2011–12 NBL season
LeagueNational Basketball League
Season2011–12
Dates7 October 2011 – 24 April 2012
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)Australia: New Zealand: Online:
Regular season
Season championsNew Zealand Breakers
Season MVPUnited States Kevin Lisch (Perth)
Finals
ChampionsNew Zealand Breakers (2nd title)
  Runners-upPerth Wildcats
SemifinalistsGold Coast Blaze
Townsville Crocodiles
Finals MVPAustralia C. J. Bruton (New Zealand)
Statistical leaders
Points United States Kevin Lisch (Perth) 17.6
Rebounds Australia Julian Khazzouh (Sydney) 10.7
Assists United States Cedric Jackson (New Zealand) 6.4

The 2011–12 NBL season was the 34th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of nine teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 7 October 2011 and 25 March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top four in April 2012. The schedule was announced on 19 May 2011.[1] The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2010–11 title.

Broadcast rights were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the second year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport once again provided coverage.

Sponsorship included iiNet entering its second and penultimate year as league naming rights sponsor and Centrebet in the final year as the official sports betting partner. Spalding provided equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel and New Era headwear.

Pre-season

NBL Sunshine State Challenge, a round robin competition with a final series, involving all nine sides, was held between September 22–24, 2011 in Rockhampton, Ipswich, on the Gold Coast and Brisbane. Perth Wildcats were pre-season champions for the second year in a row.

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

13 August 2011 New Zealand Breakers 6967 Drake University Atlas Place, Auckland
15 September 2011 New Zealand Breakers 7870 Wollongong Hawks Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
Attendance: 3,200
17 September 2011 New Zealand Breakers 7574 Wollongong Hawks TECT Arena at Baypark, Tauranga
2 October 2011 New Zealand Breakers 9354 NZNBL Invitational North Shore Events Centre, Auckland

Gold Coast Blaze pre-season

23 August 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 7384 Melbourne Tigers USQ Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre, Toowoomba
3 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 9779 Cairns Taipans Auchenflower Stadium, Brisbane

Cairns Taipans pre-season

17 August 2011 Cairns Taipans 8458 University of Texas at San Antonio Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
30 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 7787 Gold Coast Blaze Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns

2011 China Intercontinental Club Championship

23 August 2011 Xinjiang Flying Tigers 6679 Cairns Taipans Jiamusi Arena, Jiamusi, China
24 August 2011 Cairns Taipans 8863 Kentucky Bisons Jiamusi Arena, Jiamusi, China
Final
28 August 2011 Alba Berlin 8467 Cairns Taipans MasterCard Center, Beijing, China

Sydney Kings pre-season

19 August 2011 Sydney Kings 9562 Drake University Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
2 September 2011 Sydney Kings 10358 Waratah League All-Stars Bridgecoast Stadium, Terrigal
9 September 2011 Sydney Kings 8289 Gold Coast Blaze Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth
10 September 2011 Sydney Kings 10593 Gold Coast Blaze Tamworth Sports Dome, Tamworth

Melbourne Tigers pre-season

26 August 2011 Melbourne Tigers 10183 Gold Coast Blaze Sportz Central, Coffs Harbour
4 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 6096 Australia Melbourne
8 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8663 Seoul SK Knights State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
14 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8384 Sydney Kings Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
15 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 7962 Sydney Kings ARC Stadium, Warrnambool
29 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8986 Adelaide 36ers Geelong Arena, Geelong

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

28 August 2011 Wollongong Hawks 8254 Sydney Kings Illawarra Basketball Stadium, Wollongong

Perth Wildcats pre-season

30 August 2011 Perth Wildcats 8575 Lakeside Lightning Lakeside Recreation Centre, Perth
2 September 2011 Perth Wildcats 10488 Lakeside Lightning Willetton Basketball Stadium, Perth
3 September 2011 Perth Wildcats 92111 Lakeside Lightning Joondalup Basketball Stadium, Perth

2011 Cable Beach Invitational

30 September 2011 Perth Wildcats vs. Singapore Slingers Cable Beach, Broome
1 October 2011 Perth Wildcats 6623 Shanghai Sharks Cable Beach, Broome

Perth vs. Singapore cancelled due to poor condition of the outdoor court.

