2011–12 NBL season
2011–12 NBL season | |
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League | National Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration |
7 October 2011 – 25 March 2012 30 March 2011 – 7 April 2012 (Semi-Finals) 12 – 24 April 2012 (Grand Finals) |
Number of teams | 9 |
TV partner(s) |
FIBA TV (online) |
Regular season | |
Top seed | New Zealand Breakers |
Season MVP | Kevin Lisch |
Finals | |
Champions | New Zealand Breakers |
Runners-up | Perth Wildcats |
Finals MVP | C. J. Bruton |
The 2011–12 NBL season was the 34th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 7 October 2011 and 25 March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top four in April 2012. The schedule was announced on 19 May 2011.[1] The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2010–11 title.
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the second year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport once again provided coverage.
Sponsorship included 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 provided equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel and New Era headwear.
Pre-season
NBL Sunshine State Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, was held between September 22–24, 2011 in Rockhampton, Ipswich, on the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Perth Wildcats were pre-season champions for the second year in a row.
New Zealand Breakers pre-season
15 September 2011 |
New Zealand Breakers 78, Wollongong Hawks 70 |
Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Attendance: 3,200 |
Gold Coast Blaze pre-season
23 August 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 73, Melbourne Tigers 84 |
USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba |
Cairns Taipans pre-season
17 August 2011 |
Cairns Taipans 84, University of Texas at San Antonio 58 |
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns |
2011 China Intercontinental Club Championship
Final
Sydney Kings pre-season
Melbourne Tigers pre-season
Wollongong Hawks pre-season
Perth Wildcats pre-season
2011 Cable Beach Invitational
Perth vs. Singapore cancelled due to poor condition of the outdoor court.
Townsville Crocodiles pre-season
Adelaide 36ers pre-season
2011 NBL Sunshine State Challenge
23 September 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 70, Townsville Crocodiles 76 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast |
Finals
Perth Wildcats win Sunshine State Challenge.
Regular season
Round 1
. |
7 October 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 87, New Zealand Breakers 102 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,446 |
Round 2
14 October 2011 |
Townsville Crocodiles 95, Cairns Taipans 67 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,790 |
Round 3
. |
22 October 2011 |
Townsville Crocodiles 85, Perth Wildcats 93 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,594 |
Round 4
29 October 2011 |
Townsville Crocodiles 78, Gold Coast Blaze 70 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,702 |
Round 5
Round 6
12 November 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 107, Perth Wildcats 92 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,488 |
Round 7
19 November 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 87, Townsville Crocodiles 75 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,107 |
Round 8
Round 9
3 December 2011 |
Townsville Crocodiles 82, Wollongong Hawks 81 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,550 |
Round 10
. |
11 December 2011 |
Townsville Crocodiles 80, Sydney Kings 69 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,605 |
Round 11
17 December 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 77, Perth Wildcats 74 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,227 |
Round 12
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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
31 December 2011 |
Gold Coast Blaze 72, Melbourne Tigers 79 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 4,255 |
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31 December 2011 |
Townsville Crocodiles 76, Perth Wildcats 97 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 4,781 |
Round 14
Round 15
14 January 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 118, Sydney Kings 114 (2OT) |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 4,657 |
Round 16
21 January 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 92, Melbourne Tigers 78 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 4,170 |
. |
21 January 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 65, Wollongong Hawks 63 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,635 |
Round 17
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25 January 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 79, Adelaide 36ers 69 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,622 |
