2017–18 NBL season

The 2017–18 NBL season was the 40th season of the National Basketball League since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between October 2017 and February 2018, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in March 2018.[2]

2017–18 NBL season
League	National Basketball League
Season	2017–18
Teams	8
Dates	5 October 2017 – 31 March 2018
TV	Australia: Fox Sports SBS New Zealand: Sky Sport Online: NBL TV
Finals
Top seed	Melbourne United
Champions	Melbourne United (5th title)
Runners-up	Adelaide 36ers
Semifinalists	Perth Wildcats New Zealand Breakers
Awards
MVP	Bryce Cotton (Perth)
Finals MVP	Chris Goulding (Melbourne)
Statistical leaders
Efficiency Amritpal Singh (Sydney) 66% Points Jerome Randle (Sydney) 19.8 Rebounds Josh Boone (Melbourne) 9.3 Assists Jerome Randle (Sydney) 5.2
Records
Total attendance	688,712[1] (regular season)

Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by Fox Sports, in the third year of a five-year deal, with two games per week simulcast on SBS. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster.

As Australia and New Zealand participated in 2019 FIBA Basketball World Cup qualification, the league took a break during the newly created FIBA international windows of 20–28 November 2017 and 19–27 February 2018.

Pre-season

2017 NBL All-Australian Tour of China

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5 July 2017	China	68–66	NBL All-Australian Team	Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China
Fox Sports

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7 July 2017	China	89–75	NBL All-Australian Team	Jilin City Arena, Jilin City, China
Fox Sports

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9 July 2017	China	75–89	NBL All-Australian Team	Nissan Sports Centre, Dongguan, China
Fox Sports

China won the series 2-1.

2017 Merlion Cup

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21 September 2017	Adelaide 36ers	101–46	Yulon Luxgen Dinos	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

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22 September 2017	Singapore Slingers	52–95	Adelaide 36ers	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

Semi-final

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23 September 2017	Adelaide 36ers	94–72	Jeonju KCC Egis	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

Final

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24 September 2017	Adelaide 36ers	101–81	Shanghai Sharks	OCBC Arena, Singapore
NBL TV

Adelaide 36ers won the tournament.

Brisbane Bullets pre-season

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18 July 2017	Brisbane Bullets	89–83	China	Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
NBL TV				Attendance: 3,128

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22 September 2017	Brisbane Bullets	92–96	Illawarra Hawks	Maroochydore Basketball Stadium, Sunshine Coast
NBL TV

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24 September 2017	Brisbane Bullets	67–94	Illawarra Hawks	Cornubia Park Sports Centre, Brisbane
NBL TV

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13 October 2017	Phoenix Suns	114–93	Brisbane Bullets	Talking Stick Resort Arena, Phoenix, USA
ESPN				Attendance: 8,297

Cairns Taipans pre-season

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13 August 2017	Cairns Taipans	85–110	University of Oklahoma	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
NBL TV

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15 August 2017	Cairns Taipans	89–70	American University	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
NBL TV

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18 August 2017	Cairns Taipans	69–71	University of Texas	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
NBL TV

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2 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	76–84	Brisbane Bullets	CQUniversity North Indoor Sports Stadium, Rockhampton
NBL TV

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21 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	80–90	Perth Wildcats	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
NBL TV

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23 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	98–80	Perth Wildcats	Early Settler Stadium, Cairns
NBL TV

Illawarra Hawks pre-season

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21 August 2017	Illawarra Hawks	88–60	University of Texas	Alexandria Stadium, Sydney
NBL TV

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16 September 2017	Illawarra Hawks	71–75	Sydney Kings	Beaton Park Stadium, Wollongong
NBL TV

Melbourne United pre-season

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17 May 2017	Jiangsu Dragons	72–85	Melbourne United	Wutaishan Gymnasium, Nanjing, China
NBL TV

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19 May 2017	Jiangsu Dragons	56–63	Melbourne United	Yancheng Sports Center, Yancheng, China
NBL TV

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16 July 2017	Melbourne United	104–94 (OT)	China	Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne
NBL TV				Attendance: 6,888

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16 August 2017	Melbourne United	85–75	University of Texas	Nunawading Basketball Centre, Melbourne
NBL TV

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20 August 2017	Melbourne United	90–89	University of Wisconsin	Casey Stadium, Melbourne
NBL TV				Attendance: 1,500

