2019 New Zealand NBL season
The 2019 NBL season was the 38th season of the National Basketball League. The competition increased to nine teams in 2019 with the Southern Huskies joining the league for the first time, marking the first time ever that an Australian team has joined a New Zealand competition.
The regular season commenced on Thursday 11 April in Palmerston North with the Manawatu Jets hosting the Super City Rangers at Arena Manawatu. The season contained 14 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in July. The Saints won their 11th NBL championship in 2019 behind their second 20–0 campaign in three seasons.Team information
Summary
Final Four
Awards
Player of the Week
Team of the Week
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Nick Kay
- Most Outstanding Guard: Cameron Gliddon
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Shea Ili
- Most Outstanding Forward: Nick Kay
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Robert Loe
- Scoring Champion: Tim Quarterman
- Rebounding Champion: Marcel Jones
- Assist Champion: Jarrod Kenny
- Golden Hands: Nick Kay
- Most Improved Player: Ethan Rusbatch
- Defensive Player of the Year: Isaiah Wilkins
- Youth Player of the Year: Tyrell Harrison
- Coach of the Year: Mick Downer
- All-Star Five:
- * G: Shea Ili
- * G: Cameron Gliddon
- * F: E. J. Singler
- * F: Nick Kay
- * C: Brandon Bowman
Final Four
- Grand Final MVP: Thomas Abercrombie
