2018 New Zealand NBL season | |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | 26 April – 5 August |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 8 |
Regular season | |
Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
Season MVP | Shea Ili (Wellington Saints) |
Top scorer | Daishon Knight (Manawatu Jets) |
Final Four | |
Champions | Southland Sharks |
Runners-up | Wellington Saints |
Finals MVP | Reuben Te Rangi |
The 2018 NBL season was the 37th season of the National Basketball League. In 2018, the league welcomed back the Manawatu Jets after a two-season hiatus.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 26 April in Napier with the Hawke's Bay Hawks hosting the Southland Sharks at Pettigrew Green Arena.[1] The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in August. The competition included a one-week international break, from 25 June to 1 July, and started later than normal due to the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games.[2]