2015 MSBL season

Sports season

2015 MSBL season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	13 March – 25 July (Regular season) 31 July – 29 August (Finals)
Number of games	26
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Minor premiers	Joondalup Wolves
Season MVP	Ray Turner (Redbacks)
Top scorer	Ray Turner (Redbacks)
Finals
Champions	Joondalup Wolves
Runners-up	South West Slammers
Grand Final MVP	Trian Iliadis (Wolves)
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The 2015 MSBL season was the 27th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March, with Perry Lakes and Kalamunda hosting East Perth and Mandurah respectively. The 2015 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 1 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Saturday 29 August, when the Joondalup Wolves defeated the South West Slammers in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 25 July after 20 rounds of competition.

Standings

Pos
Pos	Team	W	L
1	Joondalup Wolves	23	3
2	Geraldton Buccaneers	20	6
3	South West Slammers	17	9
4	Cockburn Cougars	17	9
5	Rockingham Flames	15	11
6	Willetton Tigers	14	12
7	Goldfields Giants	14	12
8	Perry Lakes Hawks	12	14

9	Mandurah Magic	12	14
10	Stirling Senators	10	16
11	Perth Redbacks	10	16
12	Lakeside Lightning	9	17
13	East Perth Eagles	7	19
14	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	2	24

Finals

The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Saturday 29 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand final

1	Joondalup Wolves	86	92	109

8	Perry Lakes Hawks	85	94	100
					1	Joondalup Wolves	99	119	X

					5	Rockingham Flames	88	108	X
4	Cockburn Cougars	82	116	87

5	Rockingham Flames	91	94	99
											Joondalup Wolves	105	X	X

											South West Slammers	75	X	X
2	Geraldton Buccaneers	101	107	X

7	Goldfields Giants	104	114	X
					7	Goldfields Giants	111	95	X

					3	South West Slammers	116	100	X
3	South West Slammers	90	88	X

6	Willetton Tigers	83	87	X

All-Star Game

The 2015 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 1 June, with all proceeds going to Youth Focus to help prevent youth suicide.^[1] The contest was moved to mid-season in 2015, after being played a week after the grand final in 2014.^[2]

Rosters

**South All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
F	Nic Cody	Willetton Tigers
F	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars
F	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames
G	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers
G/F	Jordan Swing	Lakeside Lightning
Reserves
G	Najee Lane	Cockburn Cougars
C	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning
G	Taylor Land	Rockingham Flames
G	Kyle Armour	Willetton Tigers
F	Jacob Holmen	Goldfields Giants
F	Brian Voelkel	South West Slammers
F/C	Taylor Mullenax	Mandurah Magic
Head coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers)^[3]

**North All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G	Trian Iliadis	Joondalup Wolves
C	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves
G	Seb Salinas	Joondalup Wolves
G/F	Carter Cook	Geraldton Buccaneers
G/F	Bennie Lewis	Geraldton Buccaneers
Reserves
G	Seva Chan	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
G	Sunday Dech	East Perth Eagles
G	Austin Bruton	Stirling Senators
F	Kyle Lindbergh	Stirling Senators
F/C	Mat Wundenberg	Geraldton Buccaneers
F/C	Robert Huntington	Joondalup Wolves
F	Lien Phillip	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Head coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)^[4]

Game data

1 June 2015
2:00 pm

Box Score
Report

South 143, North 135
Pts: Nichols (26) Rebs: Lane & Prue (8) Asts: Armour (6)		Pts: Lewis (19) Rebs: Phillip (11) Asts: Bruton (5)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat
MVP: Tre Nichols

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves	^[5]
2	Marshall Brown	Perth Redbacks	^[6]
3	Najee Lane	Cockburn Cougars	^[7]
4	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	^[7]
5	Ray Turner	Perth Redbacks	^[7]
6	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	^[7]
7	Ray Turner	Perth Redbacks	^[7]
8	Jordan Swing	Lakeside Lightning	^[7]
9	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	^[7]
10	Bryton Hobbs	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[7]
11	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	^[7]
12	Drew Williamson	East Perth Eagles	^[7]
13	Rhys Vague	East Perth Eagles	^[7]
14	Bryton Hobbs	Perry Lakes Hawks	^[7]
15	Bennie Lewis	Geraldton Buccaneers	^[7]
16	Jay Bowie	Goldfields Giants	^[7]^[8]
17	Ty Harrelson	South West Slammers	^[7]
18	Jacob Holmen	Goldfields Giants	^[7]
19	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	^[7]
20	Ray Turner	Perth Redbacks	^[7]^[9]

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Ray Turner	Perth Redbacks	31.23
Rebounds per game	Jarrad Prue	Lakeside Lightning	17.50
Assists per game	Brian Voelkel	South West Slammers	7.68
Steals per game	Najee Lane	Cockburn Cougars	2.80
Blocks per game	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves	2.93
Field goal percentage	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves	64.1%
3-pt field goal percentage	Austin Bruton	Stirling Senators	42.9%
Free throw percentage	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	91.1%

Regular season

Most Valuable Player: Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)^[10]
Coach of the Year: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
Most Improved Player: Rhys Vague (East Perth Eagles)
All-Star Five:
- PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
- SG: Jordan Swing (Lakeside Lightning)
- SF: Bennie Lewis (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- PF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
- C: Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)

Finals

Grand Final MVP: Trian Iliadis (Joondalup Wolves)^[11]

References

^ "Bruton and Huntington receive late call up to North All-Star Team". SportingPulse.com. 31 May 2015. Archived from the original on 31 May 2015.
^ Zimmerman, Josh (19 December 2014). "Slammers face difficult opener". TheWest.com.au. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ "All-Star Coaches Announced". SportingPulse.com. 11 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015.
^ "Joondalup leading SBL title race". CommunityNews.com.au. Wanneroo Times. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
^ "SBL Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
^ "SBL Players of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Player of the Week". FoxSportsPulse.com. Archived from the original on 31 July 2015.
^ "SBL Round 16 Player of the Week". Australiabasket.com. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "SBL Round 20 Player of the Week". Australiabasket.com. 31 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
^ "2015 Award Winners". SportsTG.com. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2018.
^ Pike, Chris (30 August 2015). "Wolves too good for Slammers to win third men's SBL championship". SportsTG.com. Retrieved 17 August 2018.

External links

2015 fixtures
2015 media guide
2015 season preview

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