2016 New Zealand NBL season

May 2016 May 2016 2016 New Zealand NBL season New Zealand NBL Basketball 10 March – 4 June 18 7 Regular season Canterbury Rams McKenzie Moore (Canterbury Rams) New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award Eric Devendorf (Super City Rangers) New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion Final Four Wellington Saints Super City Rangers Tai Wesley New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award New Zealand NBL 2015 New Zealand NBL season 2015 2017 New Zealand NBL season 2017 The 2016 NBL season was the 35th season of the National Basketball League. The league's team total dropped to an all-time low for the 2016 season, with the departure of the Manawatu Jets leaving the competition with seven teams.http://www.stuff.co.nz/manawatu-standard/sport/73987440/manawatu-jets-out-of-2016-basketball-league Manawatu Jets out of 2016 National Basketball League Stuff.co.nz 12 November 2015 26 December 2015Anderson Niall http://nzhoops.co.nz/manawatu-jets-out-of-2016-nbl/ Manawatu Jets Out Of 2016 NBL NZhoops.co.nz 12 November 2015 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151117032445/http://nzhoops.co.nz/manawatu-jets-out-of-2016-nbl/ 17 November 2015 dead dmy-all Anderson Niall http://nzhoops.co.nz/nbl-draw-released/ 2016 NBL Draw Released, Includes One Live Streamed Game A Week NZhoops.co.nz 14 December 2015 26 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20151227125600/http://nzhoops.co.nz/nbl-draw-released/ 27 December 2015 dead dmy-all The 2016 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua from Friday 26 February through Sunday 28 February.http://www.australiabasket.com/New-Zealand/news/439223/2016-NBL-pre-season-tournament 2016 NBL pre-season tournament Australiabasket.com 28 February 2016 28 February 2016 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160609152602/http://www.australiabasket.com:80/New-Zealand/news/439223/2016-NBL-pre-season-tournament 9 June 2016 The four-team event featured the Canterbury Rams (2–1), Nelson Giants (3–0), Wellington Saints (0–3) and a Porirua invitational team (1–2).Rollo Phillip http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/77344751/nelson-giants-satisfied-with-early-efforts-at-national-basketball-leagues-blitz Nelson Giants satisfied with early efforts at National Basketball League's Blitz Stuff.co.nz 28 February 2016 28 February 2016Egan Brendon http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/77347355/mixed-bag-from-canterbury-rams-at-national-basketball-league-preseason Mixed bag from Canterbury Rams at National Basketball League pre-season Stuff.co.nz 28 February 2016 28 February 2016Hyslop Liam http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/77350601/wellington-saints-set-for-fitness-blitz-after-being-blitzed-at-the-blitz Wellington Saints set for fitness blitz after being blitzed at the Blitz Stuff.co.nz 28 February 2016 28 February 2016 The regular season commenced on Thursday 10 March in Wellington with the Wellington Saints hosting the Super City Rangers at TSB Bank Arena. The season contained 12 weeks of regular season games and a Final Four series on Queens' Birthday weekend in June.http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/draw-for-national-basketball-league-2016 DRAW FOR NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE 2016 Basketball.org.nz 23 December 2015 26 December 2015 As the only team based north of Hawke's Bay, the Rangers utilised two new 'home' venues around the Upper North Island, Te Awamutu and Whangārei, providing increased exposure for elite basketball in that area of the country. The regular season concluded with the Rams earning a playoff berth for the first time since 2002 and their first minor premiership since 1993,Egan Brendon http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/80422595/canterbury-rams-claim-nbl-regular-season-title Canterbury Rams claim NBL regular season title Stuff.co.nz 26 May 2016 26 May 2016Egan Brendon http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/80511798/super-city-rangers-await-canterbury-rams-in-national-basketball-league-semifinals Super City Rangers await Canterbury Rams in National Basketball League semifinals Stuff.co.nz 29 May 2016 29 May 2016 while the Hawks recorded their first winless season in franchise history and joined the 1998 Northland Suns, 2009 Taranaki Mountainairs, 2010 Otago Nuggets and 2015 Taranaki Mountainairs as the only sides in NBL history to go an entire season without a win.Anderson Niall http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11635936 Promise for Bay Hawks despite 0-14 record NZHerald.co.nz 9 May 2016 29 May 2016 For the first time in the competition's history, Invercargill hosted the Final Four weekend, with the semifinals on Friday 3 June, followed by the championship game on Saturday 4 June.Savory Logan http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/80594215/wellington-saints-owner-nick-mills-says-southland-sharks-crowd-worth-10-points Wellington Saints owner Nick Mills says Southland Sharks crowd worth 10 points Stuff.co.nz 31 May 2016 31 May 2016Savory Logan http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/80649423/the-big-five-in-the-2016-new-zealand-basketball-league-finals The big five in the 2016 New Zealand Basketball League finals Stuff.co.nz 2 June 2016 2 June 2016 Team information Team City Arena Colours Head coach Import Import Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium black red NZL Mark Dickel USA Justin Graham USA McKenzie Moore Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena black grey #FF7538 NZL Kirstin Daly-Taylor USA Kareem Johnson USA Chris Porter Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre navy white USA Tim Fanning USA Raymond Cowels USA Ben Strong Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland orange blue black NZL Judd Flavell AUS Nick Kay AUS Mitch Norton Super City Rangers Auckland AUT North Shore #29AB87 blue white NZL Jeff Green USA Eric Devendorf USA Terrence Roberts Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium gold black NZL Ross McMains USA Marcus Johnson USA Daniel Miller Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena blue white USA Kevin Braswell USA