2012 Queensland Basketball League season explained
| 2012 Queensland Basketball League season |
| League: | Queensland Basketball League |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Duration: | 11 May – 1 September |
| No Of Games: | 16 |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Minor Premiers: | Rockhampton Rockets |
| Mvp: | Michael Cedar (Mackay Meteors) |
| Top Scorer: | Shaun Gleeson (Ipswich Force) |
| Finals: | Finals |
| Finals Champ: | Mackay Meteors |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Rockhampton Rockets |
| Grand Final Mvp: | Michael Cedar |
| Seasonslistnames: | QBL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2011 Queensland Basketball League season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2011 |
| Nextseason Link: | 2013 Queensland Basketball League season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2013 |
The 2012 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 27th running of the competition. The Mackay Meteors won the championship in 2012 to claim their second league title.
The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Mackay Meteors, Maroochydore Clippers, Northside Wizards, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.[1]
Team information
Standings
| Regular Season Standings |
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| Team | | | |
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| 1 | | 13 | 3 | 81 |
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| 2 | Mackay Meteors | 12 | 4 | 75 |
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| 3 | | 12 | 4 | 75 |
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| 4 | Cairns Marlins | 11 | 5 | 69 |
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| 5 | Townsville Heat | 10 | 6 | 63 |
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| 6 | | 9 | 7 | 56 |
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| 7 | Northside Wizards | 9 | 7 | 56 |
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| 8 | South West Metro Pirates | 8 | 8 | 50 |
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| 9 | Bundaberg Bulls | 5 | 11 | 31 |
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| 10 | | 4 | 12 | 25 |
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| 11 | | 4 | 12 | 25 |
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| 12 | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 4 | 12 | 25 |
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| 13 | Maroochydore Clippers | 3 | 13 | 19 |
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Finals
| Pool B |
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| Team |
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| 7 | Northside Wizards** |
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| 9 | Bundaberg Bulls** |
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| 10 | Brisbane Capitals |
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| 13 | Maroochydore Clippers |
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- The team that finishes 1st overall goes straight through to the semi-finals.
- The top two teams from each pool face-off in the quarter-finals.
- QF 1: 1st in Pool A vs. 2nd in Pool A
- QF 2: 1st in Pool B vs. 2nd in Pool C
- QF 3: 1st in Pool C vs. 2nd in Pool B[2]
Awards
Player of the Week
| Round | Player | Team | Ref |
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| 1 | Louis Hurd | Northside Wizards | [3] |
| 2 | Zarryon Fereti | | |
| 3 | | Townsville Heat | |
| 4 | Ryan McDade | | |
| 5 | James Legan | Toowoomba Mountaineers | |
| 6 | David Gurney | | |
| 7 | Mitch Philp | | |
| 8 | James Legan | Toowoomba Mountaineers | |
| 9 | Shaun Gleeson | | |
| 10 | Willie Shackleford | Bundaberg Bulls | |
| 11 | | Townsville Heat | |
| 12 | | Townsville Heat | |
| 13 | Ben Allen | | |
| 14 | Robert Lippman | South West Metro Pirates | |
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Coach of the Month
| Month | Coach | Team | Ref |
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| May/June | Liam Flynn | Townsville Heat | [4] |
| June/July | Grant Kruger | Mackay Meteors | |
| July/August | Darryn Roche | Bundaberg Bulls | | |
Statistics leaders
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
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| Points per game | Shaun Gleeson | | 24.18 |
| Rebounds per game | Willie Shackleford | Bundaberg Bulls | 16.75 |
| Assists per game | Mitch Philp | | 7.19 |
| Steals per game | Nathan Calder | | 2.06 |
| Blocks per game | Chad Wynn | Toowoomba Mountaineers | 1.73 |
| | | 61.20% |
| 3-pt field goal percentage | | Mackay Meteors | 44.11% |
| Free throw percentage | | Townsville Heat | 88.37% | |
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Michael Cedar (Mackay Meteors)[5]
- Coach of the Year: Neal Tweedy (Rockhampton Rockets)
- U23 Youth Player of the Year: Todd Blanchfield (Townsville Heat)
- All-League Team:
Finals
- Grand Final MVP: Michael Cedar (Mackay Meteors)[6]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: 2012 QBL Official Draw . SportingPulse.com . 15 June 2016.
- Web site: QBL Quarter Finals Previews . QABL.basketball.net.au . 23 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150323141529/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=127&tx_ttnews%5Byear%5D=2012&tx_ttnews%5Bmonth%5D=08&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=447&cHash=8ee41267e4581a9134bf24d151662abe . 23 March 2015.
- Web site: Players of the Week . QABL.basketball.net.au . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150310154337/http://www.qabl.basketball.net.au/index.php?id=105 . 10 March 2015.
- Web site: QBL State Champions & Award Winners . QBL.basketballqld.com.au . 15 June 2016 . 24 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160424170651/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/awards-and-history/qbl-state-champions-award-winners/ . dead .
- Web site: QBL Finals Hit Rockhampton & Gladstone . FoxSportsPulse.com . 15 June 2016.
- Web site: QBL Award Winners . FoxSportsPulse.com . 15 June 2016.
