The 2011 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 26th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2011 to claim their first league title.
The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Caboolture Suns, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Maroochydore Clippers, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.
Team information Team Home stadium Brisbane Capitals Vince Hickey Basketball Stadium Bundaberg Bulls WIN Stadium Caboolture Suns Morayfield Park Leisure Centre Cairns Marlins Bendigo Bank Stadium Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome Stadium Gold Coast Rollers Carrara Indoor Stadium Ipswich Force Ipswich Basketball Stadium Mackay Meteors Candlestick Park Maroochydore Clippers Maroochydore Basketball Stadium Northside Wizards The Sports Centre Boondall Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold Stadium South West Metro Pirates Hibiscus Sports Complex Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Townsville Heat QN Stadium
Standings # Regular Season Standings Team 1Mackay Meteors 15 3 832Gold Coast Rollers 15 3 833Townsville Heat 14 4 784Northside Wizards 12 6 675Rockhampton Rockets 12 6 676Brisbane Capitals 11 7 617Cairns Marlins 10 8 568Ipswich Force 9 9 509Bundaberg Bulls 9 9 5010Gladstone Port City Power 5 13 2811South West Metro Pirates 5 13 2812Toowoomba Mountaineers 5 13 2813Maroochydore Clippers 2 16 1114Caboolture Suns 2 16 11
Finals
# Pool A Team1Mackay Meteors*3Townsville Heat**5Rockhampton Rockets**7Cairns Marlins10Gladstone Port City Power
# Pool B Team4Northside Wizards**6Brisbane Capitals**9Bundaberg Bulls13Maroochydore Clippers14Caboolture Suns
# Pool C Team2Gold Coast Rollers**8Ipswich Force**11South West Metro Pirates12Toowoomba Mountaineers
*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.
**The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.
QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool C QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool B
Awards Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 James Legan Toowoomba Mountaineers 2 Deba George Mackay Meteors 3 Willie Shackleford Bundaberg Bulls 4 Adam Gibson Gold Coast Rollers 5 Tom Garlepp Brisbane Capitals 6 Travis Reed Rockhampton Rockets 7 Willie Shackleford Bundaberg Bulls 8 Scott McGregor Gold Coast Rollers 9 Ryan Stolberg Ipswich Force 10 Tim Coenraad Mackay Meteors 11 Tom Garlepp Brisbane Capitals 12 James Legan Toowoomba Mountaineers 13 Tim Coenraad Mackay Meteors 14 Chris Goulding Northside Wizards
Coach of the Month Month Coach Team Ref May Mick Conlon Gold Coast Rollers June Neal Tweedy Rockhampton Rockets July Grant Kruger Mackay Meteors
Statistics leaders Category Player Team Stat Points per game Chris Goulding Northside Wizards 30.5 Rebounds per game Willie Shackleford Bundaberg Bulls 17.67 Assists per game Josh Black Ipswich Force 5.88 Steals per game Mitch Philp Rockhampton Rockets 2.43 Blocks per game James Cripe Gladstone Port City Power 1.94 Field goal percentage Tim Behrendorff Ipswich Force 71.43% 3-pt field goal percentage Deba George Mackay Meteors 44.85% Free throw percentage David Gurney Gold Coast Rollers 84.71%
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Tom Garlepp (Brisbane Capitals) Coach of the Year: Mick Conlon (Gold Coast Rollers) U23 Youth Player of the Year: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat) All-League Team: G: Rhys Martin (Mackay Meteors) G: Shaun Gleeson (Ipswich Force) F: Tom Garlepp (Brisbane Capitals) F: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat) C: Willie Shackleford (Bundaberg Bulls)
Finals Grand Final MVP: Deba George (Mackay Meteors)
References
External links 2011 QBL Official Draw 2011 QBL Playoffs Quarter-final wraps – QBL draw kind to Rockets Former Rocket Blasts off; Martin Stars as Meteors Down Rocky 2011 QBL Report Card