2018 New Zealand NBL season
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| 2018 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 26 April – 5 August |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
| Season MVP | Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) |
| Top scorer | Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets) |
| Final Four | |
| Champions | Southland Sharks |
| Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
| Finals MVP | Reuben Te Rangi |
The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena.[1] The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.[2]
| Team | City | Arena | Colours | Head coach | Import | Import | Import |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Rams | Christchurch | Cowles Stadium |  Mark Dickel |
 Winston Shepard |
Xavier Thames |
Julian Washburn | |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | Zico Coronel |
 Angus Brandt |
Jamie Skeen |
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| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | Tim McTamney |
Kuran Iverson |
Daishon Knight |
Brandon Lucas | |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | Jamie Pearlman |
Kyle Adnam |
Jerry Evans Jr. |
Damon Heuir | |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | Judd Flavell |
Orlando Coleman |
 Conor Morgan |
Jarrad Weeks | |
| Super City Rangers | Auckland | The Trusts Arena | Jeff Green |
Okesene Ale |
Clayton Wilson |
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| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | Trent Adam |
Javonte Douglas |
Xavier Smith |
Roger Woods | |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | Kevin Braswell |
Shaun Bruce |
 Majok Majok |
L. J. Peak | |
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 15 | 3 | Final Four |
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 14 | 4 | |
| 3 | Southland Sharks | 13 | 5 | |
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 12 | 6 | |
| 5 | Canterbury Rams | 8 | 10 | |
| 6 | Super City Rangers | 4 | 14 | |
| 7 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 3 | 15 | |
| 8 | Manawatu Jets | 3 | 15 |
Final Four
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 99 | |||||||
| 4 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 73 | |||||||
| Wellington Saints | 96 | ||||||||
| Southland Sharks | 98 | |||||||
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 93 | |||||||
| 3 | Southland Sharks | 98 | |||||||