| 2011–12 NBL season | |
| Pixels: | 290px |
| League: | National Basketball League |
| Season: | 2011–12 |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 2012 NBL Finals |
| Runners Up: | Perth Wildcats |
| Semifinalists: | Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Crocodiles |
| Teams: | 9 |
| Dates: | 7 October 2011 – 24 April 2012 |
| Season Champs: | New Zealand Breakers |
| Tv: | Australia: New Zealand: Online: |
| Mvp Link: | NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player |
| Mvp N: | USA |
| Finals Mvp Link: | NBL (Australia) Most Valuable Player – Grand Final |
| Finals Mvp N: | AUS |
| Ppg: | 17.6 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Top Scorer Link: | List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders |
| Rpg: | 10.7 |
| Rpg N: | AUS |
| Apg: | 6.4 |
| Apg N: | USA |
| Seasonslist: | List of NBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2010–11 NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2010–11 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2012–13 NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2012–13 |
The 2011–12 NBL season was the 34th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 7 October 2011 and 25 March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top four in April 2012. The schedule was announced on 19 May 2011.[1] The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2010–2011 title.
Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the second year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport once again provided coverage.
Sponsorship included iiNet entering its second and penultimate year as league naming rights sponsor and Centrebet in the final year as the official sports betting partner. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel and New Era headwear.
NBL Sunshine State Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, was held between September 22–24, 2011 in Rockhampton, Ipswich, on the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Perth Wildcats were pre-season champions for the second year in a row.
Perth vs. Singapore cancelled due to poor condition of the outdoor court.
Perth Wildcats win Sunshine State Challenge.
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.
1Head-to-head between Townsville Crocodiles and Cairns Taipans (2-2). Townsville Crocodiles won For and Against (+51).
2Melbourne Tigers won head-to-head (3-1).
See main article: 2012 NBL Finals.
The 2011–12 National Basketball League Finals were played between 30 March 2012 and 25 April 2012, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games.
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 two teams will determine order of seeding.
Under this system, Cairns did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Townsville's win–loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +51 points).
| Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Kevin Lisch (Perth Wildcats) | 28 | 493 | 17.6 | |
| Rebounds per game | Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings) | 26 | 281 | 10.8 | |
| Assists per game | Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) | 27 | 173 | 6.4 | |
| Steals per game | Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) | 27 | 67 | 2.5 | |
| Blocks per game | Julian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings) | 26 | 54 | 2.1 | |
| Field goal percentage | Diamon Simpson (Adelaide 36ers) | 27 | 155-262 | 59.2% | |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Oscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks) | 28 | 64-125 | 51.2% | |
| Free throw percentage | Aaron Bruce (Sydney Kings) | 17 | 63-70 | 90.0% |
| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9,258 | GF | 24/04/2012 | 79-73 | Vector Arena | ||
| 9,125 | GF | 12/04/2012 | 104-98 | Vector Arena | ||
| 8,146 | SF | 30/03/2012 | 82-99 | Vector Arena | ||
| 7,979 | 17 | 27/01/2012 | 93-64 | Vector Arena | ||
| 7,532 | 16 | 20/01/2012 | 75-76 | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
| 7,500 | SF | 7/04/2012 | 97-80 | Vector Arena | ||
| 7,282 | 25 | 24/03/2012 | 75-76 | Sydney Entertainment Centre | ||
| 6,900 | 4 | 28/10/2011 | 97-80 | Vector Arena | ||
| 6,194 | 14 | 7/01/2012 | 67-72 | Adelaide Arena | ||
| 6,175 | 7 | 19/11/2011 | 95-89 | Adelaide Arena | ||
| Round | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Perth Wildcats | |
| November | Gold Coast Blaze | |
| December | Melbourne Tigers | |
| January | Perth Wildcats | |
| February | New Zealand Breakers | |
| Round | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | New Zealand Breakers | |
| November | Gold Coast Blaze | |
| December | New Zealand Breakers | |
| January | Perth Wildcats | |
| February | Cairns Taipans | |
The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday, 26 March 2012: