2018 New Zealand NBL season
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 2018 New Zealand NBL season
| league = New Zealand NBL
| sport = Basketball
| duration = 26 April – 5 August
| no_of_games = 18
| no_of_teams = 8
| season = Regular season
| minor_premiers = Wellington Saints
| MVP = Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
| MVP_link = New Zealand NBL Most Valuable Player Award
| top_scorer = Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets)
| top_scorer_link = New Zealand NBL Scoring Champion
| finals = Final Four
| finals_champ = Southland Sharks
| finals_runner-up = Wellington Saints
| finals_MVP = Reuben Te Rangi
| finals_MVP_link = New Zealand NBL Finals Most Valuable Player Award
| seasonslistnames = New Zealand NBL
| prevseason_link = 2017 New Zealand NBL season
| prevseason_year = 2017
| nextseason_link = 2019 New Zealand NBL season
| nextseason_year = 2019
}}
The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena.{{cite web|url=http://nz.basketball/NBL-News/nz-national-basketball-league-draw-announced-for-2018|title=NZ NATIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE DRAW ANNOUNCED FOR 2018|work=nz.basketball|date=18 December 2017|accessdate=19 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501122331/http://nz.basketball/NBL-News/nz-national-basketball-league-draw-announced-for-2018|archive-date=1 May 2018|url-status=dead}} The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.{{cite web|last=Eade|first=Shaun|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/100014116/plenty-of-challengers-for-saints-nbl-unbeaten-run-as-2018-nbl-draw-revealed|title=Plenty of challengers for Saints' NBL unbeaten run as 2018 NBL draw revealed|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=19 December 2017|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
Team information
| class="wikitable" style="width:99%; text-align:left" |
| style="width:15%" | Team
! style="width:10%" | City ! style="width:15%" | Arena ! style="width:8%" | Colours ! style="width:13%" | Head coach ! style="width:13%" | Import ! style="width:13%" | Import ! style="width:13%" | Import |
|---|
| Canterbury Rams
| {{color box|black}} {{color box|red}} | {{flagicon|NZL}} Mark Dickel | {{flagicon|USA}} Winston Shepard | {{flagicon|USA}} Xavier Thames | {{flagicon|USA}} Julian Washburn |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks
| Napier | {{color box|black}} {{color box|grey}} {{color box|#FF7538}} | {{flagicon|NZL}} Zico Coronel | {{flagicon|AUS}} Angus Brandt | {{flagicon|USA}} Jamie Skeen | |
| Manawatu Jets
| {{color box|green}} {{color box|white}} {{color box|black}} | {{flagicon|NZL}} Tim McTamney | {{flagicon|USA}} Kuran Iverson | {{flagicon|USA}} Daishon Knight | {{flagicon|USA}} Brandon Lucas |
| Nelson Giants
| Nelson | {{color box|navy}} {{color box|white}} | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jamie Pearlman | {{flagicon|AUS}} Kyle Adnam | {{flagicon|USA}} Jerry Evans Jr. | {{flagicon|AUS}} Damon Heuir |
| Southland Sharks
| {{color box|orange}} {{color box|blue}} {{color box|black}} | {{flagicon|NZL}} Judd Flavell | {{flagicon|USA}} Orlando Coleman | {{flagicon|CAN}} Conor Morgan | {{flagicon|AUS}} Jarrad Weeks |
| Super City Rangers
| Auckland | {{color box|#29AB87}} {{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}} | {{flagicon|NZL}} Jeff Green | {{flagicon|USA}} Okesene Ale | {{flagicon|USA}} Clayton Wilson | |
| Taranaki Mountainairs
| {{color box|gold}} {{color box|black}} | {{flagicon|NZL}} Trent Adam | {{flagicon|USA}} Javonte Douglas | {{flagicon|USA}} Xavier Smith | {{flagicon|USA}} Roger Woods |
| Wellington Saints
| {{color box|blue}} {{color box|white}} | {{flagicon|USA}} Kevin Braswell | {{flagicon|AUS}} Shaun Bruce | {{flagicon|SSD}} Majok Majok | {{flagicon|USA}} L. J. Peak |
Summary
=Regular season standings=
{{#invoke:Sports table |main
|style = WL |ranking_style = wins |show_GB=no |hide_played = yes |for_against_style = none
|update = complete |source = [https://www.nznbl.basketball/stats/competition-stats/?WHurl=%2Fcompetition%2F20396%2Fstandings New Zealand National Basketball League]
