2023 New Zealand NBL season
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The 2023 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League. For the third year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams.
| 2023 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 6 April – 23 July |
| Games | 18 |
| Teams | 10 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Auckland Tuatara |
| Season MVP | Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) |
| Top scorer | Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Canterbury Rams |
| Runners-up | Auckland Tuatara |
| Grand Final MVP | Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams) |
The regular season commenced on 6 April in Pukekohe, with the Franklin Bulls hosting the Hawke's Bay Hawks at Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre, and contained 15 weeks followed by a four-day finals schedule in July.[1][2]
Team information
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auckland Tuatara | 13 | 5 | Semi Finals |
| 2 | Otago Nuggets | 12 | 6 | |
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 12 | 6 | Preliminary Finals |
| 4 | Franklin Bulls | 12 | 6 | |
| 5 | Wellington Saints | 9 | 9 | |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 8 | 10 | |
| 7 | Taranaki Airs | 7 | 11 | |
| 8 | Southland Sharks | 6 | 12 | |
| 9 | Nelson Giants | 6 | 12 | |
| 10 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 |
Source: NZNBL
Finals
| Preliminary Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Auckland Tuatara | 92 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Franklin Bulls | 124 | 4 | Franklin Bulls | 67 | |||||||||
| 5 | Wellington Saints | 104 | Auckland Tuatara | 82 | ||||||||||
| Canterbury Rams | 93 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Otago Nuggets | 103 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Canterbury Rams | 103 | 3 | Canterbury Rams | 114 | |||||||||
| 6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 95 | ||||||||||||
Awards
Performance of the Week
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[20][21]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | 24.6 |
| Rebounds per game | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | 11.5 |
| Assists per game | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | 8.9 |
| Steals per game | Rickey McGill | Franklin Bulls | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | 2.1 |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)[22][23]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Jarrad Weeks (Auckland Tuatara)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Derone Raukawa (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Scoring Champion: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
- Rebounding Champion: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Assist Champion: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
- Most Improved Player: Charlie Dalton (Auckland Tuatara)
- Defensive Player of the Year: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
- Youth Player of the Year: Walter Brown (Canterbury Rams)
- Coach of the Year: Aaron Young (Auckland Tuatara)[24]
- All-Star Five:
- G: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks)
- G: Jarrad Weeks (Auckland Tuatara)
- F: Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams)
- F: Todd Withers (Otago Nuggets)
- C: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
Finals
- Grand Final MVP: Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams)[25][26]