2015 Queensland Basketball League season explained

2015 Queensland Basketball League season
League:	Queensland Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	1 May – 30 August
No Of Games:	17
No Of Teams:	14
Season:	Regular season
Minor Premiers:	Mackay Meteors
Mvp:	Jeremy Kendle (Toowoomba Mountaineers)
Top Scorer:	Jeremy Kendle (Toowoomba Mountaineers)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	Mackay Meteors
Finals Runner-Up:	Brisbane Capitals
Grand Final Mvp:	Braydon Hobbs
Seasonslistnames:	QBL
Prevseason Link:	2014 Queensland Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:	2014
Nextseason Link:	2016 Queensland Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:	2016

The 2015 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 30th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2015 to claim their third league title.

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

Team information

Team	Home Stadium	Head Coach	Import	Import
Brisbane Capitals	NAB Stadium	Geoff Tarrant	Aaron Anderson
Bundaberg Bulls	WIN Stadium	Larry Daniels	Willie Shackleford	Ricky James
Cairns Marlins	Bendigo Bank Stadium	Jamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power	Kev Broome Stadium	Derek Rucker	Ray Willis	Justin Baker
Gold Coast Rollers	The Southport School	Doug Garvie	Devon Sullivan
Ipswich Force	Cotton On Foundation Stadium	Mick Conlon	James Legan	Kyle Harvey
Logan Thunder	Cornubia Park Sports Centre	Ben Johnson
Mackay Meteors	Candlestick Park	Joel Khalu	Braydon Hobbs
Northside Wizards	South Pine Sports Complex	Andrew Latimer	Evan Coulter	Darren Moore
Rockhampton Rockets	Hegvold Stadium	Neal Tweedy	Chehales Tapscott	Dominic Cheek
South West Metro Pirates	Hibiscus Sports Complex	Luke Petersen	Ishmael Hollis
Suncoast Clippers	Maroochydore Basketball Stadium	Bradley Melton	Michael Stone	Eren Moses
Toowoomba Mountaineers	USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre	Anthony Corcoran	Erron Maxey	Jeremy Kendle
Townsville Heat	Townsville Basketball Stadium	Rod Anderson

Standings

	Regular Season Standings
Team
1	Mackay Meteors	15	2	88
2		14	3	82
3		12	5	71
4		12	5	71
5	Toowoomba Mountaineers	11	6	65
6	Northside Wizards	11	6	65
7	Cairns Marlins	10	7	59
8	Townsville Heat*	8	8	50
9		7	10	41
10	Suncoast Clippers*	5	11	32
11	South West Metro Pirates	5	12	29
12		5	12	29
13	Bundaberg Bulls	2	15	12
14		1	16	6

• Every team competed in 17 regular season games over 15 rounds except for the Townsville Heat and Suncoast Clippers. The Round 1 match-up between the two sides was abandoned after the referees couldn't make it to the game due to poor weather in the Maroochydore area.^[2]

Finals

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

	Pool B
Team
2	Brisbane Capitals
6	Northside Wizards**
10	Suncoast Clippers
12	Logan Thunder
13	Bundaberg Bulls

	Pool C
Team
5	Toowoomba Mountaineers**
9	Ipswich Force
11	South West Metro Pirates
14	Gold Coast Rollers

• 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^[3]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	James Legan		^[4]
2	Chehales Tapscott		^[5]
3	Chehales Tapscott		^[6]
4	Drew Phillips		^[7]
5	N/A
6	Ishmael Hollis	South West Metro Pirates	^[8]
7		Mackay Meteors	^[9]
8			^[10]
9	Nicholas Kay	Northside Wizards	^[11]
10		Toowoomba Mountaineers	^[12]
11	Chehales Tapscott		^[13]
12			^[14]
13	Ricky James	Bundaberg Bulls	^[15]
14	Ryan Jeffries		^[16]
15	Kyle Harvey		^[17]

Coach of the Month

Month	Coach	Team	Ref
May	Joel Khalu	Mackay Meteors	^[18]
June	Joel Khalu	Mackay Meteors	^[19]
July	Geoff Tarrant		^[20]

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game		Toowoomba Mountaineers	30.5
Rebounds per game	Willie Shackleford	Bundaberg Bulls	17.2
Assists per game	Mitch Philp		7.1
Steals per game	Aaron Anderson		2
Blocks per game	Nelson Kahler	Suncoast Clippers	2.3
	Matthew Andronicos	Cairns Marlins	60.6%
3-pt field goal percentage	Kyle Keirnan		45.4%
Free throw percentage	James Legan		88.8%

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Jeremy Kendle (Toowoomba Mountaineers)^[21]
• Coach of the Year: Joel Khalu (Mackay Meteors)
• U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mitch Norton (Townsville Heat)
• All-League Team:
  • G: Jeremy Kendle (Toowoomba Mountaineers)
  • G: Braydon Hobbs (Mackay Meteors)
  • F: Chehales Tapscott (Rockhampton Rockets)
  • F: Erron Maxey (Toowoomba Mountaineers)
  • C: Dusty Rychart (Brisbane Capitals)

