) Saints Brandon Bowman (4) Hawks [26]
11Daishon Knight (3) Jets Wally Ellenson (2) Jets Thomas Abercrombie Saints Venky Jois (2) Rangers Nnanna Egwu (2) Rangers [27]
12 Shea Ili (3) Saints Emmett Naar Rams Hyrum Harris Sharks Nick Kay (4) Saints Brandon Bowman (5) Hawks [28]
13 Jarrad Weeks (3) Sharks Jarrod Kenny Hawks Cameron Gliddon Rams Brandon Bowman (6) Hawks Taane Samuel Jets [29]
14 Jarrod Kenny (2) Hawks Jordair Jett (3) Giants Marcel Jones (2) Huskies Jalen Billups (3) Huskies Tyrell Harrison Giants [30]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [31] [32]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Tim Quarterman Super City Rangers 28.0
Rebounds per game Venky Jois Super City Rangers 11.5
Assists per game Jarrod Kenny Hawke's Bay Hawks 6.8
Steals per game Tim Quarterman Super City Rangers 3.3
Blocks per game Nnanna Egwu Super City Rangers 1.9

Regular season

Final Four

Notes

  1. ↑ The NBL officially announced Marcel Jones as the rebounding champion and recipient of the Garry Pettis Award for 2019, [33] despite Venky Jois of the Super City Rangers averaging 11.5 rebounds per game (13 games) compared to Jones' 11.2 per game (14 games). [31]

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