2012–13 NBL Canada season

2012–13 NBL Canada season National Basketball League of Canada Basketball November 2, 2012 – March 16, 2013 (regular season) 8 Draft 2012 NBL Canada draft Robert Curtis Windsor Express Playoffs Atlantic Atlantic Division (NBL Canada) Summerside Storm Saint John Mill Rats Central Central Division (NBL Canada) London Lightning Windsor Express Finals London Lightning Summerside Storm Marvin Phillips (London Lightning) NBL Canada Finals Most Valuable Player Award NBL Canada 2011–12 NBL Canada season 2011–12 2013–14 NBL Canada season 2013–14 The 2012–13 NBL Canada season was the second season of the National Basketball League of Canada. The regular season began on Friday, November 2, 2012, when the Summerside Storm hosted the Saint John Mill Rats. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013.http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_53577 Storm Release 2012–13 Regular Season Schedule nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com 2012-08-02 2012-10-04 https://archive.today/20130131203926/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_53577 2013-01-31 dead The playoffs started on March 19 and ended on April 12 when the London Lightning defeated the Summerside Storm in Game 4 of their series, 87–80, winning the Finals, 3–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBL Canada title. Marvin Phillips was named the Finals MVP.http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_70735 London Lightning Claim 2nd Consecutive NBL Canada Championship nblcanada.ca 12 April 2013 14 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130416022537/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_70735 16 April 2013 dead dmy-all Preseason Following the end of the 2011-12 NBL Canada season, the NBL Canada awarded Windsor, Ontario a franchise, named the Windsor Express, for the 2012–13 season.http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_50924 Windsor Expansion Bid Approved National Basketball League of Canada June 28, 2012 March 28, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001070403/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_50924 2012-10-01 dead With the addition of the Express, the NBL Canada incorporated two four-team divisions, the Central and the Atlantic.http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/home-page/about-us History nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com 2013-03-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130213071333/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/home-page/about-us 2013-02-13 Later in the preseason, the Quebec Kebs relocated to Laval, Quebec and were renamed the Laval Kebs. However, the Keb's ownership folded the team before the start of the 2012–13 season. The NBL Canada replaced the Kebs with a franchise in Montreal, Quebec, named the Montreal Jazz.http://pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_59414 The National Basketball League of Canada Approves Ottawa NBL Canada November 13, 2012 March 28, 2013 https://archive.today/20130201024417/http://pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_59414 2013-02-01 dead Draft The 2012 NBL Canada draft was held August 27, 2012. The Windsor Express had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.http://www.nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_54175 The 2012 NBL Canada Draft Night Recap nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com 2012-08-27 2012-10-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20121001111248/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_54175 2012-10-01 dead Teams 2012-13 National Basketball League of Canada Division Team City Arena Capacity Atlantic Halifax Rainmen Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Metro Centre 10,500 Moncton Miracles Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum 6,554 Saint John Mill Rats Saint John, New Brunswick Harbour Station 6,603 Summerside Storm Summerside, Prince Edward Island Credit Union Place 4,532 Central London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,000 