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. 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.
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

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge

finish fourth.

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

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

Finals Series

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

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

Note: regular season only and excluding negligible attempts

Attendances

Regular season

Finals

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 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

Coach of the Month

Pre-season

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