2016 MSBL season

Sports season

2016 MSBL season
League	State Basketball League
Sport	Basketball
Duration	18 March – 30 July (Regular season) 5 August – 3 September (Finals)
Number of games	26
Number of teams	14
Regular season
Minor premiers	Cockburn Cougars
Season MVP	Cooper Land (Flames)
Top scorer	Tre Nichols (Slammers)
Finals
Champions	Cockburn Cougars
Runners-up	Joondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVP	Rhett Della Maddalena (Cougars)
MSBL seasons
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The 2016 MSBL season was the 28th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March, with round 1 seeing a 2015 grand final rematch between the Joondalup Wolves and South West Slammers. The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 6 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September, when the Cockburn Cougars defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 18 March and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 rounds of competition. The newly-renovated Warwick Stadium hosted big crowds for the Stirling Senators in 2016, while the Perth Redbacks moved home to the Belmont Oasis Leisure Centre after a trial year at Curtin University in 2015. Additionally, due to renovations to the Mandurah Aquatic and Recreation Centre, the Mandurah Magic hosted all of their games in 2016 at the Rockingham Flames' home venue of Mike Barnett Sports Complex.^[1]^[2]

Standings

Pos
Pos	Team	W	L
1	Cockburn Cougars	22	4
2	Joondalup Wolves	21	5
3	Willetton Tigers	18	8
4	Geraldton Buccaneers	18	8
5	Rockingham Flames	17	9
6	Stirling Senators	17	9
7	Perth Redbacks	15	11
8	Perry Lakes Hawks	11	15

9	East Perth Eagles	10	16
10	South West Slammers	8	18
11	Lakeside Lightning	7	19
12	Goldfields Giants	7	19
13	Kalamunda Eastern Suns	6	20
14	Mandurah Magic	5	21

Finals

The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket

Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Grand final

1	Cockburn Cougars	109	85	130

8	Perry Lakes Hawks	104	96	115
					1	Cockburn Cougars	100	92	X

					4	Geraldton Buccaneers	96	86	X
4	Geraldton Buccaneers	107	107	X

5	Rockingham Flames	105	101	X
											Cockburn Cougars	96	X	X

											Joondalup Wolves	84	X	X
2	Joondalup Wolves	110	103	X

7	Perth Redbacks	95	78	X
					2	Joondalup Wolves	122	99	110

					3	Willetton Tigers	103	128	95
3	Willetton Tigers	110	103	X

6	Stirling Senators	97	99	X

All-Star Game

The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.^[3]^[4]

Rosters

**North All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
C	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves
F	Maurice Barrow	Geraldton Buccaneers
G/F	Jourdan DeMuynck	Perth Redbacks
F	Ben Purser	Perry Lakes Hawks
F	Rhys Vague	East Perth Eagles
Reserves
F	Bobby Evans	Joondalup Wolves
G	Joel Wagner	Perth Redbacks
F	Thomas Korf	East Perth Eagles
G	Jayden Coburn	Stirling Senators
F	Kyle Lindbergh	Stirling Senators
G	Timothy Squire	Kalamunda Eastern Suns
Head coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)

**South All-Stars**
Pos	Player	Team
Starters
G/F	Kenny Manigault	Goldfields Giants
G	Najee Lane	Cockburn Cougars
G	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers
F	Jacob Holmen	Goldfields Giants
F/C	T. J. Hallice	Lakeside Lightning
Reserves
G	Damien Scott	Willetton Tigers
F	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars
G/F	Jay Bowie	Willetton Tigers
F	Daniel Alexander	Lakeside Lightning
F	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames
F	Trevor Setty	Mandurah Magic
Head coach: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)

Game data

6 June 2016
2:00 pm

Box Score
Report

North 104, South 116
Scoring by quarter: 31–37, 24–27, 23–28, 26–24
Pts: Vague (21) Rebs: Lindbergh (10) Asts: Vague (4)		Pts: Holmen (21) Rebs: Setty (12) Asts: Nichols (6)

Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat
MVP: Najee Lane

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	^[5]
2	Jacob Holmen	Goldfields Giants	^[6]
3	Rhys Vague	East Perth Eagles	^[7]
4	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	^[8]
5	Daniel Alexander	Lakeside Lightning	^[9]
6	Maurice Barrow	Geraldton Buccaneers	^[10]
7	Matthew Adekponya	Geraldton Buccaneers	^[11]
8	Trian Iliadis	Joondalup Wolves	^[12]
9	Tom Jervis	East Perth Eagles	^[13]
10	Damien Scott	Willetton Tigers	^[14]
11	Cody Ellis	Stirling Senators	^[15]
12	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	^[16]
13	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	^[17]
14	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	^[18]
15	Trevor Setty	Mandurah Magic	^[19]
16	Lewis Thomas	Perth Redbacks	^[20]
17	Daniel Alexander	Lakeside Lightning	^[21]
18	Cooper Land	Rockingham Flames	^[22]
19	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	^[23]
20	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	^[24]

Statistics leaders

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	Tre Nichols	South West Slammers	31.13
Rebounds per game	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	14.58
Assists per game	Taylor Land	Rockingham Flames	6.48
Steals per game	Kenny Manigault	Goldfields Giants	3.23
Blocks per game	Marcus Goode	Cockburn Cougars	2.62
Field goal percentage	Kevin Davis	Joondalup Wolves	60.8%
3-pt field goal percentage	Gavin Field	Cockburn Cougars	44.2%
Free throw percentage	Kyle Armour	Willetton Tigers	83.6%

Regular season

Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)^[25]
Coach of the Year: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
Most Improved Player: Jayden Coburn (Stirling Senators)^[26]
All-Star Five:
- PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
- SG: Matthew Adekponya (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- SF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
- PF: Daniel Alexander (Lakeside Lightning)
- C: Marcus Goode (Cockburn Cougars)
All-Defensive Five:
- PG: Kyle Armour (Willetton Tigers)
- SG: Najee Lane (Cockburn Cougars)
- SF: Ben Purser (Perry Lakes Hawks)
- PF: Maurice Barrow (Geraldton Buccaneers)
- C: Kevin Davis (Joondalup Wolves)

Finals

Grand Final MVP: Rhett Della Maddalena (Cockburn Cougars)^[27]

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External links

2016 fixtures
2016 media guide
2016 finals structure
2016 Quarter Finals fixtures
2016 Semi Finals fixtures
Mandurah Magic's Setty dominates all-star match
2016 MSBL Grand Final highlights

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