2014 New Zealand NBL season

2014 New Zealand NBL season
League	New Zealand NBL
Sport	Basketball
Duration	2 April – 5 July
Number of games	18
Number of teams	10
Regular season
Minor premiers	Hawke's Bay Hawks
Season MVP	Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer	Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers)
Final Four
Champions	Wellington Saints
Runners-up	Hawke's Bay Hawks
Final Four MVP	Lindsay Tait

The 2014 NBL season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball League.^[1] The Canterbury Rams returned to the league in 2014 after a five-year hiatus.

The 2014 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March.^[2] The Manawatu Jets were the only team to go undefeated over the two days, finishing with a 4–0 record.^[3][4]

In 2014, the NBL Final Four made a triumphant return to Wellington. The Final Four weekend was held at TSB Bank Arena, with the semifinals on Friday 4 July, followed by the championship game on Saturday 5 July.^[5]

Team information

Team	City	Arena	Head Coach	Import	Import
Canterbury Rams	Christchurch	Cowles Stadium	Dave Harrison	Glen Dandridge	Matthew Rogers
Hawke's Bay Hawks	Napier	Pettigrew Green Arena	Tab Baldwin	Kareem Johnson	Dustin Scott
Manawatu Jets	Palmerston North	Arena Manawatu	Darron Larsen	Brandon Jenkins	Paul Jones
Nelson Giants	Nelson	Saxton Stadium	Liam Flynn	Jamal Boykin	Josh Pace
Otago Nuggets	Dunedin	Edgar Centre	Mark Dickel	Brandon Bowdry	Warren Carter
Southland Sharks	Invercargill	Stadium Southland	Paul Henare	Kevin Braswell	Brian Conklin
Super City Rangers	Auckland	The Trusts Arena	Aik Ho	Jason Cadee	Daryl Corletto
Taranaki Mountainairs	New Plymouth	TSB Stadium	Daryn Shaw	Suleiman Braimoh
Waikato Pistons	Hamilton	Hamilton Boys' High School	Pero Cameron	Corin Henry	Akeem Wright
Wellington Saints	Wellington	TSB Bank Arena	Shane Heal	Brandon Bowman	Bryan Davis

Summary

Regular season standings

Pos
	Team	W	L
1	Hawke's Bay Hawks	15	3
2	Wellington Saints	12	6
3	Nelson Giants	11	7
4	Southland Sharks	10	8
5	Manawatu Jets	9	9
6	Waikato Pistons	8	10
7	Super City Rangers	7	11
8	Otago Nuggets	7	11
9	Canterbury Rams	6	12
10	Taranaki Mountainairs	5	13

Final Four

	Semi-finals					Final
	1	Hawke's Bay Hawks	100
	4	Southland Sharks	87
							Hawke's Bay Hawks	69
							Wellington Saints	85
	2	Wellington Saints	89
	3	Nelson Giants	71

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	Paul Jones	Manawatu Jets	[6]
2	Kevin Braswell	Southland Sharks	[6]
3	Dustin Scott	Hawke's Bay Hawks	[6]
4	Suleiman Braimoh	Taranaki Mountainairs	[6]
5	Suleiman Braimoh	Taranaki Mountainairs	[6]
6	Suleiman Braimoh	Taranaki Mountainairs	[6]
7	Suleiman Braimoh	Taranaki Mountainairs	[6]
8	Jamal Boykin	Nelson Giants	[6]
9	Kevin Braswell	Southland Sharks	[6]
10	Brandon Bowdry	Otago Nuggets	[6]
11	Josh Pace	Nelson Giants	[6]
12	Corey Webster	Wellington Saints	[6]
13	Nick Horvath	Manawatu Jets	[6]

Rookie of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	Tai Wynyard	Super City Rangers	[7]
2	Alex Talma	Waikato Pistons	[7]
3	Richie Edwards	Canterbury Rams	[7]
4	Richie Edwards	Canterbury Rams	[8]
	Derone Raukawa	Manawatu Jets	[8]
5	Richie Edwards	Canterbury Rams	[9]
6	Finn Delany	Nelson Giants	[10]
7	Finn Delany	Nelson Giants	[11]
8	Tohi Smith-Milner	Super City Rangers	[12]
9	Dyson King-Hawea	Waikato Pistons	[13]
10	Zac Carter	Waikato Pistons	[14]
11	Tohi Smith-Milner	Super City Rangers	[15]
12	Micah Lepaio	Otago Nuggets	[16]
13	Tony Tolovae	Otago Nuggets	[17]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season^[18]

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Jason Cadee	Super City Rangers	26.7
Rebounds per game	Nick Horvath	Manawatu Jets	15.9
Assists per game	Mark Dickel	Otago Nuggets	9.1
Steals per game	Jeremy Kench	Canterbury Rams	2.2
Blocks per game	Matthew Rogers	Canterbury Rams	2.6

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)^[19][20]
• NZ Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
• Most Outstanding Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
• Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
• Most Outstanding Forward: Suleiman Braimoh (Taranaki Mountainairs)
• Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Duane Bailey (Super City Rangers)
• Scoring Champion: Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers)
• Rebounding Champion: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)
• Assist Champion: Mark Dickel (Otago Nuggets)
• Rookie of the Year: Richie Edwards (Canterbury Rams)
• Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
• All-Star Five:
  • G: Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers)
  • G: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)
  • F: Dustin Scott (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
  • F: Suleiman Braimoh (Taranaki Mountainairs)
  • C: Jamal Boykin (Nelson Giants)

Final Four

• Final Four MVP: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)^[21]

References

1. 2014 NBL Draw Released
2. NBL Pre-season Tournament at Porirua
3. NBL Pre-season Day 1 Results
4. NBL Pre-season Day 2 Results
5. NBL shifts Final Four weekend back to Wellington
6. "Horvath wins final player of the week". Basketball.org.nz. 1 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2 July 2014.
7. "NBL Rookie Report". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
8. "Rookie of the Week – Round Four". Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
9. "Rookie of the Week – Round Five". Archived from the original on 6 May 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
10. "NBL Rookie Of The Week: Round Six". Archived from the original on 13 May 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
11. "Rookie of the Week: Round Seven". Archived from the original on 21 May 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
12. "Rookie of the Week: Round Eight". Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
13. "Rookie of the Week: Round Nine". Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
14. "Rookie Of The Week: Round 10". Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
15. "Rookie Of The Week: Round 11". Archived from the original on 25 January 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
16. NBL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR ROUND 12
17. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR ROUND 13
18. 2014 Bartercard NBL League Stats (Regular Season)
19. Hawks v Saints Final
20. 2014 NBL FINAL FOUR
21. It's eight for Saints in victory over Bay Hawks

External links

• Basketball New Zealand 2014 Annual Report
• Basketball New Zealand 2014 Results Annual
• 2014 Draw
• 2014 Team By Team NBL Preview