2016 MSBL season

The 2016 MSBL season was the 28th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March, with round 1 seeing a 2015 grand final rematch between the Joondalup Wolves and South West Slammers. The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 6 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September, when the Cockburn Cougars defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

2016 MSBL season
LeagueState Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration18 March – 30 July (Regular season)
5 August – 3 September (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
Regular season
Minor premiersCockburn Cougars
Season MVPCooper Land (Flames)
Top scorerTre Nichols (Slammers)
Finals
ChampionsCockburn Cougars
  Runners-upJoondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVPRhett Della Maddalena (Cougars)

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition. The newly-renovated Warwick Stadium hosted big crowds for the Stirling Senators in 2016, while the Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.[1][2]

Standings
Pos
Team W L
1 Cockburn Cougars224
2 Joondalup Wolves215
3 Willetton Tigers188
4 Geraldton Buccaneers188
5 Rockingham Flames179
6 Stirling Senators179
7 Perth Redbacks1511
8 Perry Lakes Hawks1115
9 East Perth Eagles1016
10 South West Slammers818
11 Lakeside Lightning719
12 Goldfields Giants719
13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns620
14 Mandurah Magic521

Finals

The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket
Quarter Finals Semi Finals Grand Final
               
1 Cockburn Cougars 109 85 130
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 104 96 115
1 Cockburn Cougars 100 92 X
4 Geraldton Buccaneers 96 86 X
4 Geraldton Buccaneers 107 107 X
5 Rockingham Flames 105 101 X
Cockburn Cougars 96 X X
Joondalup Wolves 84 X X
2 Joondalup Wolves 110 103 X
7 Perth Redbacks 95 78 X
2 Joondalup Wolves 122 99 110
3 Willetton Tigers 103 128 95
3 Willetton Tigers 110 103 X
6 Stirling Senators 97 99 X

All-Star Game

The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.[3][4]

Rosters

Game data
6 June 2016
2:00 pm
North 104, South 116
Scoring by quarter: 31–37, 24–27, 23–28, 26–24
Pts: Vague (21)
Rebs: Lindbergh (10)
Asts: Vague (4)		 Pts: Holmen (21)
Rebs: Setty (12)
Asts: Nichols (6)

Awards

Player of the Week
RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Cooper LandRockingham Flames[5]
2Jacob HolmenGoldfields Giants[6]
3Rhys VagueEast Perth Eagles[7]
4Tre NicholsSouth West Slammers[8]
5Daniel AlexanderLakeside Lightning[9]
6Maurice BarrowGeraldton Buccaneers[10]
7Matthew AdekponyaGeraldton Buccaneers[11]
8Trian IliadisJoondalup Wolves[12]
9Tom JervisEast Perth Eagles[13]
10Damien ScottWilletton Tigers[14]
11Cody EllisStirling Senators[15]
12Gavin FieldCockburn Cougars[16]
13Marcus GoodeCockburn Cougars[17]
14Marcus GoodeCockburn Cougars[18]
15Trevor SettyMandurah Magic[19]
16Lewis ThomasPerth Redbacks[20]
17Daniel AlexanderLakeside Lightning[21]
18Cooper LandRockingham Flames[22]
19Tre NicholsSouth West Slammers[23]
20Tre NicholsSouth West Slammers[24]

Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameTre NicholsSouth West Slammers31.13
Rebounds per gameMarcus GoodeCockburn Cougars14.58
Assists per gameTaylor LandRockingham Flames6.48
Steals per gameKenny ManigaultGoldfields Giants3.23
Blocks per gameMarcus GoodeCockburn Cougars2.62
Field goal percentageKevin DavisJoondalup Wolves60.8%
3-pt field goal percentageGavin FieldCockburn Cougars44.2%
Free throw percentageKyle ArmourWilletton Tigers83.6%

Regular season
  • Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)[25]
  • Coach of the Year (John Gardiner Award): Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
  • Most Improved Player: Jayden Coburn (Stirling Senators)[26]
  • All-Star Five:
    • PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
    • SG: Matthew Adekponya (Geraldton Buccaneers)
    • SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
    • PF: Daniel Alexander (Lakeside Lightning)
    • C: Marcus Goode (Cockburn Cougars)
  • All-Defensive Five:
    • PG: Kyle Armour (Willetton Tigers)
    • SG: Najee Lane (Cockburn Cougars)
    • SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
    • PF: Maurice Barrow (Geraldton Buccaneers)
    • C: Kevin Davis (Joondalup Wolves)

Finals
  • Grand Final MVP: Rhett Della Maddalena (Cockburn Cougars)[27]

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