2013–14 NBL season

The 2013–14 NBL season was the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2013 and 23 March 2014, and was followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late March and April 2014. The schedule was announced on 9 August 2013.[1] The Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers 2–1 in the three-game finals series, with the final match at Perth Arena attended by 13,498 people.

2013–14 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2013–14
Teams8
Dates10 October 2013 – 23 March 2014
27 March 2014 – 1 April 2014 (Semi-Finals)
7 – 13 April 2014 (Grand Finals)
TVAustralia:
New Zealand:
Online:
Finals
Top seedPerth Wildcats
ChampionsPerth Wildcats (6th title)
Runners-upAdelaide 36ers
SemifinalistsMelbourne Tigers
Wollongong Hawks
Awards
MVP Rotnei Clarke (Wollongong)
Finals MVP Jermaine Beal (Perth)
Statistical leaders
Points Chris Goulding (Melbourne) 23.0
Rebounds Andrew Ogilvy (Sydney) 8.6
Assists Nate Tomlinson (Melbourne) 5.2

Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the fourth year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the second year of a three-year deal.

Pre-season

Sydney Kings pre-season

Cairns Taipans pre-season

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge

Adelaide 36ers finish fourth (last).

Perth Wildcats pre-season

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

2013 NBL Pre-Season Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 20–22 September 2013 at Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney. The winner received the inaugural Loggins-Bruton Cup.

Opening round

Final round

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

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Round 21

Round 22

Round 23

Ladder
# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 Perth Wildcats 28 21 7 75.00% 4-1 Won 1 12-2 9-5 2,419 2,177 111.12%
2 Adelaide 36ers 28 18 10 64.29% 3-2 Won 1 13-1 5-9 2,527 2,469 102.35%
3 Melbourne Tigers 28 15 13 53.57% 3-2 Lost 1 7-7 8-6 2,299 2,292 100.31%
4 Wollongong Hawks 28 13 15 46.43% 3-2 Lost 1 8-6 5-9 2,295 2,333 98.37%
5 Sydney Kings1 28 12 16 42.86% 1-4 Lost 2 7-7 5-9 2,312 2,414 95.78%
6 Cairns Taipans1 28 12 16 42.86% 3-2 Won 1 5-9 7-7 2,304 2,349 98.08%
7 New Zealand Breakers 28 11 17 39.29% 2-3 Lost 1 8-6 3-11 2,474 2,493 99.24%
8 Townsville Crocodiles 28 10 18 35.71% 2-3 Won 1 6-8 4-10 2,369 2,472 95.83%

1Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (3-1).

Ladder Progression
  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Adelaide 36ers 53322222222222222222222
Cairns Taipans 22246677775475555777675
Melbourne Tigers 67433335433333333333333
New Zealand Breakers 16867764686767666566767
Perth Wildcats 41111111111111111111111
Sydney Kings 35654443344544444444456
Townsville Crocodiles 74575556557888887888888
Wollongong Hawks 88788888868656778655544

Finals Series
Main article: 2014 NBL Finals

The 2013–14 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2014, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings
  1. Perth Wildcats
  2. Adelaide 36ers
  3. Melbourne Tigers
  4. Wollongong Hawks

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.

Playoff bracket
Semi-finals Grand Final
          
1 Perth Wildcats 91 80 X
4 Wollongong Hawks 79 61 X
1 Perth Wildcats 92 84 93
2 Adelaide 36ers 85 89 59
2 Adelaide 36ers 101 87 102
3 Melbourne Tigers 85 98 63

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerGames
played		TotalsAverage
Points per gameChris Goulding (Melbourne Tigers)2762123.0
Rebounds per gameAndrew Ogilvy (Sydney Kings)282438.7
Assists per gameNate Tomlinson (Melbourne Tigers)281465.2
Steals per gameDamian Martin (Perth Wildcats)28662.3
Blocks per gameAndrew Ogilvy (Sydney Kings)28652.3
Field goal percentageScott Morrison (Melbourne Tigers)28120-20957.4%
Three-point field goal percentageDamian Martin (Perth Wildcats)2835-7447.3%
Free throw percentageJacob Holmes (Townsville Crocodiles)2841-4395.3%

Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts

Regular season
TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotal
Adelaide 36ers145,6036,6764,08078,440
Cairns Taipans144,0104,8093,50856,140
Melbourne Tigers144,3057,5233,08860,266
New Zealand Breakers145,1277,9473,17571,774
Perth Wildcats1411,51213,20610,208161,166
Sydney Kings144,6856,0383,62265,596
Townsville Crocodiles143,2253,9202,85345,156
Wollongong Hawks142,5914,4741,71136,275
Totals1125,13213,2061,711574,813

Finals
TeamHostedAverageHighestLowestTotal
Adelaide 36ers35,3398,1273,86516,016
Melbourne Tigers14,0444,0444,0444,044
Perth Wildcats312,56513,49810,90737,696
Wollongong Hawks12,7212,7212,7212,721
Totals87,56013,4982,72160,447

Top 10 Attendances
AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
13,498GF13 April 2014Perth Wildcats93-59Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
13,291GF7 April 2014Perth Wildcats92-85Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaMondayNight
13,2061417 January 2014Perth Wildcats95-73New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,0501310 January 2014Perth Wildcats102-87Townsville CrocodilesPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,960724 November 2013Perth Wildcats98-55Sydney KingsPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
11,9432323 March 2014Perth Wildcats86-65Wollongong HawksPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
11,7711630 January 2014Perth Wildcats94-99 (OT)Cairns TaipansPerth ArenaThursdayNight
11,6961921 February 2014Perth Wildcats87-75Melbourne TigersPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,57041 November 2013Perth Wildcats87-47Wollongong HawksPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,528217 March 2014Perth Wildcats81-69Townsville CrocodilesPerth ArenaFridayNight

Awards

Player of the Month
MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberJames EnnisPerth Wildcats
NovemberChris GouldingMelbourne Tigers
DecemberRotnei ClarkeWollongong Hawks
JanuarySam YoungSydney Kings
FebruaryRotnei ClarkeWollongong Hawks

Coach of the Month
MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberTrevor GleesonPerth Wildcats
NovemberJoey WrightAdelaide 36ers
DecemberChris AnsteyMelbourne Tigers
JanuaryShane HealSydney Kings
FebruaryGordie McLeodWollongong Hawks

Pre-season

Season

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Sketch private dining room at Docklands, Melbourne on Wednesday, 2 April 2014.[2]

Finals

See also

References
  1. "NBL Fixtures 2013/14". NBL.com.au. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. "Rotnei Clarke takes out the 2013/14 MVP Award". NBL.com.au. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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