2016 New Zealand NBL season

2016 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 10 March – 4 June
Number of teams 7
TV partner(s) Sky Sport
Regular season
Top seed TBD
Season MVP TBD
Finals
Champions TBD
  Runners-up TBD
Finals MVP TBD

The 2016 New Zealand National Basketball League season is the 35th running of the competition. The league's team total dropped to an all-time low for the 2016 season, with the departure of the Manawatu Jets leaving the competition with seven teams.[1][2]

The 2016 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua from Friday 26 February through Sunday 28 February.[3] The four-team event featured the Canterbury Rams (2–1), Nelson Giants (3–0), Wellington Saints (0–3) and a Porirua invitational team (1–2).[4][5][6] The regular season commenced on Thursday 10 March in Wellington with the Wellington Saints hosting the Super City Rangers at TSB Bank Arena. The season contains 12 weeks of regular season games and a Final Four series on Queens' Birthday weekend in June.[7] As the only team based north of Hawke's Bay, the Rangers will utilise two new 'home' venues around the Upper North Island, Te Awamutu and Whangarei, providing increased exposure for elite basketball in that area of the country.[7]

The teams for this season are: Canterbury Rams, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Nelson Giants, Southland Sharks, Super City Rangers, Taranaki Mountainairs and Wellington Saints.[8]

Coaching

Team 2016 coach
Canterbury Rams Mark Dickel
Hawke's Bay Hawks Kirstin Daly-Taylor
Nelson Giants Tim Fanning
Southland Sharks Judd Flavell
Super City Rangers Jeff Green
Taranaki Mountainairs Ross McMains
Wellington Saints Kevin Braswell

Imports

Team Import Import
Canterbury Rams United States Justin Graham United States McKenzie Moore
Hawke's Bay Hawks United States Kareem Johnson United States Chris Porter
Nelson Giants United States Raymond Cowels United States Ben Strong
Southland Sharks Australia Nick Kay Australia Mitch Norton
Super City Rangers United States Eric Devendorf United States Terrence Roberts
Taranaki Mountainairs United States Marcus Johnson United States Daniel Miller
Wellington Saints United States Torrey Craig United States Nigel Spikes

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Leon Henry Wellington Saints [9]
Torrey Craig Wellington Saints [9]
Ben Strong Nelson Giants [9]
2 Finn Delany Nelson Giants [10]
3 Jordair Jett Southland Sharks [11]
4 Jordair Jett Southland Sharks [12]
5 McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams [13]
6 Terrence Roberts Super City Rangers [14]
Torrey Craig Wellington Saints [14]
7 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams [15]
8 Raymond Cowels Nelson Giants [16]

Season

Finals

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Manawatu Jets out of 2016 National Basketball League". Stuff.co.nz. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  2. ↑ Anderson, Niall (12 November 2015). "Manawatu Jets Out Of 2016 NBL". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  3. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (28 February 2016). "2016 NBL pre-season tournament". Australiabasket.com. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  4. ↑ Rollo, Phillip (28 February 2016). "Nelson Giants satisfied with early efforts at National Basketball League's Blitz". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  5. ↑ Egan, Brendon (28 February 2016). "Mixed bag from Canterbury Rams at National Basketball League pre-season". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Hyslop, Liam (28 February 2016). "Wellington Saints set for fitness blitz after being blitzed at the Blitz". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 "DRAW FOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE 2016". Basketball.org.nz. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  8. ↑ Anderson, Niall (14 December 2015). "2016 NBL Draw Released, Includes One Live Streamed Game A Week". NZhoops.co.nz. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 "HENRY, CRAIG AND STRONG ARE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "GIANTS FORWARD FINN DELANY WINS ROUND 2 HONOURS". Basketball.org.nz. 24 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "PLAYER OF THE WEEK GOES TO JETT". Basketball.org.nz. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "JETT WINS SECOND STRAIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 7 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "MOORE IS PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  14. 1 2 "ROBERTS AND CRAIG SHARE PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. 20 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "JONES IS ROUND 7 PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  16. ↑ "COWELLS IS ROUND EIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK". Basketball.org.nz. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 4 May 2016.

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