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2016 MSBL season

The 2016 MSBL season was the 28th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March, with round 1 seeing a 2015 grand final rematch between the Joondalup Wolves and South West Slammers. The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 6 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September, when the Cockburn Cougars defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

2016 MSBL season
LeagueState Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration18 March – 30 July (Regular season)
5 August – 3 September (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiersCockburn Cougars
Season MVPCooper Land (Flames)
Top scorerTre Nichols (Slammers)
Finals
ChampionsCockburn Cougars
  Runners-upJoondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVPRhett Della Maddalena (Cougars)
MSBL seasons

Regular season edit

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition. The newly-renovated Warwick Stadium hosted big crowds for the Stirling Senators in 2016, while the Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.[1][2]

Standings edit

Pos
Team W L
1 Cockburn Cougars 22 4
2 Joondalup Wolves 21 5
3 Willetton Tigers 18 8
4 Geraldton Buccaneers 18 8
5 Rockingham Flames 17 9
6 Stirling Senators 17 9
7 Perth Redbacks 15 11
8 Perry Lakes Hawks 11 15
9 East Perth Eagles 10 16
10 South West Slammers 8 18
11 Lakeside Lightning 7 19
12 Goldfields Giants 7 19
13 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 6 20
14 Mandurah Magic 5 21

Finals edit

The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket edit

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

All-Star Game edit

The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.[3][4]

Rosters edit

Game data edit

6 June 2016
2:00 pm
North 104, South 116
Scoring by quarter: 31–37, 24–27, 23–28, 26–24
Pts: Vague (21)
Rebs: Lindbergh (10)
Asts: Vague (4)		 Pts: Holmen (21)
Rebs: Setty (12)
Asts: Nichols (6)

Awards edit

Player of the Week edit

Round Player Team Ref
1 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames [5]
2 Jacob Holmen Goldfields Giants [6]
3 Rhys Vague East Perth Eagles [7]
4 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [8]
5 Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning [9]
6 Maurice Barrow Geraldton Buccaneers [10]
7 Matthew Adekponya Geraldton Buccaneers [11]
8 Trian Iliadis Joondalup Wolves [12]
9 Tom Jervis East Perth Eagles [13]
10 Damien Scott Willetton Tigers [14]
11 Cody Ellis Stirling Senators [15]
12 Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars [16]
13 Marcus Goode Cockburn Cougars [17]
14 Marcus Goode Cockburn Cougars [18]
15 Trevor Setty Mandurah Magic [19]
16 Lewis Thomas Perth Redbacks [20]
17 Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning [21]
18 Cooper Land Rockingham Flames [22]
19 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [23]
20 Tre Nichols South West Slammers [24]

Statistics leaders edit

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 edit

Finals edit

References edit

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  19. ^ "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 30 June 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2016.
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  23. ^ "MSBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 July 2016.
  24. ^ "Nichols named SBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 August 2016.
  25. ^ "MSBL Most Valuable Player 2016 - Cooper Land!". Facebook.com. 17 September 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
  26. ^ SBL (17 September 2016). "2016 @WA_SBL Most Improved - Amy..." Twitter. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  27. ^ Pike, Chris (3 September 2016). "Cougars cap memorable SBL season with third championship". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 3 September 2016.

External links edit

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