# 2013 New Zealand NBL season

The 2013 NBL season was the 32nd season of the National Basketball League. The 2013 season saw the withdrawal of the Auckland Pirates and Harbour Heat, but saw the return of the Waikato Pistons after a one-year hiatus as well as the Super City Rangers, who returned to the league for the first time since 1995.
The 2013 NBL Final Four saw the top four teams play off on Saturday 13 July in a semifinals round, with the winner of each game playing in the final on Sunday 14 July at Pettigrew Green Arena in Napier.

## Team information

| Team | City | Arena | Head Coach | Import | Import |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | Tab Baldwin | Darko Cohadarevic | Brian Greene |
| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | Mike Kalavros | Chris Hagan | Marcel Jones* |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | Liam Flynn | Erron Maxey | Josh Pace |
| Otago Nuggets | Dunedin | Edgar Centre | Anthony Arlidge | Antoine Tisby | Akeem Wright |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | Paul Henare | Kevin Braswell | Brian Conklin |
| Super City Rangers | Auckland | The Trusts Arena | Aik Ho | Carl Buck | |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | Dave Bublitz | Kenny Gabriel | Jack Leasure |
| Waikato Pistons | Hamilton | Hamilton Boys' High School | Doug Courtney | Zack Atkinson | Garrius Holloman |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | Pero Cameron | Bryant Markson | Rick Rickert |
*Despite holding New Zealand citizenship, Jones had to play as an import due to a new league rule where each team could only field one naturalised New Zealand player (Manawatu already had Nick Horvath filling that spot).

## Summary
### Regular season standings

| Pos |
| Pos | Team | W | L |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Otago Nuggets | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Southland Sharks | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | Manawatu Jets | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 5 | 11 |
| 7 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 5 | 11 |
| 8 | Waikato Pistons | 2 | 14 |
| 9 | Super City Rangers | 2 | 14 |

### Final Four

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 66 | | |
| 4 | Southland Sharks | 81 | | |
| 4 | Southland Sharks | 81 | Southland Sharks | 92 |
| | | | Nelson Giants | 81 |
| 2 | Otago Nuggets | 72 | Nelson Giants | 81 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 87 | | |

## Awards
### Player of the Week

| Round | Player | Team |
| 1 | B. J. Anthony | Otago Nuggets |
| 2 | Josh Pace | Nelson Giants |
| 3 | Kenny Gabriel | Taranaki Mountainairs |
| 4 | Nick Horvath | Manawatu Jets |
| 5 | Akeem Wright | Otago Nuggets |
| 6 | Bryant Markson | Wellington Saints |
| 7 | Antoine Tisby | Otago Nuggets |
| 8 | Kevin Braswell | Southland Sharks |
| 9 | Akeem Wright | Otago Nuggets |
| 10 | Josh Pace | Nelson Giants |
| 11 | Rick Rickert | Wellington Saints |
| 12 | Mark Dickel | Otago Nuggets |

### Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
| Points per game | Josh Pace | Nelson Giants | 22.9 |
| Rebounds per game | Zack Atkinson | Waikato Pistons | 14.6 |
| Assists per game | Lindsay Tait | Wellington Saints | 8.1 |
| Steals per game | Chris Hagan | Manawatu Jets | 2.9 |
| Blocks per game | Zack Atkinson | Waikato Pistons | 3.0 |

### Regular season

* Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
* NZ Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
* Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
* Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
* Most Outstanding Forward: Brian Conklin (Southland Sharks)
* Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: B. J. Anthony (Otago Nuggets)
* Scoring Champion: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
* Rebounding Champion: Zack Atkinson (Waikato Pistons)
* Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
* Rookie of the Year: Tai Webster (Waikato Pistons)
* Coach of the Year: Paul Henare (Southland Sharks)
* All-Star Five:
** G: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
** G: Josh Pace (Nelson Giants)
** F: B. J. Anthony (Otago Nuggets)
** F: Brian Conklin (Southland Sharks)
** C: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)

### Final Four

* Final Four MVP: Leon Henry (Southland Sharks)