2016 State Basketball League season

2016 State Basketball League season
League State Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 18 March – 3 September
Number of games 26
Number of teams 14
Regular season
Minor premiers Cockburn Cougars
Season MVP Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
Top scorer Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
Finals
Champions Cockburn Cougars
  Runners-up Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP Rhett Della Maddalena

The 2016 Men's State Basketball League season was the 28th running of the competition.

The teams for this season were: Cockburn Cougars, East Perth Eagles, Geraldton Buccaneers, Goldfields Giants, Joondalup Wolves, Kalamunda Eastern Suns, Lakeside Lightning, Mandurah Magic, Perry Lakes Hawks, Perth Redbacks, Rockingham Flames, South West Slammers, Stirling Senators and Willetton Tigers.[1]

For the 2016 season, a number of teams changed venues. The Stirling Senators moved into the newly renovated Warwick Stadium, and the Perth Redbacks returned to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Also, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their 2016 games out of Rockingham's home venue at Mike Barnett Sports Complex.[2]

Team information

Team Home Stadium Head Coach Import Import
Cockburn Cougars Wally Hagan Stadium Matt Parsons United States Marcus Goode United States Najee Lane
East Perth Eagles Morley Sport & Recreation Centre Joe-Alan Tupaea United States Thomas Korf Canada Amen Osayande
Geraldton Buccaneers Activewest Stadium Aaron Trahair United States Carter Cook United States Maurice Barrow
Goldfields Giants Niels Hansen Stadium Michael Haney United States Kenny Manigault United States Jacob Holmen
Joondalup Wolves Joondalup Basketball Stadium Ben Ettridge United States Kevin Davis United States Bobby Evans
Kalamunda Eastern Suns Ray Owen Sports Centre Michael Clarke United States Brandon McGill United States Courtney Belger
Lakeside Lightning Lakeside Recreation Centre Sam Oatman United States T. J. Hallice United States Daniel Alexander
Mandurah Magic Mike Barnett Sports Complex Jason Kyle United States Trevor Setty New Zealand James Paringatai
Perry Lakes Hawks Western Australian Basketball Centre Charles Nix United States Bryton Hobbs United States Brian Carlwell
Perth Redbacks Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre Nik Lackovic United States Jourdan DeMuynck United States Reed McConnell
Rockingham Flames Mike Barnett Sports Complex Mark Utley United States Taylor Land United States Cooper Land
South West Slammers Eaton Recreation Centre Michael Van Lit United States Tre Nichols United States Royal Crouch
Stirling Senators Warwick Stadium Mike Ellis United States Kyle Lindbergh
Willetton Tigers Willetton Basketball Stadium Stephen Black United States Jay Bowie United States Charles Funches

All-Star Game

The 2016 SBL All-Star Game took place at the WA Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.[3][4]

North All-Stars

Head Coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)[5]
Assistant Coach: Aaron Trahair (Geraldton Buccaneers)

Starters

Position Name Club
PG Jourdan DeMuynck* Perth Redbacks
SG Ben Purser Perry Lakes Hawks
SF Maurice Barrow* Geraldton Buccaneers
PF Rhys Vague* East Perth Eagles
C Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves

*All originally selected on the bench.

Bench

Position Name Club
G Joel Wagner Perth Redbacks
G Jayden Coburn* Stirling Senators
G Timothy Squire** Kalamunda Eastern Suns
F Thomas Korf*** East Perth Eagles
F Kyle Lindbergh^ Stirling Senators
C Bobby Evans Joondalup Wolves

*Jayden Coburn was selected after Geraldton Buccaneers guard Matthew Adekponya (starter) was ruled out due to injury.
**Timothy Squire was selected after teammate Brandon McGill was ruled out due to injury.[6]
***Thomas Korf was selected after Perry Lakes Hawks guard Bryton Hobbs (starter) was ruled out with a wrist injury,[7] and initial replacement Trian Iliadis of the Joondalup Wolves was ruled out with a hamstring injury.[8]
^Kyle Lindbergh was selected after teammate Cody Ellis (starter) was ruled out due to injury.[9]

