2022 New Zealand NBL season

2022 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration28 April – 13 August
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
  Minor premiersTaranaki Airs
Season MVPXavier Cooks (Wellington Saints)
Top scorerAnthony Hilliard (Taranaki Airs)
Finals
ChampionsOtago Nuggets
  Runners-upAuckland Tuatara
Grand Final MVPKeith Williams
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2022 NBL season was the 41st season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded 10 teams, with the only changes being the rebrand of the Auckland Huskies to Auckland Tuatara and Taranaki Mountainairs to Taranaki Airs.

The regular season commenced on 28 April in Nelson with the Nelson Giants hosting the Otago Nuggets at the Trafalgar Centre. The season contained 15 weeks of regular season games followed by a four-day finals schedule in August.[1][2]

Team information

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Team City Arena Colours Head coach Import Import Import
Auckland Tuatara Auckland Eventfinda Stadium     New Zealand Aaron Young United States Chris Johnson United States Siler Schneider
Canterbury Rams Christchurch Cowles Stadium     New Zealand Judd Flavell United States Larry Austin Jr. South Sudan Sunday Dech United States Matthew Moyer
Franklin Bulls Auckland Franklin Pool and Leisure Centre     New Zealand Morgan Maskell United States Giddy Potts
Hawke's Bay Hawks Napier Pettigrew Green Arena       Australia Mick Downer United States Tajuan Agee
Manawatu Jets Palmerston North Arena Manawatu       New Zealand Natu Taufale United States John Bohannon United States Rob Crawford Jordan Zane Najdawi
Nelson Giants Nelson Trafalgar Centre     New Zealand Michael Fitchett United States Trey Mourning United States Sam Thompson United States Jarrod West
Otago Nuggets Dunedin Edgar Centre       New Zealand Brent Matehaere United States Tray Boyd III United States Keith Williams United States Todd Withers
Southland Sharks Invercargill Stadium Southland       Australia Rob Beveridge Jamaica Romaro Gill United States Daishon Knight United States Winston Shepard
Taranaki Airs New Plymouth TSB Stadium     New Zealand Trent Adam United States Javonte Douglas United States Anthony Hilliard United States Shaun Willett
Wellington Saints Wellington TSB Bank Arena     New Zealand Troy McLean Australia Xavier Cooks United States Mike Smith United States Reggie Upshaw

Summary

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Regular season standings

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Pos Team W L Qualification
1 Taranaki Airs 12 6 Semi Finals
2 Nelson Giants 12 6
3 Otago Nuggets 10 8 Play-in
4 Wellington Saints 10 8
5 Auckland Tuatara 10 8
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 10 8
7 Canterbury Rams 8 10
8 Franklin Bulls 7 11
9 Southland Sharks 6 12
10 Manawatu Jets 5 13
Source: NZNBL

Finals

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Play-In Matches Semi Finals Final
1 Taranaki Airs 104
4 Wellington Saints 87 5 Auckland Tuatara 107
5 Auckland Tuatara 92 Auckland Tuatara 73
Otago Nuggets 81
2 Nelson Giants 74
3 Otago Nuggets 91 3 Otago Nuggets 89
6 Hawke's Bay Hawks 80

Awards

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Performance of the Week

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Round Player Team Ref
1 Trey Mourning Nelson Giants [3]
2 Jayden Bezzant Franklin Bulls [4]
3 Chris Johnson Auckland Tuatara [5]
4 Trey Mourning Nelson Giants [6]
5 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs [7]
6 Chris Johnson Auckland Tuatara [8]
7 Xavier Cooks Wellington Saints [9]
8 Jarrod West Nelson Giants [10]
9 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs [11]
10 Anthony Hilliard Taranaki Airs [12]
11 Corey Webster Franklin Bulls [13]
12 Javonte Douglas Taranaki Airs [14]
13 Sam Thompson Nelson Giants [15]
14 Xavier Cooks Wellington Saints [16]
15 Tray Boyd III Otago Nuggets [17][18]

Statistics leaders

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Stats as of the end of the regular season[19][20]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Anthony Hilliard Taranaki Airs 26.6
Rebounds per game John Bohannon Manawatu Jets 14.0
Assists per game Jarrod West Nelson Giants 7.3
Steals per game Dontae Russo-Nance Auckland Tuatara 2.9
Blocks per game Romaro Gill Southland Sharks 2.9

Regular season

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Finals

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References

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  1. ^ "SAL'S NBL SEASON TO TIP-OFF ON APRIL 28". nznbl.basketball. 21 February 2022. Archived from the original on 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ "SAL'S NBL OPENING NIGHT: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW". nznbl.basketball. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022.
  3. ^ "Your Sal's NBL Performance of the Week for Round 1 is Trey Mourning, who dropped 35 PTS & 14 REB in his debut game with the Mike Pero Nelson Giants". facebook.com/NZNBL. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 3 May 2022.
  4. ^ "Your Performance of the Week for Round 2 goes to Jayden Bezzant of Franklin Bulls Basketball". facebook.com/NZNBL. 10 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Chris Johnson has been voted your Performance of the Week for Round 3". facebook.com/NZNBL. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Your Performance of the Week for Round 4 goes to Trey Mourning of the Mike Pero Nelson Giants". facebook.com/NZNBL. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  7. ^ "Javonte Douglas has been voted your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for Round 5". facebook.com/NZNBL. 31 May 2022. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
  8. ^ "Your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week is Auckland Tuatara Basketball big man Chris Johnson, who wins it for the second time this season". facebook.com/NZNBL. 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  9. ^ "Xavier Cooks has been voted your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for R7". facebook.com/NZNBL. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 June 2022.
  10. ^ "Jarrod West has earned the New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for R8". facebook.com/NZNBL. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Javonte Douglas has earned your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for his triple-double against the Jets". facebook.com/NZNBL. 28 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  12. ^ "Anthony Hilliard has been voted your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for R10". facebook.com/NZNBL. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  13. ^ "Your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week is Corey Webster for his dominant outing against the Jets". facebook.com/NZNBL. 15 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  14. ^ "For the third time this season, Javonte Douglas has been voted your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week". facebook.com/NZNBL. 19 July 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Sam Thompson has been voted your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for R13". facebook.com/NZNBL. 26 July 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Week for R14 goes to Xavier Cooks". facebook.com/NZNBL. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  17. ^ "Vote for your Performance of the Year for the 2022 Sal's NBL season!". easypolls.net. Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
  18. ^ "Tray Boyd III has been voted your New Balance Basketball Performance of the Year!". facebook.com/NZNBL. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Statistics". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022.
  20. ^ "Leaders". nznbl.basketball. Archived from the original on 8 August 2022.
  21. ^ "2022 SAL'S NBL AWARD WINNERS ANNOUNCED". nznbl.basketball. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  22. ^ Egan, Brendon (9 August 2022). "Wellington Saints' star Xavier Cooks earns NBL MVP honours". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022.
  23. ^ "NUGGETS DOWN TUATARA TO CLAIM 2022 SAL'S NBL TITLE". nznbl.basketball. 13 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  24. ^ Egan, Brendon (13 August 2022). "Keith Williams stars as Otago Nuggets triumph in NBL grand final over Tuatara". Stuff.co.nz. Archived from the original on 13 August 2022.
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