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

2 September 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 8582 Cairns Taipans RSL Stadium, Townsville
16 September 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 7292 Perth Wildcats RSL Stadium, Townsville

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

3 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 84100 Wollongong Hawks Schweppes Arena, Ulverstone
4 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 8183 Wollongong Hawks Devenport Basketball Stadium, Devonport
10 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 9186 Cairns Taipans STARplex Gawler, Adelaide
11 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 8782 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide

2011 NBL Sunshine State Challenge

17 September 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 5998 Perth Wildcats Hegvold Stadium, Rockhampton
22 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 5557 Wollongong Hawks The Southport School, Gold Coast
22 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 6385 Perth Wildcats The Southport School, Gold Coast
22 September 2011 New Zealand Breakers 7494 Sydney Kings The Southport School, Gold Coast
22 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 9478 Adelaide 36ers The Southport School, Gold Coast
23 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 5577 New Zealand Breakers Ipswich Basketball Stadium, Ipswich
23 September 2011 Adelaide 36ers 9688 Sydney Kings Auchenflower Stadium, Brisbane
23 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 6966 Wollongong Hawks Carina Basketball Stadium, Brisbane
23 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 7076 Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast

Finals

24 September 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8966 Townsville Crocodiles Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Wollongong Hawks 6979 Adelaide 36ers Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 107100 New Zealand Breakers Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Cairns Taipans 9863 Queensland All-Stars Chandler Arena, Brisbane
24 September 2011 Perth Wildcats 8477 Sydney Kings Chandler Arena, Brisbane

Perth Wildcats win Sunshine State Challenge.

Regular season

Round 1

7 October 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8276 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500
7 October 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 87102 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
. Attendance: 3,446
8 October 2011 Adelaide 36ers 69102 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 5,683
8 October 2011 Cairns Taipans 8176 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,834
9 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 8298 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,329

Round 2

14 October 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 9567 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 3,790
14 October 2011 Perth Wildcats 9276 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,300
15 October 2011 Sydney Kings 6198 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 5,562
16 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 9789 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
. Attendance: 2,966
16 October 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 8291 Cairns Taipans Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
One Attendance: 2,048

Round 3

21 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 5883 Gold Coast Blaze WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,693
21 October 2011 Adelaide 36ers 7194 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
. Attendance: 4,495
22 October 2011 Melbourne Tigers 6764 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500
22 October 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 8593 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 3,594
23 October 2011 Sydney Kings 9589 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 3,556

Round 4

28 October 2011 New Zealand Breakers 7659 Sydney Kings Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,900
28 October 2011 Cairns Taipans 6469 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,853
28 October 2011 Perth Wildcats 92100 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,200
29 October 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 7870 Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 3,702
30 October 2011 Wollongong Hawks 7482 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,693

Round 5

3 November 2011 New Zealand Breakers 9990 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 2,893
4 November 2011 Sydney Kings 7694 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 6,010
5 November 2011 Perth Wildcats 8771 Wollongong Hawks Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,000
6 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8063 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,030

Round 6

11 November 2011 New Zealand Breakers 6381 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,300
11 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8895 (OT) Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 2,972
12 November 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 10792 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,488
12 November 2011 Adelaide 36ers 104113 (OT) Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
. Attendance: 5,049
13 November 2011 Cairns Taipans 6470 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 4,513

Round 7

17 November 2011 Sydney Kings 6785 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
. Attendance: 4,037
18 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8782 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,132
19 November 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 8775 Townsville Crocodiles Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,107
19 November 2011 Adelaide 36ers 9589 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
. Attendance: 6,175
20 November 2011 Cairns Taipans 8078 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,379
20 November 2011 Wollongong Hawks 7086 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 2,812

Round 8

24 November 2011 New Zealand Breakers 8874 Townsville Crocodiles Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,571
25 November 2011 Melbourne Tigers 8089 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,189
26 November 2011 Adelaide 36ers 8295 Gold Coast Blaze Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,708
27 November 2011 Perth Wildcats 10392 Sydney Kings Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,000

Round 9

2 December 2011 New Zealand Breakers 10898 (2OT) Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,467
2 December 2011 Cairns Taipans 8778 Gold Coast Blaze Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 4,542
3 December 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 8281 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 3,550
4 December 2011 Perth Wildcats 8496 Adelaide 36ers Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,000
4 December 2011 Sydney Kings 6964 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,068

