The 2018–19 NBL Canada season is the eighth season of the

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. The regular season ran from November 15, 2018, to March 31, 2019.

League changes

The league originally intended to move the

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to the Atlantic Division following the addition of the expansion Sudbury Five. However, after the NBL lost the

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and was back to four teams in Ontario, the league decided to play as a single table for the regular season schedule to ease the Edge's travel. The league still uses each team's overall record in a divisional table for playoff qualification as done in previous seasons.

Offseason coaching changes

* The

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hired Bernardo Fitz-Gonzalez, a former

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player, after former coach

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left the team after one season. *The

hired Doug Plumb after former coach Jeff Dunlap left to become an assistant at

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. *The Sudbury Five hired Logan Stutz as its inaugural head coach and general manager.

Midseason coaching changes

*The

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fired Keith Vassell following a 4–4 start to the season after leading the team to a championship the previous season. He was replaced by Elliott Etherington. *The

head coach Doug Plumb resigned in March 2019 and was replaced by assistant Steven Marcus as interim head coach.

Regular season

Standings as of 31 March 2019: Notes *z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs *c – Clinched home court advantage for the division playoffs *x – Clinched playoff spot

Attendance

''As of the end of the regular season''

Playoffs

Bold Series winner
''Italic'' Team with home-court advantage

Statistics

''As of games played 31 March 2019''

Individual statistic leaders

Individual game highs

Awards

Player of the Week award

Coach of the Month award

End-of-season awards

Source: *

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, Sudbury Five *

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: Guillaume Boucard,

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* Newcomer of the Year: Jaylen Bland, Sudbury Five * Defensive Player of the Year: Rhamel Brown, Halifax Hurricanes * Rookie of the Year: Frank Bartley,

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* Sixth Man of the Year:

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*Most Improved Player of the Year:

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: Joe Salerno, Moncton Magic

Draft

The 2018–19 NBL Canada Draft and Combine was held on August 25–26.

References

External links

NBL Canada website
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