The 2019 NBL season was the 38th season of the
National Basketball League. The competition increased to nine teams in 2019 with the
Southern Huskies joining the league for the first time, marking the first time ever that an Australian team has joined a New Zealand competition.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 11 April in
Palmerston North
Palmerston North (; mi, Te Papa-i-Oea, known colloquially as Palmy) is a city in the North Island of New Zealand and the seat of the Manawatū-Whanganui region. Located in the eastern Manawatu Plains, the city is near the north bank of the ...
with the
Manawatu Jets
The Manawatu Jets are a New Zealand basketball team based in Palmerston North. The Jets compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at Central Energy Trust Arena. For sponsorship reasons, they are known as the Pro ...
hosting the
Super City Rangers at
Arena Manawatu
Central Energy Trust Arena is the current name of the 180,000 square metre publicly owned recreational complex just west of the Palmerston North city centre in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of New Zealand.
It has three linked indoor stadiums ...
. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in July. The Saints won their 11th NBL championship in 2019 behind their second 20–0 campaign in three seasons.
Team information
Summary
Regular season standings
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week
Team of the Week
Statistics leaders
''Stats as of the end of the regular season''
Regular season
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Most Valuable Player
In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...
:
Nick Kay
Nicholas Colin Kay (born 3 August 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Metro State Roadrunners before beginning his profe ...
(Wellington Saints)
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Most Outstanding Guard:
Cameron Gliddon (Canterbury Rams)
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Most Outstanding NZ Guard:
Shea Ili
Shea Ili (born 6 October 1992) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). Ili was raised in Māngere Bridge, playing his basketball at Onehunga High School and appearing for Co ...
(Wellington Saints)
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Most Outstanding Forward:
Nick Kay
Nicholas Colin Kay (born 3 August 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Metro State Roadrunners before beginning his profe ...
(Wellington Saints)
*
Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre:
Robert Loe
Robert Loe (born 5 August 1991) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for the New Zealand Breakers of the National Basketball League (NBL). He played college basketball for Saint Louis University and represents the New Zealand nati ...
(Wellington Saints)
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Scoring Champion:
Tim Quarterman (Super City Rangers)
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Rebounding Champion:
Marcel Jones (Southern Huskies)
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Assist Champion:
Jarrod Kenny
Jarrod Daniel Kenny (born 17 September 1985) is a New Zealand former professional basketball player. He played many seasons in the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL) for the Hawke's Bay Hawks and represented the New Zealand Tall Bl ...
(Hawke's Bay Hawks)
* Golden Hands:
Nick Kay
Nicholas Colin Kay (born 3 August 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Metro State Roadrunners before beginning his profe ...
(Wellington Saints)
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Most Improved Player:
Ethan Rusbatch
Ethan Rusbatch (born 24 May 1992) is a New Zealand basketball player for the Franklin Bulls of the New Zealand National Basketball League (NZNBL). He began his New Zealand NBL career in 2012 with the Southland Sharks after spending one season ...
(Hawke's Bay Hawks)
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Defensive Player of the Year:
Isaiah Wilkins (Canterbury Rams)
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Youth Player of the Year: Tyrell Harrison (Nelson Giants)
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Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award.
Some of the ...
: Mick Downer (Canterbury Rams)
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All-Star Five:
** G:
Shea Ili
Shea Ili (born 6 October 1992) is a New Zealand professional basketball player for Melbourne United of the National Basketball League (NBL). Ili was raised in Māngere Bridge, playing his basketball at Onehunga High School and appearing for Co ...
(Wellington Saints)
** G:
Cameron Gliddon (Canterbury Rams)
** F:
E. J. Singler (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
** F:
Nick Kay
Nicholas Colin Kay (born 3 August 1992) is an Australian professional basketball player who last played for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League. He played college basketball for the Metro State Roadrunners before beginning his profe ...
(Wellington Saints)
** C:
Brandon Bowman (Hawke's Bay Hawks)
Final Four
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Grand Final MVP:
Thomas Abercrombie (Wellington Saints)
Notes
References
External links
2019 draw2019 season preview
{{DEFAULTSORT:2019 New Zealand Nbl season
National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
NBL