2013–14 NBL Canada season explained

2013–14 NBL Canada season
League:National Basketball League of Canada
Sport:Basketball
Duration:November 2013  - March 2014 (regular season)
No Of Teams:9
Attendance:269,345
(1,947 per game)
Draft:Draft
Draft Link:2013 NBL Canada draft
Top Pick:Alex Johnson (NC State)
Picked By:Ottawa SkyHawks
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Atlantic
Conf1 Link:Atlantic Division (NBL Canada)
Conf1 Champ:Island Storm
Conf1 Runner-Up:Halifax Rainmen
Conf2:Central
Conf2 Link:Central Division (NBL Canada)
Conf2 Champ:Windsor Express
Conf2 Runner-Up:London Lightning
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Windsor Express
Finals Runner-Up:Island Storm
Finals Mvp:Stefan Bonneau (Windsor Express)
Seasonslistnames:NBL Canada
Prevseason Link:2012–13 NBL Canada season
Prevseason Year:2012–13
Nextseason Link:2014–15 NBL Canada season
Nextseason Year:2014–15

The 2013–14 NBL Canada season was the third season of the National Basketball League of Canada. The regular season began on November 1, 2013.[1] The regular season ended on Friday, February 28, 2014, and the playoffs began on Sunday, March 2, 2014 and ended on Thursday, April 17, 2014 with the Windsor Express defeating the Island Storm in seven games to win the 2014 NBLC Finals.[2]

Offseason

Offseason
Team2012–13 season2013–14 season
Halifax RainmenRob SponChris Terrell
Mississauga PowerLarry BluntFred Grannum
Saint John Mill RatsDavid CooperRob Spon
In-season
TeamOutgoing coachIncoming coach
Halifax RainmenChris TerrellCraig Hodges
Mississauga PowerFred GrannumDavid Joseph
Ottawa SkyHawksKevin KeathleyJaren Jackson

Following the conclusion of the 2012-13 NBL Canada season, the Oshawa Power relocated to Mississauga, Ontario, and were renamed the Mississauga Power. The 2013 - 14 NBL Canada season also featured expansion to two new locations: Ottawa, and Brampton. During preseason, another team announced its relocation, the Summerside Storm moving to Charlottetown, PEI. It was announced that the Storm name would be retained. In early August, the league's board of governors announced the Jazz would sit out the season due to failure of securing new ownership from the league.[3]

Coaching changes

Offseason

On August 6, 2013, the Halifax Rainmen hired Chris Terrell as head coach.[4]

On August 12, 2013, the St. John Mill Rats hired Rob Spon as head coach.[5]

On August 16, 2013, the Mississauga Power hired Fred Grannum as head coach.[6]

Draft

See main article: 2013 NBL Canada draft. The 2013 NBL Canada draft took place on August 19 at the Hilton Suites Conference Centre & Spa in Markham, Ontario. The Ottawa SkyHawks made league history by drafting Alex Johnson of NC State, the first Canadian to ever be drafted with the first pick in the NBLC draft.[7]

Regular season

The regular season began on November 1, 2013, and concluded on February 28, 2014. The number of games played by each team remains 40, similar to the prior season.

Standings

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Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game 24.3
Rebounds per game 10.5
Assists per game 8.8
Steals per game 2.8
Blocks per game 1.7
Turnovers per game 3.8
FG% 61.9%
FT% 88.6%
3PT% 48.7%
Double-doubles 20
Triple-doubles 3

Individual game highs

Category Player Statistics
Points 41
Rebounds 22
Assists 17
Steals 7
Three Pointers 7
Greg Plummer
Ryan Anderson
Johnny Mayhane
Anthony Anderson
Blocks 7

Team statistic leaders

Category Team Statistics
Points per game 106.0
Rebounds per game 52.6
Assists per game 23.0
Steals per game 9.8
Blocks per game 4.7
Turnovers per game 15.7
Fouls per game 24.2
FG% 45.7%
FT% 76.8%
3FG% 37.4%
+/- 5.3

Awards

Players of the week

The following players were named the NBL Canada Players of the Week.

