Sports season
2013 New Zealand NBL season |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Duration | 19 April – 14 July |
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Number of games | 16 |
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Number of teams | 9 |
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Regular season |
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Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
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Season MVP | Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) |
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Top scorer | Josh Pace (Nelson Giants) |
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Final Four |
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Champions | Southland Sharks |
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Runners-up | Nelson Giants |
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Final Four MVP | Leon Henry |
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New Zealand NBL seasons |
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The 2013 NBL season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball League. The 2013 season saw the withdrawal of the Auckland Pirates and Harbour Heat, but saw the return of the Waikato Pistons after a one-year hiatus as well as the Super City Rangers, who returned to the league for the first time since 1995.
The 2013 NBL Final Four saw the top four teams play off on Saturday 13 July in a semifinals round, with the winner of each game playing in the final on Sunday 14 July at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier.[1]
Team information
*Despite holding New Zealand citizenship, Jones had to play as an import due to a new league rule where each team could only field one naturalised New Zealand player (Manawatu already had Nick Horvath filling that spot).
Summary
Regular season standings
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Brian Conklin (Southland Sharks)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: B. J. Anthony (Otago Nuggets)
- Scoring Champion: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
- Rebounding Champion: Zack Atkinson (Waikato Pistons)
- Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Rookie of the Year: Tai Webster (Waikato Pistons)
- Coach of the Year: Paul Henare (Southland Sharks)
- All-Star Five:
Final Four
References
- ^ FINAL FOUR IN THE BAY
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "DICKEL FETED FOR EPIC GAME". Basketball.org.nz. 9 July 2013. Archived from the original on 26 January 2015.
- ^ SHARKS ARE NBL CHAMPIONS
- ^ Hungry Sharks claim unlikely NBL title
External links
- Basketball New Zealand 2013 Results Annual
- 2013 League Handbook
- 2013 Pre-season Tournament Draw
- 2013 Season Preview
- 2013 Final Four Wrap and Season Awards