Round 10

8 December 2011 New Zealand Breakers 10685 Gold Coast Blaze North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 2,954
8 December 2011 Sydney Kings 107103 (OT) Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
. Attendance: 3,624
10 December 2011 Cairns Taipans 7977 (OT) Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 4,787
11 December 2011 Adelaide 36ers 7386 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
. Attendance: 4,350
11 December 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 8069 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 3,605
11 December 2011 Wollongong Hawks 7098 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 2,810

Round 11

16 December 2011 New Zealand Breakers 8562 Cairns Taipans North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,894
16 December 2011 Adelaide 36ers 8763 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 3,597
17 December 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 7774 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,227
18 December 2011 Melbourne Tigers 9380 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500

Round 12

23 December 2011 Melbourne Tigers 6765 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,217
23 December 2011 Sydney Kings 93100 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
. Attendance: 5,435
23 December 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 9677 Adelaide 36ers Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
. Attendance: 3,280
23 December 2011 Perth Wildcats 8662 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,400

Round 13

30 December 2011 Sydney Kings 7796 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 6,165
31 December 2011 Wollongong Hawks 8386 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
. Attendance: 4,016
31 December 2011 Cairns Taipans 7457 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 5,289
31 December 2011 Gold Coast Blaze 7279 Melbourne Tigers Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 4,255
31 December 2011 Townsville Crocodiles 7697 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 4,781

Round 14

6 January 2012 Perth Wildcats 7267 Melbourne Tigers Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,200
7 January 2012 Sydney Kings 10296 Gold Coast Blaze Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
. Attendance: 4,915
7 January 2012 Wollongong Hawks 5772 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 2,902
7 January 2012 Adelaide 36ers 6772 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
. Attendance: 6,194
8 January 2012 Melbourne Tigers 7990 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500

Round 15

13 January 2012 New Zealand Breakers 8063 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,400
13 January 2012 Wollongong Hawks 5961 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 2,713
13 January 2012 Perth Wildcats 9280 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,000
14 January 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 118114 (2OT) Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 4,657
15 January 2012 Melbourne Tigers 6073 Gold Coast Blaze State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500

Round 16

19 January 2012 New Zealand Breakers 9177 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
20 January 2012 Sydney Kings 7576 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 7,532
20 January 2012 Cairns Taipans 7480 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,747
21 January 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 9278 Melbourne Tigers Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 4,170
21 January 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 6563 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 3,635
22 January 2012 Adelaide 36ers 7586 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 5,076

Round 17

25 January 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 7969 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 3,622
27 January 2012 New Zealand Breakers 9364 Sydney Kings Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,979
27 January 2012 Wollongong Hawks 9068 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,456
28 January 2012 Perth Wildcats 8755 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,000
29 January 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 7649 Cairns Taipans Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,088

Round 18

2 February 2012 New Zealand Breakers 8377 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
3 February 2012 Melbourne Tigers 8781 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 2,126
3 February 2012 Cairns Taipans 8581 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,835
4 February 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 9150 Wollongong Hawks Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,122
5 February 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 8971 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 3,322

Round 19

10 February 2012 Sydney Kings 7284 Gold Coast Blaze Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 5,863
10 February 2012 Cairns Taipans 7667 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,609
11 February 2012 Wollongong Hawks 8064 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,566
12 February 2012 Adelaide 36ers 7974 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 5,072

Round 20

16 February 2012 New Zealand Breakers 8274 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,533
17 February 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 7543 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 4,100
18 February 2012 Cairns Taipans 7756 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 4,872
19 February 2012 Perth Wildcats 9174 Sydney Kings Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,200
19 February 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 6680 Townsville Crocodiles Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
One Attendance: 2,724

Round 21

23 February 2012 New Zealand Breakers 8170 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
24 February 2012 Wollongong Hawks 8694 Gold Coast Blaze WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,016
24 February 2012 Adelaide 36ers 7990 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
. Attendance: 4,255
25 February 2012 Melbourne Tigers 8392 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500
26 February 2012 Sydney Kings 7169 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
. Attendance: 5,824
26 February 2012 Perth Wildcats 7883 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,200
26 February 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 8572 Wollongong Hawks Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,266