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8 October 2017	Oklahoma City Thunder	86–85	Melbourne United	Chesapeake Energy Arena, Oklahoma City, USA
ESPN				Attendance: 10,203

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

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15 August 2017	New Zealand Breakers	75–85	University of Wisconsin	Atlas Place, Auckland
NBL TV

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17 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	88–86	Melbourne United	Pettigrew Green Arena, Napier
NBL TV

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19 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	62–101	Melbourne United	TSB Stadium, New Plymouth
NBL TV

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27 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	83–67	Brisbane Bullets	ASB Arena, Tauranga
NBL TV

Perth Wildcats pre-season

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1 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	91–99	Adelaide 36ers	Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury
NBL TV

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3 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	81–73	Adelaide 36ers	Margaret River Recreation Centre, Margaret River
NBL TV

Sydney Kings pre-season

2017 International Basketball Championships

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18 July 2017	USA All-Stars	84–88	Sydney Kings	Dushu Lake Sports Center, Suzhou, China
NBL TV

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19 July 2017	Lithuania All-Stars	70–83	Sydney Kings	Dushu Lake Sports Center, Suzhou, China
NBL TV

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20 July 2017	Qatar	56–82	Sydney Kings	Dushu Lake Sports Center, Suzhou, China
NBL TV

Semi-final

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22 July 2017	Sydney Kings	73–72	Ukraine	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China
NBL TV

Final

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23 July 2017	Lithuania All-Stars	65–79	Sydney Kings	Suzhou Sports Center, Suzhou, China
NBL TV

Sydney Kings won the tournament.

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10 August 2017	Sydney Kings	89–104	University of Oklahoma	Penrith Valley Regional Sports Centre, Sydney
NBL TV

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17 August 2017	Sydney Kings	88–67	American University	Whitlam Leisure Centre, Sydney
NBL TV

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22 August 2017	Sydney Kings	71–83	University of Wisconsin	Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Sydney
NBL TV

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25 September 2017	Sydney Kings	77–88	Perth Wildcats	Moss Vale Basketball Centre, Moss Vale
NBL TV

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27 September 2017	Sydney Kings	85–86	Perth Wildcats	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
NBL TV

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2 October 2017	Utah Jazz	108–83	Sydney Kings	Vivint Smart Home Arena, Salt Lake City, USA
ESPN2				Attendance: 15,692

2017 NBL Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 7–9 September 2017 in Traralgon, Victoria and on 10 September 2017 in Melbourne. The winners received the fifth annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.

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7 September 2017	Melbourne United	99–83	Illawarra Hawks	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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7 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	75–77	New Zealand Breakers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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8 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	90–96	Adelaide 36ers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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8 September 2017	Sydney Kings	73–90	Brisbane Bullets	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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9 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	71–93	Illawarra Hawks	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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9 September 2017	Brisbane Bullets	101–92	Adelaide 36ers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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9 September 2017	Melbourne United	99–105	Sydney Kings	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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9 September 2017	Perth Wildcats	80–72	New Zealand Breakers	Traralgon Sports Stadium, Traralgon
NBL TV

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10 September 2017	Melbourne United	93–67	Perth Wildcats	State Basketball Centre, Melbourne
NBL TV

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10 September 2017	Sydney Kings	80–96	Illawarra Hawks	Kilsyth Stadium, Melbourne
NBL TV

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10 September 2017	Cairns Taipans	53–46	Brisbane Bullets	Werribee Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
NBL TV

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10 September 2017	New Zealand Breakers	84–72	Adelaide 36ers	Mill Park Basketball Stadium, Melbourne
NBL TV

Melbourne United won the 2017 NBL Blitz championship.

Regular season

Round 1

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5 October 2017	Adelaide 36ers	97–99	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,312

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6 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	88–87	Illawarra Hawks	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,969

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7 October 2017	Sydney Kings	96–105	Adelaide 36ers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,035

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7 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	96–86	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,403

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8 October 2017	New Zealand Breakers	71–82	Cairns Taipans	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: TBA

Round 2

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12 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	70–96	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

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13 October 2017	New Zealand Breakers	87–89	Sydney Kings	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 4,710

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13 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	74–64	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 11,539

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14 October 2017	Adelaide 36ers	79–99	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

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15 October 2017	Sydney Kings	103–87	Illawarra Hawks	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,400

Round 3

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19 October 2017	New Zealand Breakers	90–73	Sydney Kings	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 3,679

