2014–15 NBL season

The 2014–15 NBL season was the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2014 [1] and 22 February 2015, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2015.

2014–15 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2014–15
Teams8
Dates10 October 2014 – 8 March 2015
TVAustralia:
New Zealand:
Online:
Finals
Top seedCairns Taipans
ChampionsNew Zealand Breakers (4th title)
Runners-upCairns Taipans
SemifinalistsAdelaide 36ers
Perth Wildcats
Awards
MVP Brian Conklin (Townsville)
Finals MVP Cedric Jackson (New Zealand)
Statistical leaders
Points Josh Childress (Sydney) 21.1
Rebounds Josh Childress (Sydney) 9.2
Assists Cedric Jackson (New Zealand) 6.0

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

During the off-season the Melbourne Tigers were rebranded as Melbourne United.

Pre-season

Sydney Kings pre-season

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

Cairns Taipans pre-season

Melbourne United pre-season

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

Perth Wildcats pre-season

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

2014 NBL Pre-Season Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 19–21 September 2014 at NAB Stadium, Brisbane. The winner will receive the second annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.

Townsville Crocodiles 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

Ladder

The Cairns Taipans became the first regional centre team to win the minor premiership since the Geelong Cats did so in 1984.

# Team Played Won Loss Win% Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against Points%
1 Cairns Taipans 28 21 7 75.00% 4-1 Won 3 12-2 9-5 2,275 2,117 107.46%
2 New Zealand Breakers 28 19 9 67.86% 2-3 Lost 1 10-4 9-5 2,343 2,275 102.99%
3 Adelaide 36ers 28 17 11 60.71% 5-0 Won 10 9-5 8-6 2,501 2,478 100.93%
4 Perth Wildcats 28 16 12 57.14% 3-2 Won 1 10-4 6-8 2,260 2,171 104.10%
5 Melbourne United 28 13 15 46.43% 2-3 Won 2 8-6 5-9 2,333 2,379 98.07%
6 Townsville Crocodiles 28 11 17 39.29% 3-2 Lost 1 8-6 3-11 2,343 2,341 100.09%
7 Sydney Kings 28 9 19 32.14% 0-5 Lost 7 5-9 4-10 2,320 2,408 96.35%
8 Wollongong Hawks 28 6 22 21.43% 2-3 Lost 2 4-10 2-12 2,154 2,360 91.27%

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
Adelaide 36ers 55434677777665544443
Cairns Taipans 11111233332232211111
Melbourne United 87767444444444455555
New Zealand Breakers 22343311211111122222
Perth Wildcats 73222122123323333334
Sydney Kings 34675555555556666777
Townsville Crocodiles 66556766666777777666
Wollongong Hawks 48888888888888888888

Finals Series
Main article: 2015 NBL Finals

The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings
  1. Cairns Taipans
  2. New Zealand Breakers
  3. Adelaide 36ers
  4. Perth Wildcats

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 Cairns Taipans 71 80 X
4 Perth Wildcats 64 66 X
1 Cairns Taipans 71 81 X
2 New Zealand Breakers 86 83 X
2 New Zealand Breakers 111 94 X
3 Adelaide 36ers 82 83 X

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Statistics leaders
CategoryPlayerGames
played		TotalsAverage
Points per gameJosh Childress (Sydney Kings)1837921.1
Rebounds per gameJosh Childress (Sydney Kings)181669.2
Assists per gameCedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers)281676.0
Steals per gameDamian Martin (Perth Wildcats)28732.6
Blocks per gameMickell Gladness (Townsville Crocodiles)27602.2
Field goal percentageEkene Ibekwe (New Zealand Breakers)28127-21858.3%
Three-point field goal percentageDaniel Kickert (Melbourne United)2849-9651.0%
Free throw percentageStephen Weigh (Cairns Taipans)2834-3889.5%

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

Top 10 Attendances
AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
13,5591516 January 2015Perth Wildcats102-106Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaFridayNight
13,3161521 January 2015Perth Wildcats78-86Melbourne UnitedPerth ArenaWednesdayNight
13,2411915 February 2015Perth Wildcats87-89 (2OT)New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
12,903110 October 2014Perth Wildcats70-80New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,877614 November 2014Perth Wildcats93-78Townsville CrocodilesPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,711171 February 2015Perth Wildcats80-61Sydney KingsPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
12,6592022 February 2015Perth Wildcats81-71Townsville CrocodilesPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
12,469324 October 2014Perth Wildcats84-63Sydney KingsPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,266186 February 2015Perth Wildcats65-54Cairns TaipansPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,7311014 December 2014Perth Wildcats97-76Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon

Awards

Player of the Week
RoundPlayerTeam
1Scottie WilbekinCairns Taipans
2Stephen WeighCairns Taipans
3Damian MartinPerth Wildcats
4Adam GibsonAdelaide 36ers
5Josh ChildressSydney Kings
6Jermaine BealPerth Wildcats
7Corey WebsterNew Zealand Breakers
8DeAndre DanielsPerth Wildcats
9Torrey CraigCairns Taipans
10Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
11Jordan McRaeMelbourne United
12Tai WesleyNew Zealand Breakers
13Brian ConklinTownsville Crocodiles
14Jamar WilsonAdelaide 36ers
15Brock MotumAdelaide 36ers
16Todd BlanchfieldTownsville Crocodiles
17Jamar WilsonAdelaide 36ers
18Todd BlanchfieldTownsville Crocodiles
19Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
20Scottie WilbekinCairns Taipans

Player of the Month
MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberScottie WilbekinCairns Taipans
NovemberJosh ChildressSydney Kings
DecemberJordan McRaeMelbourne United
JanuaryBrock MotumAdelaide 36ers
FebruaryCedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers

Coach of the Month
MonthPlayerTeam
OctoberAaron FearneCairns Taipans
NovemberDean VickermanNew Zealand Breakers
DecemberDean VickermanNew Zealand Breakers
JanuaryJoey WrightAdelaide 36ers
FebruaryJoey WrightAdelaide 36ers

Pre-season

Season

Finals

References
  1. "NBL Releases 2014/15 Season Draw". NBL.com.au. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 22 June 2014. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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