Round 22

2 March 2012 Sydney Kings 6166 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 4,899
3 March 2012 Adelaide 36ers 7773 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,585
3 March 2012 Cairns Taipans 7794 Gold Coast Blaze Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 5,132
4 March 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 6764 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 3,481
4 March 2012 Perth Wildcats 99101 (OT) New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium, Perth
. Attendance: 4,400
4 March 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 9083 Sydney Kings Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,071

Round 23

9 March 2012 Wollongong Hawks 8192 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,616
10 March 2012 Adelaide 36ers 7691 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,936
10 March 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 8876 Gold Coast Blaze Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 3,969
11 March 2012 Perth Wildcats 9459 Cairns Taipans Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,314

Round 24

15 March 2012 New Zealand Breakers 10993 Gold Coast Blaze North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 4,000
16 March 2012 Perth Wildcats 10166 Townsville Crocodiles Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,200
17 March 2012 Adelaide 36ers 8384 Gold Coast Blaze Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 5,177
17 March 2012 Cairns Taipans 7480 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 5,190
18 March 2012 Melbourne Tigers 6171 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,267

Round 25

23 March 2012 Melbourne Tigers 7172 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,349
23 March 2012 Cairns Taipans 7975 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
. Attendance: 4,813
23 March 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 6976 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
. Attendance: 4,133
24 March 2012 Sydney Kings 6877 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 7,282
25 March 2012 Wollongong Hawks 9278 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
. Attendance: 5,032
25 March 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 9471 New Zealand Breakers Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 4,425

Ladder

Pos 2011–12 NBL season
Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 New Zealand Breakers 28 21 7 75.00% 4–1 L1 13–1 8–6 2382 2177 109.42%
2 Perth Wildcats 28 19 9 67.86% 3–2 W3 10–4 9–5 2434 2171 112.11%
3 Gold Coast Blaze 28 17 11 60.71% 3–2 W2 10–4 7–7 2387 2253 105.95%
4 Townsville Crocodiles1 28 15 13 53.37% 2–3 L2 11–3 4–10 2213 2210 100.14%
5 Cairns Taipans1 28 15 13 53.37% 2–3 W1 9–5 6–8 2025 2107 96.11%
6 Melbourne Tigers2 28 11 17 39.29% 1–4 L3 7–7 4–10 2156 2239 96.29%
7 Sydney Kings2 28 11 17 39.29% 2–3 L1 5–9 6–8 2279 2423 94.06%
8 Wollongong Hawks 28 9 19 32.14% 3–2 W3 4–10 5–9 2093 2232 93.77%
9 Adelaide 36ers 28 8 20 28.57% 1–4 L4 4–10 4–10 2297 2454 93.60%

Updated to match(es) played on 25 March 2012. Source: NBL.com.au

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.

1Head-to-head between Townsville Crocodiles and Cairns Taipans (2-2). Townsville Crocodiles won For and Against (+51).

2Melbourne Tigers won head-to-head (3-1).

Ladder Progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2011–12 NBL season
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25
Adelaide 36ers 9899999988888888899888889
Cairns Taipans 4345584564666444554445555
Gold Coast Blaze 7778875447444765443533333
Melbourne Tigers 3633232335333556666666666
New Zealand Breakers 1121113211112221211111111
Perth Wildcats 2212321122221112122222222
Sydney Kings 6956657676777677777777777
Townsville Crocodiles 5464446753555333335354444
Wollongong Hawks 8587768899999999988999998

Finals

The 2011–12 National Basketball League Finals were played between 30 March 2012 and 25 April 2012, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

  1. New Zealand Breakers
  2. Perth Wildcats
  3. Gold Coast Blaze
  4. Townsville Crocodiles

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 two teams will determine order of seeding.

Under this system, Cairns did not qualify for the playoffs by equalling Townsville's win–loss record, as the latter held advantage in the tiebreaker (2-2, +51 points).

