2016 Queensland Basketball League season explained

2016 Queensland Basketball League season
League:	Queensland Basketball League
Sport:	Basketball
Duration:	29 April – 27 August
No Of Games:	17
No Of Teams:	14
Season:	Regular season
Minor Premiers:	Townsville Heat
Mvp:	Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
Top Scorer:	James Legan (Ipswich Force)
Finals:	Finals
Finals Champ:	Cairns Marlins
Finals Runner-Up:	Brisbane Capitals
Grand Final Mvp:	Cameron Tragardh
Seasonslistnames:	QBL
Prevseason Link:	2015 Queensland Basketball League season
Prevseason Year:	2015
Nextseason Link:	2017 Queensland Basketball League season
Nextseason Year:	2017

The 2016 Men's Queensland Basketball League season was the 31st running of the competition.

The teams for this season were: Brisbane Capitals, Bundaberg Bulls, Cairns Marlins, Gladstone Port City Power, Gold Coast Rollers, Ipswich Force, Logan Thunder, Mackay Meteors, Rockhampton Rockets, South West Metro Pirates, Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers, Sunshine Coast Rip, Toowoomba Mountaineers and Townsville Heat.^[1] ^[2]

Team information

Team	Home Stadium	Head Coach	Import	Import
Brisbane Capitals	NAB Stadium	Geoff Tarrant	Aaron Anderson
Bundaberg Bulls	WIN Stadium	Larry Daniels	Willie Shackleford	Scheraun King
Cairns Marlins	Early Settler Stadium	Jamie Pearlman
Gladstone Port City Power	Kev Broome Stadium	Blair Smith	Ray Willis	Marvin Williams
Gold Coast Rollers	The Southport School	Pero Cameron	Thalo Green	Lonnie Funderburke
Ipswich Force	Cotton On Foundation Stadium	Mick Conlon	James Legan	Kyle Harvey
Logan Thunder	Cornubia Park Sports Centre	Derek Rucker	Justin Baker
Mackay Meteors	Candlestick Park	Ken Furdek	Gareth Dawson
Rockhampton Rockets	Hegvold Stadium	Neal Tweedy	Jordan Gregory	Ray Turner
South West Metro Pirates	Hibiscus Sports Complex	Nate Tate	Jason Conrad	Tanner McGrew
Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers	Maroochydore Basketball Stadium	Warrick Meehl	Eric McAlister	Lester Ferguson
Sunshine Coast Rip	USC Sports Stadium	Nathan Arousi	Lance Hurdle	Isaiah Harrison
Toowoomba Mountaineers	USQ, Clive Berghofer Recreation Centre	Anthony Corcoran	Erron Maxey	Chris Whitehead
Townsville Heat	Townsville Basketball Stadium	Rod Anderson

Standings

	Regular Season Standings
Team
1	Townsville Heat	14	3	82
2		13	4	76
3	South West Metro Pirates	12	5	71
4		12	5	71
5	Cairns Marlins	11	6	65
6	Mackay Meteors	11	6	65
7		9	8	53
8		8	9	47
9	Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers	7	10	41
10		7	10	41
11		5	12	29
12		5	12	29
13	Toowoomba Mountaineers	3	14	18
14	Bundaberg Bulls	2	15	12

Finals

	Pool A
Team
1	Townsville Heat*
5	Cairns Marlins**
6	Mackay Meteors**
7	Rockhampton Rockets
10	Gladstone Port City Power

	Pool B
Team
2	Brisbane Capitals
4	Logan Thunder
9	Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers
11	Sunshine Coast Rip
14	Bundaberg Bulls

	Pool C
Team
3	South West Metro Pirates**
8	Ipswich Force
12	Gold Coast Rollers
13	Toowoomba Mountaineers

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^[3] ^[4]

Awards

Player of the Week

Round	Player	Team	Ref
1	Kurt Thompson		^[5]
2			^[6]
3			^[7]
4	Scheraun King	Bundaberg Bulls	^[8]
5	N/A
6		Mackay Meteors	^[9]
7	James Legan		^[10]
8	Jaryd Eustace		^[11]
9	Jordan Gregory		^[12]
10	James Legan		^[13]
11	Tanner McGrew	South West Metro Pirates	^[14]
12	Michael Cedar		^[15]
13			^[16]
14	Aaron Anderson		^[17]
15	Tanner McGrew	South West Metro Pirates	^[18]

Coach of the Month

Month	Coach	Team	Ref
May	Rod Anderson	Townsville Heat	^[19]
June	Rod Anderson	Townsville Heat	^[20]
July	Jamie Pearlman	Cairns Marlins	^[21]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Category	Player	Team	Stat
Points per game	James Legan		30.1
Rebounds per game	Tanner McGrew	South West Metro Pirates	14.9
Assists per game	Mitch Philp		7.0
Steals per game	Aaron Anderson		3.5
Blocks per game	Nelson Kahler	Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers	1.9
	Auryn Macmillan		62.6%
3-pt field goal percentage	Zane Meehl	Sunshine Coast Phoenix Clippers	53.7%
Free throw percentage		Cairns Marlins	92.5%

Regular season

Most Valuable Player: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)^[22]
Coach of the Year: Rod Anderson (Townsville Heat)
U23 Youth Player of the Year: Mirko Djeric (Townsville Heat)
All-League Team:
- G: Shaun Bruce (Mackay Meteors)
- G: Ray Willis (Gladstone Port City Power)
- F: Tanner McGrew (South West Metro Pirates)
- F: Mitchell Young (Logan Thunder)
- C: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)

Finals

Grand Final MVP: Cameron Tragardh (Cairns Marlins)^[23]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 2016 QBL Coaching Transactions . Australiabasket.com . 8 March 2016 . 8 March 2016.
Web site: Round 1 QBL Game Previews . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 28 April 2016 . 28 April 2016.
Web site: QBL Men's end of season ladder . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 8 August 2016.
Web site: Quarter Final Game Previews . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 12 August 2016 . 12 August 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 1 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 3 May 2016 . 3 May 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 2 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 10 May 2016 . 10 May 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 3 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 18 May 2016 . 18 May 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 4 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 25 May 2016 . 25 May 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 6 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 9 June 2016 . 9 June 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 7 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 15 June 2016 . 15 June 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 8 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 21 June 2016 . 21 June 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 9 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 30 June 2016 . 30 June 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 10 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 5 July 2016 . 5 July 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 11 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 13 July 2016 . 13 July 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 12 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 20 July 2016 . 20 July 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 13 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 27 July 2016 . 27 July 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 14 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 3 August 2016 . 3 August 2016.
Web site: Player of the Week – Round 15 . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 11 August 2016 . 11 August 2016.
Web site: Coach of the Month . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 4 June 2016 . 4 June 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160701223041/http://qbl.basketballqld.com.au/coach-of-the-month-2/ . 1 July 2016.
Web site: Coach of the Month . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 8 July 2016 . 8 July 2016.
Web site: Coach of the Month . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 17 August 2016 . 17 August 2016.
Web site: 2016 QBL End of Season Awards . qbl.basketballqld.com.au . 26 August 2016 . 26 August 2016.
Web site: Skytrans Cairns Marlins – 2016 QBL Champions. cairnsbasketball.com.au. 14 November 2018.