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20 October 2017	Brisbane Bullets	83–78	Cairns Taipans	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,430

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20 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	89–84	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,037

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21 October 2017	Adelaide 36ers	114–84	Sydney Kings	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,970

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22 October 2017	Melbourne United	76–88	New Zealand Breakers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 10,300

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22 October 2017	Illawarra Hawks	105–96	Brisbane Bullets	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

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22 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	90–69	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,062

Round 4

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26 October 2017	Brisbane Bullets	96–101	New Zealand Breakers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

26 October 2017	Perth Wildcats	105–74	Illawarra Hawks	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 12,834

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27 October 2017	Cairns Taipans	80–84	Adelaide 36ers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,053

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28 October 2017	Brisbane Bullets	87–85	Melbourne United	Carrara Stadium, Gold Coast
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

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29 October 2017	Illawarra Hawks	94–99 (OT)	Sydney Kings	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,892

Round 5

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2 November 2017	New Zealand Breakers	92–88	Adelaide 36ers	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 2,732

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2 November 2017	Melbourne United	87–65	Cairns Taipans	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,542

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3 November 2017	Brisbane Bullets	81–112	Illawarra Hawks	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,640

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3 November 2017	Perth Wildcats	93–69	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,039

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

4 November 2017	Melbourne United	101–82	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 8,213

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

4 November 2017	Cairns Taipans	70–73	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,201

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

5 November 2017	Sydney Kings	83–93	Illawarra Hawks	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,210

Round 6

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

9 November 2017	New Zealand Breakers	88–84	Perth Wildcats	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 4,297

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

9 November 2017	Cairns Taipans	92–69	Melbourne United	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,891

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

11 November 2017	Melbourne United	108–90	Sydney Kings	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 8,196

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

11 November 2017	Adelaide 36ers	87–96	Illawarra Hawks	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

12 November 2017	Brisbane Bullets	82–74	Cairns Taipans	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,002

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

12 November 2017	Perth Wildcats	82–88	New Zealand Breakers	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,523

Round 7

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

16 November 2017	Illawarra Hawks	97–93 (OT)	Sydney Kings	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,396

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

17 November 2017	Brisbane Bullets	85–90	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,602

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

18 November 2017	Adelaide 36ers	108–93	Sydney Kings	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,093

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

18 November 2017	Cairns Taipans	87–66	Illawarra Hawks	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,247

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

19 November 2017	New Zealand Breakers	90–82	Brisbane Bullets	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 5,715

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

19 November 2017	Melbourne United	59–91	Perth Wildcats	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 10,300

Round 8

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

30 November 2017	Sydney Kings	81–72	Cairns Taipans	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,013

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

1 December 2017	New Zealand Breakers	73–89	Perth Wildcats	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 3,643

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

1 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	84–83	Brisbane Bullets	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

2 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	80–71	Sydney Kings	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,052

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

3 December 2017	Brisbane Bullets	81–71	New Zealand Breakers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,925

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

4 December 2017	Melbourne United	91–73	Illawarra Hawks	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,054

Round 9

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

7 December 2017	New Zealand Breakers	96–89	Brisbane Bullets	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 5,111

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

8 December 2017	Perth Wildcats	88–79	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,239

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

9 December 2017	Sydney Kings	77–85	Brisbane Bullets	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,564

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

9 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	79–70	Melbourne United	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,151

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

10 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	91–99	Perth Wildcats	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,580

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

10 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	95–92	New Zealand Breakers	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

11 December 2017	Melbourne United	95–69	Sydney Kings	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 8,194

Round 10

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

14 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	74–75	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,245

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

15 December 2017	New Zealand Breakers	75–90	Adelaide 36ers	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 4,910

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

16 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	78–84	Melbourne United	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,150

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

16 December 2017	Perth Wildcats	76–82	Brisbane Bullets	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,329

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

17 December 2017	Sydney Kings	88–69	Cairns Taipans	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,380

Round 11

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

21 December 2017	Sydney Kings	95–98	New Zealand Breakers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,635

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

22 December 2017	Melbourne United	99–91	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 8,089

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

23 December 2017	Brisbane Bullets	95–101	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,235

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

23 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	96–84	Perth Wildcats	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,346

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

24 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	75–94	Cairns Taipans	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

Round 12

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

26 December 2017	Melbourne United	69–68	Brisbane Bullets	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 10,300

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

28 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	106–102	Cairns Taipans	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,871

