2018 MSBL season | |
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League | State Basketball League |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 16 March – 28 July (Regular season) 3 August – 1 September (Finals) |
Number of games | 26 |
Number of teams | 14 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Geraldton Buccaneers |
Season MVP | Jalen Billups (Wolves) |
Top scorer | Daniel Alexander (Lightning) |
Finals | |
Champions | Perry Lakes Hawks |
Runners-up | Joondalup Wolves |
Grand Final MVP | Ben Purser (Hawks) |
The 2018 MSBL season was the 30th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 16 March, with round 1 seeing the reigning Champions the Perth Redbacks hosting the Lakeside Lightning. The 2018 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 4 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Saturday 1 September, when the Perry Lakes Hawks defeated the Joondalup Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.
The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Again in 2018, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16.[1]
Pos | |||
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Team[2] | W | L | |
1 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 23 | 3 |
2 | Joondalup Wolves | 21 | 5 |
3 | Perth Redbacks | 19 | 7 |
4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 18 | 8 |
5 | Lakeside Lightning | 15 | 11 |
6 | Stirling Senators | 14 | 12 |
7 | Willetton Tigers | 13 | 13 |
8 | Rockingham Flames | 12 | 14 |
9 | Cockburn Cougars | 11 | 15 |
10 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 10 | 16 |
11 | East Perth Eagles | 9 | 17 |
12 | South West Slammers | 7 | 19 |
13 | Mandurah Magic | 5 | 21 |
14 | Goldfields Giants | 5 | 21 |
The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Saturday 1 September with the MSBL Grand Final.
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Grand final | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 76 | 89 | X | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Rockingham Flames | 89 | 96 | X | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Rockingham Flames | 92 | 92 | 96 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 73 | 96 | 102 | ||||||||||||||||
4 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 112 | 100 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||
5 | Lakeside Lightning | 79 | 103 | 87 | ||||||||||||||||
Perry Lakes Hawks | 94 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
Joondalup Wolves | 87 | X | X | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Joondalup Wolves | 102 | 109 | X | ||||||||||||||||
7 | Willetton Tigers | 66 | 87 | X | ||||||||||||||||
2 | Joondalup Wolves | 87 | 87 | X | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Stirling Senators | 78 | 74 | X | ||||||||||||||||
3 | Perth Redbacks | 114 | 96 | 69 | ||||||||||||||||
6 | Stirling Senators | 109 | 107 | 71 |
The 2018 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 4 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.[3][4]
Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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1 | Justin King | Stirling Senators | [5] |
2 | Justin King | Stirling Senators | [6] |
3 | Kevin Davis | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | [7] |
4 | Colter Lasher | Geraldton Buccaneers | [8] |
5 | Greg Hire | Rockingham Flames | [9] |
6 | Shawn Redhage | Perth Redbacks | [10] |
7 | Shaun Stewart | Mandurah Magic | [11] |
8 | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | [12] |
9 | Jeylyn Sharpe | Goldfields Giants | [13] |
10 | Daniel Alexander | Lakeside Lightning | [14] |
11 | Jalen Billups | Joondalup Wolves | [15] |
12 | Gokul Natesan | Geraldton Buccaneers | [16] |
13 | Jonathan Morse | East Perth Eagles | [17] |
14 | Daniel Alexander | Lakeside Lightning | [18] |
15 | Kyle Sovine | Goldfields Giants | [19] |
16 | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | [20] |
17 | Earnest Ross | Geraldton Buccaneers | [21] |
18 | Jalen Billups | Joondalup Wolves | [22] |
19 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | [23] |
20 | Travis Durnin | South West Slammers | [24] |
Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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Points per game | Daniel Alexander | Lakeside Lightning | 27.24[25] |
Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 19.48 |
Assists per game | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | 7.63 |
Steals per game | Courtney Belger | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 2.5 |
Blocks per game | Curtis Washington | Rockingham Flames | 1.58 |
Field goal percentage | Kevin Davis | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 67.20% |
3-pt field goal percentage | Ryan Smith | Perry Lakes Hawks | 46.43% |
Free throw percentage | Justin King | Stirling Senators | 86.96% |