2011–12 NBL season


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. The New Zealand Breakers successfully defended their 2010–2011 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.

Cairns Taipans pre-season

2011 China Intercontinental Club Championship

Final

Perth Wildcats pre-season

2011 Cable Beach Invitational

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

2011 NBL Sunshine State Challenge

Finals

Perth Wildcats win Sunshine State Challenge.

Regular season

Round 8

Round 16

Round 24

Ladder

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. Townsville Crocodiles won For and Against.
''2Melbourne Tigers won head-to-head. ''

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.

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

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

Coach of the Month

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

Season

Finals