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2017 Queensland Basketball League season

The 2017 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 32nd running of the competition.

2017 Queensland Basketball League season
LeagueQueensland Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration28 April – 27 August
Number of games17
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiersBrisbane Capitals
Season MVPShaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors)
Top scorerRay Willis (Gladstone Port City Power)
Finals
ChampionsTownsville Heat
  Runners-upMackay Meteors
Grand Final MVPJosh Wilcher
QBL seasons
2018 →

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Brisbane Spartans, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix, Toowoomba Mountaineers, Townsville Heat and USC Rip City.[1]

Team information edit

Team Home Stadium Head Coach Import Import Import
Brisbane Capitals NAB Stadium Geoff Tarrant   Aaron Anderson   Princeton Onwas
Brisbane Spartans Rowland Cowan Stadium Ben Thompson
Cairns Marlins Early Settler Stadium Jamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power Kev Broome Stadium Blair Smith   Willie Shackleford   Ray Willis
Gold Coast Rollers The Southport School Pero Cameron   Torrey Craig   Thalo Green   Devon Sullivan
Ipswich Force Cotton On Foundation Stadium Mick Conlon   James Legan   Kyle Harvey
Logan Thunder Cornubia Park Sports Centre Derek Rucker
Mackay Meteors Mackay Basketball Stadium Cameron Tragardh
Rockhampton Rockets Hegvold Stadium Neal Tweedy   Chris Fowler   Rashad Hassan   David Wagner
South West Metro Pirates Hibiscus Sports Complex Mick Downer   Jeremy Kendle   Tanner McGrew
Sunshine Coast Phoenix Maroochydore Basketball Stadium Brayden Heslehurst   Breland Hogan
Toowoomba Mountaineers USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre Anthony Corcoran   Jalil Abdul-Bassit   Jay Washington
Townsville Heat Townsville 106.3fm Stadium Rodney Anderson   Jamell Anderson   Justin Baker
USC Rip City USC Sports Stadium Nathan Arousi   Lance Hurdle

Standings edit

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT
1 Brisbane Capitals 14 3 82
2 Mackay Meteors 14 3 82
3 Townsville Heat 12 5 71
4 Cairns Marlins 11 6 65
5 USC Rip City 11 6 65
6 South West Metro Pirates 11 6 65
7 Logan Thunder 9 8 53
8 Rockhampton Rockets 8 9 47
9 Brisbane Spartans 8 9 47
10 Gold Coast Rollers 6 11 35
11 Sunshine Coast Phoenix 5 12 29
12 Gladstone Port City Power 5 12 29
13 Ipswich Force 4 13 24
14 Toowoomba Mountaineers 4 13 24

Finals edit

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
               
1 Brisbane Capitals 91 X X
8 Rockhampton Rockets 95 X X
8 Rockhampton Rockets 90 X X
2 Mackay Meteors 106 X X
2 Mackay Meteors 93 X X
7 Logan Thunder 83 X X
Mackay Meteors 74 91 91
  Townsville Heat 90 73 103
3 Townsville Heat 92 X X
6 South West Metro Pirates 89 X X
3 Townsville Heat 79 X X
4 Cairns Marlins 77 X X
4 Cairns Marlins 93 X X
5 USC Rip City 76 X X

Awards edit

Player of the Week edit

Round Player Team Ref
1 Lucas Walker Mackay Meteors [2]
2 Joshua Wilcher Townsville Heat [3]
3 Torrey Craig Gold Coast Rollers [4]
4 N/A[a]
5 Lucas Walker Mackay Meteors [5]
6 Isaih Tueta USC Rip City [6]
7 Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors [7]
8 Michael Cedar Logan Thunder [8]
9 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [9]
10 Tanner McGrew South West Metro Pirates [10]
11 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [11]
12 Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power [12]
13 Rashad Hassan Rockhampton Rockets [13]
14 Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors [14]
15 N/A N/A

Coach of the Month edit

Month Coach Team Ref
May N/A N/A
June Mick Downer South West Metro Pirates [15]
July Rodney Anderson Townsville Heat [16]

Statistics leaders edit

Category Player Team
Points per game Ray Willis Gladstone Port City Power
Rebounds per game Tom Jervis Brisbane Spartans
Assists per game Shaun Bruce Mackay Meteors
Steals per game Aaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals
Blocks per game Tom Jervis Brisbane Spartans
Field goal percentage Keanu Post Logan Thunder
3-pt field goal percentage Isaih Tueta USC Rip City
Free throw percentage Chris Cedar Mackay Meteors

Regular season edit

Finals edit

  • Grand Final MVP: Josh Wilcher (Townsville Heat)[18]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Due to the Basketball Queensland Annual Conference and Awards events being held that weekend, Round 4 was a short round.

References edit

  1. ^ Guarna, Jon (22 April 2017). "Guide to the 2017 QBL Men's season". PickAndRoll.com.au. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Player of The Week – Round 1". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 2". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 12 May 2017. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 3". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 17 May 2017. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 5". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 31 May 2017. Retrieved 31 May 2017.
  6. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 6". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 7 June 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 7". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 14 June 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 8". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 21 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 9". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  10. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 10". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  11. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 11". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  12. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 12". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
  13. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 13". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 26 July 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  14. ^ "Player of the Week – Round 14". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  15. ^ "June Men and Women's QBL Coaches of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
  16. ^ "July Men and Women's QBL Coaches of the Month". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  17. ^ "2017 QBL Season Award Winners". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
  18. ^ "QBL 2017 Grand Final Wrap Up". qbl.basketballqld.com.au. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

External links edit

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