The 2017 NBL season was the 36th season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded seven teams.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 16 March in Invercargill with the Southland Sharks hosting the Nelson Giants at Stadium Southland. The season contained 13 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in June at Tauranga's ASB BayPark Arena. The seven teams played every team on three occasions to make up an 18-game round robin season.
With an 18–0 record, the Wellington Saints made NBL history by becoming the first team to complete a perfect regular season. They went on to post a perfect 20–0 campaign after sweeping the Final Four and collecting their 10th NBL championship in the process.
Team information Team City Arena Colours Head coach Import Import Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium Mark Dickel Jeremy Kendle McKenzie Moore Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Ben Hill Kareem Johnson Amir Williams Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Brendon Bailey Kyle Adnam Morgan Grim Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Judd Flavell Nick Kay Mitch Norton Super City Rangers Auckland The Trusts Arena Jeff Green Nnanna Egwu Mitch McCarron Taranaki Mountainairs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Trent Adam Daniel Gomis Tylor Ongwae Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Kevin Braswell Josh Duinker
Summary
Regular season standings Team 1Wellington Saints 18 02Southland Sharks 12 63Super City Rangers 11 74Canterbury Rams 10 8 5Hawke's Bay Hawks 4 146Nelson Giants 4 147Taranaki Mountainairs 4 14
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams 2 Jeremy Kendle Canterbury Rams 3 Corey Webster Wellington Saints 4 Corey Webster Wellington Saints 5 Corey Webster Wellington Saints 6 Leon Henry Wellington Saints 7 Marcel Jones Canterbury Rams 8 Corey Webster Wellington Saints 9 Nick Kay Southland Sharks 10 McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 11 McKenzie Moore Canterbury Rams 12 Tai Wesley Wellington Saints 13 Jeremy Kendle Canterbury Rams
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Corey Webster Wellington Saints 26.0 Rebounds per game Amir Williams Hawke's Bay Hawks 10.2 Assists per game Jarrod Kenny Hawke's Bay Hawks 7.5 Steals per game Dillon Boucher Super City Rangers 2.4 Blocks per game Amir Williams Hawke's Bay Hawks 1.7
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) NZ Most Valuable Player: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Forward: Tai Wesley (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Marcel Jones (Canterbury Rams) Scoring Champion: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) Rebounding Champion: Amir Williams (Hawke's Bay Hawks) Assist Champion: Jarrod Kenny (Hawke's Bay Hawks) Coach of the Year: Kevin Braswell (Wellington Saints) All-Star Five: G: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) G: Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) F: Mitch McCarron (Super City Rangers) F: Marcel Jones (Canterbury Rams) C: Tai Wesley (Wellington Saints)
Final Four Finals MVP: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
References
External links 2017 fixtures Replay of 2017 grand final Otago side to play Southland Sharks Tauranga in contention to host NBL final four and join league in 2018 Wellington Saints tipped to go back-to-back in National Basketball League NZ NBL ready for stellar season How the 2017 New Zealand Basketball League is shaping up Saints and Sharks head to Grand-Final Wellington Saints perfect till the end in historic undefeated season