Playoff bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
          
1 New Zealand Breakers 82 94 97
4 Townsville Crocodiles 99 83 80
1 New Zealand Breakers 104 86 79
2 Perth Wildcats 98 87 73
2 Perth Wildcats 85 70 88
3 Gold Coast Blaze 70 72 67

Semi-finals

30 March 2012 New Zealand Breakers 8299 Townsville Crocodiles Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 8,146
1 April 2012 Perth Wildcats 8570 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,400
4 April 2012 Gold Coast Blaze 7270 Perth Wildcats Gold Coast Convention Centre, Gold Coast
One Attendance: 3,144
5 April 2012 Townsville Crocodiles 8394 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 4,632
7 April 2012 New Zealand Breakers 9780 Townsville Crocodiles Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,500
7 April 2012 Perth Wildcats 8867 Gold Coast Blaze Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,400

Grand final

12 April 2012 New Zealand Breakers 10498 (OT) Perth Wildcats Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 9,125
20 April 2012 Perth Wildcats 8786 New Zealand Breakers Challenge Stadium, Perth
One Attendance: 4,400
24 April 2012 New Zealand Breakers 7973 Perth Wildcats Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 9,258

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

CategoryPlayerGames
played
TotalsAverage
Points per gameKevin Lisch (Perth Wildcats)2849317.6
Rebounds per gameJulian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings)2628110.8
Assists per gameCedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers)271736.4
Steals per gameCedric Jackson (New Zealand Breakers)27672.5
Blocks per gameJulian Khazzouh (Sydney Kings)26542.1
Field goal percentageDiamon Simpson (Adelaide 36ers)27155-26259.2%
Three-point field goal percentageOscar Forman (Wollongong Hawks)2864-12551.2%
Free throw percentageAaron Bruce (Sydney Kings)1763-7090.0%

Note: regular season only

Top 10 Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenue
9,258GF24/04/2012New Zealand Breakers79-73Perth WildcatsVector Arena
9,125GF12/04/2012New Zealand Breakers104-98Perth WildcatsVector Arena
8,146SF30/03/2012New Zealand Breakers82-99Townsville CrocodilesVector Arena
7,9791727/01/2012New Zealand Breakers93-64Sydney KingsVector Arena
7,5321620/01/2012Sydney Kings75-76Perth WildcatsSydney Entertainment Centre
7,500SF7/04/2012New Zealand Breakers97-80Townsville CrocodilesVector Arena
7,2822524/03/2012Sydney Kings75-76Wollongong HawksSydney Entertainment Centre
6,900428/10/2011New Zealand Breakers97-80Sydney KingsVector Arena
6,194147/01/2012Adelaide 36ers67-72Cairns TaipansAdelaide Arena
6,175719/11/2011Adelaide 36ers95-89Melbourne TigersAdelaide Arena

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeam
1Patty MillsMelbourne Tigers
2Shawn RedhagePerth Wildcats
3Julian KhazzouhSydney Kings
4Daniel JohnsonAdelaide 36ers
5Gary WilkinsonNew Zealand Breakers
6Eddie GillTownsville Crocodiles
7Jamar WilsonCairns Taipans
8Adris DeleonGold Coast Blaze
9Thomas AbercrombieNew Zealand Breakers
10Jamar WilsonCairns Taipans
11Adam GibsonGold Coast Blaze
12Eddie GillTownsville Crocodiles
13Cameron TragardhMelbourne Tigers
14Jerai GrantSydney Kings
15Jesse WagstaffPerth Wildcats
16Adam GibsonGold Coast Blaze
17Mat CampbellWollongong Hawks
18Cedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers
19Oscar FormanWollongong Hawks
20Peter CrawfordTownsville Crocodiles
21Alex LoughtonCairns Taipans
22Adris DeleonGold Coast Blaze
23Luke SchenscherTownsville Crocodiles
24Jerai GrantSydney Kings
25Shawn RedhagePerth Wildcats

Player of the Month

RoundPlayerTeam
OctoberKevin LischPerth Wildcats
NovemberAdris DeleonGold Coast Blaze
DecemberCameron TragardhMelbourne Tigers
JanuaryJesse WagstaffPerth Wildcats
FebruaryCedric JacksonNew Zealand Breakers

Coach of the Month

RoundPlayerTeam
OctoberAndrej LemanisNew Zealand Breakers
NovemberJoey WrightGold Coast Blaze
DecemberAndrej LemanisNew Zealand Breakers
JanuaryRob BeveridgePerth Wildcats
FebruaryAaron FearneCairns Taipans

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Palladium Room at Crown Casino in Melbourne on Monday, 26 March 2012:

Season

Finals

References

  1. "National Basketball League: 2011/12 Season Fixture". NBL.com.au. 19 May 2011. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2011.
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