South All-Stars

Head Coach: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
Assistant Coach: Stephen Black (Willetton Tigers)

Starters

Position Name Club
PG Tre Nichols South West Slammers
SG Kenny Manigault Goldfields Giants
SF Najee Lane Cockburn Cougars
PF Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants
C T. J. Hallice Lakeside Lightning

Bench

Position Name Club
G Damien Scott Willetton Tigers
G Jay Bowie Willetton Tigers
F Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars
F Trevor Setty Mandurah Magic
F Cooper Land Rockingham Flames
C Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning

Game data

6 June 2016
2:00 p.m.
North All-Stars 104, South All-Stars 116
Pts: R. Vague 21
Rebs: K. Lindbergh 10
Asts: R. Vague 4
Pts: J. Holmen 21
Rebs: T. Setty 12
Asts: T. Nichols 6

Three-Point Shootout

During half-time of the All-Star Game, a three-point shootout was undertaken between four players.[10][11]

Matt Honey was the eventual winner after making 11 of a possible 15 in the final round to win just ahead of Thomas Korf.[12][13]

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Cockburn Cougars 22 4 85 44
2 Joondalup Wolves 21 5 81 42
3 Willetton Tigers 18 8 69 36
4 Geraldton Buccaneers 18 8 69 36
5 Rockingham Flames 17 9 65 34
6 Stirling Senators 17 9 65 34
7 Perth Redbacks 15 11 58 30
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 11 15 42 22
9 East Perth Eagles 10 16 38 20
10 South West Slammers 8 18 31 16
11 Lakeside Lightning 7 19 27 14
12 Goldfields Giants 7 19 27 14
13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 6 20 23 12
14 Mandurah Magic 5 21 19 10

Finals

  Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
                                       
  1  Cockburn Cougars 109 85 130  
8  Perry Lakes Hawks 104 96 115  
  1  Cockburn Cougars 100 92 X  
  4  Geraldton Buccaneers 96 86 X  
4  Geraldton Buccaneers 107 107 X
  5  Rockingham Flames 105 101 X  
     Cockburn Cougars 96 X X
   Joondalup Wolves 84 X X
  2  Joondalup Wolves 110 103 X  
7  Perth Redbacks 95 78 X  
  2  Joondalup Wolves 122 99 110
  3  Willetton Tigers 103 128 95  
3  Willetton Tigers 110 103 X
  6  Stirling Senators 97 99 X  

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames [14]
2 Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants [15]
3 Rhys Vague East Perth Eagles [16]
4 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [17]
5 Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning [18]
6 Maurice Barrow Geraldton Buccaneers [19]
7 Matthew Adekponya Geraldton Buccaneers [20]
8 Trian Iliadis Joondalup Wolves [21]
9 Tom Jervis East Perth Eagles [22]
10 Damien Scott Willetton Tigers [23]
11 Cody Ellis Stirling Senators [24]
12 Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars [25]
13 Marcus Goode Cockburn Cougars [26]
14 Marcus Goode Cockburn Cougars [27]
15 Trevor Setty Mandurah Magic [28]
16 Lewis Thomas Perth Redbacks [29]
17 Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning [30]
18 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames [31]
19 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [32]
20 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [33]

Team of the Week

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Tre Nichols South West Slammers 31.13
Rebounds per game Marcus Goode Cockburn Cougars 14.58
Assists per game Taylor Land Rockingham Flames 6.48
Steals per game Kenny Manigault Goldfields Giants 3.23
Blocks per game Marcus Goode Cockburn Cougars 2.62
Field goal percentage Kevin Davis Joondalup Wolves 60.8%
3-pt field goal percentage Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars 44.2%
Free throw percentage Kyle Armour Willetton Tigers 83.6%

Regular season

Finals

See also

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