Finals

• Grand Final MVP: Braydon Hobbs (Mackay Meteors)^[22]

External links

• 2015 QBL Official Draw

Notes and References

1. Web site: Round 1 Game Previews: Men . QABL.basketball.net.au . 30 April 2015 . 9 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090426/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=04&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1379&cHash=5c1240f7d3570a28051ab70842e6f07e . May 18, 2015 .
2. Web site: @ClippersQBL men shared points with T'ville... . Twitter . 2 May 2015 . 9 August 2015.
3. Web site: QBL Quarter-Finals . QABL.basketball.net.au . 10 August 2015 . 10 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131021019/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1550&cHash=d63e667a3b2a6266b6444e4956ecbbcc . January 31, 2016 .
4. Web site: Players of the Week: Round 1 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 4 May 2015 . 9 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090515/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=05&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1400&cHash=ce9fa60f4e9b43dacfb40d3024216ddb . May 18, 2015 .
5. Web site: Players of the Week: Round 2 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 11 May 2015 . 11 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150518092452/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=05&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1413&cHash=740ba94da26486b1268caf9d6ee196ac . May 18, 2015 .
6. Web site: Round 3 Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . 18 May 2015 . 18 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525120215/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=05&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1426&cHash=baa24bfe75484ba8d4b626d9ded73b91 . May 25, 2015 .
7. Web site: QBL Players of the Week: Round 4 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 25 May 2015 . 25 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150525120419/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=05&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1438&cHash=77af121b58e718a7c49a0569af0971d5 . May 25, 2015 .
8. Web site: QBL Players of the Week: Round 6 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 11 June 2015 . 11 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150612074720/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1447&cHash=25152a0462a28e752412165491396478 . June 12, 2015 .
9. Web site: QBL Players of the Week: Round 7 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 15 June 2015 . 15 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131032507/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1452&cHash=fa746a075dfcf9c90519908a50e1e445 . January 31, 2016 .
10. Web site: QBL Players of the Week: Round 8 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 22 June 2015 . 22 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150623002044/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1457&cHash=a27d3eb4c3cae86c979f1ce43e00f48c . June 23, 2015 .
11. Web site: QBL Players of the Week: Round 9 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 29 June 2015 . 29 June 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207062303/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=06&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1468&cHash=da46b7af58e730808449f0af86e91710 . February 7, 2016 .
12. Web site: Round 10 Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . 6 July 2015 . 7 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150707125424/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1481&cHash=7a27c6607ecf84ba3723bd4a94e4ac8f . July 7, 2015 .
13. Web site: Players of the Week; Round 11 . QABL.basketball.net.au . 13 July 2015 . 13 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150713175223/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1490&cHash=c1ceb58dd1b10507d21526d944cbe91d . July 13, 2015 .
14. Web site: Round 12 Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . 20 July 2015 . 20 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160207062538/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1519&cHash=6e2059bed80ab7514791e0ca321ad8be . February 7, 2016 .
15. Web site: Round 13 Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . 27 July 2015 . 27 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131023507/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1531&cHash=112203233c1b5dc32cb58502e6a6679b . January 31, 2016 .
16. Web site: Round 14 Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . 3 August 2015 . 3 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131015836/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1543&cHash=d8ace073156dedf00970ef222c9c6382 . January 31, 2016 .
17. Web site: Round 15 Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . 11 August 2015 . 11 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131030604/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1552&cHash=1b4eef57a98818e3bb1d0a717c1e6ad4 . January 31, 2016 .
18. Web site: Coaches of the Month Awards . QABL.basketball.net.au . 25 May 2015 . 25 May 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131021350/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=05&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1441&cHash=7107cb554ca83114d10e0127e19dabc8 . January 31, 2016 .
19. Web site: Coaches of the Month . QABL.basketball.net.au . 3 July 2015 . 3 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150704110554/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=07&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1472&cHash=7421122c64e7c2b3fbb96fbab0a8914b . July 4, 2015 .
20. Web site: QBL Coaches of the Month . QABL.basketball.net.au . 7 August 2015 . 8 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160131032252/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1547&cHash=9a19bceb7bf85685c0ee4a460ed61650 . January 31, 2016 .
21. Web site: 2015 QBL Season Awards . QABL.basketball.net.au . 27 August 2015 . 27 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915182402/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1591&cHash=49a6302ef43e0546303e23ecb5a25baf . September 15, 2015 .
22. Web site: Mackay Meteors Secure 2015 Men's QBL Championship . QABL.basketball.net.au . 30 August 2015 . 31 August 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916000535/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2015&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=1598&cHash=ee9e484c082a669fb94cf06b7743a4fc . September 16, 2015 .