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2018 MSBL season
LeagueState Basketball League
SportBasketball
Duration16 March – 28 July (Regular season)
3 August – 1 September (Finals)
Number of games26
Number of teams14
Regular season
  Minor premiersGeraldton Buccaneers
Season MVPJalen Billups (Wolves)
Top scorerDaniel Alexander (Lightning)
Finals
ChampionsPerry Lakes Hawks
  Runners-upJoondalup Wolves
Grand Final MVPBen Purser (Hawks)
MSBL seasons

The 2018 MSBL season was the 30th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 16 March, with round 1 seeing the reigning Champions the Perth Redbacks hosting the Lakeside Lightning. The 2018 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 4 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 28 July. The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Saturday 1 September, when the Perry Lakes Hawks defeated the Joondalup Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.

Regular season[edit]

The regular season began on Friday 16 March and ended on Saturday 28 July after 20 rounds of competition. Again in 2018, all games over the Easter Weekend were played on a blockbuster Thursday night with six venues all hosting games before the league took a break for the Easter long weekend. Anzac Round took place in round 6 of the competition with the Kalamunda Eastern Suns and Willetton Tigers continuing their Anzac Day game tradition. There was also Women's Round in round 9, Rivalry Round in round 12, and Heritage Round in round 16.[1]

Standings[edit]

Pos
Team[2] W L
1 Geraldton Buccaneers 23 3
2 Joondalup Wolves 21 5
3 Perth Redbacks 19 7
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 18 8
5 Lakeside Lightning 15 11
6 Stirling Senators 14 12
7 Willetton Tigers 13 13
8 Rockingham Flames 12 14
9 Cockburn Cougars 11 15
10 Kalamunda Eastern Suns 10 16
11 East Perth Eagles 9 17
12 South West Slammers 7 19
13 Mandurah Magic 5 21
14 Goldfields Giants 5 21

Finals[edit]

The finals began on Friday 3 August and ended on Saturday 1 September with the MSBL Grand Final.

Bracket[edit]

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand final
               
1 Geraldton Buccaneers 76 89 X
8 Rockingham Flames 89 96 X
8 Rockingham Flames 92 92 96
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 73 96 102
4 Perry Lakes Hawks 112 100 92
5 Lakeside Lightning 79 103 87
Perry Lakes Hawks 94 X X
Joondalup Wolves 87 X X
2 Joondalup Wolves 102 109 X
7 Willetton Tigers 66 87 X
2 Joondalup Wolves 87 87 X
6 Stirling Senators 78 74 X
3 Perth Redbacks 114 96 69
6 Stirling Senators 109 107 71

All-Star Game[edit]

The 2018 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 4 June, with all proceeds going to Red Frogs Australia.[3][4]

Rosters[edit]

Game data[edit]

4 June 2018
2:00 pm
North 123, South 110
Scoring by quarter: 35–22, 23–35, 40–24, 25–29
Pts: Belger (17)
Rebs: Davis (10)
Asts: Holmen (7)		 Pts: Alexander (32)
Rebs: Alexander (12)
Asts: Stewart (7)

Awards[edit]

Player of the Week[edit]

Round Player Team Ref
1 Justin King Stirling Senators [5]
2 Justin King Stirling Senators [6]
3 Kevin Davis Kalamunda Eastern Suns [7]
4 Colter Lasher Geraldton Buccaneers [8]
5 Greg Hire Rockingham Flames [9]
6 Shawn Redhage Perth Redbacks [10]
7 Shaun Stewart Mandurah Magic [11]
8 Brian Voelkel South West Slammers [12]
9 Jeylyn Sharpe Goldfields Giants [13]
10 Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning [14]
11 Jalen Billups Joondalup Wolves [15]
12 Gokul Natesan Geraldton Buccaneers [16]
13 Jonathan Morse East Perth Eagles [17]
14 Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning [18]
15 Kyle Sovine Goldfields Giants [19]
16 Brian Voelkel South West Slammers [20]
17 Earnest Ross Geraldton Buccaneers [21]
18 Jalen Billups Joondalup Wolves [22]
19 Gavin Field Cockburn Cougars [23]
20 Travis Durnin South West Slammers [24]

Statistics leaders[edit]

Category Player Team Stat
Points per game Daniel Alexander Lakeside Lightning 27.24[25]
Rebounds per game Jarrad Prue Lakeside Lightning 19.48
Assists per game Brian Voelkel South West Slammers 7.63
Steals per game Courtney Belger Kalamunda Eastern Suns 2.5
Blocks per game Curtis Washington Rockingham Flames 1.58
Field goal percentage Kevin Davis Kalamunda Eastern Suns 67.20%
3-pt field goal percentage Ryan Smith Perry Lakes Hawks 46.43%
Free throw percentage Justin King Stirling Senators 86.96%

Regular season[edit]

Finals[edit]

References[edit]

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  27. ^ "GUTSY HAWKS CLAIM FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP SINCE 2004". SBL.asn.au. 1 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  28. ^ Donaldson, Mark (1 September 2018). "SBL grand final: Perry Lakes Hawks upset Joondalup Wolves". CommunityNews.com.au. Western Suburbs Weekly. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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