2011–12 NBL season

NBL 2011-12
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration October 2011-April 2012
Number of teams 9
TV partner/s
NBL season
Champions TBD
Premiers TBD
Season MVP TBD
NBL seasons
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The 2011–12 National Basketball League is the thirty-fourth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 9 teams will contest the league. The regular season will be played between October 2011 and March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top four in April 2012. The schedule was announced on 19 May 2011.[1] New Zealand Breakers will be defending their title.

Broadcast rights are held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One HD, currently in the second year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014-2015 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport will once again provide coverage.

Sponsorship includes iiNet entering its second and penultimate year as league naming rights sponsor and Centrebet in the final year as the official sports betting partner. Spalding provide equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel.

Due to the 2011 NBA lockout Australia's two highest profile NBA players, Portland Point Guard Patrick Mills and Milwaukee Centre Andrew Bogut were both looking to sign for NBL clubs for the 2011-12 season until the lockout ended. Surprisingly, neither had previously played in the NBL as both preferred to play College basketball the USA in their successful attempts to obtain NBA contracts. Mills signed for the Melbourne Tigers on 29 August[2] and suited up for the Tigers first home game against the Sydney Kings in Round 1 scoring 28 points leading the Tigers to a 82-76 win in the inaugural Capital City Clash.[3] Bogut, who had been the #1 pick in the 2005 NBA Draft, was linked to the Gold Coast Blaze, Adelaide 36ers and the Kings. Ultimately he chose the Kings but unfortunately the insurance to cover his remaining USD $39m contract with the Milwaukee Bucks couldn't be resolved leaving the Kings and NBL without the on-court services of Australia's highest profile player.[4] Despite not being able to play Bogut has since expressed interest in joining the Kings coaching staff during the lockout to help out the club (whom he supported as a child) and still helping to raise the NBL's profile. However, with the NBA lockout resolved, he returned to the Bucks.

Contents

Pre-season

NBL Sunshine State Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, will be held between September 22-24, 2011 in Rockhampton, Ipswich, on the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Perth Wildcats are defending pre-season champions.

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

13 August 2011 New Zealand Breakers 69, Drake University 67    Atlas Place, Auckland
15 September 2011 New Zealand Breakers 78, Wollongong Hawks 70    Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Attendance: 3,200
17 September 2011 New Zealand Breakers 75, Wollongong Hawks 74    TECT Arena at Baypark, Tauranga
2 October 2011 New Zealand Breakers 93, NZNBL Invitational 54    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland

Gold Coast Blaze pre-season

13 August 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 90, University of Texas at San Antonio 68    Carrara Indoor Stadium, Gold Coast
23 August 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 73, Melbourne Tigers 84    USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba
3 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 97, Cairns Taipans 79    Auchenflower Stadium, Brisbane

Cairns Taipans pre-season

17 August 2011 Cairns Taipans 84, University of Texas at San Antonio 58    Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
30 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 77, Gold Coast Blaze 87    Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns

2011 China Intercontinental Club Championship

23 August 2011 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 66, Cairns Taipans 79    Jiamusi Arena, Jiamusi, China
24 August 2011 Cairns Taipans 88, Kentucky Bisons 63    Jiamusi Arena, Jiamusi, China
Final
28 August 2011 Alba Berlin 84, Cairns Taipans 67    MasterCard Center, Beijing, China

Sydney Kings pre-season

19 August 2011 Sydney Kings 95, Drake University 62    Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
2 September 2011 Sydney Kings 103, Waratah League All-Stars 58    Bridgecoast Stadium, Terrigal
9 September 2011 Sydney Kings 82, Gold Coast Blaze 89    Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth
10 September 2011 Sydney Kings 105, Gold Coast Blaze 93    Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

26 August 2011 Melbourne Tigers 101, Gold Coast Blaze 83    Sportz Central, Coffs Harbour
4 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 60, Australia 96    Melbourne
8 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 86, Seoul SK Knights 63    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
14 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 83, Sydney Kings 84    Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
15 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 79, Sydney Kings 62    ARC Stadium, Warrnambool
29 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 89, Adelaide 36ers 86    Geelong Arena, Geelong

