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The 2011 NBL season was the 30th season of the National Basketball League. In 2011, the Auckland Pirates debuted in the league but the Christchurch Cougars did not take part due to the effects of the 2011 Canterbury earthquake. The Harbour Heat also did not compete in the 2011 season, leaving the total number of teams at nine.

The regular season commenced on Wednesday 13 April with the Auckland Pirates hosting the Otago Nuggets at ASB Stadium in Auckland. Six teams qualified for the NBL Playoffs, with the third and fourth seeds hosting quarterfinal games against the sixth and fifth seeds, respectively, on Tuesday 12 July. The winners then joined the first and second seeds at the final four weekend. Wellington's waterfront TSB Bank Arena hosted the 2011 NBL Final Four, with two semifinals on Friday 15 July and the championship game on Sunday 17 July.

Team information

Team	City	Arena	Head Coach	Import	Import
Auckland Pirates	Auckland	ASB Stadium	Kenny Stone	Kevin Mickens
Hawke's Bay Hawks	Napier	Pettigrew Green Arena	Paul Henare	Josh Pace	Galen Young
Manawatu Jets	Palmerston North	Arena Manawatu	Ryan Weisenberg	Chris Hagan	Darryl Hudson
Nelson Giants	Nelson	Trafalgar Centre	Chris Tupu	Darryl Dora	Rod Grizzard
Otago Nuggets	Dunedin	Edgar Centre	Anthony Arlidge	Lance Allred	Scott O'Gallagher
Southland Sharks	Invercargill	Stadium Southland	Richard Dickel	Kaniel Dickens	Mike Rose
Taranaki Mountainairs	New Plymouth	TSB Stadium	Angelo Hill	Marcus Campbell	Jack Leasure
Waikato Pistons	Hamilton	Hamilton Boys' High School	Dean Vickerman	Jason Crowe	Jerry Smith
Wellington Saints	Wellington	TSB Bank Arena	Pero Cameron	Kareem Johnson	Erron Maxey

Summary

Regular season standings

Playoff bracket

	Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
						1	Wellington Saints	103
	4	Nelson Giants	89			4	Nelson Giants	82
	5	Manawatu Jets	76									Wellington Saints	106
												Hawke's Bay Hawks	97
						2	Waikato Pistons	86
	3	Hawke's Bay Hawks	89			3	Hawke's Bay Hawks	95
	6	Southland Sharks	75

Awards

Player of the Week

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season

Regular season

• Most Valuable Player: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
• NZ Most Valuable Player: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
• Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
• Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
• Most Outstanding Forward: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
• Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
• Scoring Champion: Jack Leasure (Taranaki Mountainairs)
• Rebounding Champion: Nick Horvath (Manawatu Jets)
• Assist Champion: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
• Rookie of the Year: Steven Adams (Wellington Saints)
• Coach of the Year: Dean Vickerman (Waikato Pistons)
• All-Star Five:
  • G: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
  • G: Jason Crowe (Waikato Pistons)
  • F: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
  • F: Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants)
  • C: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)

Playoffs

• Finals MVP: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)

References

1. 2011 NBL Round One
2. NBL returns to Final Four finals format
3. ^ "2011 Bartercard NBL Quarter-finals Media Guide" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 27. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 February 2013.
4. ^ "Pledger Cleans Up NBL Awards". Basketball.org.nz. 16 July 2011. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012.
5. Wellington Saints repeat as NBL champions
6. Pirates loss wake-up call for champion Saints

External links

• Basketball New Zealand 2011 Results Annual
• 2011 QF Results
• 2011 Grand Final Preview
• Saints win
• 2011 crowd numbers

• National Basketball League (New Zealand) seasons
• 2011 in New Zealand basketball