2019 New Zealand NBL season

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2019 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration11 April – 21 July
Number of games18
Number of teams9
Regular season
  Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPNick Kay (Wellington Saints)
Top scorerTim Quarterman (Super City Rangers)
Final Four
ChampionsWellington Saints
  Runners-upHawke's Bay Hawks
Grand Final MVPThomas Abercrombie

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]

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

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

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos Team W L Qualification
1 Wellington Saints 18 0 Final Four
2 Hawke's Bay Hawks 14 4
3 Canterbury Rams 13 5
4 Southland Sharks 12 6
5 Southern Huskies 9 9
6 Nelson Giants 7 11
7 Super City Rangers 3 15
8 Taranaki Mountainairs 3 15
9 Manawatu Jets 2 16
Source: New Zealand National Basketball League

Final Four

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

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Ethan Rusbatch Hawke's Bay Hawks [3]
2 Jalen Billups Southern Huskies [4]
3 Robert Loe Wellington Saints [5]
4 Wally 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

Round Team Ref
1 Mitch McCarron Sharks Ethan Rusbatch Hawks E. J. Singler Hawks Nick Kay Saints Venky Jois Rangers [17]
2 Tre 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]
8 Roberto 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]
11 Daishon 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]

Category Player Team Stat
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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