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

28 August 2011 Wollongong Hawks 82, Sydney Kings 54    Illawara Basketball Stadium, Wollongong

Perth Wildcats pre-season

30 August 2011 Perth Wildcats 85, Lakeside Lightning 75    Lakeside Recreation Centre, Perth
2 September 2011 Perth Wildcats 104, Lakeside Lightning 88    Willetton Basketball Stadium, Perth
3 September 2011 Perth Wildcats 92, Lakeside Lightning 111    Joondalup Basketball Stadium, Perth

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

2 September 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 85, Cairns Taipans 82    RSL Stadium, Townsville
16 September 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 72, Perth Wildcats 92    RSL Stadium, Townsville

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

3 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 84, Wollongong Hawks 100    Schweppes Arena, Ulverstone
4 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 81, Wollongong Hawks 83    Devenport Basketball Stadium, Devonport
10 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 91, Cairns Taipans 86    STARplex Gawler, Adelaide
11 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 87, Cairns Taipans 82    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide

2011 NBL Sunshine State Challenge

17 September 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 59, Perth Wildcats 98    Hegvold Stadium, Rockhampton
22 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 55, Wollongong Hawks 57    The Southport School, Gold Coast
22 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 63, Perth Wildcats 85    The Southport School, Gold Coast
22 September 2011 New Zealand Breakers 74, Sydney Kings 94    The Southport School, Gold Coast
22 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 94, Adelaide 36ers 78    The Southport School, Gold Coast
23 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 55, New Zealand Breakers 77    Ipswich Basketball Stadium, Ipswich
23 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 96, Sydney Kings 88    Auchenflower Stadium, Brisbane
23 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 69, Wollongong Hawks 66    Carina Basketball Stadium, Brisbane
23 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 70, Townsville Crocodiles 76    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast

Finals

24 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 89, Townsville Crocodiles 66    Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Wollongong Hawks 69, Adelaide 36ers 79    Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 107, New Zealand Breakers 100    Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 98, Queensland All-Stars 63    Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Perth Wildcats 84, Sydney Kings 77    Chandler Arena, Brisbane

Perth Wildcats win Sunshine State Challenge.

2011 Cable Beach Invitational

30 September 2011 Perth Wildcats vs. Singapore Slingers    Cable Beach, Broome
1 October 2011 Perth Wildcats 66, Shanghai Sharks 23    Cable Beach, Broome

Perth vs. Singapore cancelled due to poor condition of the outdoor court.

Regular season

Round 1

7 October 2011 Melbourne Tigers 82, Sydney Kings 76    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,500		 One HD
7 October 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 87, New Zealand Breakers 102    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Attendance: 3,446		 .
8 October 2011 Adelaide 36ers 69, Perth Wildcats 102    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,683		 One HD
8 October 2011 Cairns Taipans 81, Townsville Crocodiles 76    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 4,834		 .
9 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 82, New Zealand Breakers 98    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 3,329		 One HD

Round 2

14 October 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 95, Cairns Taipans 67    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Attendance: 3,790		 One HD
14 October 2011 Perth Wildcats 92, Melbourne Tigers 76    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,300		 .
15 October 2011 Sydney Kings 61, New Zealand Breakers 98    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 5,562		 One HD
16 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 97, Adelaide 36ers 89    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 2,966		 .
16 October 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 82, Cairns Taipans 91    Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Attendance: 2,048		 One HD

Round 3

21 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 58, Gold Coast Blaze 83    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 3,693		 One HD
21 October 2011 Adelaide 36ers 71, Sydney Kings 94    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,495		 .
22 October 2011 Melbourne Tigers 67, New Zealand Breakers 64    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,500		 One HD
22 October 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 85, Perth Wildcats 93    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Attendance: 3,594		 .
23 October 2011 Sydney Kings 95, Wollongong Hawks 89    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 3,556		 One HD

Round 4

28 October 2011 New Zealand Breakers 76, Sydney Kings 59    Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 6,900		 Sky Sport
28 October 2011 Cairns Taipans 64, Wollongong Hawks 69    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 4,853		 .
28 October 2011 Perth Wildcats 92, Adelaide 36ers 100    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,200		 One HD
29 October 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 78, Gold Coast Blaze 70    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Attendance: 3,702		 One HD
30 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 74, Melbourne Tigers 82    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 3,693		 One HD

