2018 New Zealand NBL season
The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.Team information
Summary
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Shea Ili
- Most Outstanding Guard: Shea Ili
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili
- Most Outstanding Forward: Finn Delany
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Finn Delany
- Scoring Champion: Daishon Knight
- Rebounding Champion: Kuran Iverson
- Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait
- Rookie of the Year: Max Darling
- Coach of the Year: Jamie Pearlman
- All-Star Five:
- * G: Shea Ili
- * G: Jarrad Weeks
- * F: Winston Shepard
- * F: Finn Delany
- * C: Angus Brandt
Final Four
- Finals MVP: Reuben Te Rangi