Torrey Craig USA Bryan Davis Summary Regular season standings Pos Position Team W Games won L Games lost1Canterbury Rams 13 52Wellington Saints 13 53Southland Sharks 11 74Super City Rangers 9 9 5Nelson Giants 9 96Taranaki Mountainairs 8 107Hawke's Bay Hawks 0 18 Final Four Semi-finals Final 25 150 1 Canterbury Rams 85 4 Super City Rangers 104 2 Wellington Saints 79 3 Southland Sharks 75   Super City Rangers 82 File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg Wellington Saints 94 Awards Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Torrey Craig Wellington Saints http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/henry-craig-and-strong-are-players-of-the-week HENRY, CRAIG AND STRONG ARE PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 16 March 2016 16 March 2016 19 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160319045836/http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/henry-craig-and-strong-are-players-of-the-week dead Leon Henry Wellington Saints Ben Strong Nelson Giants 2 Finn Delany Nelson Giants http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/giants-forward-finn-delany-wins-round-2-honours GIANTS FORWARD FINN DELANY WINS ROUND 2 HONOURS Basketball.org.nz 24 March 2016 24 March 2016 3 Jordair Jett Southland Sharks http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/player-of-the-week-goes-to-jett PLAYER OF THE WEEK GOES TO JETT Basketball.org.nz 30 March 2016 30 March 2016 4 Jordair Jett Southland Sharks http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/jett-wins-second-straight-player-of-the-week JETT WINS SECOND STRAIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 7 April 2016 7 April 2016 5 McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/moore-is-player-of-the-week MOORE IS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 13 April 2016 13 April 2016 6 Torrey Craig Wellington Saints http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/roberts-and-craig-share-player-of-the-week ROBERTS AND CRAIG SHARE PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 20 April 2016 20 April 2016 27 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160427213250/http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/roberts-and-craig-share-player-of-the-week dead Terrence Roberts Super City Rangers 7 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/jones-is-round-7-player-of-the-week JONES IS ROUND 7 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 27 April 2016 27 April 2016 8 Raymond Cowels Nelson Giants http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/cowells-is-round-eight-player-of-the-week COWELLS IS ROUND EIGHT PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 4 May 2016 4 May 2016 9 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/jones-grabs-second-player-of-the-week JONES GRABS SECOND PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 11 May 2016 11 May 2016 10 Nick Kay Southland Sharks http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/nbl-preview-round-11 NBL PREVIEW (ROUND 11) Basketball.org.nz 19 May 2016 19 May 2016http://www.basketball.org.nz/Portals/26/2016%20NBL%20SIT%20Final%20Four%20Media%20Guide.pdf NBL Final Four Media Guide Basketball.org.nz 3 June 2016 2 11 Ben Strong Nelson Giants http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/nbl-preview-round-12 NBL PREVIEW (ROUND 12) Basketball.org.nz 26 May 2016 26 May 2016 12 Dion Prewster Wellington Saints http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/prewster-earns-round-12-player-of-the-week PREWSTER EARNS ROUND 12 PLAYER OF THE WEEK Basketball.org.nz 1 June 2016 1 June 2016 Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonhttps://twitter.com/NZ_hoops/status/736825191074914304 NBL Season Leaders Twitter 29 May 2016 29 May 2016 Category Player Team Stat Points per game Eric Devendorf Super City Rangers 25.8 Rebounds per game Alex Pledger Southland Sharks 11.4 Assists per game McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 8.2 Steals per game McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 3.4 Blocks per game Daniel Miller Taranaki Mountainairs 1.9 Regular season Most Valuable Player: McKenzie Moore (Canterbury Rams)Egan Brendon http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/80761762/canterbury-ram-mckenzie-moore-takes-out-nbl-mvp-award Canterbury Ram McKenzie Moore takes out NBL MVP award Stuff.co.nz 5 June 2016 5 June 2016http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/moore-takes-out-nbl-mvp-10 MOORE TAKES OUT NBL MVP Basketball.org.nz 8 June 2016 8 June 2016 8 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160608052237/http://www.basketball.org.nz/News/moore-takes-out-nbl-mvp-10 dead NZ Most Valuable Player: Marcel Jones (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding Guard: McKenzie Moore (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Forward: Marcel Jones (Canterbury Rams) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Marcel Jones (Canterbury Rams) Scoring Champion: Eric Devendorf (Super City Rangers) Rebounding Champion: Alex Pledger (Southland Sharks) Assist Champion: McKenzie Moore (Canterbury Rams) Rookie of the Year: Logan Elers (Taranaki Mountainairs)Reive Christopher http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/sport/80766945/taranaki-mountain-airs-logan-elers-ross-mcmains-and-bernie-smith-among-nbl-award-winners Taranaki Mountain Airs' Logan Elers, Ross McMains and Bernie Smith among NBL award winners Stuff.co.nz 5 June 2016 8 June 2016 Coach of the Year: Ross McMains (Taranaki Mountainairs) All-Star Five: G: McKenzie Moore (Canterbury Rams) G: Raymond Cowels (Nelson Giants) F: Torrey Craig (Wellington Saints) F: Marcel Jones (Canterbury Rams) C: Alex Pledger (Southland Sharks) Final Four Finals MVP: Tai Wesley (Wellington Saints)https://twitter.com/NZ_hoops/status/739024422888050688 And the Final Four MVP goes to Tai Wesley!... Twitter 4 June 2016 5 June 2016 References External links 2016 fixtures Live broadcasting Southland to hold the 2016 NBL Final Four 2016 season preview Round 1 preview Final Four preview Grand Final preview Grand Final re-watch Promise for Bay Hawks despite 0-14 record Category:National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons NBL