Round 5

3 November 2011 New Zealand Breakers 99, Adelaide 36ers 90    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Attendance: 2,893		 Sky Sport
4 November 2011 Sydney Kings 76, Melbourne Tigers 94    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 6,010		 One HD
5 November 2011 Perth Wildcats 87, Wollongong Hawks 71    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000		 One HD
6 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 80, Cairns Taipans 63    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,030		 One HD

Round 6

11 November 2011 New Zealand Breakers 63, Wollongong Hawks 81    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Attendance: 3,300		 Sky Sport
11 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 88, Townsville Crocodiles 95 (OT)    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 2,972		 One HD
12 November 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 107, Perth Wildcats 92    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Attendance: 3,488		 One HD
12 November 2011 Adelaide 36ers 104, Sydney Kings 113 (OT)    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 5,049		 .
13 November 2011 Cairns Taipans 64, Perth Wildcats 70    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 4,513		 One HD

Round 7

17 November 2011 Sydney Kings 67, Cairns Taipans 85    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 4,037		 .
18 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 87, Perth Wildcats 82    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,132		 One HD
19 November 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 87, Townsville Crocodiles 75    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Attendance: 3,107		 One HD
19 November 2011 Adelaide 36ers 95, Melbourne Tigers 89    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 6,175		 .
20 November 2011 Cairns Taipans 80, New Zealand Breakers 78    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 4,379		 .
20 November 2011 Wollongong Hawks 70, Perth Wildcats 86    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 2,812		 One HD

Round 8

24 November 2011 New Zealand Breakers 88, Townsville Crocodiles 74    Vector Arena, Auckland
Attendance: 4,571		 Sky Sport
25 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 80, Sydney Kings 89    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,189		 One HD
26 November 2011 Adelaide 36ers 82, Gold Coast Blaze 95    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,708		 One HD
27 November 2011 Perth Wildcats 103, Sydney Kings 92    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000		 One HD

Round 9

2 December 2011 New Zealand Breakers 108, Melbourne Tigers 98 (2OT)    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Attendance: 3,467		 Sky Sport
2 December 2011 Cairns Taipans 87, Gold Coast Blaze 78    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 4,542		 One HD
3 December 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 82, Wollongong Hawks 81    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Attendance: 3,550		 One HD
4 December 2011 Perth Wildcats 84, Adelaide 36ers 96    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,000		 .
4 December 2011 Sydney Kings 69, Cairns Taipans 64    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 4,068		 One HD

Round 10

8 December 2011 New Zealand Breakers 106, Gold Coast Blaze 85    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Attendance: 2,954		 Sky Sport
8 December 2011 Sydney Kings 107, Adelaide 36ers 103 (OT)    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 3,624		 .
10 December 2011 Cairns Taipans 79, Melbourne Tigers 77 (OT)    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 4,787		 One HD
11 December 2011 Adelaide 36ers 73, New Zealand Breakers 86    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 4,350		 .
11 December 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 80, Sydney Kings 69    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
Attendance: 3,605		 .
11 December 2011 Wollongong Hawks 70, Perth Wildcats 98    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 2,810		 One HD

Round 11

16 December 2011 New Zealand Breakers 85, Cairns Taipans 62    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Attendance: 3,894		 Sky Sport
16 December 2011 Adelaide 36ers 87, Wollongong Hawks 63    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Attendance: 3,597		 One HD
17 December 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 77, Perth Wildcats 74    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Attendance: 3,227		 One HD
18 December 2011 Melbourne Tigers 93, Townsville Crocodiles 80    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,500		 One HD

Round 12

23 December 2011 Melbourne Tigers 67, Cairns Taipans 65    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Attendance: 3,217		 One HD
23 December 2011 Sydney Kings 93, Townsville Crocodiles 100    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 5,435		 .
23 December 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 96, Adelaide 36ers 77    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Attendance: 3,280		 .
23 December 2011 Perth Wildcats 86, New Zealand Breakers 62    Challenge Stadium, Perth
Attendance: 4,400		 .

