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2011 New Zealand NBL season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| title | 2011 New Zealand NBL season |
| league | New Zealand NBL |
| sport | Basketball |
| duration | 13 April – 17 July |
| no_of_games | 16 |
| no_of_teams | 9 |
| season | Regular season |
| minor_premiers | Wellington Saints |
| MVP | Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons) |
| MVP_link | New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award |
| top_scorer | Jack Leasure (Taranaki Mountainairs) |
| top_scorer_link | New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion |
| finals | Playoffs |
| finals_champ | Wellington Saints |
| finals_runner-up | Hawke's Bay Hawks |
| finals_MVP | Lindsay Tait |
| finals_MVP_link | New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award |
| seasonslistnames | New Zealand NBL |
| prevseason_link | 2010 New Zealand NBL season |
| prevseason_year | 2010 |
| nextseason_link | 2012 New Zealand NBL season |
| nextseason_year | 2012 |
| finals_runner-up = Hawke's Bay Hawks
The 2011 NBL season was the 30th season of the National Basketball League. In 2011, the Auckland Pirates debuted in the league but the Christchurch Cougars did not take part due to the effects of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. The Harbour Heat also did not compete in the 2011 season, leaving the total number of teams at nine.
The regular season commenced on Wednesday 13 April with the Auckland Pirates hosting the Otago Nuggets at ASB Stadium in Auckland. Six teams qualified for the NBL Playoffs, with the third and fourth seeds hosting quarterfinal games against the sixth and fifth seeds, respectively, on Tuesday 12 July. The winners then joined the first and second seeds at the final four weekend. Wellington's waterfront TSB Bank Arena hosted the 2011 NBL Final Four, with two semifinals on Friday 15 July and the championship game on Sunday 17 July.
Team information
| Team | City | Arena | Head Coach | Import | Import |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland Pirates | Auckland | ASB Stadium | NZL Kenny Stone | USA Kevin Mickens | |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | NZL Paul Henare | USA Josh Pace | USA Galen Young |
| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | USA Ryan Weisenberg | USA Chris Hagan | USA Darryl Hudson |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | NZL Chris Tupu | USA Darryl Dora | USA Rod Grizzard |
| Otago Nuggets | Dunedin | Edgar Centre | NZL Anthony Arlidge | USA Lance Allred | USA Scott O'Gallagher |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | NZL Richard Dickel | USA Kaniel Dickens | USA Mike Rose |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | NZL Angelo Hill | USA Marcus Campbell | USA Jack Leasure |
| Waikato Pistons | Hamilton | Hamilton Boys' High School | AUS Dean Vickerman | USA Jason Crowe | USA Jerry Smith |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | NZL Pero Cameron | USA Kareem Johnson | USA Erron Maxey |
Summary
Regular season standings
| Pos | Team | W | L | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington Saints | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Waikato Pistons | 13 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | 12 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Nelson Giants | 9 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Manawatu Jets | 7 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Southland Sharks | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Auckland Pirates | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Taranaki Mountainairs | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Otago Nuggets | 2 | 14 |
Playoff bracket
|RD1-seed1=4 |RD1-team1=Nelson Giants |RD1-score1=89 |RD1-seed2=5 |RD1-team2=Manawatu Jets |RD1-score2=76
|RD1-seed3=3 |RD1-team3=Hawke's Bay Hawks |RD1-score3=89 |RD1-seed4=6 |RD1-team4=Southland Sharks |RD1-score4=75
|RD2-seed1=1 |RD2-team1=Wellington Saints |RD2-score1=103 |RD2-seed2=4 |RD2-team2=Nelson Giants |RD2-score2=82
|RD2-seed3=2 |RD2-team3=Waikato Pistons |RD2-score3=86 |RD2-seed4=3 |RD2-team4=Hawke's Bay Hawks |RD2-score4=95
|RD3-seed1=[[File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg]] |RD3-team1=Wellington Saints |RD3-score1=106 |RD3-team2=Hawke's Bay Hawks |RD3-score2=97
Awards
Player of the Week
| Round | Player | Team | Ref | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Mickens | Auckland Pirates | url=http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2011/07/2011-Bartercard-NBL-Media-Guide-Quarter-finals.pdf | title=2011 Bartercard NBL Quarter-finals Media Guide | work=Basketball.org.nz | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130210170558/http://www.basketball.org.nz/_r/uploads/2011/07/2011-Bartercard-NBL-Media-Guide-Quarter-finals.pdf | archivedate=10 February 2013 | url-status=dead | page=27}} |
| 2 | Nick Horvath | Manawatu Jets | |||||||
| 3 | Kareem Johnson | Wellington Saints | |||||||
| 4 | Erron Maxey | Wellington Saints | |||||||
| 5 | Darryl Hudson | Manawatu Jets | |||||||
| 6 | Lance Allred | Otago Nuggets | |||||||
| 7 | Alex Pledger | Waikato Pistons | |||||||
| 8 | Galen Young | Hawke's Bay Hawks | |||||||
| 9 | Rod Grizzard | Nelson Giants | |||||||
| 10 | Lindsay Tait | Wellington Saints | |||||||
| 11 | Chris Hagan | Manawatu Jets | |||||||
| 12 | Lindsay Tait | Wellington Saints | |||||||
| 13 | Rod Grizzard | Nelson Giants |
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | ||||||
| Rebounds per game | ||||||
| Assists per game | ||||||
| Steals per game | ||||||
| Blocks per game |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
- Scoring Champion: Jack Leasure (Taranaki Mountainairs)
- Rebounding Champion: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)
- Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- Rookie of the Year: Steven Adams (Wellington Saints)
- Coach of the Year: Dean Vickerman (Waikato Pistons)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
- F: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
- F: Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants)
- C: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
Playoffs
- Finals MVP: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
References
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130210012536/http://www.basketball.org.nz/nbl/results/2011-nbl-round-one/ 2011 NBL Round One]
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/4878398/NBL-returns-to-Final-Four-finals-format NBL returns to Final Four finals format]
- "2011 Bartercard NBL Quarter-finals Media Guide". Basketball.org.nz.
- (16 July 2011). "Pledger Cleans Up NBL Awards". Basketball.org.nz.
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/5298198/Wellington-Saints-repeat-as-NBL-champions Wellington Saints repeat as NBL champions]
- [http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/5300779/Pirates-loss-wake-up-call-for-champion-Saints Pirates loss wake-up call for champion Saints]
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