2014 State Basketball League season

2014 SBL
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration March 14 – August 30
Number of teams 14
Regular season
Top seed Geraldton Buccaneers
Season MVP Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
Finals
Champions East Perth Eagles
  Runners-up Geraldton Buccaneers
Finals MVP Joe-Alan Tupaea

The 2014 Men's State Basketball League season was the 26th running of the competition.[1]

The teams for this season were: Cockburn Cougars, East Perth Eagles, Geraldton Buccaneers, Goldfields Giants, Joondalup Wolves, Kalamunda Eastern Suns, Lakeside Lightning, Mandurah Magic, Perry Lakes Hawks, Perth Redbacks, Rockingham Flames, South West Slammers, Stirling Senators and Willetton Tigers.[2]

Coaching

Team Major Sponsor Home Stadium Head Coach
Cockburn Cougars Raw Nutrition Wally Hagan Stadium Stephen Charlton
East Perth Eagles Vorian Agency Morley Sport & Recreation Centre Adam Forde
Geraldton Buccaneers Sun City Plumbing Active West Stadium Mark Heron
Goldfields Giants Silver Lake Resources Niels Hansen Basketball Stadium Marcus Taylor
Joondalup Wolves Australian Belt Scrapers Joondalup Basketball Stadium Craig Friday
Kalamunda Eastern Suns Ray Owen Sports Centre Warren Kuhn
Lakeside Lightning Lakeside Baptist Church Lakeside Recreation Centre David Olley
Mandurah Magic Mandurah Aquatic & Recreation Centre Jason Chalk
Perry Lakes Hawks Austurban Homes WA Basketball Centre Charles Nix
Perth Redbacks Bank of Queensland Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre Nik Lackovic
Rockingham Flames Orange Autos Mike Barnett Sports Complex Mark Utley
South West Slammers Collie Crane Hire Eaton Recreation Centre Ty Harrelson
Stirling Senators Bethanie & Churches of Christ WA Warwick Leisure Centre David Lindstrom
Willetton Tigers Southlands Boulevarde Willetton Basketball Stadium Matt Foster

Imports

Team Import Import
Cockburn Cougars United States Anthony Borden
East Perth Eagles
Geraldton Buccaneers United States Carter Cook United States Odartey Blankson
Goldfields Giants United States Duran Blue
Joondalup Wolves United States Ephrem Davis
Kalamunda Eastern Suns Czech Republic Michael Krumel United States Adhar Mayen
Lakeside Lightning United States Brad Tinsley United States Caleb Palkert
Mandurah Magic United States Taylor Mullenax United States Paul Hafford
Perry Lakes Hawks United States Corey Easley United States Justin Cecil
Perth Redbacks United States Stan Okoye United States Lee Roberts
Rockingham Flames United States Taylor Land United States Cooper Land
South West Slammers United States Ty Harrelson United States Todd Hendley
Stirling Senators United States Jordan Wild United States Cory Cooperwood
Willetton Tigers United States Quinn McDowell United States John Dickson

Standings

# State Basketball League Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Geraldton Buccaneers 19 7 73 38
2 Rockingham Flames 17 9 65 34
3 Perth Redbacks 17 9 65 34
4 Lakeside Lightning 16 10 62 32
5 Stirling Senators 16 10 62 32
6 Mandurah Magic 15 11 58 30
7 East Perth Eagles 14 12 54 28
8 South West Slammers 14 12 54 28
9 Joondalup Wolves 14 12 54 28
10 Perry Lakes Hawks 11 15 42 22
11 Cockburn Cougars 10 16 38 20
12 Willetton Tigers 8 18 31 16
13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 6 20 23 12
14 Goldfields Giants 5 21 19 10

Playoffs

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
                                       
  1  Geraldton Buccaneers 99 93 X  
8  South West Slammers 88 92 X  
  1  Geraldton Buccaneers 108 96 X  
  4  Lakeside Lightning 102 86 X  
4  Lakeside Lightning 94 112 150
  5  Stirling Senators 105 99 144  
       Geraldton Buccaneers 83 X X
   East Perth Eagles 99 X X
  2  Rockingham Flames 91 81 81  
7  East Perth Eagles 102 78 92  
  7  East Perth Eagles 106 105 X
  3  Perth Redbacks 98 94 X  
3  Perth Redbacks 114 116 X
  6  Mandurah Magic 91 94 X  

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[3]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 30.1
Rebounds per game Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 24.2
Assists per game Ty Harrelson South West Slammers 7.4
Steals per game Trian Iliadis Joondalup Wolves 2.0
Blocks per game Caleb Palkert Lakeside Lightning 2.7
Field goal percentage Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 72%

Season awards

MVP: Cooper Land
Leading scorer: Quinn McDowell
Most Improved Player: Sunday Dech
Coach of the Year: Mark Utley
All-Star Five: Kyle Armour, Seb Salinas, Stan Okoye, Cooper Land, Jarrad Prue[4]

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Daniel Thomas Mandurah Magic [5]
2 John Dickson Willetton Tigers [6]
3 Odartey Blankson Geraldton Buccaneers [7]
4 Kyle Armour East Perth Eagles [8]
5 Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning [9]
6 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames [10]
7 Seb Salinas Joondalup Wolves [11]
8 Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers [12]
9 Stan Okoye Perth Redbacks [13]
10 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames [14]
11 Corey Easley Perry Lakes Hawks [15]
12 Duran Blue Goldfields Giants [16]
13 Lee Roberts Perth Redbacks [17]
14 Aaron Ralph Geraldton Buccaneers [18]
15 Luke Nevill Kalamunda Eastern Suns [19]
16 Markus Monroe South West Slammers [20]
17 Jordan Wild Stirling Senators [21]
18 Seb Salinas Joondalup Wolves [22]
19 Adrian Majstrovich Goldfields Giants [23]
20 Damien Scott Cockburn Cougars [24]

References

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