# 2019 Queensland Basketball League season

The 2019 QBL season was the 34th and last season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 30 teams contested the league (15 men and 15 women teams). The regular season was played between 6 April and 3 August 2019, followed by a post-season involving the top eight of each gender in August 2019. The schedule was announced on 22 February 2019. The Brisbane Capitals won their second men's QBL title, whilst the Southern Districts Spartans successfully defended their women's QBL title. The Gold Coast Rollers reached both grand finals, however were unable to win either.
It was announced on October 30 that the 2019 QBL season was the last QBL season to be played, with the league merging with NBL1 for the 2020 season.

## Regular season
### Men's regular season
#### Ladder

| # | Team | Pld | W | L | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | % | Win % |
| 1 | Brisbane Capitals | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4-1 | W4 | 8-1 | 9-0 | 1810 | 1459 | 124.06% | 94.44% |
| 2 | Gold Coast Rollers | 18 | 15 | 3 | 5-0 | W5 | 8-1 | 7-2 | 1740 | 1582 | 109.99% | 83.33% |
| 3 | Townsville Heat | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3-2 | L1 | 8-1 | 6-3 | 1699 | 1518 | 111.92% | 77.78% |
| 4 | Cairns Marlins | 18 | 13 | 5 | 5-0 | W6 | 8-1 | 5-4 | 1635 | 1458 | 112.14% | 72.22% |
| 5 | Rockhampton Rockets | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4-1 | W2 | 6-3 | 6-3 | 1752 | 1638 | 106.96% | 66.67% |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1-4 | L2 | 6-3 | 5-4 | 1710 | 1643 | 104.08% | 61.11% |
| 7 | USC Rip City | 18 | 10 | 8 | 4-1 | W4 | 5-4 | 5-4 | 1626 | 1636 | 99.39% | 55.56% |
| 8 | Logan Thunder | 18 | 9 | 9 | 2-3 | W1 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 1741 | 1724 | 100.99% | 50.00% |
| 9 | Sunshine Coast Phoenix | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2-3 | L1 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 1564 | 1628 | 96.07% | 44.44% |
| 10 | South West Metro Pirates | 18 | 7 | 11 | 2-3 | L1 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 1654 | 1688 | 97.99% | 38.89% |
| 11 | Southern Districts Spartans | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3-2 | W3 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 1727 | 1775 | 97.30% | 38.89% |
| 12 | Ipswich Force | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1-4 | L4 | 2-7 | 3-6 | 1715 | 1808 | 94.86% | 27.78% |
| 13 | North Gold Coast Seahawks | 18 | 5 | 13 | 1-4 | L3 | 3-6 | 2-7 | 1432 | 1638 | 87.42% | 27.78% |
| 14 | Gladstone Port City Power | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0-5 | L16 | 0-9 | 1-8 | 1539 | 1828 | 84.19% | 5.56% |
| 15 | Toowoomba Moutaineers | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0-5 | L12 | 1-8 | 0-9 | 1463 | 1784 | 82.01% | 5.56% |

### Women's regular season
#### Ladder

| # | Team | Pld | W | L | Last 5 | Streak | Home | Away | For | Against | % | Win % |
| 1 | Southern Districts Spartans | 18 | 17 | 1 | 4-1 | W3 | 9-0 | 8-1 | 1460 | 1190 | 122.69% | 94.44% |
| 2 | Rockhampton Cyclones | 18 | 14 | 4 | 3-2 | L1 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 1432 | 1319 | 108.57% | 77.78% |
| 3 | Townsville Flames | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4-1 | W2 | 7-2 | 6-3 | 1399 | 1301 | 107.53% | 72.22% |
| 4 | Gold Coast Rollers | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4-1 | W3 | 6-3 | 7-2 | 1359 | 1249 | 108.81% | 72.22% |
| 5 | Logan Thunder | 18 | 12 | 6 | 3-2 | L1 | 7-2 | 5-4 | 1447 | 1301 | 111.22% | 66.67% |
| 6 | Mackay Meteorettes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3-2 | L1 | 5-4 | 6-3 | 1358 | 1267 | 107.18% | 61.11% |
| 7 | Ipswich Force | 18 | 11 | 7 | 3-2 | L3 | 5-4 | 6-3 | 1433 | 1329 | 107.83% | 61.11% |
| 8 | North Gold Coast Seahawks | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1-4 | L2 | 5-4 | 4-5 | 1403 | 1319 | 106.37% | 50.00% |
| 9 | USC Rip City | 18 | 9 | 9 | 5-0 | W5 | 7-2 | 2-7 | 1368 | 1358 | 100.74% | 50.00% |
| 10 | Sunshine Coast Phoenix | 18 | 8 | 10 | 2-3 | W1 | 4-5 | 4-5 | 1361 | 1449 | 93.93% | 44.44% |
| 11 | South West Metro Pirates | 18 | 7 | 11 | 3-2 | W2 | 2-7 | 5-4 | 1372 | 1436 | 95.54% | 38.89% |
| 12 | Cairns Dolphins | 18 | 5 | 13 | 0-5 | L7 | 1-8 | 4-5 | 1248 | 1475 | 84.61% | 27.78% |
| 13 | Gladstone Port City Power | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0-5 | L6 | 1-8 | 2-7 | 1325 | 1540 | 86.04% | 16.67% |
| 14 | Brisbane Capitals | 18 | 2 | 16 | 1-4 | L3 | 0-9 | 2-7 | 1133 | 1364 | 83.06% | 11.11% |
| 15 | Toowoomba Moutaineers | 18 | 1 | 17 | 0-5 | L17 | 0-9 | 1-8 | 1264 | 1465 | 86.28% | 5.56% |

## Finals Series

The 2019 Queensland Basketball League Finals were played between 10 and 31 August 2019, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games. The Brisbane Capitals won the men's finals, and the Southern Districts Spartans won the women's finals.

### Men's finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Brisbane Capitals | 109 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Logan Thunder | 78 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Logan Thunder | 78 | X | X | 1 | Brisbane Capitals | 105 | X | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Rockhampton Rockets | 90 | X | X | | | | |
| 4 | Cairns Marlins | 79 | X | X | 5 | Rockhampton Rockets | 90 | X | X | | | | |
| 5 | Rockhampton Rockets | 90 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rockhampton Rockets | 90 | X | X | | | | | | Brisbane Capitals | 96 | 112 | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Gold Coast Rollers | 79 | 61 | X |
| 2 | Gold Coast Rollers | 99 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | Gold Coast Rollers | 79 | 61 | X |
| 7 | USC Rip City | 91 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | USC Rip City | 91 | X | X | 2 | Gold Coast Rollers | 77 | X | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Townsville Heat | 58 | X | X | | | | |
| 3 | Townsville Heat | 80 | X | X | 3 | Townsville Heat | 58 | X | X | | | | |
| 6 | Mackay Meteors | 78 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |

### Women's finals

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final | Grand Final |
| 1 | Southern Districts Spartans | 85 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | USC Rip City | 59 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | USC Rip City | 59 | X | X | 1 | Southern Districts Spartans | 87 | X | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 7 | Ipswich Force | 80 | X | X | | | | |
| 2 | Rockhampton Cyclones | 74 | X | X | 7 | Ipswich Force | 80 | X | X | | | | |
| 7 | Ipswich Force | 79 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Ipswich Force | 79 | X | X | | | | | | Southern Districts Spartans | 82 | 48 | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | Gold Coast Rollers | 64 | 46 | X |
| 3 | Townsville Flames | 75 | X | X | | | | | | | | | | Gold Coast Rollers | 64 | 46 | X |
| 6 | Mackay Meteorettes | 64 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Mackay Meteorettes | 64 | X | X | 3 | Townsville Flames | 76 | X | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Gold Coast Rollers | 77 | X | X | | | | |
| 4 | Gold Coast Rollers | 73 | X | X | 4 | Gold Coast Rollers | 77 | X | X | | | | |
| 5 | Logan Thunder | 69 | X | X | | | | | | | | | |

