| 2014–15 NBL season | |
| Pixels: | 250px |
| League: | National Basketball League |
| Season: | 2014–15 |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Link: | 2015 NBL Finals |
| Runners Up: | Cairns Taipans |
| Semifinalists: | Adelaide 36ers Perth Wildcats |
| Teams: | 8 |
| Dates: | 10 October 2014 – 8 March 2015 |
| Season Champs: | Cairns Taipans |
| 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: | USA |
| Ppg: | 21.1 |
| Ppg N: | USA |
| Top Scorer Link: | List of National Basketball League (Australia) annual scoring leaders |
| Rpg: | 9.2 |
| Rpg N: | USA |
| Apg: | 6.0 |
| Apg N: | USA |
| Seasonslist: | List of NBL seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | NBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2013–14 NBL season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013–14 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2015–16 NBL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015–16 |
The 2014–15 NBL season was the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2014 [1] and 22 February 2015, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2015.
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the final year of a five-year deal. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the final year of a three-year deal.
During the off-season the Melbourne Tigers were rebranded as Melbourne United.
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 19–21 September 2014 at NAB Stadium, Brisbane. The winner will receive the second annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.Townsville Crocodiles are pre-season champions.
The Cairns Taipans became the first regional centre team to win the minor premiership since the Geelong Cats did so in 1984.
See main article: 2015 NBL Finals.
The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts 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 teams will determine order of seeding.
| Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Josh Childress (Sydney Kings) | 18 | 379 | 21.1 | |
| Rebounds per game | Josh Childress (Sydney Kings) | 18 | 166 | 9.2 | |
| Assists per game | Cedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers) | 28 | 167 | 6.0 | |
| Steals per game | Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) | 28 | 73 | 2.6 | |
| Blocks per game | Mickell Gladness (Townsville Crocodiles) | 27 | 60 | 2.2 | |
| Field goal percentage | Ekene Ibekwe (New Zealand Breakers) | 28 | 127-218 | 58.3% | |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Daniel Kickert (Melbourne United) | 28 | 49-96 | 51.0% | |
| Free throw percentage | Stephen Weigh (Cairns Taipans) | 28 | 34-38 | 89.5% |
| Attendance | Round | Date | Home | Score | Away | Venue | Weekday | Time of Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,559 | 15 | 16 January 2015 | 102-106 | Friday | Night | |||
| 13,316 | 15 | 21 January 2015 | 78-86 | Wednesday | Night | |||
| 13,241 | 19 | 15 February 2015 | 87-89 (2OT) | Sunday | Afternoon | |||
| 12,903 | 1 | 10 October 2014 | 70-80 | Friday | Night | |||
| 12,877 | 6 | 14 November 2014 | 93-78 | Friday | Night | |||
| 12,711 | 17 | 1 February 2015 | 80-61 | Sunday | Afternoon | |||
| 12,659 | 20 | 22 February 2015 | 81-71 | Sunday | Afternoon | |||
| 12,469 | 3 | 24 October 2014 | 84-63 | Friday | Night | |||
| 12,266 | 18 | 6 February 2015 | 65-54 | Friday | Night | |||
| 11,731 | 10 | 14 December 2014 | 97-76 | Sunday | Afternoon | |||
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Cairns Taipans | |
| November | Sydney Kings | |
| December | Melbourne United | |
| January | Adelaide 36ers | |
| February | New Zealand Breakers | |
| Month | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| October | Cairns Taipans | |
| November | New Zealand Breakers | |
| December | New Zealand Breakers | |
| January | Adelaide 36ers | |
| February | Adelaide 36ers | |