Round 13

30 December 2011 Sydney Kings 77, Adelaide 36ers 96    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Attendance: 6,165		 One HD
31 December 2011 Wollongong Hawks 83, Sydney Kings 86    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Attendance: 4,016		 .
31 December 2011 Cairns Taipans 74, New Zealand Breakers 57    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Attendance: 5,289		 .
31 December 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 72, Melbourne Tigers 79    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
Attendance: 4,255		 One HD
31 December 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 76, Perth Wildcats 97    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville .

Round 14

6 January 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Melbourne Tigers    Challenge Stadium, Perth One HD
7 January 2012 Sydney Kings vs. Gold Coast Blaze    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney .
7 January 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. Townsville Crocodiles    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong One HD
7 January 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. Cairns Taipans    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide .
8 January 2012 Melbourne Tigers vs. New Zealand Breakers    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne One HD

Round 15

13 January 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Adelaide 36ers    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland Sky Sport
13 January 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. Cairns Taipans    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong One HD
13 January 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Gold Coast Blaze    Challenge Stadium, Perth .
14 January 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Sydney Kings    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville One HD
15 January 2012 Melbourne Tigers vs. Gold Coast Blaze    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne One HD

Round 16

19 January 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Melbourne Tigers    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland Sky Sport
20 January 2012 Sydney Kings vs. Perth Wildcats    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney One HD
20 January 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Wollongong Hawks    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns .
21 January 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. Melbourne Tigers    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast One HD
21 January 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Wollongong Hawks    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville .
22 January 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. Cairns Taipans    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide One HD

Round 17

25 January 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Adelaide 36ers    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville .
27 January 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Sydney Kings    Vector Arena, Auckland Sky Sport
27 January 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. Melbourne Tigers    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong One HD
28 January 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Townsville Crocodiles    Challenge Stadium, Perth One HD
29 January 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. Cairns Taipans    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast One HD

Round 18

2 February 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Perth Wildcats    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland Sky Sport
3 February 2012 Melbourne Tigers vs. Adelaide 36ers    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne One HD
3 February 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Townsville Crocodiles    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns .
4 February 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. Wollongong Hawks    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast One HD
5 February 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Adelaide 36ers    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville One HD

Round 19

10 February 2012 Sydney Kings vs. Gold Coast Blaze    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney One HD
10 February 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Perth Wildcats    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns .
11 February 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. New Zealand Breakers    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong One HD
12 February 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. Townsville Crocodiles    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide One HD

Round 20

16 February 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Wollongong Hawks    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland Sky Sport
17 February 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Cairns Taipans    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville One HD
18 February 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Melbourne Tigers    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns One HD
19 February 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Sydney Kings    Challenge Stadium, Perth .
19 February 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. Townsville Crocodiles    Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane One HD

Round 21

23 February 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Townsville Crocodiles    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland Sky Sport
24 February 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. Gold Coast Blaze    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong One HD
24 February 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. Perth Wildcats    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide .
25 February 2012 Melbourne Tigers vs. Adelaide 36ers    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne One HD
26 February 2012 Sydney Kings vs. Townsville Crocodiles    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney .
26 February 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Cairns Taipans    Challenge Stadium, Perth .
26 February 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. Wollongong Hawks    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast One HD

Round 22

2 March 2012 Sydney Kings vs. Melbourne Tigers    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney One HD
3 March 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. Wollongong Hawks    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide One HD
3 March 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Gold Coast Blaze    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns .
4 March 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Melbourne Tigers    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville .
4 March 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. New Zealand Breakers    Challenge Stadium, Perth .
4 March 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. Sydney Kings    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast One HD

Round 23

9 March 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. Sydney Kings    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong One HD
10 March 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. New Zealand Breakers    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide One HD
10 March 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. Gold Coast Blaze    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville .
11 March 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Cairns Taipans    Challenge Stadium, Perth One HD

