# 2014 MSBL season

The 2014 MSBL season was the 26th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July. The finals began on Friday 1 August and ended on Saturday 30 August, when the East Perth Eagles defeated the Geraldton Buccaneers in the MSBL Grand Final.

## Regular season

The regular season began on Friday 14 March and ended on Saturday 26 July after 20 rounds of competition.

### Standings

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 19 | 7 |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 17 | 9 |
| 3 | Perth Redbacks | 17 | 9 |
| 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 16 | 10 |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 16 | 10 |
| 6 | Mandurah Magic | 15 | 11 |
| 7 | East Perth Eagles | 14 | 12 |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 14 | 12 |
| 9 | Joondalup Wolves | 14 | 12 |
| 10 | Perry Lakes Hawks | 11 | 15 |
| 11 | Cockburn Cougars | 10 | 16 |
| 12 | Willetton Tigers | 8 | 18 |
| 13 | Kalamunda Eastern Suns | 6 | 20 |
| 14 | Goldfields Giants | 5 | 21 |

## Finals

The finals began on Friday 1 August and ended on Saturday 30 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 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 99 | 93 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 88 | 92 | X | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | South West Slammers | 88 | 92 | X | 1 | Geraldton Buccaneers | 108 | 96 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 102 | 86 | X | | | | |
| 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 94 | 112 | 150 | 4 | Lakeside Lightning | 102 | 86 | X | | | | |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 105 | 99 | 144 | | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Stirling Senators | 105 | 99 | 144 | | | | | | Geraldton Buccaneers | 83 | X | X |
| | | | | | | | | | | East Perth Eagles | 99 | X | X |
| 2 | Rockingham Flames | 91 | 81 | 81 | | | | | | | | | | East Perth Eagles | 99 | X | X |
| 7 | East Perth Eagles | 102 | 78 | 92 | | | | | | | | | |
| 7 | East Perth Eagles | 102 | 78 | 92 | 7 | East Perth Eagles | 106 | 105 | X | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Perth Redbacks | 98 | 94 | X | | | | |
| 3 | Perth Redbacks | 114 | 116 | X | 3 | Perth Redbacks | 98 | 94 | X | | | | |
| 6 | Mandurah Magic | 91 | 94 | X | | | | | | | | | |

## All-Star Game

The 2014 MSBL All-Star Game took place at the Eaton Recreation Centre on Sunday 7 September, marking the first North v South SBL All-Star event in over a decade.

### Rosters

South All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| C | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning |
| G | Taylor Land | Rockingham Flames |
| F/C | Clive Weeden | South West Slammers |
| F | Gavin Field | Cockburn Cougars |
| G | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers |
| F/C | Taylor Mullenax | Mandurah Magic |
| G | Ryan Godfrey | Rockingham Flames |
| F | Nic Cody | Willetton Tigers |
| G | Chris Sofoulis | Lakeside Lightning |
| G | Damien Scott | Cockburn Cougars |
| Head coach: Ty Harrelson (South West Slammers) |||
North All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team |
| G/F | Bennie Lewis | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| F | Adhar Mayen | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| F/C | Dennis Tawhiti | Perth Redbacks |
| G/F | Carter Cook | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| G | Kyle Armour | East Perth Eagles |
| F | Josh Garlepp | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| F | Ben Purser | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| G | Joel Wagner | Perth Redbacks |
| G | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves |
| G | Ben Smith | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| Head coach: Nik Lackovic (Perth Redbacks) |||

### Game data

* 7 September 2014 5:30 pm
* Report
| South | 107–101 | North |
* Eaton Recreation Centre, Bunbury MVP: Damien Scott (24 pts)

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| 1 | Daniel Thomas | Mandurah Magic |
| 2 | John Dickson | Willetton Tigers |
| 3 | Odartey Blankson | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 4 | Kyle Armour | East Perth Eagles |
| 5 | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning |
| 6 | Cooper Land | Rockingham Flames |
| 7 | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves |
| 8 | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers |
| 9 | Stan Okoye | Perth Redbacks |
| 10 | Cooper Land | Rockingham Flames |
| 11 | Corey Easley | Perry Lakes Hawks |
| 12 | Duran Blue | Goldfields Giants |
| 13 | Lee Roberts | Perth Redbacks |
| 14 | Aaron Ralph | Geraldton Buccaneers |
| 15 | Luke Nevill | Kalamunda Eastern Suns |
| 16 | Markus Monroe | South West Slammers |
| 17 | Jordan Wild | Stirling Senators |
| 18 | Seb Salinas | Joondalup Wolves |
| 19 | Adrian Majstrovich | Goldfields Giants |
| 20 | Damien Scott | Cockburn Cougars |

### Statistics leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 30.09 |
| Rebounds per game | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 24.16 |
| Assists per game | Ty Harrelson | South West Slammers | 7.40 |
| Steals per game | Trian Iliadis | Joondalup Wolves | 2.0 |
| Blocks per game | Caleb Palkert | Lakeside Lightning | 2.65 |
| Field goal percentage | Jarrad Prue | Lakeside Lightning | 72% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 47.2% |
| Free throw percentage | Quinn McDowell | Willetton Tigers | 88.5% |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
* Coach of the Year: Mark Utley (Rockingham Flames)
* Most Improved Player: Sunday Dech (East Perth Eagles)
* All-Star Five:
** PG: Kyle Armour (East Perth Eagles)
** SG: Seb Salinas (Joondalup Wolves)
** SF: Stan Okoye (Perth Redbacks)
** PF: Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames)
** C: Jarrad Prue (Lakeside Lightning)

### Finals

* Grand Final MVP: Joe-Alan Tupaea (East Perth Eagles)