2017 Queensland Basketball League season explained

2017 Queensland Basketball League season
League:Queensland Basketball League
Sport:Basketball
Duration:28 April – 27 August
No Of Games:17
No Of Teams:14
Season:Regular season
Minor Premiers:Brisbane Capitals
Mvp:Shaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors)
Top Scorer:Ray Willis (Gladstone Port City Power)
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Townsville Heat
Finals Runner-Up:Mackay Meteors
Grand Final Mvp:Josh Wilcher
Seasonslistnames:QBL
Prevseason Link:2016 Queensland Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:2016
Nextseason Link:2018 Queensland Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:2018

The 2017 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 32nd running of the competition.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Brisbane Spartans, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix, Toowoomba Mountaineers, Townsville Heat and USC Rip City.[1]

Team information

TeamHome StadiumHead CoachImportImportImport
Brisbane CapitalsNAB StadiumGeoff Tarrant Aaron Anderson Princeton Onwas
Brisbane SpartansRowland Cowan StadiumBen Thompson
Cairns MarlinsEarly Settler StadiumJamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City PowerKev Broome StadiumBlair Smith Willie Shackleford Ray Willis
Gold Coast RollersThe Southport SchoolPero Cameron Torrey Craig Thalo Green Devon Sullivan
Ipswich ForceCotton On Foundation StadiumMick Conlon James Legan Kyle Harvey
Logan ThunderCornubia Park Sports CentreDerek Rucker
Mackay MeteorsMackay Basketball StadiumCameron Tragardh
Rockhampton RocketsHegvold StadiumNeal Tweedy Chris Fowler Rashad Hassan David Wagner
South West Metro PiratesHibiscus Sports ComplexMick Downer Jeremy Kendle Tanner McGrew
Sunshine Coast PhoenixMaroochydore Basketball StadiumBrayden Heslehurst Breland Hogan
Toowoomba MountaineersUSQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation CentreAnthony Corcoran Jalil Abdul-Bassit Jay Washington
Townsville HeatTownsville 106.3fm StadiumRodney Anderson Jamell Anderson Justin Baker
USC Rip CityUSC Sports StadiumNathan Arousi Lance Hurdle

Standings

Regular Season Standings
Team
114 3 82
2Mackay Meteors 14 3 82
3Townsville Heat 12 5 71
4Cairns Marlins 11 6 65
511 6 65
6South West Metro Pirates 11 6 65
79 8 53
88 9 47
9Brisbane Spartans 8 9 47
106 11 35
11Sunshine Coast Phoenix 5 12 29
125 12 29
134 13 24
14Toowoomba Mountaineers 4 13 24

Finals

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Player Team Ref
1 Mackay Meteors [2]
2 Joshua Wilcher Townsville Heat [3]
3 [4]
4 N/A
5 Mackay Meteors [5]
6 Isaih Tueta [6]
7 Mackay Meteors [7]
8 Michael Cedar [8]
9 [9]
10 Tanner McGrew South West Metro Pirates [10]
11 [11]
12 [12]
13 Rashad Hassan [13]
14 Mackay Meteors [14]
15 N/A N/A

Coach of the Month

Month Coach Team Ref
May N/A N/A
June Mick Downer South West Metro Pirates [15]
July Rodney Anderson Townsville Heat [16]

Statistics leaders

Category Player Team
Points per game Gladstone Port City Power
Rebounds per game Brisbane Spartans
Assists per game Mackay Meteors
Steals per game Aaron Anderson Brisbane Capitals
Blocks per game Brisbane Spartans
Keanu Post Logan Thunder
3-pt field goal percentage Isaih Tueta USC Rip City
Free throw percentage Mackay Meteors

Regular season

Finals

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Guarna . Jon . Guide to the 2017 QBL Men's season . PickAndRoll.com.au . 22 April 2017 . 27 April 2017.
  2. Web site: Player of The Week – Round 1 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 12 May 2017 . 12 May 2017.
  3. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 2 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 12 May 2017 . 12 May 2017.
  4. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 3 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 17 May 2017 . 17 May 2017 . 17 May 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170517051300/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/player-week-round-3-2/ . dead .
  5. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 5 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 31 May 2017 . 31 May 2017.
  6. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 6 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 7 June 2017 . 7 June 2017.
  7. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 7 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 14 June 2017 . 14 June 2017.
  8. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 8 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 21 June 2017 . 21 June 2017.
  9. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 9 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 11 July 2017 . 11 July 2017.
  10. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 10 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 11 July 2017 . 11 July 2017.
  11. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 11 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 13 July 2017 . 13 July 2017.
  12. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 12 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 21 July 2017 . 21 July 2017.
  13. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 13 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 26 July 2017 . 26 July 2017.
  14. Web site: Player of the Week – Round 14 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 2 August 2017 . 2 August 2017.
  15. Web site: June Men and Women’s QBL Coaches of the Month . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 11 July 2017 . 11 July 2017.
  16. Web site: July Men and Women's QBL Coaches of the Month . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 2 August 2017 . 2 August 2017.
  17. Web site: 2017 QBL Season Award Winners . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 29 August 2017 . 30 August 2017.
  18. Web site: QBL 2017 Grand Final Wrap Up . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 28 August 2017 . 28 August 2017.