28 January 2012 |
Perth Wildcats 87, Townsville Crocodiles 55 |
Challenge Stadium, Perth Attendance: 4,000 |
29 January 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 76, Cairns Taipans 49 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,088 |
Round 18
4 February 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 91, Wollongong Hawks 50 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,122 |
5 February 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 89, Adelaide 36ers 71 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,322 |
Round 19
Round 20
17 February 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 75, Cairns Taipans 43 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 4,100 |
Round 21
26 February 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 85, Wollongong Hawks 72 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,266 |
Round 22
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4 March 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 67, Melbourne Tigers 64 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,481 |
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4 March 2012 |
Perth Wildcats 99, New Zealand Breakers 101 (OT) |
Challenge Stadium, Perth Attendance: 4,400 |
4 March 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 90, Sydney Kings 83 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,071 |
Round 23
. |
10 March 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 88, Gold Coast Blaze 76 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 3,969 |
Round 24
16 March 2012 |
Perth Wildcats 101, Townsville Crocodiles 66 |
Challenge Stadium, Perth Attendance: 4,200 |
Round 25
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23 March 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 69, New Zealand Breakers 76 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 4,133 |
25 March 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 94, New Zealand Breakers 71 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 4,425 |
Ladder
# | Team | Pld | W | L | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | % | Win % |
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1 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 21 | 7 | 4-1 | L1 | 13-1 | 8-6 | 2,382 | 2,177 | 109.42% | 75.00% |
2 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 19 | 9 | 3-2 | W3 | 10-4 | 9-5 | 2,434 | 2,171 | 112.11% | 67.86% |
3 | Gold Coast Blaze | 28 | 17 | 11 | 3-2 | W2 | 10-4 | 7-7 | 2,387 | 2,253 | 105.95% | 60.71% |
4 | Townsville Crocodiles | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2-3 | L2 | 11-3 | 4-10 | 2,213 | 2,210 | 100.14% | 53.37% |
5 | Cairns Taipans | 28 | 15 | 13 | 2-3 | W1 | 9-5 | 6-8 | 2,025 | 2,107 | 96.11% | 53.37% |
6 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 11 | 17 | 1-4 | L3 | 7-7 | 4-10 | 2,156 | 2,239 | 96.29% | 39.29% |
7 | Sydney Kings | 28 | 11 | 17 | 2-3 | L1 | 5-9 | 6-8 | 2,279 | 2,423 | 94.06% | 39.29% |
8 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 9 | 19 | 3-2 | W3 | 4-10 | 5-9 | 2,093 | 2,232 | 93.77% | 32.14% |
9 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 8 | 20 | 1-4 | L4 | 4-10 | 4-10 | 2,297 | 2,454 | 93.60% | 28.57% |
Ladder Progression
- Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
- Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
- Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
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 | |
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Adelaide 36ers | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Cairns Taipans | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Gold Coast Blaze | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Melbourne Tigers | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
New Zealand Breakers | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Perth Wildcats | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Sydney Kings | 6 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Townsville Crocodiles | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wollongong Hawks | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Finals Series
The 2011–12 National Basketball League Finals were played between 30 March 2012 and 25 April 2012, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games.
Playoff Seedings
The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the results in games played between the two teams will determine order of seeding.
Under this system, Cairns did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Townsville's win-loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +51 points).
Playoff Bracket
Semi-finals | Grand Final | |||||||||||
1 | New Zealand Breakers | 82 | 94 | 97 | ||||||||
4 | Townsville Crocodiles | 99 | 83 | 80 | ||||||||
1 | New Zealand Breakers | 104 | 86 | 79 | ||||||||
2 | Perth Wildcats | 98 | 87 | 73 | ||||||||
