The 2019 NBL season was the 38th season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to nine teams in 2019 with the Southern Huskies joining the league for the first time, marking the first time ever that an Australian team has joined a New Zealand competition. The regular season commenced on Thursday 11 April in

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with the Manawatu Jets hosting the

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. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in July. The Saints won their 11th NBL championship in 2019 behind their second 20–0 campaign in three seasons.

Team information

Summary

Regular season standings

Final Four

Awards

Player of the Week

Team of the Week

Statistics leaders

''Stats as of the end of the regular season''

Regular season

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: Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding Guard:

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(Canterbury Rams) * Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding Forward: Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) * Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe (Wellington Saints) * Scoring Champion:

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(Super City Rangers) * Rebounding Champion:

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(Southern Huskies) * Assist Champion: Jarrod Kenny (Hawke's Bay Hawks) * Golden Hands: Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) * Most Improved Player: Ethan Rusbatch (Hawke's Bay Hawks) *

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(Canterbury Rams) * Youth Player of the Year: Tyrell Harrison (Nelson Giants) * Coach of the Year: Mick Downer (Canterbury Rams) * All-Star Five: ** G: Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) ** G:

(Canterbury Rams) ** F:

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(Hawke's Bay Hawks) ** F: Nick Kay (Wellington Saints) ** C:

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(Hawke's Bay Hawks)

Final Four

* Grand Final MVP: Thomas Abercrombie (Wellington Saints)

Notes

References

External links

2019 draw

2019 season preview
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