## Season statistics leaders
### Men's leaders

| Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average |
| Points per game | Kyle Harvey (Ipswich Force) | 18 | 526 | 29.22 |
| Rebounds per game | Bryce Washington (Mackay Meteors) | 19 | 278 | 14.63 |
| Assists per game | Shaun Bruce (Rockhampton Rockets) | 20 | 191 | 9.55 |
| Steals per game | Aaron Anderson (Brisbane Capitals) | 22 | 57 | 2.59 |
| Blocks per game | Will Magnay (Brisbane Capitals) | 18 | 59 | 3.28 |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Sean Carroll (Logan Thunder) | 12 | 37-73 | 50.68% |
| Free throw percentage | Joshua Wilcher (Townsville Heat) | 16 | 97-104 | 93.27% |

### Women's leaders

| Category | Player | Games played | Totals | Average |
| Points per game | Anita Brown (Toowoomba Mountaineers) | 18 | 470 | 26.11 |
| Rebounds per game | Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder) | 19 | 373 | 19.63 |
| Assists per game | Mikhaela Cann (Logan Thunder) | 11 | 107 | 9.73 |
| Steals per game | Aja Parham-Ammar (Southern Districts Spartans) | 20 | 68 | 3.40 |
| Blocks per game | Sarah Ambrose (Gold Coast Rollers) | 22 | 23 | 1.05 |
| Three-point field goal percentage | Stephanie Bairstow (South West Metro Pirates) | 14 | 30-52 | 57.69% |
| Free throw percentage | Caitlin Clancy (Sunshine Coast Phoenix) | 18 | 57-68 | 83.82% |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Men's Division | Men's Division | Women's Division | Women's Division |
| Round | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| 1 | Bryce Washington | Mackay Meteors | Deja Middleton | North Gold Coast Seahawks |
| 2 | Josh Derksen | Southern Districts Spartans | Mia Loyd | South West Metro Pirates |
| 4 | Jason Cadee | Brisbane Capitals | Mikhaela Cann | Logan Thunder |
| 6 | Spencer Parker | Gold Coast Rollers | Alexis Hyder | Sunshine Coast Phoenix |
| 7 | Henry Pwono | South West Metro Pirates | Mikaela Ruef | Logan Thunder |
| 8 | Mitchell Young | Logan Thunder | Angela Tomkins | Cairns Dolphins |
| 9 | Will Magnay | Brisbane Capitals | Leah Scott | Southern Districts Spartans |
| 10 | Jason Cadee | Brisbane Capitals | Abby Bishop | Townsville Flames |
| 11 | Shaun Bruce | Rockhampton Rockets | Mikaela Ruef | Logan Thunder |
| 12 | Josh Wilcher | Townsville Heat | Amanda Johnson | Ipswich Force |
| 13 | Will Magnay | Brisbane Capitals | Mikaela Ruef | Logan Thunder |
| 14 | Jason Cadee | Brisbane Capitals | Mikaela Ruef | Logan Thunder |
| 15 | Sean O'Mara | Rockhampton Rockets | Abby Bishop | Townsville Flames |

### Season

* Men's Most Valuable Player: Jason Cadee (Brisbane Capitals)
* Women's Most Valuable Player: Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder)
* Men's All-League Team:
** Jason Cadee (Brisbane Capitals)
** Spencer Parker (Gold Coast Rollers)
** Kyle Harvey (Ipswich Force)
** Bryce Washington (Mackay Meteors)
** Will Magnay (Brisbane Capitals)
* Women's All-League Team:
** Jessica Thomas (Rockhanpton Cyclones)
** Aja Parham-Ammar (Southern Districts Spartans)
** Leah Scott (Southern Districts Spartans)
** Amanda Johnson (Ipswich Force)
** Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder)