2017 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2017 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 16 March – 17 June |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
| Season MVP | Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) |
| Top scorer | Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) |
| Final Four | |
| Champions | Wellington Saints |
| Runners-up | Southland Sharks |
| Finals MVP | Shea Ili |
The 2017 NBL season was the 36th season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded seven teams.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 16 March in Invercargill with the Southland Sharks hosting the Nelson Giants at Stadium Southland. The season contained 13 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in June at Tauranga's ASB BayPark Arena.[1][2][3] The seven teams played every team on three occasions to make up an 18-game round robin season.[4]
With an 18–0 record, the Wellington Saints made NBL history by becoming the first team to complete a perfect regular season.[5][6] They went on to post a perfect 20–0 campaign after sweeping the Final Four and collecting their 10th NBL championship in the process.[7]
| Team | City | Arena | Colours | Head coach | Import | Import |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Rams | Christchurch | Cowles Stadium |  Mark Dickel |
 Jeremy Kendle |
McKenzie Moore | |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | Ben Hill |
Kareem Johnson |
Amir Williams | |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | Brendon Bailey |
 Kyle Adnam |
Morgan Grim | |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | Judd Flavell |
Nick Kay |
Mitch Norton | |
| Super City Rangers | Auckland | The Trusts Arena | Jeff Green |
Nnanna Egwu |
Mitch McCarron | |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | Trent Adam |
 Daniel Gomis |
 Tylor Ongwae | |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | Kevin Braswell |
Josh Duinker |
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Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | Southland Sharks | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Super City Rangers | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Canterbury Rams | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Nelson Giants | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 4 | 14 |
Final Four
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 94 | |||||||
| 4 | Canterbury Rams | 73 | |||||||
| Wellington Saints | 108 | |||||||
| Southland Sharks | 75 | ||||||||
| 2 | Southland Sharks | 106 | |||||||
| 3 | Super City Rangers | 67 | |||||||