2013–14 NBL season
The 2013–14 NBL season was the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2013 and 23 March 2014, and was followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late March and April 2014. The schedule was announced on 9 August 2013. The Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers 2–1 in the three-game finals series, with the final match at Perth Arena attended by 13,498 people. Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by free-to -air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the fourth year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the second year of a three-year deal. Pre-season. Adelaide 36ers pre-season. 2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge. Adelaide 36ers finish fourth (last). 2013 NBL Pre-Season Blitz. A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 20–22 September 2013 at Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney. The winner received the inaugural Loggins-Bruton Cup. Final round. Perth Wildcats are pre -season champions. Finals Series. The 2013–14 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2014, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games. Playoff Seedings. The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding. Season statistics. Statistics leaders. Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts Awards. Season. The end-of-season awards  ceremony was held in the Sketch private dining room at Docklands, Melbourne on Wednesday, 2 April 2014.