2014 Queensland Basketball League season explained
| 2014 Queensland Basketball League season |
| League: | Queensland Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | 3 May – 30 August |
| No Of Games: | 16 |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Rockhampton Rockets |
| Mvp: | Chehales Tapscott (Rockhampton Rockets) |
| Top Scorer: | Chehales Tapscott (Rockhampton Rockets) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Rockhampton Rockets |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Mackay Meteors |
| Seasonslistnames: | QBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2013 Queensland Basketball League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2013 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2015 Queensland Basketball League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2015 |
The 2014 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 29th running of the competition. The Rockhampton Rockets won the championship in 2014 to claim their fifth league title.
The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Suncoast Clippers, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.[1]
Team information
Standings
| Regular Season Standings |
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| Team | | | |
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| 1 | | 14 | 2 | 88 |
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| 2 | Mackay Meteors | 13 | 3 | 81 |
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| 3 | Cairns Marlins | 13 | 3 | 81 |
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| 4 | | 10 | 6 | 63 |
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| 5 | | 10 | 6 | 63 |
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| 6 | Bundaberg Bulls | 9 | 7 | 56 |
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| 7 | South West Metro Pirates | 9 | 7 | 56 |
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| 8 | Northside Wizards | 8 | 8 | 50 |
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| 9 | Townsville Heat | 6 | 10 | 38 |
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| 10 | Suncoast Clippers | 6 | 10 | 38 |
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| 11 | | 4 | 12 | 25 |
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| 12 | | 1 | 15 | 6 |
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| 13 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 1 | 15 | 6 |
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Finals
- 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 | Chehales Tapscott | | [3] |
| 2 | Chehales Tapscott | | |
| 3 | | Cairns Marlins | |
| 4 | Damon Heuir | Mackay Meteors | |
| 5 | N/A |
| 6 | Mike Carlson | South West Metro Pirates | |
| 7 | Kyle Harvey | | |
| 8 | Kahlil McDonald | Suncoast Clippers | |
| 9 | | | |
| 10 | Chehales Tapscott | | |
| 11 | Alex Herrera | South West Metro Pirates | |
| 12 | | Northside Wizards | |
| 13 | Mike Carlson | South West Metro Pirates | |
| 14 | | | |
| 15 | Kyle Harvey | | |
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Coach of the Month
| Month | Coach | Team | Ref |
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| May | Jamie Pearlman | Cairns Marlins | [4] |
| June | Darryn Roche | Bundaberg Bulls | |
| July | N/A | |
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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| Points per game | Chehales Tapscott | | 30.25 |
| Rebounds per game | Willie Shackleford | Bundaberg Bulls | 19.18 |
| Assists per game | Jason Ralph | | 7.06 |
| Steals per game | | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 2.84 |
| Blocks per game | Alex Herrera | South West Metro Pirates | 2 |
| Matt Smith | Cairns Marlins | 65.51% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Glenn Scott | | 47.91% |
| Free throw percentage | Zarryon Fereti | | 93.93% | |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Chehales Tapscott (Rockhampton Rockets)[5]
- Coach of the Year: Neal Tweedy (Rockhampton Rockets)
- U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mitch McCarron (Northside Wizards)
- All-League Team:
Finals
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2014 QBL Official Draw . QBL.basketball.net.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326073105/http://www.qbl.basketball.net.au/fileadmin/user_upload/QBL_News_Items/2014/2014_QBL_Official_Draw_25.03.14.pdf . 26 March 2015.
- Web site: 2014 QBL Quarter Finals . QABL.basketball.net.au . 11 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319224757/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1271&cHash=462eaa4c10a93fe11455935384ebbef4 . 19 March 2015.
- 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.
- Web site: QBL State Champions & Award Winners . QBL.basketballqld.com.au . 12 April 2016 . 24 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424170651/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/qbl-state-champions-award-winners/ . dead .
- Web site: 2014 QBL Awards Winners . QABL.basketball.net.au . 21 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316060736/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1284&cHash=fa0126d5bb89be4fad0b19e5aaabce30 . 16 March 2015.
- Web site: Rockets and Meteorettes Take 2014 QBL Championships . QABL.basketball.net.au . 31 August 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316060528/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2014&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1292&cHash=9377429903081006139e25b024016f3b . 16 March 2015.