Montreal Jazz Montreal, Quebec Centre Pierre Charbonneau 2,700 Oshawa Power Oshawa, Ontario General Motors Centre 5,180 Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 6,500 Map of teams left 10px Atlantic Division 10px Central Division 780 450 275 300 445 Canada 850 Canada 44.65 -63.58 Blue pog.svg 70 right Rainmen Canada 46.10 -64.83 Blue pog.svg 70 left Miracles Canada 45.28 -66.06 Blue pog.svg 70 bottom Mill Rats Canada 46.40 -63.81 Blue pog.svg 70 top Storm Canada 42.98 -81.25 Red pog.svg 70 top Lightning Canada 45.56 -73.55 Red pog.svg 70 top Jazz Canada 43.90 -78.86 Red pog.svg 70 top Power Canada 42.32 -82.93 Red pog.svg 70 left Express Regular season The regular season began on November 2, 2012 with the Saint John Mill Rats taking on the Summerside Storm. The number of games played by each team was increased to 40. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013. Standings Overall # 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings Team W Games won L Games lost GB Games back PCT Winning percentage PF Points For PA Points Against STK Streak 1 xy-London Lightning 33 7 -- .825 108.8 97.0 L1 2 xy-Summerside Storm 26 14 7 .650 107.5 101.1 W7 3 x-Windsor Express 22 18 11 .550 98.5 97.2 W7 4 x-Saint John Mill Rats 20 20 13 .500 104.0 104.5 L1 5 x-Moncton Miracles 20 20 13 .500 101.0 99.5 W5 6 Halifax Rainmen 19 21 14 .475 101.7 101.4 L3 7 Oshawa Power 18 22 15 .450 103.5 106.0 L10 8 Montreal Jazz 2 38 31 .050 93.8 112.0 L21 By division # Atlantic Division Team W Games won L Games lost GB Games back PCT Winning percentage 1 xy-Summerside Storm 26 14 -- .650 2 x-Saint John Mill Rats 20 20 6 .500 3 x-Moncton Miracles 20 20 6 .500 4 Halifax Rainmen 19 21 7 .475 # Central Division Team W Games won L Games lost GB Games back PCT Winning percentage 1 xy-London Lightning 33 7 -- .825 2 x-Windsor Express 22 18 11 .550 3 Oshawa Power 18 22 15 .450 4 Montreal Jazz 2 38 31 .050 Notes x – Clinched playoff spot y – Clinched division title Statistics leaders Individual statistic leaders Category Player Team Statistics Points per game Devin Sweetney Moncton Miracles 24.9 Rebounds per game Isaac Butts Summerside Storm 11.1 Assists per game Darren Duncan Windsor Express 8.3 Steals per game Chris Hagan Montreal Jazz 2.5 Blocks per game Jonas Pierre Moncton Miracles 2.59 Fouls per game Sylvania Watkins Moncton Miracles 3.9 FG% Isaac Butts Moncton Miracles 0.603 FT% Jermaine Blackburn London Lightning 0.883 3FG% Jermaine Blackburn London Lightning 0.472 Double-Doubles Antonio Ballard Summerside Storm 15 Triple-Doubles N/A N/A N/A Awards Yearly awards Most Valuable Player: Devin Sweetney, Moncton Miracles Canadian Player of the Year: Joey Haywood, Halifax Rainmen Defensive Player of the Year: Al Stewart, Summerside Storm Rookie of the Year: Isaac Butts, Moncton Miracles Sixth Man of the Year: Rodney Buford, London Lightning Newcomer of the Year: Marvin Phillips, London Lightning Coach of the Year: Micheal Ray Richardson, London Lightning/ Joe Salerno, Summerside Storm Expansion Franchise of the Year: Windsor Express Ian Fowler Executive of the Year: Kim Blanco, Moncton Miracles 99% 33% All-NBL Canada First Team: F Brandon Robinson F Elvin Mims C Isaac Butts G Devin Sweetney G Darren Duncan 33% All-NBL Canada Second Team: F Quinnel Brown F Tim Ellis C Marvin Phillips G Anthony Anderson G Jerice Crouch 33% All-NBL Canada Third Team: F Chris Common G Joey Haywood G Al Stewart G Antonio Ballard G Nick Okorie 66% 33% NBL Canada All-Canada First Team: F Kevin Loiselle F Greg Surmacz G Joey Haywood G Antwi Atuahene 33% NBL Canada All-Canada Second Team: F Doug McKinney F Kamar Burke C Quincy Okolie G Kevin Francis G Papa Oppong 66% 33% NBL Canada All-Defensive First Team: F Elvin Mims F Kevin Loiselle C Isaac Butts G Antonio Ballard G Al Stewart 33% NBL Canada All-Defensive Second Team: F Marvin Phillips F Jaushay Rockett C Jonas Pierre G Sylvania Watkins G Cavell Johnson Source:http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_71281 Pointstreak Sites | National Basketball League of Canada | the 2013 NBL Canada Awards Officially