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Nov. 1 – Nov. 3 (Windsor Express) (1/2)[8]
Nov. 4 – Nov. 10 (Moncton Miracles) (1/1)[9]
Nov. 11 – Nov. 17 (Saint John Mill Rats) (1/1)[10]
Nov. 18 – Nov. 24 (Brampton A's) (1/2)[11]
Nov. 25 – Dec. 1 (London Lightning) (1/1)[12]
Dec. 2 – Dec. 8 (Island Storm) (1/2)[13]
Dec. 9 – Dec. 15 (Halifax Rainmen) (1/1)[14]
Dec. 16 – Dec. 22 (London Lightning) (1/3)[15]
Dec. 23 – Dec. 29 (Ottawa SkyHawks) (1/1)[16]
Dec. 30 – Jan. 5 (Moncton Miracles) (1/1)[17]
Jan. 6 – Jan. 12 (London Lightning) (2/3)[18]
Jan. 13 – Jan. 19 (Saint John Mill Rats) (1/1)[19]
Jan. 20 – Jan. 26 (Island Storm) (2/2)[20]
Jan. 27 – Feb. 2 (Mississauga Power) (1/1)[21]
Feb. 3 – Feb. 9 (Windsor Express) (2/2)[22]
Feb. 10 – Feb. 16 (Ottawa SkyHawks) (1/1)[23]
Feb. 17 – Feb. 23 (London Lightning) (3/3)[24]
Feb. 24 – Feb. 28 (Brampton A's) (2/2)[25]

Coach of the month

The following coaches were named the NBL Canada Coaches of the Month.

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November (Brampton A's) (1/1)[26]
December (Windsor Express) (1/1)[27]
January (Saint John Mill Rats) (1/1)[28]
February (Ottawa SkyHawks) (1/1)[29]

Playoffs

The NBL Canada Championship Playoffs format has changed after the 2013 expansion. Initially, the first 4 teams out of 5 in each division would qualify. After the Jazz withdrawal from the season, this posed the problem of having all 4 teams in the Atlantic Division be already qualified. Although nothing has been announced officially by the league, some newspapers wrote that indeed all 4 teams in Atlantic will qualify, as well as the first 3 teams in Central. Teams 4 and 5 in the Central Division will play a wild card game for playoff access.