|team5 = CAN |name_CAN = Canterbury Rams
|team4 = HKB |name_HKB = Hawke's Bay Hawks
|team8 = MWT |name_MWT = Manawatu Jets
|team2 = NSN |name_NSN = Nelson Giants
|team6 = SPC |name_SPC = Super City Rangers
|team3 = STL |name_STL = Southland Sharks
|team7 = TKI |name_TKI = Taranaki Mountainairs
|team1 = WLG |name_WLG = Wellington Saints
|win_CAN = 8 |loss_CAN = 10
|win_HKB = 12 |loss_HKB = 6
|win_MWT = 3 |loss_MWT = 15
|win_NSN = 14 |loss_NSN = 4
|win_SPC = 4 |loss_SPC = 14
|win_STL = 13 |loss_STL = 5
|win_TKI = 3 |loss_TKI = 15
|win_WLG = 15 |loss_WLG = 3
|result1 = F4 |result2 = F4 |result3 = F4 |result4 = F4
|res_col_header = Q
|col_F4 = green2 |text_F4 = Final Four
}}
=Final Four=
{{4TeamBracket | RD1= Semi-finals
| RD2= Final
| score-width= 25
| team-width= 150
| RD1-seed1= 1
| RD1-team1= Wellington Saints
| RD1-score1= 99
| RD1-seed2= 4
| RD1-team2= Hawke's Bay Hawks
| RD1-score2= 73
| RD1-seed3= 2
| RD1-team3= Nelson Giants
| RD1-score3= 93
| RD1-seed4= 3
| RD1-team4= Southland Sharks
| RD1-score4= 98
| RD2-seed1=
| RD2-team1= Wellington Saints
| RD2-score1= 96
| RD2-seed2= File:Gold_Cup_icon.svg
| RD2-team2= Southland Sharks
| RD2-score2= 98
}}
Awards
=Player of the Week=
=Statistics leaders=
Stats as of the end of the regular season{{cite web | url=https://twitter.com/NZ_hoops/status/1023434177583017987 | title=2018 NBL Regular Season Leaders | work=Twitter | date=29 July 2018 | accessdate=29 July 2018}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Daishon Knight | Manawatu Jets | 28.9 |
| Rebounds per game | Kuran Iverson | Manawatu Jets | 11.1 |
| Assists per game | Lindsay Tait | Super City Rangers | 7.6 |
| Steals per game | Winston Shepard | Canterbury Rams | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Xavier Smith | Taranaki Mountainairs | 1.7 |
=Regular season=
- Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints){{cite web|url=http://www.nznbl.basketball/ili-claims-mvp-delany-forward-of-the-year/|title=ILI CLAIMS MVP, DELANY FORWARD OF THE YEAR|work=nznbl.basketball|date=6 August 2018|accessdate=6 August 2018}}{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Tim|url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/nelson-mail/news/106096924/season-goals-reached-as-nelson-giants-net-national-nods|title=Season goals reached as Nelson Giants net national nods|work=Stuff.co.nz|date=9 August 2018|accessdate=10 August 2018|quote=Administrator/Management of the Year: Bill Dahlberg and Julie Bensemann (Mike Pero Nelson Giants)}}
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants)
- Scoring Champion: Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets)
- Rebounding Champion: Kuran Iverson (Manawatu Jets)
- Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Super City Rangers)
- Rookie of the Year: Max Darling (Canterbury Rams)
- Coach of the Year: Jamie Pearlman (Nelson Giants)
- All-Star Five:
- G: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints)
- G: Jarrad Weeks (Southland Sharks)
- F: Winston Shepard (Canterbury Rams)
- F: Finn Delany (Nelson Giants)
- C: Angus Brandt (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
=Final Four=
- Finals MVP: Reuben Te Rangi (Southland Sharks){{cite web|url=http://www.nznbl.basketball/sharks-claim-third-title-with-gutsy-win-over-defending-champion-saints/|title=SHARKS CLAIM THIRD TITLE WITH GUTSY WIN OVER DEFENDING CHAMPION SAINTS|work=nznbl.basketball|date=6 August 2018|accessdate=6 August 2018}}
References
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External links
- [http://nz.basketball/Portals/26/NBL/NBL%202018%20draw.pdf 2018 draw]
- [https://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/basketball/103164953/wellington-saints-look-to-send-coach-kevin-braswell-off-in-style-with-another-nbl-title 2018 season preview]
- [http://www.nznbl.basketball/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/2018-Sals-NBL-League-Stats-Regular-Season.pdf 2018 final regular season stats]
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