2012–13 NBL season

The 2012–13 NBL season was the 35th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 5 October 2012 and 24 March 2013, followed by a post-season which involved the top four in April 2013. The schedule was announced on 4 June 2012. The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2011–12 title for a third consecutive championship.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the third year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport were the official league broadcaster, with a three-year exclusive deal being signed.

Sponsorship included iiNet entering its third season as league naming rights sponsor and Spalding providing equipment including the official game ball.

The NBL All-Star Game was reintroduced to the fixture list after a four-year absence and was played on 22 December 2012 at the Adelaide Arena.

The league reverted to an eight-team competition when Gold Coast Blaze withdrew on 18 July 2012. A new schedule was released on 25 July 2012.

Pre-season

Perth Wildcats pre-season

2012 Cable Beach Invitational

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

2012 Longgang International Men’s Basketball Challenge

Adelaide 36ers win 2012 Longgang International Men’s Basketball Challenge.

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

Cairns Taipans pre-season

Sydney Kings pre-season

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

2012 NBL pre-season tournament

Finals

Perth Wildcats are pre-season champions.

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

All-Star Game

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Round 24

Ladder

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

1Head-to-Head between Sydney Kings and Melbourne Tigers (2-2). Sydney Kings won For and Against (+2).

Finals

The 2012–13 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2013, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

New Zealand Breakers Perth Wildcats Wollongong Hawks Sydney Kings

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

Under this system, Melbourne did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Sydney's win–loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +2 points).

Playoff bracket

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Statistics leaders Category Player Gamesplayed Totals Average Points per game Ben Madgen (Sydney Kings) 28 502 17.9 Rebounds per game Daniel Johnson (Adelaide 36ers) 28 227 8.1 Assists per game Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) 28 200 7.1 Steals per game Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) 28 79 2.8 Blocks per game Alex Pledger (New Zealand Breakers) 27 38 1.4 Field goal percentage Jeremiah Trueman (Perth Wildcats) 28 45-71 63.4% Three-point field goal percentage Oscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks) 28 73-153 47.7% Free throw percentage Ben Madgen (Sydney Kings) 28 95-111 85.6% Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games)

Attendances

Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest Total Adelaide 36ers 14 4,327 5,309 3,485 60,576 Cairns Taipans 14 4,227 5,217 3,754 59,181 Melbourne Tigers 14 4,191 5,810 2,774 58,667 New Zealand Breakers 14 5,278 9,200 3,653 73,893 Perth Wildcats 14 11,292 12,381 10,447 158,082 Sydney Kings 14 5,241 7,124 4,082 73,375 Townsville Crocodiles 14 3,597 4,329 3,244 50,359 Wollongong Hawks 14 3,763 4,976 3,006 52,678 Totals 112 5,239 12,381 2,774 586,811

Note: regular season only

Top 10 Attendances

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day 13,527 GF 12 April 2013 Perth Wildcats 66-70 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night 12,381 24 22 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 73-58 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night 12,336 14 13 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 73-58 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon 11,808 15 18 January 2013 Perth Wildcats 86-64 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena Friday Night 11,562 7 16 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 65-69 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Friday Night 11,509 17 3 February 2013 Perth Wildcats 80-52 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon 11,343 22 8 March 2013 Perth Wildcats 83-56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday Night 11,239 10 7 December 2012 Perth Wildcats 80-68 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Friday Night 11,172 9 30 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 75-56 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday Night 11,086 8 22 November 2012 Perth Wildcats 89-64 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Thursday Night

Awards

Player of the Week Round Player Team 1 Matthew Knight Perth Wildcats 2 Corin Henry Sydney Kings 3 Mika Vukona New Zealand Breakers 4 Ben Madgen Sydney Kings 5 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks 6 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers 7 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers 8 Kevin Lisch Perth Wildcats 9 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers 10 Corin Henry Sydney Kings 11 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers 12 Lucas Walker Melbourne Tigers 13 Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles 14 Daniel Johnson Adelaide 36ers 15 Ian Crosswhite Sydney Kings 16 Daryl Corletto New Zealand Breakers 17 Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers 18 Peter Crawford Townsville Crocodiles 19 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks 20 Shawn Redhage Perth Wildcats 21 Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks 22 Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers 23 Alex Pledger New Zealand Breakers 24 Larry Davidson Wollongong Hawks

Player of the Month Month Player Team October Ben Madgen Sydney Kings November Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers December Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles January Gary Ervin Townsville Crocodiles February Cedric Jackson New Zealand Breakers March Adris Deleon Wollongong Hawks March Chris Goulding Melbourne Tigers

Coach of the Month Month Player Team October Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks November Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers December Paul Woolpert Townsville Crocodiles January Andrej Lemanis New Zealand Breakers February Rob Beveridge Perth Wildcats March Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks

Season

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino, Melbourne on Sunday, 24 March 2013.

Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Cedric Jackson, New Zealand Breakers Rookie of the Year: Cameron Gliddon, Cairns Taipans Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin, Perth Wildcats Best Sixth Man: Adris Deleon, Wollongong Hawks Most Improved Player: Ben Madgen, Sydney Kings Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Andrej Lemanis, New Zealand Breakers Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen All-NBL First Team: Cedric Jackson - New Zealand Breakers Kevin Lisch - Perth Wildcats Ben Madgen - Sydney Kings Seth Scott - Melbourne Tigers Matthew Knight - Perth Wildcats All-NBL Second Team: Gary Ervin - Townsville Crocodiles Jonny Flynn - Melbourne Tigers Damian Martin - Perth Wildcats Mika Vukona - New Zealand Breakers Daniel Johnson - Adelaide 36ers All-NBL Third Team: Jamar Wilson - Cairns Taipans Adam Gibson - Adelaide 36ers Thomas Abercrombie - New Zealand Breakers Shawn Redhage - Perth Wildcats Ian Crosswhite - Sydney Kings

Finals Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Cedric Jackson, New Zealand Breakers

See also 2012–13 NBL squads 2012–13 Adelaide 36ers season 2012–13 New Zealand Breakers season 2012 NBL All-Star Game

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