2011 New Zealand NBL season

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.

2011 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration13 April – 17 July
Number of games16
Number of teams9
Regular season
Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPAlex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
Top scorerJack Leasure (Taranaki Mountainairs)
Playoffs
ChampionsWellington Saints
  Runners-upHawke's Bay Hawks
Finals MVPLindsay Tait

The regular season commenced on Wednesday 13 April with the Auckland Pirates hosting the Otago Nuggets at ASB Stadium in Auckland.[1] 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.[2]

Team information
Team City Arena Head Coach Import Import
Auckland Pirates Auckland ASB Stadium Kenny Stone Kevin Mickens
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Paul Henare Josh Pace Galen Young
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Ryan Weisenberg Chris Hagan Darryl Hudson
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Chris Tupu Darryl Dora Rod Grizzard
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Anthony Arlidge Lance Allred Scott O'Gallagher
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Richard Dickel Kaniel Dickens Mike Rose
Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Angelo Hill Marcus Campbell Jack Leasure
Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School Dean Vickerman Jason Crowe Jerry Smith
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Pero Cameron Kareem Johnson Erron Maxey

Summary

Regular season standings
Pos
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints133
2 Waikato Pistons133
3 Hawke's Bay Hawks124
4 Nelson Giants97
5 Manawatu Jets79
6 Southland Sharks610
7 Auckland Pirates511
8 Taranaki Mountainairs511
9 Otago Nuggets214

Playoff bracket
  Quarter Finals     Semi Finals     Final
                           
        1 Wellington Saints 103  
  4 Nelson Giants 89     4 Nelson Giants 82    
  5 Manawatu Jets 76         Wellington Saints 106
        Hawke's Bay Hawks 97
        2 Waikato Pistons 86    
  3 Hawke's Bay Hawks 89     3 Hawke's Bay Hawks 95  
  6 Southland Sharks 75  

Awards

Player of the Week
RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Kevin MickensAuckland Pirates[3]
2Nick HorvathManawatu Jets[3]
3Kareem JohnsonWellington Saints[3]
4Erron MaxeyWellington Saints[3]
5Darryl HudsonManawatu Jets[3]
6Lance AllredOtago Nuggets[3]
7Alex PledgerWaikato Pistons[3]
8Galen YoungHawke's Bay Hawks[3]
9Rod GrizzardNelson Giants[3]
10Lindsay TaitWellington Saints[3]
11Chris HaganManawatu Jets[3]
12Lindsay TaitWellington Saints[3]
13Rod GrizzardNelson Giants[3]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[4]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameJack LeasureTaranaki Mountainairs22.9
Rebounds per gameNick HorvathManawatu Jets11.7
Assists per gameJason CroweWaikato Pistons7.2
Steals per gameJason CroweWaikato Pistons3.3
Blocks per gameAlex PledgerWaikato Pistons2.4

Regular season

Playoffs

References
  1. 2011 NBL Round One
  2. NBL returns to Final Four finals format
  3. "2011 Bartercard NBL Quarter Finals Media Guide" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2013.
  4. "Pledger Cleans Up NBL Awards". Basketball.org.nz. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
  5. Wellington Saints repeat as NBL champions
  6. Pirates loss wake-up call for champion Saints
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