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 |  Marcus Goode |
Najee Lane |
| East Perth Eagles | Morley Sport & Recreation Centre | Joe-Alan Tupaea | Thomas Korf |
 Amen Osayande |
| Geraldton Buccaneers | Activewest Stadium | Aaron Trahair | Carter Cook |
Maurice Barrow |
| Goldfields Giants | Niels Hansen Stadium | Michael Haney | Kenny Manigault |
Jacob Holmen |
| Joondalup Wolves | Joondalup Basketball Stadium | Ben Ettridge | Kevin Davis |
Bobby Evans |
| Kalamunda Eastern Suns | Ray Owen Sports Centre | Michael Clarke | Brandon McGill |
Courtney Belger |
| Lakeside Lightning | Lakeside Recreation Centre | Sam Oatman | T. J. Hallice |
Daniel Alexander |
| Mandurah Magic | Mike Barnett Sports Complex | Jason Kyle | Trevor Setty |
 James Paringatai |
| Perry Lakes Hawks | Western Australian Basketball Centre | Charles Nix | Bryton Hobbs |
Brian Carlwell |
| Perth Redbacks | Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre | Nik Lackovic | Jourdan DeMuynck |
Reed McConnell |
| Rockingham Flames | Mike Barnett Sports Complex | Mark Utley | Taylor Land |
Cooper Land |
| South West Slammers | Eaton Recreation Centre | Michael Van Lit | Tre Nichols |
Royal Crouch |
| Stirling Senators | Warwick Stadium | Mike Ellis | Kyle Lindbergh |
|
| Willetton Tigers | Willetton Basketball Stadium | Stephen Black | Jay Bowie |
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]
- Hayden Bell (Lakeside Lightning)
- Matt Honey (Rockingham Flames)
- Thomas Korf (East Perth Eagles)
- Ben Smith (Perth Redbacks)
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
| Round | Team | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bryton Hobbs Hawks | Jourdan DeMuynck Redbacks | Maurice Barrow Buccaneers | Cooper Land Flames | Taylor Mullenax Magic | [34] |
| 2 | Tre Nichols Slammers | Bryton Hobbs (2) Hawks | Jay Bowie Tigers | Kenny Manigault Giants | Jacob Holmen Giants | [35] |
| 3 | Tre Nichols (2) Slammers | Kenny Manigault (2) Giants | Trevor Setty Magic | Rhys Vague Eagles | Daniel Alexander Lightning | [36] |
| 4 | Tre Nichols (3) Slammers | Damien Scott Tigers | Jacob Holmen (2) Giants | Chudier Pal Flames | Marcus Goode Cougars | [37] |
| 5 | Najee Lane Cougars | Jourdan DeMuynck (2) Redbacks | Maurice Barrow (2) Buccaneers | Cody Ellis Senators | Daniel Alexander (2) Lightning | [38] |
| 6 | Matthew Adekponya Buccaneers | Jay Bowie (2) Tigers | Maurice Barrow (3) Buccaneers | Royal Crouch Slammers | Daniel Alexander (3) Lightning | [39] |
| 7 | Najee Lane (2) Cougars | Matthew Adekponya (2) Buccaneers | Kenny Manigault (3) Giants | Jacob Holmen (3) Giants | Cooper Land (2) Flames | [40] |
| 8 | Najee Lane (3) Cougars | Trian Iliadis Wolves | Matthew Adekponya (3) Buccaneers | Trevor Setty (2) Magic | Kevin Davis Wolves | [41] |
| 9 | Tre Nichols (4) Slammers | Michael Vigor Redbacks | Daniel Alexander (4) Lightning | Tom Jervis Eagles | Brian Carlwell Hawks | [42] |
| 10 | Matthew Adekponya (4) Buccaneers | Damien Scott (2) Tigers | Jarrad Prior Eastern Suns | Cooper Land (3) Flames | Daniel Alexander (5) Lightning | [43] |
| 11 | Jourdan DeMuynck (3) Redbacks | Cody Ellis (2) Senators | Daniel Alexander (6) Lightning | Cooper Land (4) Flames | Brian Carlwell (2) Hawks | [44] |
| 12 | N/A | |||||
| 13 | Jourdan DeMuynck (4) Redbacks | Royal Crouch (2) Slammers | Kevin Davis (2) Wolves | Cooper Land (5) Flames | Marcus Goode (2) Cougars | [45] |
| Discontinued | ||||||
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
- Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
- Coach of the Year (John Gardiner Award): Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)[46]
- Most Improved Player: Jayden Coburn (Stirling Senators)[47]
- All-Star Five:
- PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
- SG: Matthew Adekponya (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
- PF: Daniel Alexander (Lakeside Lightning)
- C: Marcus Goode (Cockburn Cougars)
- All-Defensive Five:
- PG: Kyle Armour (Willetton Tigers)
- SG: Najee Lane (Cockburn Cougars)
- SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
- PF: Maurice Barrow (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- C: Kevin Davis (Joondalup Wolves)
Finals
- Grand Final MVP: Rhett Della Maddalena (Cockburn Cougars)[48]
See also
References
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External links
- 2016 fixtures
- 2016 finals structure
- 2016 quarter-finals fixtures
- 2016 semi-finals fixtures
- Mandurah Magic's Setty dominates all-star match
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