2013–14 NBL season
# 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

### Adelaide 36ers pre-season

**2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge**

Adelaide 36ers finish fourth (last).

### 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.

**Final round**

Perth Wildcats are pre-season champions.

## Ladder

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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | PCT | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | PF | PA | PP |
| 1 | Perth Wildcats | 28 | 21 | 7 | 75.00% | 4–1 | W1 | 12–2 | 9–5 | 2419 | 2177 | 111.12% |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 28 | 18 | 10 | 64.29% | 3–2 | W1 | 13–1 | 5–9 | 2527 | 2469 | 102.35% |
| 3 | Melbourne Tigers | 28 | 15 | 13 | 53.57% | 3–2 | L1 | 7–7 | 8–6 | 2299 | 2292 | 100.31% |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 28 | 13 | 15 | 46.43% | 3–2 | L1 | 8–6 | 5–9 | 2295 | 2333 | 98.37% |
| 5 | Sydney $Kings^1$ | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 1–4 | L2 | 7–7 | 5–9 | 2312 | 2414 | 95.78% |
| 6 | Cairns $Taipans^1$ | 28 | 12 | 16 | 42.86% | 3–2 | W1 | 5–9 | 7–7 | 2304 | 2349 | 98.08% |
| 7 | New Zealand Breakers | 28 | 11 | 17 | 39.29% | 2–3 | L1 | 8–6 | 3–11 | 2474 | 2493 | 99.24% |
| 8 | Townsville Crocodiles | 28 | 10 | 18 | 35.71% | 2–3 | W1 | 6–8 | 4–10 | 2369 | 2472 | 95.83% |

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2014. Source: NBL.com.au

$^1Sydney$ Kings won Head-to-Head (3-1).

### Ladder Progression

* Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
* Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
* Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.

2013–14 NBL season vte :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide 36ers | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Cairns Taipans | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
| Melbourne Tigers | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 1 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| Perth Wildcats | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Sydney Kings | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Townsville Crocodiles | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wollongong Hawks | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 |

## Finals

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

* Perth Wildcats
* Adelaide 36ers
* Melbourne Tigers
* 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

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Perth Wildcats | 91 | 80 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 79 | 61 | X | | | | | |
| 4 | Wollongong Hawks | 79 | 61 | X | 1 | Perth Wildcats | 92 | 84 | 93 |
| | | | | | 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 85 | 89 | 59 |
| 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 101 | 87 | 102 | 2 | Adelaide 36ers | 85 | 89 | 59 |
| 3 | Melbourne Tigers | 85 | 98 | 63 | | | | | |

## Season statistics

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | Chris Goulding (Melbourne Tigers) | 27 | 621 | 23.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Andrew Ogilvy (Sydney Kings) | 28 | 243 | 8.7 |
| Assists per game | Nate Tomlinson (Melbourne Tigers) | 28 | 146 | 5.2 |
| Steals per game | Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) | 28 | 66 | 2.3 |
| Blocks per game | Andrew Ogilvy (Sydney Kings) | 28 | 65 | 2.3 |
| Field goal percentage | Scott Morrison (Melbourne Tigers) | 28 | 120-209 | 57.4% |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) | 28 | 35-74 | 47.3% |
| Free throw percentage | Jacob Holmes (Townsville Crocodiles) | 28 | 41-43 | 95.3% |

Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts

### Attendances

**Regular season**

| Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide 36ers | 14 | 5,603 | 6,676 | 4,080 | 78,440 |
| Cairns Taipans | 14 | 4,010 | 4,809 | 3,508 | 56,140 |
| Melbourne Tigers | 14 | 4,305 | 7,523 | 3,088 | 60,266 |
| New Zealand Breakers | 14 | 5,127 | 7,947 | 3,175 | 71,774 |
| Perth Wildcats | 14 | 11,512 | 13,206 | 10,208 | 161,166 |
| Sydney Kings | 14 | 4,685 | 6,038 | 3,622 | 65,596 |
| Townsville Crocodiles | 14 | 3,225 | 3,920 | 2,853 | 45,156 |
| Wollongong Hawks | 14 | 2,591 | 4,474 | 1,711 | 36,275 |
| Totals | 112 | 5,132 | 13,206 | 1,711 | 574,813 |