* Division winner
Bold Series winner

Wild card series

(4) Ottawa SkyHawks vs. (5) Mississauga Power

Notable occurrences

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 Schedule . . 17 October 2013.
  2. Web site: Windsor Express Crowned 2014 Champions . . 30 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502001827/http://www.nblcanada.ca/p/14513/nr/100249/windsor-express-crowned-2014-champions . May 2, 2014 . dead .
  3. Web site: Montreal Jazz to Sit Out 2013-2014 Season . https://archive.today/20130805234011/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_78532 . dead . August 5, 2013 . . August 5, 2013 .
  4. Web site: Rainmen Announce New Head Coach . Halifax Rainmen . August 6, 2013 . August 6, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130807000445/http://pointstreaksites.com/view/rainmenbasketball/news/news_78596 . August 7, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  5. Web site: Mill Rats Return Rob Spon . NBLCanada.com . August 12, 2013 . August 12, 2013 . https://archive.today/20130812235933/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_78919 . August 12, 2013 . dead . mdy-all .
  6. Web site: Power Announces Fred Grannum as Head Coach . NBLCanada.com . August 16, 2013 . November 7, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031404/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100005/power-announces-fred-grannum-as-head-coach . March 4, 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: 2013 National Basketball League of Canada Draft - NC State's Alex Johnson #1 pick . BallIsLife.com . August 24, 2013.
  8. Web site: Week ending November 3, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111062416/http://nblcanada.ca/14574/nbl-c-player-of-the-week. dead. November 11, 2013. NBLCanada.com. November 4, 2013. November 6, 2013.
  9. Web site: Week ending November 10, 2013. NBLCanada.com. November 10, 2013. November 10, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131111062416/http://nblcanada.ca/14574/nbl-c-player-of-the-week. November 11, 2013. dead.
  10. Web site: Saint John's Doug Herring named NBL Canada's player of the week!. NBLCanada.com. November 17, 2013. November 18, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131202233603/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100043/saint-johns-doug-herring-named-nbl-canadas-player-of-the-week. December 2, 2013. dead.
  11. Web site: Cavell Johnson (Brampton A's) named NBL Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. November 24, 2013. November 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040059/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100058/cavell-johnson-brampton-as-named-nbl-player-of-the-week. March 4, 2016. dead.
  12. Web site: Week ending December 1, 2013 . NBLCanada.com. December 1, 2013. December 2, 2013.
  13. Web site: Antonio Ballard named NBL Canada Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. December 9, 2013. December 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131212105054/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100105/antonio-ballard-named-nbl-canada-player-of-the-week. December 12, 2013. dead.
  14. Web site: NBL Canada Player of the week - Tim Parham. NBLCanada.com. December 15, 2013. December 17, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131217221736/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100115/nbl-canada-player-of-the-week-tim-parham. December 17, 2013. dead.
  15. Web site: Garrett Williamson named NBL Canada Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. December 23, 2013. December 24, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131225100613/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100124/garrett-williamson-named-nbl-canada-player-of-the-week. December 25, 2013. dead.
  16. Web site: NBL Canada Player of the Week - Ryan Anderson. NBLCanada.com. December 29, 2013. January 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175644/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100134/nbl-canada-player-of-the-week-ryan-anderson. February 1, 2014. dead.
  17. Web site: Johnny Mayhane named NBL Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. January 5, 2014. January 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175649/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100147/johnny-mayhane-named-nbl-player-of-the-week. February 1, 2014. dead.
  18. Web site: Garrett Williamson named Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. January 12, 2014. January 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175651/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100152/garrett-williamson-named-player-of-the-week. February 1, 2014. dead.
  19. Web site: Anthony Anderson named NBL Canada Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. January 19, 2014. January 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201175647/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100163/anthony-anderson-named-nbl-canada-player-of-the-week. February 1, 2014. dead.
  20. Web site: Antonio Ballard named Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. January 27, 2014. January 27, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201202448/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100172/antonio-ballard-named-player-of-the-week. February 1, 2014. dead.
  21. Web site: Morgan Lewis named Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. February 3, 2014. February 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140201202448/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100172/antonio-ballard-named-player-of-the-week. February 1, 2014. dead.
  22. Web site: Windsor's Stefan Bonneau wins Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. February 10, 2014. February 11, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222041110/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100180/morgan-lewis-named-player-of-the-week. February 22, 2014. dead.
