2016 Queensland Basketball League season
# 2016 Queensland Basketball League season

The 2016 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers, Sunshine Coast Rip, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.

## Team information

| Team | Home Stadium | Head Coach | Import | Import |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Brisbane Capitals | NAB Stadium | Geoff Tarrant | Aaron Anderson | |
| Bundaberg Bulls | WIN Stadium | Larry Daniels | Willie Shackleford | Scheraun King |
| Cairns Marlins | Early Settler Stadium | Jamie Pearlman | | |
| Gladstone Port City Power | Kev Broome Stadium | Blair Smith | Ray Willis | Marvin Williams |
| Gold Coast Rollers | The Southport School | Pero Cameron | Thalo Green | Lonnie Funderburke |
| Ipswich Force | Cotton On Foundation Stadium | Mick Conlon | James Legan | Kyle Harvey |
| Logan Thunder | Cornubia Park Sports Centre | Derek Rucker | Justin Baker | |
| Mackay Meteors | Candlestick Park | Ken Furdek | Gareth Dawson | |
| Rockhampton Rockets | Hegvold Stadium | Neal Tweedy | Jordan Gregory | Ray Turner |
| South West Metro Pirates | Hibiscus Sports Complex | Nate Tate | Jason Conrad | Tanner McGrew |
| Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | Maroochydore Basketball Stadium | Warrick Meehl | Eric McAlister | Lester Ferguson |
| Sunshine Coast Rip | USC Sports Stadium | Nathan Arousi | Lance Hurdle | Isaiah Harrison |
| Toowoomba Mountaineers | USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre | Anthony Corcoran | Erron Maxey | Chris Whitehead |
| Townsville Heat | Townsville Basketball Stadium | Rod Anderson | | |

## Standings

| # | Regular Season Standings | Regular Season Standings | Regular Season Standings | Regular Season Standings |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| # | Team | W | L | PCT |
| 1 | Townsville Heat | 14 | 3 | 82 |
| 2 | Brisbane Capitals | 13 | 4 | 76 |
| 3 | South West Metro Pirates | 12 | 5 | 71 |
| 4 | Logan Thunder | 12 | 5 | 71 |
| 5 | Cairns Marlins | 11 | 6 | 65 |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors | 11 | 6 | 65 |
| 7 | Rockhampton Rockets | 9 | 8 | 53 |
| 8 | Ipswich Force | 8 | 9 | 47 |
| 9 | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| 10 | Gladstone Port City Power | 7 | 10 | 41 |
| 11 | Sunshine Coast Rip | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 12 | Gold Coast Rollers | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 13 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 3 | 14 | 18 |
| 14 | Bundaberg Bulls | 2 | 15 | 12 |

### Finals

| # | Pool A |
| - | - |
| # | Team |
| 1 | Townsville Heat* |
| 5 | Cairns Marlins** |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors** |
| 7 | Rockhampton Rockets |
| 10 | Gladstone Port City Power |
| # | Pool B |
| # | Team |
| 2 | Brisbane Capitals** |
| 4 | Logan Thunder** |
| 9 | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers |
| 11 | Sunshine Coast Rip |
| 14 | Bundaberg Bulls |
| # | Pool C |
| # | Team |
| 3 | South West Metro Pirates** |
| 8 | Ipswich Force** |
| 12 | Gold Coast Rollers |
| 13 | Toowoomba Mountaineers |

*The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.

**The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.

* QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A
* QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool C
* QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool B

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | | | | 1 | Townsville Heat | 79 | X | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Cairns Marlins | 96 | X | X | | | | |
| 5 | Cairns Marlins | 99 | X | X | 5 | Cairns Marlins | 96 | X | X | | | | |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors | 82 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors | 82 | X | X | | | | | | Cairns Marlins | 93 | 85 | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Brisbane Capitals | 85 | 71 | X |
| 2 | Brisbane Capitals | 97 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | Brisbane Capitals | 85 | 71 | X |
| 8 | Ipswich Force | 85 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Ipswich Force | 85 | X | X | 2 | Brisbane Capitals | 107 | X | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Logan Thunder | 84 | X | X | | | | |
| 3 | South West Metro Pirates | 69 | X | X | 4 | Logan Thunder | 84 | X | X | | | | |
| 4 | Logan Thunder | 85 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |

## Awards

### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team | Ref |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kurt Thompson | Brisbane Capitals | |
| 2 | Mitchell Young | Logan Thunder | |
| 3 | Ray Willis | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| 4 | Scheraun King | Bundaberg Bulls | |
| 5 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 6 | Shaun Bruce | Mackay Meteors | |
| 7 | James Legan | Ipswich Force | |
| 8 | Jaryd Eustace | Ipswich Force | |
| 9 | Jordan Gregory | Rockhampton Rockets | |
| 10 | James Legan | Ipswich Force | |
| 11 | Tanner McGrew | South West Metro Pirates | |
| 12 | Michael Cedar | Logan Thunder | |
| 13 | Ray Willis | Gladstone Port City Power | |
| 14 | Aaron Anderson | Brisbane Capitals | |
| 15 | Tanner McGrew | South West Metro Pirates | |

### Coach of the Month

| Month | Coach | Team |
| - | - | - |
| May | Rod Anderson | Townsville Heat |
| June | Rod Anderson | Townsville Heat |
| July | Jamie Pearlman | Cairns Marlins |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| - | - | - | - |
| Points per game | James Legan | Ipswich Force | 30.1 |
| Rebounds per game | Tanner McGrew | South West Metro Pirates | 14.9 |
| Assists per game | Mitch Philp | Rockhampton Rockets | 7.0 |
| Steals per game | Aaron Anderson | Brisbane Capitals | 3.5 |
| Blocks per game | Nelson Kahler | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | 1.9 |
| Field goal percentage | Auryn Macmillan | Rockhampton Rockets | 62.6% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Zane Meehl | Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers | 53.7% |
| Free throw percentage | Alex Loughton | Cairns Marlins | 92.5% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
* Coach of the Year: Rod Anderson (Townsville Heat)
* U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mirko Djeric (Townsville Heat)
* All-League Team:
   * G: Shaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors)
   * G: Ray Willis (Gladstone Port City Power)
   * F: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
   * F: Mitchell Young (Logan Thunder)
   * C: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)