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

29 December 2017	Adelaide 36ers	88–85	New Zealand Breakers	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,201

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

30 December 2017	Sydney Kings	79–103	Melbourne United	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,014

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

31 December 2017	Illawarra Hawks	104–82	Brisbane Bullets	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,396

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

31 December 2017	Cairns Taipans	68–83	Perth Wildcats	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,190

Round 13

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

4 January 2018	Adelaide 36ers	97–86	Perth Wildcats	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

5 January 2018	Cairns Taipans	83–80	Brisbane Bullets	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,264

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

6 January 2018	Sydney Kings	68–76	Perth Wildcats	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,822

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

6 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	77–79	Melbourne United	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,869

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

7 January 2018	New Zealand Breakers	82–69	Cairns Taipans	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 5,793

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

7 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	84–95 (OT)	Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,000

Round 14

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

11 January 2018	Adelaide 36ers	100–90	Cairns Taipans	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

12 January 2018	Perth Wildcats	80–82	Melbourne United	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,611

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

13 January 2018	Sydney Kings	101–104	Adelaide 36ers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,023

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

13 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	90–79	New Zealand Breakers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,836

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

14 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	80–81	Perth Wildcats	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,152

Round 15

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

18 January 2018	New Zealand Breakers	98–81	Melbourne United	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

19 January 2018	Adelaide 36ers	112–90	Illawarra Hawks	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: TBA

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

19 January 2018	Perth Wildcats	77–84	Sydney Kings	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,502

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

20 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	95–103	Melbourne United	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,650

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

20 January 2018	Cairns Taipans	81–71	New Zealand Breakers	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 4,527

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

21 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	93–112	Adelaide 36ers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,526

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

21 January 2018	Sydney Kings	84–56	Perth Wildcats	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,382

Round 16

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

24 January 2018	Melbourne United	79–68	Cairns Taipans	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,306

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

27 January 2018	Brisbane Bullets	95–90	Adelaide 36ers	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 3,360

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

27 January 2018	Perth Wildcats	90–76	New Zealand Breakers	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,536

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

28 January 2018	Illawarra Hawks	88–78	Cairns Taipans	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,234

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

28 January 2018	Sydney Kings	76–93	Melbourne United	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,407

Round 17

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

2 February 2018	Illawarra Hawks	73–77	New Zealand Breakers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,254

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

2 February 2018	Perth Wildcats	111–90	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 12,490

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

3 February 2018	Melbourne United	69–61	Brisbane Bullets	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 10,300

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

3 February 2018	Cairns Taipans	86–93	Sydney Kings	Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,126

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

4 February 2018	New Zealand Breakers	88–84	Illawarra Hawks	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 5,279

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

4 February 2018	Adelaide 36ers	94–82	Perth Wildcats	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: 6,000

Round 18

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

8 February 2018	Brisbane Bullets	99–91	Illawarra Hawks	Brisbane Convention Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,483

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

9 February 2018	Melbourne United	89–83	New Zealand Breakers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,256

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

9 February 2018	Perth Wildcats	83–85	Cairns Taipans	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,040

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

10 February 2018	Sydney Kings	92–80	Brisbane Bullets	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 9,201

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

11 February 2018	New Zealand Breakers	82–100	Melbourne United	Spark Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 5,000

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

11 February 2018	Illawarra Hawks	87–111	Adelaide 36ers	WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Fox Sports				Attendance: 2,132

Round 19

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

15 February 2018	Brisbane Bullets	73–90	Sydney Kings	Brisbane Entertainment Centre, Brisbane
Fox Sports				Attendance: 5,224

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

16 February 2018	New Zealand Breakers	82–84	Illawarra Hawks	North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport				Attendance: 3,187

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

16 February 2018	Melbourne United	97–85	Perth Wildcats	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,064

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

17 February 2018	Adelaide 36ers	105–82	Brisbane Bullets	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,163

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

18 February 2018	Melbourne United	84–94	Illawarra Hawks	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Fox Sports				Attendance: 7,981

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

18 February 2018	Sydney Kings	101–86	New Zealand Breakers	Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney
Fox Sports				Attendance: 8,411

