2022 New Zealand NBL season

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2022 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration28 April – 13 August
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiers Taranaki Airs
Season MVP Xavier Cooks (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer Anthony Hilliard (Taranaki Airs)
Finals
Champions Otago Nuggets
  Runners-up Auckland Tuatara
Grand Final MVP Keith Williams
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2022 NBL season was the 41st season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams, with the only changes being the rebrand of the Auckland Huskies to Auckland Tuatara and Taranaki Mountainairs to Taranaki Airs.

Contents

The regular season commenced on 28 April in Nelson with the Nelson Giants hosting the Otago Nuggets at the Trafalgar Centre. The season contained 15 weeks of regular season games followed by a four-day finals schedule in August. [1] [2]

Team information

TeamCityArenaColoursHead coachImportImportImport
Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Young Flag of the United States.svg Chris Johnson Flag of the United States.svg Siler Schneider
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium   Flag of New Zealand.svg Judd Flavell Flag of the United States.svg Larry Austin Jr. Flag of South Sudan.svg Sunday Dech Flag of the United States.svg Matthew Moyer
Franklin Bulls Auckland Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre    Flag of New Zealand.svg Morgan Maskell Flag of the United States.svg Giddy Potts
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena     Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mick Downer Flag of the United States.svg Tajuan Agee
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu     Flag of New Zealand.svg Natu Taufale Flag of the United States.svg John Bohannon Flag of the United States.svg Rob Crawford Flag of Jordan.svg Zane Najdawi
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre    Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Fitchett Flag of the United States.svg Trey Mourning Flag of the United States.svg Sam Thompson Flag of the United States.svg Jarrod West
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre     Flag of New Zealand.svg Brent Matehaere Flag of the United States.svg Tray Boyd III Flag of the United States.svg Keith Williams Flag of the United States.svg Todd Withers
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland     Flag of Australia (converted).svg Rob Beveridge Flag of Jamaica.svg Romaro Gill Flag of the United States.svg Daishon Knight Flag of the United States.svg Winston Shepard
Taranaki Airs 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 Anthony Hilliard Flag of the United States.svg Shaun Willett
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena    Flag of New Zealand.svg Troy McLean Flag of Australia (converted).svg Xavier Cooks Flag of the United States.svg Mike Smith Flag of the United States.svg Reggie Upshaw

Summary

Regular season standings

PosTeamWLQualification
1 Taranaki Airs 126 Semi Finals
2 Nelson Giants 126
3 Otago Nuggets 108 Play-in
4 Wellington Saints 108
5 Auckland Tuatara 108
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 108
7 Canterbury Rams 810
8 Franklin Bulls 711
9 Southland Sharks 612
10 Manawatu Jets 513
Source: NZNBL

Finals

Play-In Matches Semi Finals Final
1 Taranaki Airs 104
4 Wellington Saints 87 5 Auckland Tuatara 107
5 Auckland Tuatara 92 Auckland Tuatara 73
Gold Cup icon.svg Otago Nuggets 81
2 Nelson Giants 74
3 Otago Nuggets 913 Otago Nuggets 89
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 80

Awards

Performance of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Trey Mourning Nelson Giants [3]
2 Jayden Bezzant Franklin Bulls [4]
3 Chris Johnson Auckland Tuatara [5]
4 Trey Mourning Nelson Giants [6]
5 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs [7]
6 Chris Johnson Auckland Tuatara [8]
7 Xavier Cooks Wellington Saints [9]
8Jarrod West Nelson Giants [10]
9 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs [11]
10 Anthony Hilliard Taranaki Airs [12]
11 Corey Webster Franklin Bulls [13]
12 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs [14]
13 Sam Thompson Nelson Giants [15]
14 Xavier Cooks Wellington Saints [16]
15Tray Boyd III Otago Nuggets [17] [18]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [19] [20]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per game Anthony Hilliard Taranaki Airs 26.6
Rebounds per gameJohn Bohannon Manawatu Jets 14.0
Assists per gameJarrod West Nelson Giants 7.3
Steals per game Dontae Russo-Nance Auckland Tuatara 2.9
Blocks per game Romaro Gill Southland Sharks 2.9

Regular season

Finals

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