2022 New Zealand NBL season

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.

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