2023 New Zealand NBL season

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2023 New Zealand NBL season
League New Zealand NBL
Sport Basketball
Duration6 April – 23 July
Number of games18
Number of teams10
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)
New Zealand NBL seasons

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.

Contents

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]

Team information

TeamCityArenaColoursHead CoachImportImportImport
Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Aaron Young Flag of Australia (converted).svg Cameron Gliddon Flag of the United States.svg Joe Lawson Flag of Australia (converted).svg Jarrad Weeks
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Judd Flavell Flag of the United States.svg Troy Baxter Jr. Flag of the United States.svg Tevin Brown Flag of the United States.svg Galin Smith
Franklin Bulls Auckland Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre    Flag of the United States.svg Daniel Sokolovsky Flag of the United States.svg Jamaal Brantley Flag of the United States.svg Rickey McGill Flag of the United States.svg Jared Wilson-Frame
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena     Flag of New Zealand.svg Everard Bartlett Flag of the United States.svg Ira Lee Flag of the United States.svg Bryce McBride
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu     Flag of New Zealand.svg Natu Taufale Flag of the United States.svg Javion Blake Flag of the United States.svg Mustapha Heron Flag of the United States.svg Danny Pippen
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre    Flag of New Zealand.svg Michael Fitchett Flag of Australia (converted).svg Matur Maker Flag of the United States.svg Avery Woodson
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre     Flag of New Zealand.svg Brent Matehaere Flag of Australia (converted).svg Michael Harris Flag of the United States.svg JaQuori McLaughlin Flag of the United States.svg Todd Withers
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland     Flag of Australia (converted).svg Guy Molloy Flag of Australia (converted).svg Grant Anticevich Flag of the United States.svg Josh Cunningham Flag of the United States.svg Jeremy Kendle
Taranaki Airs New Plymouth TSB Stadium    Flag of New Zealand.svg Trent Adam Flag of the United States.svg Anthony Hilliard Flag of the United States.svg Armon Fletcher Flag of the United States.svg Kendrick Ray
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena    Flag of New Zealand.svg Troy McLean Flag of Australia (converted).svg Kyle Adnam Flag of the United States.svg Isaiah Mucius Flag of the United States.svg Elijah Thomas

Summary

Regular season standings

PosTeamWLQualification
1 Auckland Tuatara 135 Semi Finals
2 Otago Nuggets 126
3 Canterbury Rams 126 Preliminary Finals
4 Franklin Bulls 126
5 Wellington Saints 99
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 810
7 Taranaki Airs 711
8 Southland Sharks 612
9 Nelson Giants 612
10 Manawatu Jets 513
Source: NZNBL

Finals

Preliminary Finals Semi Finals Final
1 Auckland Tuatara 92
4 Franklin Bulls 1244 Franklin Bulls 67
5 Wellington Saints 104 Auckland Tuatara 82
Gold Cup icon.svg Canterbury Rams 93
2 Otago Nuggets 103
3 Canterbury Rams 1033 Canterbury Rams 114
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 95

Awards

Performance of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1 Danny Pippen Manawatu Jets [3]
2 Tai Wynyard Canterbury Rams [4]
3Walter 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]
12Dan Fotu Franklin Bulls [14]
13Avery Woodson Nelson Giants [15] [16]
14 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks [17]
15 Jordan Ngatai Hawke's Bay Hawks [18] [19]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season [20] [21]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
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

Regular season

Finals

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