The 2022 NBL season was the 41st season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams, with the only changes being the rebrand of the Auckland Huskies to Auckland Tuatara and Taranaki Mountainairs to Taranaki Airs.
The regular season commenced on 28 April in Nelson with the Nelson Giants hosting the Otago Nuggets at the Trafalgar Centre. The season contained 15 weeks of regular season games followed by a four-day finals schedule in August.
Team information Team City Arena Colours Head coach Import Import Import Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium Aaron Young Chris Johnson Siler Schneider Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium Judd Flavell Larry Austin Jr. Sunday Dech Matthew Moyer Franklin Bulls Auckland Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre Morgan Maskell Giddy Potts Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Mick Downer Tajuan Agee Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Natu Taufale John Bohannon Rob Crawford Zane Najdawi Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Michael Fitchett Trey Mourning Sam Thompson Jarrod West Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Brent Matehaere Tray Boyd III Keith Williams Todd Withers Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Rob Beveridge Romaro Gill Daishon Knight Winston Shepard Taranaki Airs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Trent Adam Javonte Douglas Anthony Hilliard Shaun Willett Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Troy McLean Xavier Cooks Mike Smith Reggie Upshaw
Summary
Regular season standings
Finals
Awards
Performance of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Trey Mourning Nelson Giants 2 Jayden Bezzant Franklin Bulls 3 Chris Johnson Auckland Tuatara 4 Trey Mourning Nelson Giants 5 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs 6 Chris Johnson Auckland Tuatara 7 Xavier Cooks Wellington Saints 8 Jarrod West Nelson Giants 9 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs 10 Anthony Hilliard Taranaki Airs 11 Corey Webster Franklin Bulls 12 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs 13 Sam Thompson Nelson Giants 14 Xavier Cooks Wellington Saints 15 Tray Boyd III Otago Nuggets
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Anthony Hilliard Taranaki Airs 26.6 Rebounds per game John Bohannon Manawatu Jets 14.0 Assists per game Jarrod West Nelson Giants 7.3 Steals per game Dontae Russo-Nance Auckland Tuatara 2.9 Blocks per game Romaro Gill Southland Sharks 2.9
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Xavier Cooks (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding Guard: Jarrod West (Nelson Giants) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Corey Webster (Franklin Bulls) Most Outstanding Forward: Xavier Cooks (Wellington Saints) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) Scoring Champion: Anthony Hilliard (Taranaki Airs) Rebounding Champion: John Bohannon (Manawatu Jets) Assist Champion: Jarrod West (Nelson Giants) Most Improved Player: Sam Dempster (Nelson Giants) Defensive Player of the Year: Jarrod West (Nelson Giants) Youth Player of the Year: Dontae Russo-Nance (Auckland Tuatara) Coach of the Year: Michael Fitchett (Nelson Giants) All-Star Five: G: Jarrod West (Nelson Giants) G: Anthony Hilliard (Taranaki Airs) F: Javonte Douglas (Taranaki Airs) F: Xavier Cooks (Wellington Saints) C: Chris Johnson (Auckland Tuatara)
Finals Grand Final MVP: Keith Williams (Otago Nuggets)
References
External links 2022 season preview 2022 schedule Original season fixtures from December 2021 Updated season fixtures from February 2022 2022 free agency tracker Finals preview @ stuff.co.nz Finals preview @ nznbl.basketball Grand Final replay on YouTube