Round 24

15 March 2012 New Zealand Breakers vs. Gold Coast Blaze    North Shore Events Centre, Auckland Sky Sport
16 March 2012 Perth Wildcats vs. Townsville Crocodiles    Challenge Stadium, Perth One HD
17 March 2012 Adelaide 36ers vs. Gold Coast Blaze    Adelaide Arena, Adelaide One HD
17 March 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Sydney Kings    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns .
18 March 2012 Melbourne Tigers vs. Wollongong Hawks    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne One HD

Round 25

23 March 2012 Melbourne Tigers vs. Perth Wildcats    State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne One HD
23 March 2012 Cairns Taipans vs. Adelaide 36ers    Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns .
23 March 2012 Townsville Crocodiles vs. New Zealand Breakers    Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville .
24 March 2012 Sydney Kings vs. Wollongong Hawks    Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney One HD
25 March 2012 Wollongong Hawks vs. Adelaide 36ers    WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong .
25 March 2012 Gold Coast Blaze vs. New Zealand Breakers    Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast One HD

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1 Perth Wildcats 15 10 5 3-2 W2 4-2 6-3 1338 1202 111.31% 66.67%
2 New Zealand Breakers 14 10 5 3-2 L2 6-1 4-4 1270 1159 109.58% 66.67%
3 Melbourne Tigers 15 9 6 3-2 W3 6-2 3-4 1239 1210 102.40% 60.00%
4 Gold Coast Blaze 12 6 6 2-3 L1 4-3 2-3 1019 1001 101.80% 50.00%
5 Townsville Crocodiles 12 6 6 3-2 L1 4-2 2-4 996 1007 98.91% 50.00%
6 Cairns Taipans 14 7 7 3-2 W1 5-2 2-5 1029 1050 98.00% 50.00%
7 Sydney Kings 16 7 9 2-3 W1 3-5 4-4 1323 1408 93.96% 43.75%
8 Adelaide 36ers 14 5 9 3-2 W1 2-5 3-4 1232 1294 95.21% 35.71%
9 Wollongong Hawks 13 3 10 0-5 L5 1-6 2-4 988 1100 89.82% 23.08%

Ladder Progression

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Adelaide 36ers 9 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8 8 8 8 8
Cairns Taipans 4 3 4 5 5 8 4 5 6 4 6 6 6
Gold Coast Blaze 7 7 7 8 8 7 5 4 4 7 4 4 4
Melbourne Tigers 3 6 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 5 3 3 3
New Zealand Breakers 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 2 1 1 1 1 2
Perth Wildcats 2 2 1 2 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 1
Sydney Kings 6 9 5 6 6 5 7 6 7 6 7 7 7
Townsville Crocodiles 5 4 6 4 4 4 6 7 5 3 5 5 5
Wollongong Hawks 8 5 8 7 7 6 8 8 9 9 9 9 9

Finals Series

The 2011–12 National Basketball League Finals will be played between March 2012 and April 2012, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and, if necessary, third game.

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team
1 Patty Mills Melbourne Tigers
2 Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats
3 Julian Khazzouh Sydney Kings
4 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers
5 Gary Wilkinson New Zealand Breakers
6 Eddie Gill Townsville Crocodiles
7 Jamar Wilson Cairns Taipans
8 Adris Deleon Gold Coast Blaze
9 Thomas Abercrombie New Zealand Breakers
10 Jamar Wilson Cairns Taipans
11 Adam Gibson Gold Coast Blaze
12 Eddie Gill Townsville Crocodiles
13 Cameron Tragardh Melbourne Tigers
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15
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17
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19
20
21
22
23
24
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Player of the Month

Round Player Team
October Kevin Lisch Perth Wildcats
November Adris Deleon Gold Coast Blaze
December
January
February
March

Coach of the Month

Round Player Team
October Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers
November Joey Wright Gold Coast Blaze
December
January
February
March

Season

Finals

References

  1. ^ "National Basketball League: 2011/12 Season Fixture". NBL.com.au. 19 May 2011. http://www.nbl.com.au/scheduleresults/201112-season/. Retrieved 18 August 2011. 
  2. ^ Melbourne Tigers Sign Patty Mills
  3. ^ Tigers Win Inaugural Capital City Clash
  4. ^ Andrew Bogut won't play for Kings
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