2011–12 NBL season
| NBL 2011-12 | |
|---|---|
| File:NBL Logo 2009-2010.png | |
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | October 2011-April 2012 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| TV partner(s) | |
| NBL season | |
| Champions | TBD |
| Premiers | TBD |
| Season MVP | TBD |
The 2011–12 National Basketball League is the thirty-fourth season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 9 teams will contest the league. The regular season will be played between October 2011 and March 2012, followed by a post-season involving the top four in April 2012. The schedule was announced on 19 May 2011. New Zealand Breakers will be defending their title.
Broadcast rights are held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One HD, currently in the second year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014-2015 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport will once again provide coverage.
Sponsorship includes 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 provide equipment including the official game ball, with AND1 supplying team apparel.
Pre-season
Gold Coast Blaze pre-season
Cairns Taipans pre-season
17 August 2011
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| Cairns Taipans vs. University of Texas at San Antonio |
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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Wollongong Hawks pre-season
Townsville Crocodiles pre-season
Sydney Kings pre-season
Cable Beach Invitational
Regular season
Round 1
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
Finals Series
The 2011–12 National Basketball League Finals will be played between March 2012 and April 2012, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and, if necessary, third game.
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