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}

18 February 2018	Perth Wildcats	89–61	Cairns Taipans	Perth Arena, Perth
Fox Sports				Attendance: 13,567

Ladder

#	Team	Played	Won	Loss	Win%	Last 5	Streak	Home	Away	For	Against	Points%
1	Melbourne United	28	20	8	71.43%	4-1	Lost 1	11-3	9-5	2,434	2,298	105.92%
2	Adelaide 36ers	28	18	10	64.29%	3-2	Won 3	10-4	8-6	2,654	2,527	105.03%
3	Perth Wildcats	28	16	12	57.14%	2-3	Won 1	9-5	7-7	2,388	2,271	105.15%
4	New Zealand Breakers	28	15	13	53.57%	1-4	Lost 4	9-5	6-8	2,364	2,387	99.04%
5	Illawarra Hawks	28	12	16	42.86%	2-3	Won 2	7-7	5-9	2,474	2,539	97.44%
6	Cairns Taipans^1	28	11	17	39.29%	1-4	Lost 1	8-6	3-11	2,215	2,281	97.11%
7	Sydney Kings^1	28	11	17	39.29%	4-1	Won 4	6-8	5-9	2,418	2,504	96.57%
8	Brisbane Bullets	28	9	19	32.14%	1-4	Lost 3	6-8	3-11	2,347	2,487	94.37%

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the overall points percentage between the teams will determine order of seeding.

¹Cairns Taipans won on overall points percentage.

Ladder Progression

• Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
• Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
• Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

	Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
	Adelaide 36ers	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2
	Brisbane Bullets	7	7	6	6	7	6	7	7	6	5	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	8
	Cairns Taipans	1	3	4	4	6	7	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	6	5	6	6	5	6
	Illawarra Hawks	5	8	7	8	5	5	6	6	7	7	7	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	5
	Melbourne United	3	2	5	5	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
	New Zealand Breakers	8	5	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	4	2	4	4
	Perth Wildcats	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	4	3	4	3	3
	Sydney Kings	6	6	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7

Finals Series

The 2017–18 National Basketball League Finals were played in March 2018, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final series and the best-of-five Grand Final series. In the semi-finals, the higher seed hosted the first and third games. In the Grand Final, the higher seed hosted the first, third and fifth games.

Playoff Seedings

1. Melbourne United
2. Adelaide 36ers
3. Perth Wildcats
4. New Zealand Breakers

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win-loss record, the overall points percentage will determine order of seeding.

Playoff Bracket

	Semi-finals							Grand Final
	1	Melbourne United	88	88	X
	4	New Zealand Breakers	77	86	X
								1	Melbourne United	107	95	101	81	100
								2	Adelaide 36ers	96	110	98	90	82
	2	Adelaide 36ers	109	89	X
	3	Perth Wildcats	74	88	X

Semi Finals

(1) Melbourne United vs. (4) New Zealand Breakers

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3 March 2018	Melbourne United	88–77 (Series: Melbourne leads series, 1–0)	New Zealand Breakers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
5:30pm EDT	Scoring by quarter: 21-24, 22-19, 24-18, 21-16
Fox Sports	Pts: Casper Ware 33 Rebs: Josh Boone 8 Asts: Tai Wesley 4	boxscore report	Pts: D. J. Newbill 19 Rebs: Alex Pledger 10 Asts: Shea Ili 5	Attendance: 6,833 Referees: Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend, Jon Chapman

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5 March 2018	New Zealand Breakers	86–880(OT) (Series: Melbourne wins series, 2–0)	Melbourne United	Spark Arena, Auckland
7:30pm NZDT	Scoring by quarter: 26-13, 12-20, 25-25, 15-20, Overtime: 8-10
Fox Sports	Pts: D. J. Newbill 21 Rebs: Rakeem Christmas 8 Asts: Thomas Abercrombie 5	boxscore report	Pts: Josh Boone 33 Rebs: Josh Boone 15 Asts: Chris Goulding 6	Attendance: TBA Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Damien Lyons

(2) Adelaide 36ers vs. (3) Perth Wildcats

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3 March 2018	Adelaide 36ers	109–74 (Series: Adelaide leads series, 1–0)	Perth Wildcats	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
7:00pm CDT	Scoring by quarter: 19-18, 31-26, 26-18, 33-12
Fox Sports	Pts: Josh Childress 22 Rebs: Mitch Creek 11 Asts: Shannon Shorter 7	boxscore report	Pts: Bryce Cotton 22 Rebs: Brandt, Cooke 6 Asts: Jarrod Kenny 4	Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, James Boyer, Chris Reid

