# 2015 MSBL season

The 2015 MSBL season was the 27th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 13 March, with Perry Lakes and Kalamunda hosting East Perth and Mandurah respectively. The 2015 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 1 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 25 July. The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Saturday 29 August, when the Joondalup Wolves defeated the South West Slammers in the MSBL Grand Final.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 13 March and ended on Saturday 25 July after 20 rounds of competition.

### Standings

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Joondalup Wolves | 23 | 3 |
| 2 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 20 | 6 |
| 3 | South West Slammers | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Cockburn Cougars | 17 | 9 |
| 5 | Rockingham Flames | 15 | 11 |
| 6 | Willetton Tigers | 14 | 12 |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 12 | 14 |
| 9 | Mandurah Magic | 12 | 14 |
| 10 | Stirling Senators | 10 | 16 |
| 11 | Perth Redbacks | 10 | 16 |
| 12 | Lakeside Lightning | 9 | 17 |
| 13 | East Perth Eagles | 7 | 19 |
| 14 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 2 | 24 |

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 31 July and ended on Saturday 29 August with the MSBL Grand Final.

### Bracket

| 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 | Joondalup Wolves | 86 | 92 | 109 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 85 | 94 | 100 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 85 | 94 | 100 | 1 | Joondalup Wolves | 99 | 119 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 5 | Rockingham Flames | 88 | 108 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Cockburn Cougars | 82 | 116 | 87 | 5 | Rockingham Flames | 88 | 108 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Rockingham Flames | 91 | 94 | 99 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Rockingham Flames | 91 | 94 | 99 | | | | | | Joondalup Wolves | 105 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | South West Slammers | 75 | X | X |
| 2 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 101 | 107 | X | | | | | | | | | | South West Slammers | 75 | X | X |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 114 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | Goldfields Giants | 104 | 114 | X | 7 | Goldfields Giants | 111 | 95 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | South West Slammers | 116 | 100 | X | | | | |
| 3 | South West Slammers | 90 | 88 | X | 3 | South West Slammers | 116 | 100 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Willetton Tigers | 83 | 87 | X | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Star Game

The 2015 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 1 June, with all proceeds going to Youth Focus to help prevent youth suicide. The contest was moved to mid-season in 2015, after being played a week after the grand final in 2014.

### Rosters

South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| F | Nic Cody | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| F | Cooper Land | Rockingham Flames |
| G | Tre Nichols | South West Slammers |
| G/F | Jordan Swing | Lakeside Lightning |
| Reserves |||
| G | Najee Lane | Cockburn Cougars |
| C | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning |
| G | Taylor Land | Rockingham Flames |
| G | Kyle Armour | Willetton Tigers |
| F | Jacob Holmen | Goldfields Giants |
| F | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers |
| F/C | Taylor Mullenax | Mandurah Magic |
| Head coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers) |||
North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| Starters |||
| G | Trian Iliadis | Joondalup Wolves |
| C | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves |
| G | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves |
| G/F | Carter Cook | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| G/F | Bennie Lewis | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| Reserves |||
| G | Seva Chan | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| G | Sunday Dech | East Perth Eagles |
| G | Austin Bruton | Stirling Senators |
| F | Kyle Lindbergh | Stirling Senators |
| F/C | Mat Wundenberg | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| F/C | Robert Huntington | Joondalup Wolves |
| F | Lien Phillip | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Head coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves) |||

### Game data

* 1 June 2015 2:00 pm
* Box Score Report
South 143, North 135 :
| Pts: Nichols (26) Rebs: Lane & Prue (8) Asts: Armour (6) | Pts: Lewis (19) Rebs: Phillip (11) Asts: Bruton (5) |
* Bendat Basketball Centre, Floreat MVP: Tre Nichols

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| 1 | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves |
| 2 | Marshall Brown | Perth Redbacks |
| 3 | Najee Lane | Cockburn Cougars |
| 4 | Tre Nichols | South West Slammers |
| 5 | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks |
| 6 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| 7 | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks |
| 8 | Jordan Swing | Lakeside Lightning |
| 9 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| 10 | Bryton Hobbs | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 11 | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| 12 | Drew Williamson | East Perth Eagles |
| 13 | Rhys Vague | East Perth Eagles |
| 14 | Bryton Hobbs | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 15 | Bennie Lewis | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 16 | Jay Bowie | Goldfields Giants |
| 17 | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers |
| 18 | Jacob Holmen | Goldfields Giants |
| 19 | Tre Nichols | South West Slammers |
| 20 | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Ray Turner | Perth Redbacks | 31.23 |
| Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 17.50 |
| Assists per game | Brian Voelkel | South West Slammers | 7.68 |
| Steals per game | Najee Lane | Cockburn Cougars | 2.80 |
| Blocks per game | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves | 2.93 |
| Field goal percentage | Kevin Davis | Joondalup Wolves | 64.1% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Austin Bruton | Stirling Senators | 42.9% |
| Free throw percentage | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars | 91.1% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)
* Coach of the Year: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
* Most Improved Player: Rhys Vague (East Perth Eagles)
* All-Star Five:
** PG: Tre Nichols (South West Slammers)
** SG: Jordan Swing (Lakeside Lightning)
** SF: Bennie Lewis (Geraldton Buccaneers)
** PF: Gavin Field (Cockburn Cougars)
** C: Ray Turner (Perth Redbacks)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Trian Iliadis (Joondalup Wolves)