2014 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2014 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 2 April – 5 July |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| Season MVP | Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) |
| Top scorer | Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers) |
| Final Four | |
| Champions | Wellington Saints |
| Runners-up | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| Final Four MVP | Lindsay Tait |
The 2014 NBL season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball League.[1] The Canterbury Rams returned to the league in 2014 after a five-year hiatus.
The 2014 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March.[2] The Manawatu Jets were the only team to go undefeated over the two days, finishing with a 4–0 record.[3][4]
In 2014, the NBL Final Four made a triumphant return to Wellington. The Final Four weekend was held at TSB Bank Arena, with the semifinals on Friday 4 July, followed by the championship game on Saturday 5 July.[5]
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 15 | 3 |
| 2 | Wellington Saints | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Southland Sharks | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Manawatu Jets | 9 | 9 |
| 6 | Waikato Pistons | 8 | 10 |
| 7 | Super City Rangers | 7 | 11 |
| 8 | Otago Nuggets | 7 | 11 |
| 9 | Canterbury Rams | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 5 | 13 |
Final Four
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 100 | |||||||
| 4 | Southland Sharks | 87 | |||||||
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | 69 | ||||||||
| Wellington Saints | 85 | |||||||
| 2 | Wellington Saints | 89 | |||||||
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 71 | |||||||