Announced 2013-05-08 https://archive.today/20130630045948/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_71281 2013-06-30 dead Players of the week The following players were named the NBL Canada Players of the Week. Week endingNBL Canada Player of the WeekPlayerClubNovember 4Tyrone LevettMoncton MiraclesNovember 11Greg PlummerSummerside StormNovember 18Morgan LewisLondon LightningNovember 25Devin SweetneyMoncton MiraclesDecember 3Darren DuncanWindsor ExpressDecember 10Quinnel BrownHalifax RainmenDecember 17Nick OkorieOshawa PowerDecember 24Elvin MimsLondon LightningDecember 31Chris CommonsWindsor ExpressJanuary 7Eric FrederickMontreal JazzJanuary 14Devin SweetneyMoncton MiraclesJanuary 28Anthony AndersonSaint John Mill RatsFebruary 4Melvin GoinsHalifax RainmenFebruary 11Marvin PhillipsLondon LightningFebruary 18Isaac ButtsMoncton MiraclesFebruary 25Marvin PhillipsLondon LightningMarch 4Isaac ButtsMoncton MiraclesMarch 11Omari JohnsonSummerside StormMarch 18Kenny JonesSaint John Mill Rats Playoffs The NBL Canada Championship Playoffs began on March 19, with the top five teams going for the championship. The two division winners, along with the second place team with the next best record are given the top three seeds. The next two teams in terms of record are given the lower seeds. The fourth and fifth seeds meet each other in the first round of the NBL Canada Playoffs. The winner of this best-of-three series goes on to meet the first seed in a best-of-five semi-finals series. Second and third seeds meet in the other semi-finals series. The winner of the two semi-finals series will meet in a final best-of-five series, known as the NBL Finals. Wild card Semifinals Finals 4 Saint John 1 5 Moncton 2 1 London 3 5 Moncton 1 2 Summerside 3 3 Windsor 2 1 London 3 2 Summerside 1 Wild card series (4) Saint John Mill Rats vs. (5) Moncton Miracles #eee March 19 7:00 pm Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Miracles 98 Saint John Mill Rats 90 Report 1 Report 2 29–19 17–24 30–17 30–23 Devin Sweetney 32 Isaac Butts 15 Isaac Butts, Devin Sweetney, Darrell Wonge 3 each Kenny Jones 21 Kenny Jones 13 Jerice Crouch 5 2,268 #eee March 22 7:00 pm Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John Mill Rats 126 Moncton Miracles 99 Report 1 Report 2 34–18 25–31 34–28 33–22 Melvin Council 37 Kenny Jones 13 Jerice Crouch 7 Darrell Wonge 22 Isaac Butts, Sylvania Watkins 10 each Oliver McNally 9 2,000 #eee March 23 7:00 pm Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick Saint John Mill Rats 103 Moncton Miracles 111 Report 1 Report 2 21–38 19–23 24–25 39–25 Jerice Crouch 34 Kenny Jones 9 Melvin Council 9 Devin Sweetney 27 Isaac Butts 17 Sylvania Watkins 8 1,677 Semifinals (1) London Lightning vs. (5) Moncton Miracles #eee March 25 7:00 pm Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario London Lightning 106 Moncton Miracles 80 Report 1 Report 2 18–17 23–27 33–17 32–19 Elvin Mims 26 Tim Ellis 10 Tim Ellis 6 Isaac Butts 27 Isaac Butts 16 Herman Favors, Oliver McNally 4 each 2,685 #eee March 27 7:00 pm Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario London Lightning 89 Moncton Miracles 78 Report 1 Report 2 17–19 20–15 20–25 32–19 Rodney Buford 19 Elvin Mims 12 DeAnthony Bowden 8 Herman Favors 26 Isaac Butts 14 Kamar Burke 3 3,296#eee March 29 7:00 pm Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Miracles 114 London Lightning 103 Report 1 Report 2 31–16 20–22 31–36 32–29 Herman Favors 32 Isaac Butts 9 Devin Sweetney 6 Tim Ellis 21 Tim Ellis 9 DeAnthony Bowden, Adrian Moss 5 2,980#eee March 30 7:00 pm Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Miracles 98 London Lightning 104 Report 1 Report 2 18–23 21–30 30–26 29–25 Isaac Butts 25 Isaac Butts 20 Herman Favors 8 DeAnthony Bowden 28 Rodney Buford 10 Adrian Moss 7 1,981 (2) Summerside Storm vs. (3) Windsor Express #eee March 24 2:00 pm Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Storm 112 Windsor Express |score2=114 Report 1 Report 2 44–21 26–26 20–34 22–33 Omari Johnson 19 Antoine Tisby 13 Josiah Turner 10 Darren Duncan 33 Greg Surmacz 15 Darren Duncan 