The 2014 NBL season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball League.2014 NBL Draw Released The Canterbury Rams returned to the league in 2014 after a five-year hiatus.
The 2014 pre-season tournament was held at the Te Rauparaha Arena in Porirua on Saturday 22 March and Sunday 23 March.NBL Pre-season Tournament at Porirua The Manawatu Jets were the only team to go undefeated over the two days, finishing with a 4–0 record.NBL Pre-season Day 1 ResultsNBL Pre-season Day 2 Results
In 2014, the NBL Final Four made a triumphant return to Wellington. The Final Four weekend was held at TSB Bank Arena, with the semifinals on Friday 4 July, followed by the championship game on Saturday 5 July.NBL shifts Final Four weekend back to Wellington
Team information Team City Arena Head coach Import Import Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium Dave Harrison Glen Dandridge Matthew Rogers Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Tab Baldwin Kareem Johnson Dustin Scott Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Darron Larsen Brandon Jenkins Paul Jones Nelson Giants Nelson Saxton Stadium Liam Flynn Jamal Boykin Josh Pace Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Mark Dickel Brandon Bowdry Warren Carter Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Paul Henare Kevin Braswell Brian Conklin Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena Aik Ho Jason Cadee Daryl Corletto Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Daryn Shaw Suleiman Braimoh Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School Pero Cameron Corin Henry Akeem Wright Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Shane Heal Brandon Bowman Bryan Davis
Summary
Regular season standings Team 1Hawke's Bay Hawks 15 32Wellington Saints 12 63Nelson Giants 11 74Southland Sharks 10 8 5Manawatu Jets 9 96Waikato Pistons 8 107Super City Rangers 7 118Otago Nuggets 7 119Canterbury Rams 6 1210Taranaki Mountainairs 5 13
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Paul Jones Manawatu Jets 2 Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks 3 Dustin Scott Hawke's Bay Hawks 4 Suleiman Braimoh Taranaki Mountainairs 5 Suleiman Braimoh Taranaki Mountainairs 6 Suleiman Braimoh Taranaki Mountainairs 7 Suleiman Braimoh Taranaki Mountainairs 8 Jamal Boykin Nelson Giants 9 Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks 10 Brandon Bowdry Otago Nuggets 11 Josh Pace Nelson Giants 12 Corey Webster Wellington Saints 13 Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets
Rookie of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Tai Wynyard Super City Rangers 2 Alex Talma Waikato Pistons 3 Richie Edwards Canterbury Rams 4 Richie Edwards Canterbury Rams Derone Raukawa Manawatu Jets 5 Richie Edwards Canterbury Rams 6 Finn Delany Nelson Giants 7 Finn Delany Nelson Giants 8 Tohi Smith-Milner Super City Rangers 9 Dyson King-Hawea Waikato Pistons 10 Zac Carter Waikato Pistons 11 Tohi Smith-Milner Super City Rangers 12 Micah Lepaio Otago Nuggets NBL ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR ROUND 12 13 Tony Tolovae Otago Nuggets ROOKIE OF THE WEEK FOR ROUND 13
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season2014 Bartercard NBL League Stats (Regular Season) Category Player Team Stat Points per game Jason Cadee Super City Rangers 26.7 Rebounds per game Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 15.9 Assists per game Mark Dickel Otago Nuggets 9.1 Steals per game Jeremy Kench Canterbury Rams 2.2 Blocks per game Matthew Rogers Canterbury Rams 2.6
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints)2014 NBL FINAL FOUR NZ Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Forward: Suleiman Braimoh (Taranaki Mountainairs) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Duane Bailey (Super City Rangers) Scoring Champion: Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers) Rebounding Champion: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets) Assist Champion: Mark Dickel (Otago Nuggets) Rookie of the Year: Richie Edwards (Canterbury Rams) Coach of the Year: Tab Baldwin (Hawke's Bay Hawks) All-Star Five: G: Jason Cadee (Super City Rangers) G: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) F: Dustin Scott (Hawke's Bay Hawks) F: Suleiman Braimoh (Taranaki Mountainairs) C: Jamal Boykin (Nelson Giants)
Final Four Final Four MVP: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)It's eight for Saints in victory over Bay Hawks
References
External links Basketball New Zealand 2014 Annual Report Basketball New Zealand 2014 Results Annual 2014 Draw 2014 Team By Team NBL Preview