**Finals**

| Team | Hosted | Average | Highest | Lowest | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Adelaide 36ers | 3 | 5,339 | 8,127 | 3,865 | 16,016 |
| Melbourne Tigers | 1 | 4,044 | 4,044 | 4,044 | 4,044 |
| Perth Wildcats | 3 | 12,565 | 13,498 | 10,907 | 37,696 |
| Wollongong Hawks | 1 | 2,721 | 2,721 | 2,721 | 2,721 |
| Totals | 8 | 7,560 | 13,498 | 2,721 | 60,447 |

### Top 10 Attendances

| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13,498 | GF | 13 April 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 93-59 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 13,291 | GF | 7 April 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 92-85 | Adelaide 36ers | Perth Arena | Monday | Night |
| 13,206 | 14 | 17 January 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 95-73 | New Zealand Breakers | Perth Arena | Friday | Night |
| 12,050 | 13 | 10 January 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 102-87 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Arena | Friday | Night |
| 11,960 | 7 | 24 November 2013 | Perth Wildcats | 98-55 | Sydney Kings | Perth Arena | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 11,943 | 23 | 23 March 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 86-65 | Wollongong Hawks | Perth Arena | Sunday | Afternoon |
| 11,771 | 16 | 30 January 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 94-99 (OT) | Cairns Taipans | Perth Arena | Thursday | Night |
| 11,696 | 19 | 21 February 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 87-75 | Melbourne Tigers | Perth Arena | Friday | Night |
| 11,570 | 4 | 1 November 2013 | Perth Wildcats | 87-47 | Wollongong Hawks | Perth Arena | Friday | Night |
| 11,528 | 21 | 7 March 2014 | Perth Wildcats | 81-69 | Townsville Crocodiles | Perth Arena | Friday | Night |

## Awards

### Player of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| October | James Ennis | Perth Wildcats |
| November | Chris Goulding | Melbourne Tigers |
| December | Rotnei Clarke | Wollongong Hawks |
| January | Sam Young | Sydney Kings |
| February | Rotnei Clarke | Wollongong Hawks |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Player | Team |
| - | - | - |
| October | Trevor Gleeson | Perth Wildcats |
| November | Joey Wright | Adelaide 36ers |
| December | Chris Anstey | Melbourne Tigers |
| January | Shane Heal | Sydney Kings |
| February | Gordie McLeod | Wollongong Hawks |

### Pre-season

* Most Valuable Player (Ray Borner Medal): James Ennis, Perth Wildcats

### Season

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

* Most Valuable Player (Andrew Gaze Trophy): Rotnei Clarke, Wollongong Hawks
* Rookie of the Year: Tom Jervis, Perth Wildcats
* Best Defensive Player: Damian Martin, Perth Wildcats
* Best Sixth Man: Kevin Tiggs, Wollongong Hawks
* Most Improved Player: Nate Tomlinson, Melbourne Tigers
* Coach of the Year (Lindsay Gaze Trophy): Gordie McLeod, Wollongong Hawks
* Referee of the Year: Michael Aylen
* All-NBL First Team:
   * Rotnei Clarke - Wollongong Hawks
   * Chris Goulding - Melbourne Tigers
   * James Ennis - Perth Wildcats
   * Daniel Johnson - Adelaide 36ers
   * Andrew Ogilvy - Sydney Kings
* All-NBL Second Team:
   * Damian Martin - Perth Wildcats
   * Jermaine Beal - Perth Wildcats
   * Sam Young - Sydney Kings
   * Mika Vukona - New Zealand Breakers
   * Brian Conklin - Townsville Crocodiles

### Finals

* Grand Final Series MVP (Larry Sengstock Medal): Jermaine Beal, Perth Wildcats
