The 2016 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.
The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers, Sunshine Coast Rip, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.
Team information Team Home stadium Head coach Import Import Brisbane Capitals NAB Stadium Geoff Tarrant Aaron Anderson Bundaberg Bulls WIN Stadium Larry Daniels Willie Shackleford Scheraun King Cairns Marlins Early Settler Stadium Jamie Pearlman Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome Stadium Blair Smith Ray Willis Marvin Williams Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Pero Cameron Thalo Green Lonnie Funderburke Ipswich Force Cotton On Foundation Stadium Mick Conlon James Legan Kyle Harvey Logan Thunder Cornubia Park Sports Centre Derek Rucker Justin Baker Mackay Meteors Candlestick Park Ken Furdek Gareth Dawson Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold Stadium Neal Tweedy Jordan Gregory Ray Turner South West Metro Pirates Hibiscus Sports Complex Nate Tate Jason Conrad Tanner McGrew Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers Maroochydore Basketball Stadium Warrick Meehl Eric McAlister Lester Ferguson Sunshine Coast Rip USC Sports Stadium Nathan Arousi Lance Hurdle Isaiah Harrison Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Anthony Corcoran Erron Maxey Chris Whitehead Townsville Heat Townsville Basketball Stadium Rod Anderson
Standings # Regular Season Standings Team 1Townsville Heat 14 3 822Brisbane Capitals 13 4 763South West Metro Pirates 12 5 714Logan Thunder 12 5 715Cairns Marlins 11 6 656Mackay Meteors 11 6 657Rockhampton Rockets 9 8 538Ipswich Force 8 9 479Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers 7 10 4110Gladstone Port City Power 7 10 4111Sunshine Coast Rip 5 12 2912Gold Coast Rollers 5 12 2913Toowoomba Mountaineers 3 14 1814Bundaberg Bulls 2 15 12
Finals
# Pool A Team1Townsville Heat*5Cairns Marlins**6Mackay Meteors**7Rockhampton Rockets10Gladstone Port City Power
# Pool B Team2Brisbane Capitals**4Logan Thunder**9Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers11Sunshine Coast Rip14Bundaberg Bulls
# Pool C Team3South West Metro Pirates**8Ipswich Force**12Gold Coast Rollers13Toowoomba 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 Kurt Thompson Brisbane Capitals 2 Mitchell Young Logan Thunder 3 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power 4 Scheraun King Bundaberg Bulls 5 N/A 6 Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors 7 James Legan Ipswich Force 8 Jaryd Eustace Ipswich Force 9 Jordan Gregory Rockhampton Rockets 10 James Legan Ipswich Force 11 Tanner McGrew South West Metro Pirates 12 Michael Cedar Logan Thunder 13 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power 14 Aaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals 15 Tanner McGrew South West Metro Pirates
Coach of the Month Month Coach Team Ref May Rod Anderson Townsville Heat June Rod Anderson Townsville Heat July Jamie Pearlman Cairns Marlins
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game James Legan Ipswich Force 30.1 Rebounds per game Tanner McGrew South West Metro Pirates 14.9 Assists per game Mitch Philp Rockhampton Rockets 7.0 Steals per game Aaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals 3.5 Blocks per game Nelson Kahler Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers 1.9 Field goal percentage Auryn Macmillan Rockhampton Rockets 62.6% 3-pt field goal percentage Zane Meehl Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers 53.7% Free throw percentage Alex Loughton Cairns Marlins 92.5%
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates) Coach of the Year: Rod Anderson (Townsville Heat) U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mirko Djeric (Townsville Heat) All-League Team: G: Shaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors) G: Ray Willis (Gladstone Port City Power) F: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates) F: Mitchell Young (Logan Thunder) C: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)
Finals Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)
Notes
References
External links 2016 QBL Official Draw QBL/SBL Upcoming Seasons Big wet cancels all sport, outside and inside Rain stops play in men's match after Power surge Semi-finals preview Grand Final preview 2016 QBL Grand Final Highlights