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. 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.
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. With the addition of the Express, the NBL Canada incorporated two four-team divisions, the Central and the Atlantic.
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.
Draft The 2012 NBL Canada draft was held August 27, 2012. The Windsor Express had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.
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
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 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 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 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
All-NBL Canada First Team: F Brandon Robinson F Elvin Mims C Isaac Butts G Devin Sweetney G Darren Duncan
All-NBL Canada Second Team: F Quinnel Brown F Tim Ellis C Marvin Phillips G Anthony Anderson G Jerice Crouch
All-NBL Canada Third Team: F Chris Common G Joey Haywood G Al Stewart G Antonio Ballard G Nick Okorie
NBL Canada All-Canada First Team: F Kevin Loiselle F Greg Surmacz G Joey Haywood G Antwi Atuahene
NBL Canada All-Canada Second Team: F Doug McKinney F Kamar Burke C Quincy Okolie G Kevin Francis G Papa Oppong
NBL Canada All-Defensive First Team: F Elvin Mims F Kevin Loiselle C Isaac Butts G Antonio Ballard G Al Stewart
NBL Canada All-Defensive Second Team: F Marvin Phillips F Jaushay Rockett C Jonas Pierre G Sylvania Watkins G Cavell Johnson
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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 series (4) Saint John Mill Rats vs. (5) Moncton Miracles
Semifinals (1) London Lightning vs. (5) Moncton Miracles
(2) Summerside Storm vs. (3) Windsor Express
Finals
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-StarsPosPlayerTeamNo. 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 JonesSaint John Mill Rats1GAntonio BallardSummerside 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)
Will not participate due to injury. Will not participate due to overseas commitment.
Game
References
External links 2012–13 NBL media guide