The 2019 MSBL season was the 31st season of the Men's

State Basketball League NBL1 West, formerly the State Basketball League (SBL), is a semi-professional basketball league in Western Australia, comprising both a men's and women's competition. In 2020, Basketball Western Australia partnered with the National Basketball L ...

(SBL). The regular season began on Friday 15 March, with round 1 seeing a 2018 grand final rematch between the

Perry Lakes Hawks Perry Lakes Hawks is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Perry Lakes Basketball Association (PLBA), the major administrative basketball org ...

and

Joondalup Wolves Joondalup Wolves is an NBL1 West club based in Perth, Western Australia. The club fields a team in both the Men's and Women's NBL1 West. The club is a division of Wanneroo Basketball Association (WBA), the major administrative basketball organisa ...

. The 2019 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 3 June at

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– the home of basketball in

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. The regular season ended on Sunday 28 July. The finals began on Saturday 3 August and ended on Saturday 31 August, when the

Geraldton Buccaneers The Geraldton Buccaneers, also known as the Buccs, are an Australian basketball team based in Geraldton, Western Australia. The Buccaneers compete in the Men's NBL1 West and play their home games at Activewest Stadium. The team is affiliated with ...

defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 15 March and ended on Sunday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Easter games in round 6 were again scheduled for a blockbuster Thursday night, with all teams then on a break over the long weekend. Games tipped-off again on Anzac Day as the tradition continued between the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers. There was also Women's Round in round 9 and Heritage Round in round 16, while the new concept of Mental Health Awareness Round was included for round 19. Changes for the 2019 season saw the Stirling Senators rebrand as the Warwick Senators, while the East Perth Eagles relocated from Morley Sport & Recreation Centre to Herb Graham Recreation Centre.

Standings

Finals

The finals began on Saturday 3 August and ended on Saturday 31 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

All-Star Game

The 2019 MSBL All-Star Game took place at

on Monday 3 June, with all proceeds going to '' Red Frogs Australia''.

Rosters

Game data

Awards

Player of the Week

Statistics leaders

Regular season

Most Valuable Player In team sports, a most valuable player award, abbreviated 'MVP award', is an honor typically bestowed upon an individual (or individuals, in the instance of a tie) whose individual performance is the greatest in an entire league, for a particu ...

Joshua Braun Joshua David Braun (born July 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player who last played for Eisbären Bremerhaven of the German ProA. He played four years of college basketball for the Grand Canyon Antelopes, where he finished a ...

(Kalamunda Eastern Suns) *

Coach of the Year Many sports leagues, sportswriting associations, and other organizations confer "Coach of the Year" awards. In some sports — including baseball and association football — the award is called the "Manager of the Year" award. Some of the ...

: Dave Daniels (Lakeside Lightning) * Most Improved Player:

Luke Travers Luke Jacob Travers (born 3 September 2001) is an Australian professional basketball player for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL). Opting to forgo college basketball in the United States to begin his professional career ...

(Rockingham Flames) * All-MSBL First Team: ** PG:

Marshall Nelson Marshall Lance Nelson (born 31 January 1994) is an Australian-Belgian professional basketball player for the Rockingham Flames of the NBL1 West. Debuting in the State Basketball League (SBL) in 2014 for the Perth Redbacks, Nelson went on to play ...

(Perth Redbacks) ** SG:

(Kalamunda Eastern Suns) ** SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars) ** PF:

Greg Hire Greg Hire (born 19 September 1987) is an Australian former professional basketball player. He played four years of college basketball in the United States before joining the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL) in 2010 as a de ...

(Rockingham Flames) ** C: Patrick Burke (Goldfields Giants) * All-Defensive Team: ** PG: Cameron Williams (East Perth Eagles) ** SG: David Humphries (Goldfields Giants) ** SF:

Ben Purser Ben Purser (born 24 February 1990) is an Australian basketball player for the Perry Lakes Hawks of the NBL1 West. He debuted for the Hawks in 2008 in the State Basketball League (SBL) and helped them win an SBL championship in 2018 with grand ...

(Perry Lakes Hawks) ** PF: Maurice Barrow (Willetton Tigers) ** C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)

Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Liam Hunt (Geraldton Buccaneers)

References

External links

2019 fixtures

2019 season preview

2019 Flames season prview

All-Star starters

2019 grand final preview
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