The 2012 NBL season was the 31st season of the National Basketball League. While the Harbour Heat returned for the 2012 season, the Waikato Pistons dropped out of the league. It marked the first time the league had no Waikato presence since 1983.
The Hawke's Bay Hawks were regular season winners in 2012.Hawks Win Regular Season The final Four weekend was held in Wellington, with the semifinals on Saturday 26 May, followed by the championship game on Sunday 27 May. In the final, the Auckland Pirates were victorious over the two-time defending champion Wellington Saints.
Team information Team City Arena Head coach Import Import Auckland Pirates Kohimarama, Auckland ASB Stadium Judd Flavell Ron Dorsey Isma'il Muhammad Harbour Heat Wairau Valley, Auckland North Shore Events Centre Alex Stojkovic Zack Atkinson Justin Bailey Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Paul Henare Kareem Johnson Galen Young Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Ryan Weisenberg Chris Hagan Josh Pace Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Chris Tupu Pete Campbell Michael Harrison Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Anthony Arlidge Antoine Tisby Akeem Wright Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Richard Dickel Larry Abney Kevin Braswell Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Dave Bublitz Darryl Hudson Jack Leasure Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Pero Cameron Jason Crowe Ernest Scott
Summary
Regular season standings Team 1Hawke's Bay Hawks 13 32Auckland Pirates 13 33Manawatu Jets 10 64Wellington Saints 9 7 5Taranaki Mountainairs 7 96Nelson Giants 6 107Otago Nuggets 6 108Southland Sharks 5 119Harbour Heat 3 13
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets 2 Jason Crowe Wellington Saints 3 Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 4 Lindsay Tait Auckland Pirates 5 Anthony Gurley Wellington Saints 6 Antoine Tisby Otago Nuggets 7 Jack Leasure Taranaki Mountainairs 8 Lindsay Tait Auckland Pirates 9 Darryl Hudson Taranaki Mountainairs 10 Justin Bailey Harbour Heat Justin Bailey is Round 10 POW 11 Jason Crowe Wellington Saints Crowe Nabs Second Player of the Week 12 Larry Abney Southland Sharks
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season2012 Bartercard NBL Player Stats (Round 12) Category Player Team Stat Points per game Josh Pace Manawatu Jets 23.0 Rebounds per game Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 15.8 Assists per game Jason Crowe Wellington Saints 8.7 Steals per game Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks 3.0 Blocks per game Michael Harrison Nelson Giants 2.1
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)2012 NBL Final Four NZ Most Valuable Player: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets) Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Pirates) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Pirates) Most Outstanding Forward: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets) Scoring Champion: Josh Pace (Manawatu Jets) Rebounding Champion: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets) Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Wellington Saints) Rookie of the Year: Reuben Te Rangi (Harbour Heat) Coach of the Year: Paul Henare (Hawke's Bay Hawks) All-Star Five: G: Lindsay Tait (Auckland Pirates) G: Paora Winitana (Hawke's Bay Hawks) F: Josh Pace (Manawatu Jets) F: Antoine Tisby (Otago Nuggets) C: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)
Final Four Finals MVP: Alex Pledger (Auckland Pirates)Live blog: National Basketball League finalVIDEO: Auckland Pirates win Kiwi NBL titleSaints lose NBL grand final
References
External links Basketball New Zealand 2012 Results Annual 2012 League Handbook 2012 Overall Rankings Report 2012 Overall Rankings List