The 2012 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 27th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2012 to claim their second league title.
The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Maroochydore Clippers, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.
Team information Team Home stadium Brisbane Capitals NAB Stadium Bundaberg Bulls WIN Stadium Cairns Marlins Bendigo Bank Stadium Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome Stadium Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Ipswich Force Cotton On Foundation Stadium Mackay Meteors Candlestick Park Maroochydore Clippers Maroochydore Basketball Stadium Northside Wizards South Pine Sports Complex Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold Stadium South West Metro Pirates Hibiscus Sports Complex Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Townsville Heat Townsville Basketball Stadium
Standings # Regular Season Standings Team 1Rockhampton Rockets 13 3 812Mackay Meteors 12 4 753Ipswich Force 12 4 754Cairns Marlins 11 5 695Townsville Heat 10 6 636Gold Coast Rollers 9 7 567Northside Wizards 9 7 568South West Metro Pirates 8 8 509Bundaberg Bulls 5 11 3110Brisbane Capitals 4 12 2511Gladstone Port City Power 4 12 2512Toowoomba Mountaineers 4 12 2513Maroochydore Clippers 3 13 19
Finals
# Pool A Team1Rockhampton Rockets*2Mackay Meteors**4Cairns Marlins**5Townsville Heat11Gladstone Port City Power
# Pool B Team7Northside Wizards**9Bundaberg Bulls**10Brisbane Capitals13Maroochydore Clippers
# Pool C Team3Ipswich Force**6Gold Coast Rollers**8South West Metro Pirates12Toowoomba 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 Louis Hurd Northside Wizards 2 Zarryon Fereti Ipswich Force 3 Todd Blanchfield Townsville Heat 4 Ryan McDade Rockhampton Rockets 5 James Legan Toowoomba Mountaineers 6 David Gurney Gold Coast Rollers 7 Mitch Philp Rockhampton Rockets 8 James Legan Toowoomba Mountaineers 9 Shaun Gleeson Ipswich Force 10 Willie Shackleford Bundaberg Bulls 11 Todd Blanchfield Townsville Heat 12 Mitch Norton Townsville Heat 13 Ben Allen Ipswich Force 14 Robert Lippman South West Metro Pirates
Coach of the Month Month Coach Team Ref May/June Liam Flynn Townsville Heat June/July Grant Kruger Mackay Meteors July/August Darryn Roche Bundaberg Bulls
Statistics leaders Category Player Team Stat Points per game Shaun Gleeson Ipswich Force 24.18 Rebounds per game Willie Shackleford Bundaberg Bulls 16.75 Assists per game Mitch Philp Rockhampton Rockets 7.19 Steals per game Nathan Calder Gladstone Port City Power 2.06 Blocks per game Chad Wynn Toowoomba Mountaineers 1.73 Field goal percentage Travis Reed Rockhampton Rockets 61.20% 3-pt field goal percentage Braydon Hobbs Mackay Meteors 44.11% Free throw percentage Todd Blanchfield Townsville Heat 88.37%
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Michael Cedar (Mackay Meteors) Coach of the Year: Neal Tweedy (Rockhampton Rockets) U23 Youth Player of the Year: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat) All-League Team: G: Shaun Gleeson (Ipswich Force) G: Mitch Philp (Rockhampton Rockets) F: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat) F: Aaron Grabau (Cairns Marlins) C: Travis Reed (Rockhampton Rockets)
Finals Grand Final MVP: Michael Cedar (Mackay Meteors)
References
External links 2012 QBL Official Draw 2012 Finals articles Rockets and Meteors win semis