2015 MSBL season

2015 MSBL season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 13 March – 25 July (Regular season)
31 July – 29 August (Finals)
Number of games 26
Number of teams 14
Regular season
Minor premiers Joondalup Wolves
Season MVP Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)
Top scorer Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)
Finals
Champions Joondalup Wolves
  Runners-up South West Slammers
Grand Final MVP Trian Iliadis

The 2015 MSBL season was the 27th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March, with Perry Lakes and Kalamunda hosting East Perth and Mandurah respectively. The 2015 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 1 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Saturday 29 August, when the Joondalup Wolves defeated the South West Slammers in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March, and ended on Saturday 25 July after 20 weeks of competition.

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Joondalup Wolves 23 3 88 46
2 Geraldton Buccaneers 20 6 77 40
3 South West Slammers 17 9 65 34
4 Cockburn Cougars 17 9 65 34
5 Rockingham Flames 15 11 58 30
6 Willetton Tigers 14 12 54 28
7 Goldfields Giants 14 12 54 28
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 12 14 46 24
9 Mandurah Magic 12 14 46 24
10 Stirling Senators 10 16 38 20
11 Perth Redbacks 10 16 38 20
12 Lakeside Lightning 9 17 35 18
13 East Perth Eagles 7 19 27 14
14 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2 24 8 4

Finals

The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Saturday 29 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Joondalup Wolves 86 92 109
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 85 94 100
1 Joondalup Wolves 99 119 X
5 Rockingham Flames 88 108 X
4 Cockburn Cougars 82 116 87
5 Rockingham Flames 91 94 99
Joondalup Wolves 105 X X
  South West Slammers 75 X X
2 Geraldton Buccaneers 101 107 X
7 Goldfields Giants 104 114 X
7 Goldfields Giants 111 95 X
3 South West Slammers 116 100 X
3 South West Slammers 90 88 X
6 Willetton Tigers 83 87 X

All-Star Game

The 2015 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 1 June, with all proceeds going to Youth Focus to help prevent youth suicide.[1]

North All-Stars

Head Coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)[2]
Assistant Coach: Mark Heron (Geraldton Buccaneers)[3]

Starters
Name Team Position
Trian Iliadis Joondalup Wolves Shooting guard
Seb Salinas Joondalup Wolves Shooting guard
Carter Cook Geraldton Buccaneers Shooting guard
Bennie Lewis Geraldton Buccaneers Small forward
Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves Centre
Bench
Name Team Position
Austin Bruton* Stirling Senators Point guard
Seva Chan Kalamunda Eastern Suns Point guard
Sunday Dech East Perth Eagles Shooting guard
Kyle Lindbergh Stirling Senators Small forward
Lien Phillip Kalamunda Eastern Suns Power forward
Mat Wundenberg Geraldton Buccaneers Power forward
Rob Huntington** Joondalup Wolves Centre

*Austin Bruton was selected by Ben Ettridge and Mark Heron after Perry Lakes Hawks guard Bryton Hobbs was ruled out with an ankle injury, and initial replacement Joel Wagner of the Perth Redbacks was withdrawn by the club.
**Rob Huntington was selected by Ben Ettridge and Mark Heron after Perth Redbacks forward Ray Turner was withdrawn by the club.

South All-Stars

Head Coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers)
Assistant Coach: Alan Black (Willetton Tigers)

Starters
Name Team Position
Tre Nichols South West Slammers Point guard
Jordan Swing Lakeside Lightning Shooting guard
Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars Small forward
Nic Cody Willetton Tigers Power forward
Cooper Land Rockingham Flames Power forward
Bench
Name Team Position
Kyle Armour Willetton Tigers Point guard
Taylor Land Rockingham Flames Point guard
Najee Lane Cockburn Cougars Shooting guard
Brian Voelkel South West Slammers Small forward
Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants Power forward
Taylor Mullenax Mandurah Magic Power forward
Jarrad Prue* Lakeside Lightning Centre

*Jarrad Prue was selected by Ty Harrelson and Alan Black after Mandurah Magic centre Ben Smith was ruled out due to injury.

Game data

1 June 2015
2:00 p.m.
North All-Stars 135, South All-Stars 143
Pts: Lewis 19
Rebs: Phillip 11
Asts: Bruton 5		 Pts: Nichols 26
Rebs: Lane & Prue 8
Asts: Armour 6

Three-Point Shootout

During half-time of the All-Star Game, a three-point shootout was undertaken between five players.[4]

Ryan Smith was the eventual winner.[5]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves [6]
2 Marshall Brown Perth Redbacks [7]
3 Najee Lane Cockburn Cougars [8]
4 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [9]
5 Ray Turner Perth Redbacks [10]
6 Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars [11]
7 Ray Turner Perth Redbacks [9]
8 Jordan Swing Lakeside Lightning [9]
9 Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars [12]
10 Bryton Hobbs Perry Lakes Hawks [9]
11 Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars [9]
12 Drew Williamson East Perth Eagles [9]
13 Rhys Vague East Perth Eagles [9]
14 Bryton Hobbs Perry Lakes Hawks [9]
15 Bennie Lewis Geraldton Buccaneers [9]
16 Jay Bowie Goldfields Giants [13]
17 Ty Harrelson South West Slammers [9]
18 Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants [9]
19 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [9]
20 Ray Turner Perth Redbacks [14]

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Ray Turner Perth Redbacks 31.23
Rebounds per game Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 17.50
Assists per game Brian Voelkel South West Slammers 7.68
Steals per game Najee Lane Cockburn Cougars 2.80
Blocks per game Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves 2.93
Field goal percentage Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves 64.1%
3-pt field goal percentage Austin Bruton Stirling Senators 42.9%
Free throw percentage Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars 91.1%

Regular season

Finals

References

  1. ↑ "Bruton and Huntington receive late call up to North All-Star Team". SportingPulse.com. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Joondalup leading SBL title race". CommunityNews.com.au. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "All-Star Coaches Announced". SportingPulse.com. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "SBL 3pt Shoot-Out". SportingPulse.com. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 1 June 2015.
  5. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (1 June 2015). "SBL All-Star Game: South defeat North; Nichols MVP". Australiabasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "SBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  7. ↑ "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on July 31, 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
  11. ↑ "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 23 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  13. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (1 July 2015). "SBL Round 16 Player of the Week". Australiabasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  14. ↑ McAuliffe, Hugh (31 July 2015). "SBL Round 20 Player of the Week". Australiabasket.com. Sports I.T. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "2015 Award Winners". FoxSportsPulse.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
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