13 1,530 #eee March 26 7:00 pm Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Storm |score1=114 Windsor Express 98 Report 1 Report 2 30–21 26–23 19–30 39–24 Brandon Robinson 22 Omari Johnson, Brandon Robinson 10 each Brandon Robinson, Al Stewart 9 each Greg Surmacz 21 Kevin Loiselle 12 Darren Duncan 12 1,239#eee March 28 7:00 pm WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario Windsor Express 84 Summerside Storm |score2=112 Report 1 Report 2 18–27 18–36 25–26 23–23 Darren Duncan 14 Greg Surmacz 12 Darren Duncan 11 Antoine Tisby 23 Al Stewart 11 Al Stewart 9 1,028#eee March 30 7:00 pm WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario Windsor Express |score1=124 Summerside Storm 122 2OT Report 26–24 22–25 27–21 27–28 12–12, 12–10 Darren Duncan 27 Darren Duncan 16 Darren Duncan 13 Antoine Tisby 28 Omari Johnson 14 Greg Plummer 10 540#eee April 2 7:00 pm Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Storm |score1=109 Windsor Express 103 Report 1 Report 2 25–24 31–24 31–28 22–27 Greg Plummer 30 Greg Plummer 11 Royce Parran 11 Mike Helms 23 Greg Surmacz 14 Darren Duncan 10 2,073 Finals 2013 NBL Canada Finals #eee April 6 7:00 pm Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario London Lightning 105 Summerside Storm 100 Box ScoreRecap 30–23 20–20 28–24 27–33 Marvin Phillips 25 Tim Ellis, Marvin Phillips 12 DeAnthony Bowden 12 Antoine Tisby 28 Omari Johnson 9 Al Stewart 5 4,423 #eee April 7 7:00 pm Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario London Lightning 99 Summerside Storm 96 Box ScoreRecap 19–19 31–25 21–28 | Q4=28'–24 Adrian Moss 25 Elvin Mims 10 DeAnthony Bowden 5 Josiah Turner 25 Omari Johnson 14 Josiah Turner, Al Stewart 5 3,406 #eee April 10 7:00 pm Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Storm 111 London Lightning 99 Box ScoreRecap 25–19 20–26 40–28 26–26 Omari Johnson 33 Brandon Robinson 9 Josiah Turner 9 Tim Ellis 17 Adrian Moss 6 DeAnthony Bowden 9 2,582 #eee April 12 7:00 pm Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island Summerside Storm 80 London Lightning 87 Box ScoreRecap 22–8 15–24 17–18 26–37 Brandon Robinson 24 Gregory Plummer, Brandon Robinson 12 Royce Parran 8 Marvin Phillips 19 Tim Ellis 13 Morgan Lewis 8 3,019 All-Star Game The 2013 NBL All-Star Game will take place the weekend of April 13–14, in Saint John, New Brunswick. Roster +Atlantic Division All-Starshttp://nblallstar.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblallstar/news/news_70172 2013 NBL Canada All-Stars Named NBL Canada nblcanada.ca April 4, 2013 https://archive.today/20130630042043/http://nblallstar.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblallstar/news/news_70172 June 30, 2013 dead mdy-allPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersGJerice CrouchSaint John Mill Rats1GJoey HaywoodHalifax Rainmen2G/FBrandon RobinsonSummerside Storm2G/FDevin SweetneyMoncton Miracles1CIsaac ButtsMoncton Miracles1ReservesGAl StewartSummerside Storm1G/FKamar BurkeMoncton Miracles1FChris CayoleSummerside Storm1FOmari JohnsonSummerside Storm2FSteve DelucaSaint John Mill Rats1G/FKenny Jonesosc OSCSaint John Mill Rats1GAntonio Ballardinj INJSummerside Storm1Head coach: Joe Salerno (Summerside Storm) +Central Division All-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. of selectionsStartersGDarren DuncanWindsor Express2GNick OkorieOshawa Power1FTim EllisLondon Lightning1FElvin MimsLondon Lightning1F/CMarvin PhilipsLondon Lightning1ReservesGAntwi AtuaheneLondon Lightning1GPapa OppongOshawa Power1FJ.R. HarrisonMontreal Jazz1FGreg SurmaczWindsor Express1FChris CommonWindsor Express1Head coach: Micheal Ray Richardson (London Lightning) inj INJ Will not participate due to injury. osc OSC Will not participate due to overseas commitment. Game #eee April 14, 2013 Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick 2,000 Atlantic Division 145 Central Division 150 35–34 34–41 35–45 41–30 Ballard 28 Phillips 37 Ballard 11 Phillips 14 Crouch 15 Atuahene 15 Box score References External links 2012–13 NBL media guide Category:National Basketball League of Canada seasons NBL