2016 Queensland Basketball League season | |
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League | Queensland Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 29 April – 27 August |
Number of games | 17 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Townsville Heat |
Season MVP | Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates) |
Top scorer | James Legan (Ipswich Force) |
Finals | |
Champions | Cairns Marlins |
Runners-up | Brisbane Capitals |
Grand Final MVP | Cameron Tragardh |
The 2016 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.
The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers, Sunshine Coast Rip, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.[1][2]
Team information
[edit]Team | Home Stadium | Head Coach | Import | Import |
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Brisbane Capitals | NAB Stadium | Geoff Tarrant | ![]() |
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Bundaberg Bulls | WIN Stadium | Larry Daniels | ![]() |
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Cairns Marlins | Early Settler Stadium | Jamie Pearlman | ||
Gladstone Port City Power | Kev Broome Stadium | Blair Smith | ![]() |
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Gold Coast Rollers | The Southport School | Pero Cameron | ![]() |
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Ipswich Force | Cotton On Foundation Stadium | Mick Conlon | ![]() |
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Logan Thunder | Cornubia Park Sports Centre | Derek Rucker | ![]() |
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Mackay Meteors | Candlestick Park | Ken Furdek | ![]() |
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Rockhampton Rockets | Hegvold Stadium | Neal Tweedy | ![]() |
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South West Metro Pirates | Hibiscus Sports Complex | Nate Tate | ![]() |
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Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | Maroochydore Basketball Stadium | Warrick Meehl | ![]() |
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Sunshine Coast Rip | USC Sports Stadium | Nathan Arousi | ![]() |
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Toowoomba Mountaineers | USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre | Anthony Corcoran | ![]() |
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Townsville Heat | Townsville Basketball Stadium | Rod Anderson |
Standings
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Team | W | L | PCT | ||
1 | Townsville Heat | 14 | 3 | 82 | |
2 | Brisbane Capitals | 13 | 4 | 76 | |
3 | South West Metro Pirates | 12 | 5 | 71 | |
4 | Logan Thunder | 12 | 5 | 71 | |
5 | Cairns Marlins | 11 | 6 | 65 | |
6 | Mackay Meteors | 11 | 6 | 65 | |
7 | Rockhampton Rockets | 9 | 8 | 53 | |
8 | Ipswich Force | 8 | 9 | 47 | |
9 | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | 7 | 10 | 41 | |
10 | Gladstone Port City Power | 7 | 10 | 41 | |
11 | Sunshine Coast Rip | 5 | 12 | 29 | |
12 | Gold Coast Rollers | 5 | 12 | 29 | |
13 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 3 | 14 | 18 | |
14 | Bundaberg Bulls | 2 | 15 | 12 |
Finals
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*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.
**The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.
- QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A
- QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool C
- QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool B[3][4]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Townsville Heat | 79 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cairns Marlins | 96 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Cairns Marlins | 99 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Mackay Meteors | 82 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
![]() | Cairns Marlins | 93 | 85 | X | ||||||||||||||||
Brisbane Capitals | 85 | 71 | X | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Brisbane Capitals | 97 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Ipswich Force | 85 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Brisbane Capitals | 107 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Logan Thunder | 84 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
3 | South West Metro Pirates | 69 | X | X | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Logan Thunder | 85 | X | X |
Awards
[edit]Player of the Week
[edit]Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Kurt Thompson | Brisbane Capitals | [5] |
2 | Mitchell Young | Logan Thunder | [6] |
3 | Ray Willis | Gladstone Port City Power | [7] |
4 | Scheraun King | Bundaberg Bulls | [8] |
5 | N/A[a] | ||
6 | Shaun Bruce | Mackay Meteors | [9] |
7 | James Legan | Ipswich Force | [10] |
8 | Jaryd Eustace | Ipswich Force | [11] |
9 | Jordan Gregory | Rockhampton Rockets | [12] |
10 | James Legan | Ipswich Force | [13] |
11 | Tanner McGrew | South West Metro Pirates | [14] |
12 | Michael Cedar | Logan Thunder | [15] |
13 | Ray Willis | Gladstone Port City Power | [16] |
14 | Aaron Anderson | Brisbane Capitals | [17] |
15 | Tanner McGrew | South West Metro Pirates | [18] |
Coach of the Month
[edit]Month | Coach | Team | Ref |
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May | Rod Anderson | Townsville Heat | [19] |
June | Rod Anderson | Townsville Heat | [20] |
July | Jamie Pearlman | Cairns Marlins | [21] |
Statistics leaders
[edit]Stats as of the end of the regular season
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | James Legan | Ipswich Force | 30.1 |
Rebounds per game | Tanner McGrew | South West Metro Pirates | 14.9 |
Assists per game | Mitch Philp | Rockhampton Rockets | 7.0 |
Steals per game | Aaron Anderson | Brisbane Capitals | 3.5 |
Blocks per game | Nelson Kahler | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | 1.9 |
Field goal percentage | Auryn Macmillan | Rockhampton Rockets | 62.6% |
3-pt field goal percentage | Zane Meehl | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | 53.7% |
Free throw percentage | Alex Loughton | Cairns Marlins | 92.5% |
Regular season
[edit]- Most Valuable Player: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)[22]
- Coach of the Year: Rod Anderson (Townsville Heat)
- U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mirko Djeric (Townsville Heat)
- All-League Team:
- G: Shaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors)
- G: Ray Willis (Gladstone Port City Power)
- F: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
- F: Mitchell Young (Logan Thunder)
- C: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)
Finals
[edit]- Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)[23]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Due to the Basketball Queensland Annual Conference and Awards events being held that weekend, Round 5 was a short round.
References
[edit]- ^ "2016 QBL Coaching Transactions". Australiabasket.com. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ "Round 1 QBL Game Previews". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 28 April 2016. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "QBL Men's end of season ladder". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
- ^ "Quarter Final Game Previews". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 12 August 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 1". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 2". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 3". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 4". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 6". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 9 June 2016. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 7". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 15 June 2016. Retrieved 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 8". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 21 June 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 9". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 10". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 11". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 13 July 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 12". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 20 July 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 13". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 27 July 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 14". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 3 August 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
- ^ "Player of the Week – Round 15". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Coach of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 4 June 2016. Archived from the original on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
- ^ "Coach of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 8 July 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ^ "Coach of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "2016 QBL End of Season Awards". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 26 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Skytrans Cairns Marlins – 2016 QBL Champions". cairnsbasketball.com.au. Retrieved 14 November 2018.