2014–15 NBL season
Professional basketball season
Basketball league season
The 2014–15 NBL season was the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2014 [ 1]
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One , in the final year of a five-year deal. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the final year of a three-year deal.
During the off-season the Melbourne Tigers were rebranded as Melbourne United.
Pre-season
Sydney Kings pre-season
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Wollongong Hawks pre-season
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Cairns Taipans pre-season
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Melbourne United pre-season
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Adelaide 36ers pre-season
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Perth Wildcats pre-season
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Townsville Crocodiles pre-season
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New Zealand Breakers pre-season
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2014 NBL Pre-Season Blitz
A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 19–21 September 2014 at NAB Stadium, Brisbane . The winner will receive the second annual Loggins -Bruton Cup.
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Townsville Crocodiles are pre-season champions.
Regular season
Round 1
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Ladder
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Updated to match(es) played on 22 February 2015. Source: NBL.com.au
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.
Finals
The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.
Playoff Seedings
Cairns Taipans New Zealand Breakers Adelaide 36ers Perth Wildcats 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.
Playoff bracket
Semi-finals
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Grand final
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Season statistics
Statistics leaders
Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts
Top 10 Attendances
Attendance
Round
Date
Home
Score
Away
Venue
Weekday
Time of Day
13,559
15
16 January 2015
Perth Wildcats 102-106
Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Friday
Night
13,316
15
21 January 2015
Perth Wildcats 78-86
Melbourne United Perth Arena Wednesday
Night
13,241
19
15 February 2015
Perth Wildcats 87-89 (2OT)
New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Sunday
Afternoon
12,903
1
10 October 2014
Perth Wildcats 70-80
New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday
Night
12,877
6
14 November 2014
Perth Wildcats 93-78
Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena Friday
Night
12,711
17
1 February 2015
Perth Wildcats 80-61
Sydney Kings Perth Arena Sunday
Afternoon
12,659
20
22 February 2015
Perth Wildcats 81-71
Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena Sunday
Afternoon
12,469
3
24 October 2014
Perth Wildcats 84-63
Sydney Kings Perth Arena Friday
Night
12,266
18
6 February 2015
Perth Wildcats 65-54
Cairns Taipans Perth Arena Friday
Night
11,731
10
14 December 2014
Perth Wildcats 97-76
Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Sunday
Afternoon
Awards
Player of the Week
Player of the Month
Coach of the Month
Pre-season
Season
Finals
References
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