2013 New Zealand NBL season

The 2013 NBL season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball League. The 2013 season saw the withdrawal of the Auckland Pirates and Harbour Heat, but saw the return of the Waikato Pistons after a one-year hiatus as well as the Super City Rangers, who returned to the league for the first time since 1995.

2013 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration19 April – 14 July
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPLindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
Top scorerJosh Pace (Nelson Giants)
Final Four
ChampionsSouthland Sharks
  Runners-upNelson Giants
Final Four MVPLeon Henry

The 2013 NBL Final Four saw the top four teams play off on Saturday 13 July in a semifinals round, with the winner of each game playing in the final on Sunday 14 July at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier.[1]

Team information

Team City Arena Head Coach Import Import
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Tab Baldwin Darko Cohadarevic Brian Greene
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Mike Kalavros Chris Hagan Marcel Jones*
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Liam Flynn Erron Maxey Josh Pace
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Anthony Arlidge Antoine Tisby Akeem Wright
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Paul Henare Kevin Braswell Brian Conklin
Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena Aik Ho Carl Buck
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Dave Bublitz Kenny Gabriel Jack Leasure
Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School Doug Courtney Zack Atkinson Garrius Holloman
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Pero Cameron Bryant Markson Rick Rickert

*Despite holding New Zealand citizenship, Jones had to play as an import due to a new league rule where each team could only field one naturalised New Zealand player (Manawatu already had Nick Horvath filling that spot).

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints142
2 Otago Nuggets124
3 Nelson Giants124
4 Southland Sharks115
5 Manawatu Jets97
6 Taranaki Mountainairs511
7 Hawke's Bay Hawks511
8 Waikato Pistons214
9 Super City Rangers214

Final Four

Semi Finals Final
      
1 Wellington Saints 66
4 Southland Sharks 81
Southland Sharks 92
  Nelson Giants 81
2 Otago Nuggets 72
3 Nelson Giants 87

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1B. J. AnthonyOtago Nuggets[2]
2Josh PaceNelson Giants[2]
3Kenny GabrielTaranaki Mountainairs[2]
4Nick HorvathManawatu Jets[2]
5Akeem WrightOtago Nuggets[2]
6Bryant MarksonWellington Saints[2]
7Antoine TisbyOtago Nuggets[2]
8Kevin BraswellSouthland Sharks[2]
9Akeem WrightOtago Nuggets[2]
10Josh PaceNelson Giants[2]
11Rick RickertWellington Saints[2]
12Mark DickelOtago Nuggets[2]

Statistics leaders

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

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameJosh PaceNelson Giants22.9
Rebounds per gameZack AtkinsonWaikato Pistons14.6
Assists per gameLindsay TaitWellington Saints8.1
Steals per gameChris HaganManawatu Jets2.9
Blocks per gameZack AtkinsonWaikato Pistons3.0

Regular season

Final Four

References

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