2 | Perth Wildcats | 85 | 70 | 88 | ||||||||
3 | Gold Coast Blaze | 70 | 72 | 67 |
Semi Finals
4 April 2012 |
Gold Coast Blaze 72, Perth Wildcats 70 |
Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast Attendance: 3,144 |
5 April 2012 |
Townsville Crocodiles 83, New Zealand Breakers 94 |
Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville Attendance: 4,632 |
Grand Final
Season statistics
Statistics leaders
Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average |
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Points per game | Kevin Lisch (Perth Wildcats) | 28 | 493 | 17.6 |
Rebounds per game | Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings) | 26 | 281 | 10.8 |
Assists per game | Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) | 27 | 173 | 6.4 |
Steals per game | Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) | 27 | 67 | 2.5 |
Blocks per game | Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings) | 26 | 54 | 2.1 |
Field goal percentage | Diamon Simpson (Adelaide 36ers) | 27 | 155-262 | 59.2% |
Three-point field goal percentage | Oscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks) | 28 | 64-125 | 51.2% |
Free throw percentage | Aaron Bruce (Sydney Kings) | 17 | 63-70 | 90.0% |
Note: regular season only
Top 10 Attendances
Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
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9,258 | GF | 24 April 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 79-73 | Perth Wildcats | Vector Arena | Tuesday | Night |
9,125 | GF | 12 April 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 104-98 | Perth Wildcats | Vector Arena | Thursday | Night |
8,146 | SF | 30 March 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 82-99 | Townsville Crocodiles | Vector Arena | Friday | Night |
7,979 | 17 | 27 January 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 93-64 | Sydney Kings | Vector Arena | Friday | Night |
7,532 | 16 | 20 January 2012 | Sydney Kings | 75-76 | Perth Wildcats | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Friday | Night |
7,500 | SF | 7 April 2012 | New Zealand Breakers | 97-80 | Townsville Crocodiles | Vector Arena | Saturday | Night |
7,282 | 25 | 24 March 2012 | Sydney Kings | 75-76 | Wollongong Hawks | Sydney Entertainment Centre | Saturday | Night |
6,900 | 4 | 28 October 2011 | New Zealand Breakers | 97-80 | Sydney Kings | Vector Arena | Friday | Night |
6,194 | 14 | 7 January 2012 | Adelaide 36ers | 67-72 | Cairns Taipans | Adelaide Arena | Saturday | Night |
6,175 | 7 | 19 November 2011 | Adelaide 36ers | 95-89 | Melbourne Tigers | Adelaide Arena | Saturday | Night |
Awards
Player of the Week
Round | Player | Team |
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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 |
14 | Jerai Grant | Sydney Kings |
15 | Jesse Wagstaff | Perth Wildcats |
16 | Adam Gibson | Gold Coast Blaze |
17 | Mat Campbell | Wollongong Hawks |
18 | Cedric Jackson | New Zealand Breakers |
19 | Oscar Forman | Wollongong Hawks |
20 | Peter Crawford | Townsville Crocodiles |
21 | Alex Loughton | Cairns Taipans |
22 | Adris Deleon | Gold Coast Blaze |
23 | Luke Schenscher | Townsville Crocodiles |
24 | Jerai Grant | Sydney Kings |
25 | Shawn Redhage | Perth Wildcats |
Player of the Month
Round | Player | Team |
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October | Kevin Lisch | Perth Wildcats |
November | Adris Deleon | Gold Coast Blaze |
December | Cameron Tragardh | Melbourne Tigers |
January | Jesse Wagstaff | Perth Wildcats |
February | Cedric Jackson | New Zealand Breakers |
Coach of the Month
Round | Player | Team |
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October | Andrej Lemanis | New Zealand Breakers |
November | Joey Wright | Gold Coast Blaze |
December | Andrej Lemanis | New Zealand Breakers |
January | Rob Beveridge | Perth Wildcats |
February | Aaron Fearne | Cairns Taipans |
The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday, 26 March 2012:
Season
- Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Kevin Lisch, Perth Wildcats
- Rookie of the Year: Anatoly Bose, Sydney Kings
- Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin, Perth Wildcats
- Best Sixth Man: Jesse Wagstaff, Perth Wildcats
- Most Improved Player: Daniel Johnson, Adelaide 36ers
- Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Andrej Lemanis, New Zealand Breakers
- Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen
- All-NBL First Team:
- All-NBL Second Team:
- Jamar Wilson - Cairns Taipans
- Adam Gibson - Gold Coast Blaze
- Cameron Tragardh - Melbourne Tigers
- Gary Wilkinson - New Zealand Breakers
- Peter Crawford - Townsville Crocodiles
- All-NBL Third Team:
Finals
- Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): C. J. Bruton, New Zealand Breakers
References
- ↑ "National Basketball League: 2011/12 Season Fixture". NBL.com.au. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.