# 2012–13 NBL Canada season

The 2012–13 NBL Canada season was the second season of the National Basketball League of Canada. The regular season began on Friday, November 2, 2012, when the Summerside Storm hosted the Saint John Mill Rats. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The playoffs started on March 19 and ended on April 12 when the London Lightning defeated the Summerside Storm in Game 4 of their series, 87–80, winning the Finals, 3–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBL Canada title. Marvin Phillips was named the Finals MVP.

## Preseason

Following the end of the 2011-12 NBL Canada season, the NBL Canada awarded Windsor, Ontario a franchise, named the Windsor Express, for the 2012–13 season. With the addition of the Express, the NBL Canada incorporated two four-team divisions, the Central and the Atlantic.
Later in the preseason, the Quebec Kebs relocated to Laval, Quebec and were renamed the Laval Kebs. However, the Keb's ownership folded the team before the start of the 2012–13 season. The NBL Canada replaced the Kebs with a franchise in Montreal, Quebec, named the Montreal Jazz.

### Draft

The 2012 NBL Canada draft was held August 27, 2012. The Windsor Express had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.

## Teams

2012-13 National Basketball League of Canada :
| Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Atlantic | Halifax Rainmen | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax Metro Centre | 10,500 |
| Atlantic | Moncton Miracles | Moncton, New Brunswick | Moncton Coliseum | 6,554 |
| Atlantic | Saint John Mill Rats | Saint John, New Brunswick | Harbour Station | 6,603 |
| Atlantic | Summerside Storm | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | Credit Union Place | 4,532 |
| Central | London Lightning | London, Ontario | Budweiser Gardens | 9,000 |
| Central | Montreal Jazz | Montreal, Quebec | Centre Pierre Charbonneau | 2,700 |
| Central | Oshawa Power | Oshawa, Ontario | General Motors Centre | 5,180 |
| Central | Windsor Express | Windsor, Ontario | WFCU Centre | 6,500 |

### Map of teams
## Regular season

The regular season began on November 2, 2012 with the Saint John Mill Rats taking on the Summerside Storm. The number of games played by each team was increased to 40. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

### Standings
#### Overall

| # | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings |
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| 1 | xy-London Lightning | 33 | 7 | -- | .825 | 108.8 | 97.0 | L1 |
| 2 | xy-Summerside Storm | 26 | 14 | 7 | .650 | 107.5 | 101.1 | W7 |
| 3 | x-Windsor Express | 22 | 18 | 11 | .550 | 98.5 | 97.2 | W7 |
| 4 | x-Saint John Mill Rats | 20 | 20 | 13 | .500 | 104.0 | 104.5 | L1 |
| 5 | x-Moncton Miracles | 20 | 20 | 13 | .500 | 101.0 | 99.5 | W5 |
| 6 | Halifax Rainmen | 19 | 21 | 14 | .475 | 101.7 | 101.4 | L3 |
| 7 | Oshawa Power | 18 | 22 | 15 | .450 | 103.5 | 106.0 | L10 |
| 8 | Montreal Jazz | 2 | 38 | 31 | .050 | 93.8 | 112.0 | L21 |

#### By division

| # | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division | Atlantic Division |
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT |
| 1 | xy-Summerside Storm | 26 | 14 | -- | .650 |
| 2 | x-Saint John Mill Rats | 20 | 20 | 6 | .500 |
| 3 | x-Moncton Miracles | 20 | 20 | 6 | .500 |
| 4 | Halifax Rainmen | 19 | 21 | 7 | .475 |
| # | Central Division | Central Division | Central Division | Central Division | Central Division |
| # | Team | W | L | GB | PCT |
| 1 | xy-London Lightning | 33 | 7 | -- | .825 |
| 2 | x-Windsor Express | 22 | 18 | 11 | .550 |
| 3 | Oshawa Power | 18 | 22 | 15 | .450 |
| 4 | Montreal Jazz | 2 | 38 | 31 | .050 |
Notes
* x – Clinched playoff spot
* y – Clinched division title

## Statistics leaders
### Individual statistic leaders

| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
| Points per game | Devin Sweetney | Moncton Miracles | 24.9 |
| Rebounds per game | Isaac Butts | Summerside Storm | 11.1 |
| Assists per game | Darren Duncan | Windsor Express | 8.3 |
| Steals per game | Chris Hagan | Montreal Jazz | 2.5 |
| Blocks per game | Jonas Pierre | Moncton Miracles | 2.59 |
| Fouls per game | Sylvania Watkins | Moncton Miracles | 3.9 |
| FG% | Isaac Butts | Moncton Miracles | 0.603 |
| FT% | Jermaine Blackburn | London Lightning | 0.883 |
| 3FG% | Jermaine Blackburn | London Lightning | 0.472 |
| Double-Doubles | Antonio Ballard | Summerside Storm | 15 |
| Triple-Doubles | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Awards
### Yearly awards

* Most Valuable Player: Devin Sweetney, Moncton Miracles
* Canadian Player of the Year: Joey Haywood, Halifax Rainmen
* Defensive Player of the Year: Al Stewart, Summerside Storm
* Rookie of the Year: Isaac Butts, Moncton Miracles
* Sixth Man of the Year: Rodney Buford, London Lightning
* Newcomer of the Year: Marvin Phillips, London Lightning
* Coach of the Year: Micheal Ray Richardson, London Lightning/ Joe Salerno, Summerside Storm
* Expansion Franchise of the Year: Windsor Express
* Ian Fowler Executive of the Year: Kim Blanco, Moncton Miracles
Source:

### Players of the week

The following players were named the NBL Canada Players of the Week.
| Week ending | NBL Canada Player of the Week | NBL Canada Player of the Week |
| Week ending | Player | Club |
| November 4 | Tyrone Levett | Moncton Miracles |
| November 11 | Greg Plummer | Summerside Storm |
| November 18 | Morgan Lewis | London Lightning |
| November 25 | Devin Sweetney | Moncton Miracles |
| December 3 | Darren Duncan | Windsor Express |
| December 10 | Quinnel Brown | Halifax Rainmen |
| December 17 | Nick Okorie | Oshawa Power |
| December 24 | Elvin Mims | London Lightning |
| December 31 | Chris Commons | Windsor Express |
| January 7 | Eric Frederick | Montreal Jazz |
| January 14 | Devin Sweetney | Moncton Miracles |
| January 28 | Anthony Anderson | Saint John Mill Rats |
| February 4 | Melvin Goins | Halifax Rainmen |
| February 11 | Marvin Phillips | London Lightning |
| February 18 | Isaac Butts | Moncton Miracles |
| February 25 | Marvin Phillips | London Lightning |
| March 4 | Isaac Butts | Moncton Miracles |
| March 11 | Omari Johnson | Summerside Storm |
| March 18 | Kenny Jones | Saint John Mill Rats |

## Playoffs

The NBL Canada Championship Playoffs began on March 19, with the top five teams going for the championship. The two division winners, along with the second place team with the next best record are given the top three seeds. The next two teams in terms of record are given the lower seeds.
The fourth and fifth seeds meet each other in the first round of the NBL Canada Playoffs. The winner of this best-of-three series goes on to meet the first seed in a best-of-five semi-finals series. Second and third seeds meet in the other semi-finals series. The winner of the two semi-finals series will meet in a final best-of-five series, known as the NBL Finals.
| Wild card | Wild card | Wild card | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| | | | 1 | London | 3 | | | |
| | | | 5 | Moncton | 1 | | | |
| 4 | Saint John | 1 | 5 | Moncton | 1 | | | |
| 5 | Moncton | 2 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Moncton | 2 | | | | 1 | London | 3 |
| | | | | | | 2 | Summerside | 1 |
| | | | 2 | Summerside | 3 | | | |
| | | | 3 | Windsor | 2 | | | |

### Wild card series

(4) Saint John Mill Rats vs. (5) Moncton Miracles
* March 19 7:00 pm
* Report
* Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick
* March 22 7:00 pm
* Report
* Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick
* March 23 7:00 pm
* Report
* Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick

### Semifinals

(1) London Lightning vs. (5) Moncton Miracles
* March 25 7:00 pm
* Report
* Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
* March 27 7:00 pm
* Report
* Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
* March 29 7:00 pm
* Report
* Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick
* March 30 7:00 pm
* Report
* Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick
(2) Summerside Storm vs. (3) Windsor Express
* March 24 2:00 pm
* Report
* Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
* March 26 7:00 pm
* Report
* Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
* March 28 7:00 pm
* Report
* WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario
* March 30 7:00 pm
* Report
* WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario
* April 2 7:00 pm
* Report
* Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

### Finals

(1) London Lightning vs. (2) Summerside Storm
* April 6 7:00 pm
* Report
* Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
* April 7 7:00 pm
* Report
* Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
* April 10 7:00 pm
* Report
* Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
* April 12 7:00 pm
* Report
* Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

## All-Star Game

The 2013 NBL All-Star Game will take place the weekend of April 13–14, in Saint John, New Brunswick.

### Roster

Atlantic Division All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| Starters ||||
| G | Jerice Crouch | Saint John Mill Rats | 1 |
| G | Joey Haywood | Halifax Rainmen | 2 |
| G/F | Brandon Robinson | Summerside Storm | 2 |
| G/F | Devin Sweetney | Moncton Miracles | 1 |
| C | Isaac Butts | Moncton Miracles | 1 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Al Stewart | Summerside Storm | 1 |
| G/F | Kamar Burke | Moncton Miracles | 1 |
| F | Chris Cayole | Summerside Storm | 1 |
| F | Omari Johnson | Summerside Storm | 2 |
| F | Steve Deluca | Saint John Mill Rats | 1 |
| G/F | Kenny Jones | Saint John Mill Rats | 1 |
| G | Antonio Ballard | Summerside Storm | 1 |
| Head coach: Joe Salerno (Summerside Storm) ||||
Central Division All-Stars :
| Pos | Player | Team | No. of selections |
| Starters ||||
| G | Darren Duncan | Windsor Express | 2 |
| G | Nick Okorie | Oshawa Power | 1 |
| F | Tim Ellis | London Lightning | 1 |
| F | Elvin Mims | London Lightning | 1 |
| F/C | Marvin Philips | London Lightning | 1 |
| Reserves ||||
| G | Antwi Atuahene | London Lightning | 1 |
| G | Papa Oppong | Oshawa Power | 1 |
| F | J.R. Harrison | Montreal Jazz | 1 |
| F | Greg Surmacz | Windsor Express | 1 |
| F | Chris Common | Windsor Express | 1 |
| Head coach: Micheal Ray Richardson (London Lightning) ||||
^INJ Will not participate due to injury. ^OSC Will not participate due to overseas commitment.

### Game

* April 14, 2013
* Box score
Atlantic Division 145, Central Division 150 :
| Scoring by quarter: 35–34, 34–41, 35–45, 41–30 |||
| Pts: Ballard 28 Rebs: Ballard 11 Asts: Crouch 15 | Pts: Phillips 37 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: Atuahene 15 |
* Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick Attendance: 2,000