2012 New Zealand NBL season

2012 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 1 March – 27 May
Number of games 16
Number of teams 9
Regular season
Minor premiers Hawke's Bay Hawks
Season MVP Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)
Top scorer Josh Pace (Manawatu Jets)
Final Four
Champions Auckland Pirates
  Runners-up Wellington Saints
Finals MVP Alex Pledger

The 2012 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.

The Final Four weekend was held in Wellington, with the semi-finals on Saturday 26 May, followed by the grand final on Sunday 27 May.

The teams for this season were: Auckland Pirates, Harbour Heat, Hawke's Bay Hawks, Manawatu Jets, Nelson Giants, Otago Nuggets, Southland Sharks, Taranaki Mountainairs and Wellington Saints.

Team information

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Hawke's Bay Hawks 13 3 81 26
2 Auckland Pirates 13 3 81 26
3 Manawatu Jets 10 6 63 20
4 Wellington Saints 9 7 56 18
5 Taranaki Mountainairs 7 9 44 14
6 Nelson Giants 6 10 38 12
7 Otago Nuggets 6 10 38 12
8 Southland Sharks 5 11 31 10
9 Harbour Heat 3 13 19 6

Final Four

Semi-finals Grand Final
      
1 Hawke's Bay Hawks 88
4 Wellington Saints 94
  Wellington Saints 83
Auckland Pirates 89
2 Auckland Pirates 104
3 Manawatu Jets 88

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets [1]
2 Jason Crowe Wellington Saints [1]
3 Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets [1]
4 Lindsay Tait Auckland Pirates [1]
5 Anthony Gurley Wellington Saints [1]
6 Antoine Tisby Otago Nuggets [1]
7 Jack Leasure Taranaki Mountainairs [1]
8 Lindsay Tait Auckland Pirates [1]
9 Darryl Hudson Taranaki Mountainairs [1]
10 Justin Bailey Harbour Heat [2]
11 Jason Crowe Wellington Saints [3]
12 Larry Abney Southland Sharks [1]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[4]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Josh Pace Manawatu Jets 23.0
Rebounds per game Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 15.8
Assists per game Jason Crowe Wellington Saints 8.7
Steals per game Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks 3.0
Blocks per game Michael Harrison Nelson Giants 2.1

Regular season

Final Four

See also

References

External links

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