2011 Queensland Basketball League season explained

2011 Queensland Basketball League season
League:	Queensland Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	7 May – 20 August
No Of Games:	18
No Of Teams:	14
Season:	Regular season
Minor Premiers:	Mackay Meteors
Mvp:	Tom Garlepp (Brisbane Capitals)
Top Scorer:	Chris Goulding (Northside Wizards)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	Mackay Meteors
Finals Runner-Up:	Rockhampton Rockets
Grand Final Mvp:	Deba George
Seasonslistnames:	QBL
Prevseason Link:	2010 Queensland Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:	2010
Nextseason Link:	2012 Queensland Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:	2012

The 2011 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 26th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2011 to claim their first league title.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Caboolture Suns, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Maroochydore Clippers, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.^[1]

Team information

Team	Home Stadium
Brisbane Capitals	Vince Hickey Basketball Stadium
Bundaberg Bulls	WIN Stadium
Caboolture Suns	Morayfield Park Leisure Centre
Cairns Marlins	Bendigo Bank Stadium
Gladstone Port City Power	Kev Broome Stadium
Gold Coast Rollers	Carrara Indoor Stadium
Ipswich Force	Ipswich Basketball Stadium
Mackay Meteors	Candlestick Park
Maroochydore Clippers	Maroochydore Basketball Stadium
Northside Wizards	The Sports Centre Boondall
Rockhampton Rockets	Hegvold Stadium
South West Metro Pirates	Hibiscus Sports Complex
Toowoomba Mountaineers	USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre
Townsville Heat	QN Stadium

Standings

	Regular Season Standings
Team
1	Mackay Meteors	15	3	83
2		15	3	83
3	Townsville Heat	14	4	78
4	Northside Wizards	12	6	67
5		12	6	67
6		11	7	61
7	Cairns Marlins	10	8	56
8		9	9	50
9	Bundaberg Bulls	9	9	50
10		5	13	28
11	South West Metro Pirates	5	13	28
12	Toowoomba Mountaineers	5	13	28
13	Maroochydore Clippers	2	16	11
14	Caboolture Suns	2	16	11

Finals

	Pool A
Team
1	Mackay Meteors*
3	Townsville Heat**
5	Rockhampton Rockets
7	Cairns Marlins
10	Gladstone Port City Power

	Pool B
Team
4	Northside Wizards**
6	Brisbane Capitals
9	Bundaberg Bulls
13	Maroochydore Clippers
14	Caboolture Suns

	Pool C
Team
2	Gold Coast Rollers
8	Ipswich Force
11	South West Metro Pirates
12	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^[2]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	James Legan	Toowoomba Mountaineers	^[3]
2	Deba George	Mackay Meteors
3	Willie Shackleford	Bundaberg Bulls
4
5	Tom Garlepp
6
7	Willie Shackleford	Bundaberg Bulls
8
9	Ryan Stolberg
10		Mackay Meteors
11	Tom Garlepp
12	James Legan	Toowoomba Mountaineers
13		Mackay Meteors
14		Northside Wizards

Coach of the Month

Month	Coach	Team	Ref
May	Mick Conlon		^[4]
June	Neal Tweedy
July	Grant Kruger	Mackay Meteors

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game		Northside Wizards	30.5
Rebounds per game	Willie Shackleford	Bundaberg Bulls	17.67
Assists per game	Josh Black		5.88
Steals per game	Mitch Philp		2.43
Blocks per game	James Cripe		1.94
			71.43%
3-pt field goal percentage	Deba George	Mackay Meteors	44.85%
Free throw percentage	David Gurney		84.71%

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Tom Garlepp (Brisbane Capitals)^[5]
• Coach of the Year: Mick Conlon (Gold Coast Rollers)
• U23 Youth Player of the Year: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat)
• All-League Team:
  • G: Rhys Martin (Mackay Meteors)
  • G: Shaun Gleeson (Ipswich Force)
  • F: Tom Garlepp (Brisbane Capitals)
  • F: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat)
  • C: Willie Shackleford (Bundaberg Bulls)

Finals

• Grand Final MVP: Deba George (Mackay Meteors)^{[6] [7]}

External links

• 2011 QBL Official Draw
• 2011 QBL Playoffs
• Quarter-final wraps – http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4144-0-0-0&sID=49552&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16633051 http://www.qt.com.au/news/force-teams-show-flood-of-courage/1067475/ http://www.foxsportspulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-4144-0-0-0&sID=49552&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=16633057
• QBL draw kind to Rockets
• Former Rocket Blasts off; Martin Stars as Meteors Down Rocky
• 2011 QBL Report Card

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2011 QBL Official Draw . SportingPulse.com . 15 June 2016.
2. Web site: QBL QUARTER FINAL GAME PREVIEWS . QABL.basketball.net.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110706123140/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/ . 6 July 2011.
3. Web site: Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310154337/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=105 . 10 March 2015.
4. Web site: QBL State Champions & Award Winners . QBL.basketballqld.com.au . 15 June 2016 . 24 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424170651/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/qbl-state-champions-award-winners/ . dead .
5. Web site: QBL Champions . Facebook.com . 15 June 2016.
6. Web site: QBL Award Winners . FoxSportsPulse.com . 15 June 2016.
7. Web site: Meteors soar to QBL championship . DailyMercury.com.au . 21 August 2011 . 15 June 2016.