The 2012–13 NBL Canada season was the second season of the

National Basketball League of Canada The National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada; french: Ligue nationale de basketball du Canada) is a Canadian professional men's minor league basketball organization. The NBL Canada was founded in 2011, when three existing Premier Basketb ...

. The regular season began on Friday, November 2, 2012, when the

Summerside Storm The Island Storm is an inactive Canadian professional basketball team based in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. The team is a charter member of the National Basketball League of Canada that began play in the 2011–12 season. The Storm plays ...

hosted the

Saint John Mill Rats The Saint John Riptide were a Canadian professional basketball team based in Saint John, New Brunswick, that had home games at Harbour Station. They were a member of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) in the Atlantic Division ( ...

. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The playoffs started on March 19 and ended on April 12 when the

London Lightning The London Lightning is a Canadian professional basketball team based in London, Ontario, Canada, with home games at the Budweiser Gardens. The team is a charter member of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC) that began play for the 201 ...

defeated the

in Game 4 of their series, 87–80, winning the Finals, 3–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBL Canada title.

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was named the Finals MVP.

Preseason

Following the end of the 2011-12 NBL Canada season, the NBL Canada awarded

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a franchise, named the

Windsor Express The Windsor Express is a Canadian professional basketball team based in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The Express are an expansion team of the National Basketball League of Canada that began play in the 2012–13 season. The Express play its home gam ...

, for the 2012–13 season. With the addition of the Express, the NBL Canada incorporated two four-team divisions, the Central and the Atlantic. Later in the preseason, the Quebec Kebs relocated to

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and were renamed the

Laval Kebs The Quebec Kebs (french: Kebs de Quebec) were a professional basketball team located in Laval, Quebec, formerly based in Quebec City, Quebec. The Kebs were part of the National Basketball League of Canada. They also played in the Atlantic Divisi ...

. However, the Keb's ownership folded the team before the start of the 2012–13 season. The NBL Canada replaced the Kebs with a franchise in

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, named the

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Draft

The

2012 NBL Canada draft The 2012 NBL Canada Draft was held on August 27, 2012, at the Rogers Centre. A total of 24 players were selected, in three rounds. Robert Curtis was selected with the first overall pick by the Windsor Express, to be traded to the Saint John Mill Ra ...

was held August 27, 2012. The

had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.

Regular season

The regular season began on November 2, 2012 with the

taking on the

. The number of games played by each team was increased to 40. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Standings

Overall

By division

Notes *x – Clinched playoff spot *y – Clinched division title

Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Awards

Yearly awards

*Most Valuable Player: Devin Sweetney, Moncton Miracles *Canadian Player of the Year:

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*Defensive Player of the Year: Al Stewart,

*Rookie of the Year: Isaac Butts, Moncton Miracles *Sixth Man of the Year:

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*Newcomer of the Year:

, London Lightning *Coach of the Year:

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, London Lightning/ Joe Salerno, Summerside Storm *Expansion Franchise of the Year:

*Ian Fowler Executive of the Year: Kim Blanco, Moncton Miracles *All-NBL Canada First Team: ** F

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** F

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** C Isaac Butts ** G Devin Sweetney ** G Darren Duncan *All-NBL Canada Second Team: ** F Quinnel Brown ** F Tim Ellis ** C

** G

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** G Jerice Crouch *All-NBL Canada Third Team: ** F

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** G

** G Al Stewart ** G

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** G

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*NBL Canada All-Canada First Team: ** F

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** F Greg Surmacz ** F Sheray Thomas ** G

** G Antwi Atuahene *NBL Canada All-Canada Second Team: ** F Doug McKinney ** F Kamar Burke ** C Quincy Okolie ** G Kevin Francis ** G Papa Oppong *NBL Canada All-Defensive First Team: ** F

** F

** C I saac Butts ** G

** G Al Stewart *NBL Canada All-Defensive Second Team: ** F

** F Jaushay Rockett ** C Jonas Pierre ** G

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** G Cavell Johnson Source:

Players of the week

The following players were named the NBL Canada Players of the Week.

Playoffs

The NBL Canada Championship Playoffs began on March 19, with the top five teams going for the championship. The two division winners, along with the second place team with the next best record are given the top three seeds. The next two teams in terms of record are given the lower seeds. The fourth and fifth seeds meet each other in the first round of the NBL Canada Playoffs. The winner of this best-of-three series goes on to meet the first seed in a best-of-five semi-finals series. Second and third seeds meet in the other semi-finals series. The winner of the two semi-finals series will meet in a final best-of-five series, known as the NBL Finals.

Wild card series

(4) Saint John Mill Rats vs. (5) Moncton Miracles

Semifinals

(1) London Lightning vs. (5) Moncton Miracles (2) Summerside Storm vs. (3) Windsor Express

Finals

(1) London Lightning vs. (2) Summerside Storm

All-Star Game

The 2013 NBL All-Star Game will take place the weekend of April 13–14, in

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Roster

Will not participate due to injury.
Will not participate due to overseas commitment.

Game

References

External links

2012–13 NBL media guide
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