2023 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 6 April – 23 July |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Auckland Tuatara |
Season MVP | Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) |
Top scorer | Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canterbury Rams |
Runners-up | Auckland Tuatara |
Grand Final MVP | Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams) |
The 2023 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League. For the third year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams.
The regular season commenced on 6 April in Pukekohe, with the Franklin Bulls hosting the Hawke's Bay Hawks at Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre, and contained 15 weeks followed by a four-day finals schedule in July. [1] [2]
Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Auckland Tuatara | 13 | 5 | Semi Finals |
2 | Otago Nuggets | 12 | 6 | |
3 | Canterbury Rams | 12 | 6 | Preliminary Finals |
4 | Franklin Bulls | 12 | 6 | |
5 | Wellington Saints | 9 | 9 | |
6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 8 | 10 | |
7 | Taranaki Airs | 7 | 11 | |
8 | Southland Sharks | 6 | 12 | |
9 | Nelson Giants | 6 | 12 | |
10 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 |
Preliminary Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Auckland Tuatara | 92 | ||||||||||||
4 | Franklin Bulls | 124 | 4 | Franklin Bulls | 67 | |||||||||
5 | Wellington Saints | 104 | Auckland Tuatara | 82 | ||||||||||
![]() | Canterbury Rams | 93 | ||||||||||||
2 | Otago Nuggets | 103 | ||||||||||||
3 | Canterbury Rams | 103 | 3 | Canterbury Rams | 114 | |||||||||
6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 95 |
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny Pippen | Manawatu Jets | [3] |
2 | Tai Wynyard | Canterbury Rams | [4] |
3 | Walter Brown | Canterbury Rams | [5] |
4 | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | [6] |
5 | Kyle Adnam | Wellington Saints | [7] |
6 | JaQuori McLaughlin | Otago Nuggets | [8] |
7 | JaQuori McLaughlin | Otago Nuggets | [9] |
8 | Troy Baxter Jr. | Canterbury Rams | [10] |
9 | Kyle Adnam | Wellington Saints | [11] |
10 | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | [12] |
11 | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | [13] |
12 | Dan Fotu | Franklin Bulls | [14] |
13 | Avery Woodson | Nelson Giants | [15] [16] |
14 | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | [17] |
15 | Jordan Ngatai | Hawke's Bay Hawks | [18] [19] |
Stats as of the end of the regular season [20] [21]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | 24.6 |
Rebounds per game | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | 11.5 |
Assists per game | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | 8.9 |
Steals per game | Rickey McGill | Franklin Bulls | 2.5 |
Blocks per game | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | 2.1 |
2023 New Zealand NBL season | |
---|---|
League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 6 April – 23 July |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Auckland Tuatara |
Season MVP | Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) |
Top scorer | Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) |
Finals | |
Champions | Canterbury Rams |
Runners-up | Auckland Tuatara |
Grand Final MVP | Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams) |
The 2023 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League. For the third year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams.
The regular season commenced on 6 April in Pukekohe, with the Franklin Bulls hosting the Hawke's Bay Hawks at Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre, and contained 15 weeks followed by a four-day finals schedule in July. [1] [2]
Pos | Team | W | L | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Auckland Tuatara | 13 | 5 | Semi Finals |
2 | Otago Nuggets | 12 | 6 | |
3 | Canterbury Rams | 12 | 6 | Preliminary Finals |
4 | Franklin Bulls | 12 | 6 | |
5 | Wellington Saints | 9 | 9 | |
6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 8 | 10 | |
7 | Taranaki Airs | 7 | 11 | |
8 | Southland Sharks | 6 | 12 | |
9 | Nelson Giants | 6 | 12 | |
10 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 |
Preliminary Finals | Semi Finals | Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Auckland Tuatara | 92 | ||||||||||||
4 | Franklin Bulls | 124 | 4 | Franklin Bulls | 67 | |||||||||
5 | Wellington Saints | 104 | Auckland Tuatara | 82 | ||||||||||
![]() | Canterbury Rams | 93 | ||||||||||||
2 | Otago Nuggets | 103 | ||||||||||||
3 | Canterbury Rams | 103 | 3 | Canterbury Rams | 114 | |||||||||
6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 95 |
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Danny Pippen | Manawatu Jets | [3] |
2 | Tai Wynyard | Canterbury Rams | [4] |
3 | Walter Brown | Canterbury Rams | [5] |
4 | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | [6] |
5 | Kyle Adnam | Wellington Saints | [7] |
6 | JaQuori McLaughlin | Otago Nuggets | [8] |
7 | JaQuori McLaughlin | Otago Nuggets | [9] |
8 | Troy Baxter Jr. | Canterbury Rams | [10] |
9 | Kyle Adnam | Wellington Saints | [11] |
10 | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | [12] |
11 | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | [13] |
12 | Dan Fotu | Franklin Bulls | [14] |
13 | Avery Woodson | Nelson Giants | [15] [16] |
14 | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | [17] |
15 | Jordan Ngatai | Hawke's Bay Hawks | [18] [19] |
Stats as of the end of the regular season [20] [21]
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
---|---|---|---|
Points per game | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | 24.6 |
Rebounds per game | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | 11.5 |
Assists per game | Jeremy Kendle | Southland Sharks | 8.9 |
Steals per game | Rickey McGill | Franklin Bulls | 2.5 |
Blocks per game | Robert Loe | Auckland Tuatara | 2.1 |