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9 March 2018	Perth Wildcats	88–89 (Series: Adelaide wins series, 2–0)	Adelaide 36ers	Perth Arena, Perth
6:30pm WST	Scoring by quarter: 28-15, 21-25, 18-23, 21-26
Fox Sports	Pts: Bryce Cotton 31 Rebs: Angus Brandt 9 Asts: JP Tokoto 5	boxscore report	Pts: Josh Childress 25 Rebs: Josh Childress 10 Asts: Nathan Sobey 5	Attendance: 12,055 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen

Grand Final

(1) Melbourne United vs. (2) Adelaide 36ers

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16 March 2018	Melbourne United	107–96 (Series: Melbourne led series 1–0)	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
7:30pm EDT	Scoring by quarter: 29-28, 24-19, 26-24, 28-25
Fox Sports	Pts: Chris Goulding 26 Rebs: Josh Boone 7 Asts: Wesley, Hooley 5	boxscore report	Pts: Daniel Johnson 18 Rebs: Mitch Creek 9 Asts: Creek, Moore 4	Attendance: 8,699 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid, Michael Aylen

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18 March 2018	Adelaide 36ers	110–95 (Series: Series tied 1–1)	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
2:30pm CDT	Scoring by quarter: 27-19, 30-22, 25-23, 28-31
Fox Sports	Pts: Majok Deng 18 Rebs: Mitch Creek 9 Asts: Nathan Sobey 5	boxscore report	Pts: Casey Prather 20 Rebs: Casey Prather 7 Asts: Tai Wesley 3	Attendance: 7,000 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Matt Townsend

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23 March 2018	Melbourne United	101–98 (Series: Melbourne led series 2–1)	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
7:30pm EDT	Scoring by quarter: 33-22, 20-31, 28-22, 20-23
Fox Sports	Pts: Casper Ware 25 Rebs: Casey Prather 6 Asts: Ware, Hooley 3	boxscore report	Pts: Daniel Johnson 20 Rebs: Creek, Deng 8 Asts: Mitch Creek 5	Attendance: 9,362 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

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25 March 2018	Adelaide 36ers	90–81 (Series: Series tied 2–2)	Melbourne United	Titanium Security Arena, Adelaide
2:30pm CDT	Scoring by quarter: 29-21, 26-10, 16-27, 19-23
Fox Sports	Pts: Daniel Johnson 21 Rebs: Daniel Johnson 9 Asts: Shannon Shorter 3	boxscore report	Pts: Casey Prather 23 Rebs: Casey Prather 7 Asts: Chris Goulding 4	Attendance: 7,500 Referees: Vaughan Mayberry, Michael Aylen, Chris Reid

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31 March 2018	Melbourne United	100–82 (Series: Melbourne wins series, 3-2)	Adelaide 36ers	Hisense Arena, Melbourne
6:00pm EDT	Scoring by quarter: 34-22, 23-22, 21-25, 22-13
Fox Sports	Pts: Goulding, Ware 23 Rebs: Josh Boone 12 Asts: Tai Wesley 3	boxscore report	Pts: Shannon Shorter 20 Rebs: Mitch Creek 10 Asts: Ramone Moore 7	Attendance: 10,300 Referees: Michael Aylen, Vaughan Mayberry, Chris Reid

Awards

Pre-season

• Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): Travis Trice (Brisbane Bullets)

Season

• Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
• Rookie of the Year: Isaac Humphries (Sydney Kings)
• Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats)
• Best Sixth Man: Ramone Moore (Adelaide 36ers)
• Most Improved Player: Shea Ili (New Zealand Breakers)
• Fans MVP: Mitch Creek (Adelaide 36ers)
• Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Dean Vickerman (Melbourne United)
• Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen
• All-NBL First Team:
  • Casper Ware (Melbourne United)
  • Bryce Cotton (Perth Wildcats)
  • Demitrius Conger (Illawarra Hawks)
  • Daniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers)
  • Josh Boone (Melbourne United)
• All-NBL Second Team:
  • Jerome Randle (Sydney Kings)
  • Édgar Sosa (New Zealand Breakers)
  • JP Tokoto (Perth Wildcats)
  • Mitch Creek (Adelaide 36ers)
  • Tai Wesley (Melbourne United)

Finals

• Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Chris Goulding (Melbourne United)

References

1. "NBL Sets New Season Attendance Record". National Basketball League. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
2. "2017/18 NBL Schedule Released". nbl.com.au. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.