  23. Web site: Justin Tubbs named Player of the Week. NBLCanada.com. February 16, 2014. February 17, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222045322/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100195/justin-tubbs-named-player-of-the-week. February 22, 2014. dead.
  24. Web site: Garrett Williamson earns third NBL Canada Player of the Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20140228032820/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100207/garrett-williamson-earns-third-nbl-canada-player-of-the-week. dead. February 28, 2014. NBLCanada.com. February 23, 2014. February 24, 2014.
  25. Web site: Cavell Johnson named Player of the Week. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311045558/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100213/cavell-johnson-named-player-of-the-week. dead. March 11, 2014. NBLCanada.com. February 28, 2014. March 10, 2014.
  26. Web site: David Magley Named NBL Canada Coach of the Month. BramptonAs.ca. December 1, 2013. February 13, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222053101/http://www.bramptonas.ca/p/14513/nr/100031/david-magley-named-nbl-canada-coach-of-the-month. February 22, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  27. Web site: Windsor Express' Bill Jones named NBL Canada Coach of the Month. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042450/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100141/windsor-express-bill-jones-named-nbl-canada-coach-of-the-month. dead. February 22, 2014. NBLCanada.com. January 1, 2014. February 13, 2014.
  28. Web site: Saint John's Rob Spon named Coach of the Month. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222042454/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100179/saint-johns-rob-spon-named-coach-of-the-month. dead. February 22, 2014. NBLCanada.com. January 31, 2014. February 13, 2014.
  29. Web site: Jaren Jackson named Coach of the Month. https://web.archive.org/web/20140311040155/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100214/jaren-jackson-named-coach-of-the-month. dead. March 11, 2014. NBLCanada.com. February 28, 2014. March 10, 2014.
  30. Web site: Montreal Jazz to Sit Out 2013-2014 Season . https://archive.today/20130805234011/http://nblcanada.pointstreaksites.com/view/nblcanada/nbl-canada-headlines/news_78532 . dead . August 5, 2013 . . August 5, 2013 .
  31. Web site: Power goes out in Oshawa . DurhamRegion.com . May 1, 2013.
  32. Web site: Summerside Storm making the move to Charlottetown . CBC.ca . July 7, 2013.
  33. Web site: NBL CANADA EXPANSION NOW OPEN FOR 2014-15 - INCLUDING THE WEST . https://web.archive.org/web/20131027093209/http://www.nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100009/nbl-canada-expansion-now-open-for-2014-15-including-the-west . dead . October 27, 2013 . NBLCanada.com . September 3, 2013 .
  34. Web site: NBL Canada Welcomes Commissioner Paul Riley . https://web.archive.org/web/20131027093234/http://www.nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100010/nbl-canada-welcomes-commissioner-paul-riley . dead . October 27, 2013 . NBLCanada.com . September 18, 2013 .
  35. Web site: The Mississauga Power Release Head Coach Fred Grannum . PowerBasketball.ca . November 19, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040234/http://www.powerbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100021/power-release-head-coach-grannum . March 4, 2016 .
  36. Web site: Miracles vs. Rainmen Game Cut Short . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202234812/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100048/miracles-vs-rainmen-game-cut-short . dead . December 2, 2013 . NBLCanada.com . November 21, 2013 .
  37. Web site: Lightning game rescheduled for later date . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303215535/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100057/lightning-game-rescheduled-for-later-date . dead . March 3, 2016 . NBLCanada.com . November 24, 2013 .
  38. Web site: Ottawa SkyHawks Announce New Head Coach . OttawaSkyHawks.com . November 25, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221908/http://www.ottawaskyhawks.com/p/14513/nr/100034/skyhawks-release-coach-kevin-keathley . December 2, 2013 . mdy .
  39. Web site: Rainmen fire head coach . TheChronicleHerald.ca . November 27, 2013.
  40. Web site: Rainmen introduce Craig Hodges as new interim Head Coach . https://web.archive.org/web/20131211075424/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100072/rainmen-introduce-craig-hodges-as-new-interim-head-coach . dead . December 11, 2013 . NBLCanada.com . December 4, 2013 .
  41. Web site: Storm Game Cancelled Due to Storm . https://web.archive.org/web/20131214194643/http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100029/storm-game-cancelled-due-to-storm . dead . December 14, 2013 . MiraclesBasketball.ca . December 10, 2013 .
  42. Web site: Impending snow forces postponement of Island Storm game . TheGuardian.pe.ca . December 14, 2013 . December 17, 2013 . https://archive.today/20131217171447/http://www.theguardian.pe.ca/Sports/2013-12-14/article-3544182/Impending-snow-forces-postponement-of-Island-Storm-game/1 . December 17, 2013 . dead .
  43. Web site: Brampton's Dec. 23rd game vs. Halifax Rainmen Cancelled . https://web.archive.org/web/20131225094640/http://nblcanada.com/p/14513/nr/100123/bramptons-dec-23rd-game-vs-halifax-rainmen-cancelled . dead . December 25, 2013 . NBLCanada.com . December 21, 2013 .
  44. Web site: Game postponed due to inclement weather . MillRatsBasketball.ca . December 22, 2013.
  45. Web site: Victory "In The Cards" For Express . WindsorExpress.ca . January 15, 2014.
  46. Web site: SkyHawks playing two games at Cegep this season . OttawaSkyHawks.com . January 17, 2014 . February 24, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924062434/http://www.ottawaskyhawks.com/p/14575/nr/100048/skyhawks-playing-two-games-at-cegep-this-season . September 24, 2015 . dead . mdy-all .
  47. Web site: Windsor Sets Mark In Double OT Victory . WindsorExpress.ca . February 15, 2014.

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