The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.
Team information Team City Arena Colours Head coach Import Import Import Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium Mark Dickel Winston Shepard Xavier Thames Julian Washburn Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Zico Coronel Angus Brandt Jamie Skeen Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Tim McTamney Kuran Iverson Daishon Knight Brandon Lucas Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Jamie Pearlman Kyle Adnam Jerry Evans Jr. Damon Heuir Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Judd Flavell Orlando Coleman Conor Morgan Jarrad Weeks Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena Jeff Green Okesene Ale Clayton Wilson Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Trent Adam Javonte Douglas Xavier Smith Roger Woods Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Kevin Braswell Shaun Bruce Majok Majok L. J. Peak
Summary
Regular season standings
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Mountainairs 2 Kyle Adnam Nelson Giants 3 Kuran Iverson Manawatu Jets 4 Winston Shepard Canterbury Rams 5 Shea Ili Wellington Saints 6 Ethan Rusbatch Hawke's Bay Hawks 7 Shea Ili Wellington Saints 8 Julian Washburn Canterbury Rams 9 Lindsay Tait Super City Rangers 10 11 Finn Delany Nelson Giants 12 Daishon Knight Manawatu Jets 13 Orlando Coleman Southland Sharks 14 Dominique Kelman-Poto Super City Rangers
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Daishon Knight Manawatu Jets 28.9 Rebounds per game Kuran Iverson Manawatu Jets 11.1 Assists per game Lindsay Tait Super City Rangers 7.6 Steals per game Winston Shepard Canterbury Rams 2.3 Blocks per game Xavier Smith Taranaki Mountainairs 1.7
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) NZ Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Forward: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants) Scoring Champion: Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets) Rebounding Champion: Kuran Iverson (Manawatu Jets) Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Super City Rangers) Rookie of the Year: Max Darling (Canterbury Rams) Coach of the Year: Jamie Pearlman (Nelson Giants) All-Star Five: G: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) G: Jarrad Weeks (Southland Sharks) F: Winston Shepard (Canterbury Rams) F: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants) C: Angus Brandt (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Final Four Finals MVP: Reuben Te Rangi (Southland Sharks)
References
External links 2018 draw 2018 season preview 2018 final regular season stats