2014 MSBL season

2014 MSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 14 March – 26 July (Regular season)
1 August – 30 August (Finals)
Number of games 26
Number of teams 14
Regular season
Minor premiers Geraldton Buccaneers
Season MVP Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
Top scorer Quinn McDowell (Willetton Tigers)
Finals
Champions East Perth Eagles
  Runners-up Geraldton Buccaneers
Grand Final MVP Joe-Alan Tupaea

The 2014 MSBL season was the 26th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July. The finals began on Friday 1 August and ended on Saturday 30 August, when the East Perth Eagles defeated the Geraldton Buccaneers in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 14 March, and ended on Saturday 26 July after 20 weeks of competition.

Standings

# 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

Finals

The finals began on Friday 1 August and ended on Saturday 30 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

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

Awards

Player of the Week

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

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 30.09
Rebounds per game Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 24.16
Assists per game Ty Harrelson South West Slammers 7.40
Steals per game Trian Iliadis Joondalup Wolves 2.0
Blocks per game Caleb Palkert Lakeside Lightning 2.65
Field goal percentage Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 72%
3-pt field goal percentage Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 47.2%
Free throw percentage Quinn McDowell Willetton Tigers 88.5%

Regular season

Finals

All-Star teams

SBL vs Perth Wildcats

In September 2014, an MSBL All-Star Team was compiled for the second straight year to take on the Perth Wildcats in their first pre-season game ahead of the 2014–15 NBL season. The match took place at the WA Basketball Centre on Friday 5 September.[24][25]

Team

Head Coach: Andy Stewart
Assistant Coaches: Nik Lackovic (Perth Redbacks) and Mark Heron (Geraldton Buccaneers)

Game data

5 September 2014
19:00 AWST
Perth Wildcats 98–59 SBL All-Stars
Pts: Tom Jervis (19) Pts: Damien Scott (10)

North vs South

On 7 September, a North v South All-Star Game was held in Bunbury at the Eaton Recreation Centre.[26][27]

Teams

North

Head Coach: Nik Lackovic (Perth Redbacks)

South

Head Coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers)

Teams correct as of 3 September 2014

Game data

7 September 2014
17:30 AWST
South 107–101 North
Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury
MVP: Damien Scott (24 pts)

References

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