The 2023 NBL season was the 42nd season of the National Basketball League. For the third year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams.
The regular season commenced on 6 April in Pukekohe, with the Franklin Bulls hosting the Hawke's Bay Hawks at Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre, and contained 15 weeks followed by a four-day finals schedule in July.
Team information Team City Arena Colours Head coach Import Import Import Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium Aaron Young Cameron Gliddon Joe Lawson Jarrad Weeks Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium Judd Flavell Troy Baxter Jr. Tevin Brown Galin Smith Franklin Bulls Auckland Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre Daniel Sokolovsky Jamaal Brantley Rickey McGill Jared Wilson-Frame Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena Everard Bartlett Ira Lee Bryce McBride Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu Natu Taufale Javion Blake Mustapha Heron Danny Pippen Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre Michael Fitchett Matur Maker Avery Woodson Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre Brent Matehaere Michael Harris JaQuori McLaughlin Todd Withers Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland Guy Molloy Grant Anticevich Josh Cunningham Jeremy Kendle Taranaki Airs New Plymouth TSB Stadium Trent Adam Anthony Hilliard Armon Fletcher Kendrick Ray Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena Troy McLean Kyle Adnam Isaiah Mucius Elijah Thomas
Summary
Regular season standings
Finals
Awards
Performance of the Week Round Player Team Ref 1 Danny Pippen Manawatu Jets 2 Tai Wynyard Canterbury Rams 3 Walter Brown Canterbury Rams 4 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 5 Kyle Adnam Wellington Saints 6 JaQuori McLaughlin Otago Nuggets 7 JaQuori McLaughlin Otago Nuggets 8 Troy Baxter Jr. Canterbury Rams 9 Kyle Adnam Wellington Saints 10 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 11 Robert Loe Auckland Tuatara 12 Dan Fotu Franklin Bulls 13 Avery Woodson Nelson Giants 14 Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 15 Jordan Ngatai Hawke's Bay Hawks
Statistics leaders Stats as of the end of the regular season Category Player Team Stat Points per game Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 24.6 Rebounds per game Robert Loe Auckland Tuatara 11.5 Assists per game Jeremy Kendle Southland Sharks 8.9 Steals per game Rickey McGill Franklin Bulls 2.5 Blocks per game Robert Loe Auckland Tuatara 2.1
Regular season Most Valuable Player: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) Most Outstanding Guard: Jarrad Weeks (Auckland Tuatara) Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Derone Raukawa (Hawke's Bay Hawks) Most Outstanding Forward: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) Scoring Champion: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) Rebounding Champion: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) Assist Champion: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) Most Improved Player: Charlie Dalton (Auckland Tuatara) Defensive Player of the Year: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara) Youth Player of the Year: Walter Brown (Canterbury Rams) Coach of the Year: Aaron Young (Auckland Tuatara) All-Star Five: G: Jeremy Kendle (Southland Sharks) G: Jarrad Weeks (Auckland Tuatara) F: Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams) F: Todd Withers (Otago Nuggets) C: Robert Loe (Auckland Tuatara)
Finals Grand Final MVP: Tevin Brown (Canterbury Rams)
References
External links 2023 schedule Season preview Finals preview @ nznbl.basketball