2014 State Basketball League season

2014 SBL
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	14 March – 30 August
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Top seed	Geraldton Buccaneers
Season MVP	Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
Finals
Champions	East Perth Eagles
Runners-up	Geraldton Buccaneers
Finals MVP	Joe-Alan Tupaea

The 2014 Men's State Basketball League season was the 26th running of the competition.^[1]

The teams for this season were: Cockburn Cougars, East Perth Eagles, Geraldton Buccaneers, Goldfields Giants, Joondalup Wolves, Kalamunda Eastern Suns, Lakeside Lightning, Mandurah Magic, Perry Lakes Hawks, Perth Redbacks, Rockingham Flames, South West Slammers, Stirling Senators and Willetton Tigers.^[2]

Team information

Team	Home Stadium	Head Coach	Import	Import
Cockburn Cougars	Wally Hagan Stadium	Stephen Charlton	Anthony Borden
East Perth Eagles	Morley Sport & Recreation Centre	Adam Forde
Geraldton Buccaneers	Activewest Stadium	Mark Heron	Carter Cook	Odartey Blankson
Goldfields Giants	Niels Hansen Stadium	Marcus Taylor	Duran Blue
Joondalup Wolves	Joondalup Basketball Stadium	Craig Friday	Ephrem Davis
Kalamunda Eastern Suns	Ray Owen Sports Centre	Warren Kuhn	Michael Krumel	Adhar Mayen
Lakeside Lightning	Lakeside Recreation Centre	David Olley	Brad Tinsley	Caleb Palkert
Mandurah Magic	Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre	Jason Chalk	Taylor Mullenax	Paul Hafford
Perry Lakes Hawks	Western Australian Basketball Centre	Charles Nix	Corey Easley	Justin Cecil
Perth Redbacks	Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre	Nik Lackovic	Stan Okoye	Lee Roberts
Rockingham Flames	Mike Barnett Sports Complex	Mark Utley	Taylor Land	Cooper Land
South West Slammers	Eaton Recreation Centre	Ty Harrelson	Ty Harrelson	Todd Hendley
Stirling Senators	Warwick Leisure Centre	David Lindstrom	Jordan Wild	Cory Cooperwood
Willetton Tigers	Willetton Basketball Stadium	Matt Foster	Quinn McDowell	John Dickson

Standings

#	State Basketball League Regular Season Standings
	Team	W	L	PCT	PTS
1	Geraldton Buccaneers	19	7	73	38
2	Rockingham Flames	17	9	65	34
3	Perth Redbacks	17	9	65	34
4	Lakeside Lightning	16	10	62	32
5	Stirling Senators	16	10	62	32
6	Mandurah Magic	15	11	58	30
7	East Perth Eagles	14	12	54	28
8	South West Slammers	14	12	54	28
9	Joondalup Wolves	14	12	54	28
10	Perry Lakes Hawks	11	15	42	22
11	Cockburn Cougars	10	16	38	20
12	Willetton Tigers	8	18	31	16
13	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	6	20	23	12
14	Goldfields Giants	5	21	19	10

Playoffs

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Grand Final
	1	Geraldton Buccaneers	99	93	X
	8	South West Slammers	88	92	X
								1	Geraldton Buccaneers	108	96	X
								4	Lakeside Lightning	102	86	X
	4	Lakeside Lightning	94	112	150
	5	Stirling Senators	105	99	144
																Geraldton Buccaneers	83	X	X
																East Perth Eagles	99	X	X
	2	Rockingham Flames	91	81	81
	7	East Perth Eagles	102	78	92
								7	East Perth Eagles	106	105	X
								3	Perth Redbacks	98	94	X
	3	Perth Redbacks	114	116	X
	6	Mandurah Magic	91	94	X

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	Daniel Thomas	Mandurah Magic	[3]
2	John Dickson	Willetton Tigers	[4]
3	Odartey Blankson	Geraldton Buccaneers	[5]
4	Kyle Armour	East Perth Eagles	[6]
5	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	[7]
6	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	[8]
7	Seb Salinas	Joondalup Wolves	[9]
8	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	[10]
9	Stan Okoye	Perth Redbacks	[11]
10	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	[12]
11	Corey Easley	Perry Lakes Hawks	[13]
12	Duran Blue	Goldfields Giants	[14]
13	Lee Roberts	Perth Redbacks	[15][16]
14	Aaron Ralph	Geraldton Buccaneers	[17]
15	Luke Nevill	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	[18]
16	Markus Monroe	South West Slammers	[19]
17	Jordan Wild	Stirling Senators	[20]
18	Seb Salinas	Joondalup Wolves	[21]
19	Adrian Majstrovich	Goldfields Giants	[22]
20	Damien Scott	Cockburn Cougars	[23]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season^[24]

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	30.1
Rebounds per game	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	24.2
Assists per game	Ty Harrelson	South West Slammers	7.4
Steals per game	Trian Iliadis	Joondalup Wolves	2.0
Blocks per game	Caleb Palkert	Lakeside Lightning	2.7
Field goal percentage	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	72%
3-pt field goal percentage	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	47.2%
Free throw percentage	Quinn McDowell	Willetton Tigers	88.5%

Season

• Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land, Rockingham Flames
• Most Improved Player: Sunday Dech, East Perth Eagles
• Coach of the Year (John Gardiner Award): Mark Utley, Rockingham Flames

• All-Star Five:
  • Kyle Armour – East Perth Eagles
  • Seb Salinas – Joondalup Wolves
  • Stan Okoye – Perth Redbacks
  • Cooper Land – Rockingham Flames
  • Jarrad Prue – Lakeside Lightning^[25]

Finals

• Grand Final MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea, East Perth Eagles

See also

• 2014 New Zealand NBL season
• 2014 Queensland Basketball League season

References

1. 2014 SBL Fixtures
2. Men's SBL movements for 2014
3. Magic Week for Mandurah (SBL Players of the week)
4. Week Two - SBL Players of the Week
5. "Kickz101 Perth" SBL Players of the Week
6. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
7. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
8. Kickz101 Perth' SBL Players of the Week
9. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
10. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
11. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
12. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
13. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
14. Kickz101 Perth' SBL Players of the Week
15. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
16. Lee Roberts Kickz101 State Basketball League Player of Week
17. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
18. Kickz101 Perth SBL Players of the Week
19. Kickz101 SBL Players of the Week
20. Kickz101 SBL Players of the Week
21. Kickz101 Perth, SBL Players of the Week
22. Kickz101 SBL Players of the Week
23. Kickz101 SBL Players of the Week
24. 2014 Basketball WA Award Winners
25. 2014 SBL Awards

External links

• Official SBL website
• SBL 2014 Fixtures