The 2013 NBL season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball League. The 2013 season saw the withdrawal of the Auckland Pirates and Harbour Heat, but saw the return of the Waikato Pistons after a one-year hiatus as well as the Super City Rangers, who returned to the league for the first time since 1995.
The 2013 NBL Final Four saw the top four teams play off on Saturday 13 July in a semifinals round, with the winner of each game playing in the final on Sunday 14 July at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier.FINAL FOUR IN THE BAY
Team information Team City Arena Head coach Import Import Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Tab Baldwin Darko Cohadarevic Brian Greene Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Mike Kalavros Chris Hagan Marcel Jones* Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Liam Flynn Erron Maxey Josh Pace Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Anthony Arlidge Antoine Tisby Akeem Wright Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Paul Henare Kevin Braswell Brian Conklin Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena Aik Ho Carl Buck Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Dave Bublitz Kenny Gabriel Jack Leasure Waikato Pistons Hamilton Hamilton Boys' High School Doug Courtney Zack Atkinson Garrius Holloman Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Pero Cameron Bryant Markson Rick Rickert *Despite holding New Zealand citizenship, Jones had to play as an import due to a new league rule where each team could only field one naturalised New Zealand player (Manawatu already had Nick Horvath filling that spot).
Summary
Regular season standings Team 1Wellington Saints 14 22Otago Nuggets 12 43Nelson Giants 12 44Southland Sharks 11 5 5Manawatu Jets 9 76Taranaki Mountainairs 5 117Hawke's Bay Hawks 5 118Waikato Pistons 2 149Super City Rangers 2 14
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 B. J. Anthony Otago Nuggets 2 Josh Pace Nelson Giants 3 Kenny Gabriel Taranaki Mountainairs 4 Nick Horvath Manawatu Jets 5 Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets 6 Bryant Markson Wellington Saints 7 Antoine Tisby Otago Nuggets 8 Kevin Braswell Southland Sharks 9 Akeem Wright Otago Nuggets 10 Josh Pace Nelson Giants 11 Rick Rickert Wellington Saints 12 Mark Dickel Otago Nuggets
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular seasonSHARKS ARE NBL CHAMPIONS Category Player Team Stat Points per game Josh Pace Nelson Giants 22.9 Rebounds per game Zack Atkinson Waikato Pistons 14.6 Assists per game Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 8.1 Steals per game Chris Hagan Manawatu Jets 2.9 Blocks per game Zack Atkinson Waikato Pistons 3.0
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) NZ Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Forward: Brian Conklin (Southland Sharks) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: B. J. Anthony (Otago Nuggets) Scoring Champion: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants) Rebounding Champion: Zack Atkinson (Waikato Pistons) Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) Rookie of the Year: Tai Webster (Waikato Pistons) Coach of the Year: Paul Henare (Southland Sharks) All-Star Five: G: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) G: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants) F: B. J. Anthony (Otago Nuggets) F: Brian Conklin (Southland Sharks) C: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)
Final Four Final Four MVP: Leon Henry (Southland Sharks)Hungry Sharks claim unlikely NBL title
References
External links Basketball New Zealand 2013 Results Annual 2013 League Handbook 2013 Pre-season Tournament Draw 2013 Season Preview 2013 Final Four Wrap and Season Awards