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Sports season
2012–13 NBL Canada season
LeagueNational Basketball League of Canada
SportBasketball
DurationNovember 2, 2012 – March 16, 2013 (regular season)
Number of teams8
Draft
Top draft pickRobert Curtis
Picked byWindsor Express
Playoffs
Atlantic championsSummerside Storm
  Atlantic runners-upSaint John Mill Rats
Central championsLondon Lightning
  Central runners-upWindsor Express
Finals
ChampionsLondon Lightning
  Runners-upSummerside Storm
Finals MVPMarvin Phillips (London Lightning)
NBL Canada seasons
← 2011–122013–14 →

The 2012–13 NBL Canada season was the second season of the National Basketball League of Canada. The regular season began on Friday, November 2, 2012, when the Summerside Storm hosted the Saint John Mill Rats. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013. The playoffs started on March 19 and ended on April 12 when the London Lightning defeated the Summerside Storm in Game 4 of their series, 87–80, winning the Finals, 3–1 and to capture the franchise's second NBL Canada title. Marvin Phillips was named the Finals MVP.

Preseason

Following the end of the 2011-12 NBL Canada season, the NBL Canada awarded Windsor, Ontario a franchise, named the Windsor Express, for the 2012–13 season. With the addition of the Express, the NBL Canada incorporated two four-team divisions, the Central and the Atlantic.

Later in the preseason, the Quebec Kebs relocated to Laval, Quebec and were renamed the Laval Kebs. However, the Keb's ownership folded the team before the start of the 2012–13 season. The NBL Canada replaced the Kebs with a franchise in Montreal, Quebec, named the Montreal Jazz.

Draft

The 2012 NBL Canada draft was held August 27, 2012. The Windsor Express had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.

Teams

2012-13 National Basketball League of Canada
Division Team City Arena Capacity
Atlantic Halifax Rainmen Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Metro Centre 10,500
Moncton Miracles Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum 6,554
Saint John Mill Rats Saint John, New Brunswick Harbour Station 6,603
Summerside Storm Summerside, Prince Edward Island Credit Union Place 4,532
Central London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,000
Montreal Jazz Montreal, Quebec Centre Pierre Charbonneau 2,700
Oshawa Power Oshawa, Ontario General Motors Centre 5,180
Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 6,500

Map of teams

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Regular season

The regular season began on November 2, 2012 with the Saint John Mill Rats taking on the Summerside Storm. The number of games played by each team was increased to 40. The regular season ended on Saturday, March 16, 2013.

Standings

Overall

# 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings
Team W L GB PCT PF PA STK
1 xy-London Lightning 33 7 -- .825 108.8 97.0 L1
2 xy-Summerside Storm 26 14 7 .650 107.5 101.1 W7
3 x-Windsor Express 22 18 11 .550 98.5 97.2 W7
4 x-Saint John Mill Rats 20 20 13 .500 104.0 104.5 L1
5 x-Moncton Miracles 20 20 13 .500 101.0 99.5 W5
6 Halifax Rainmen 19 21 14 .475 101.7 101.4 L3
7 Oshawa Power 18 22 15 .450 103.5 106.0 L10
8 Montreal Jazz 2 38 31 .050 93.8 112.0 L21

By division

# Atlantic Division
Team W L GB PCT
1 xy-Summerside Storm 26 14 -- .650
2 x-Saint John Mill Rats 20 20 6 .500
3 x-Moncton Miracles 20 20 6 .500
4 Halifax Rainmen 19 21 7 .475
# Central Division
Team W L GB PCT
1 xy-London Lightning 33 7 -- .825
2 x-Windsor Express 22 18 11 .550
3 Oshawa Power 18 22 15 .450
4 Montreal Jazz 2 38 31 .050

Notes

  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • y – Clinched division title

Statistics leaders

Individual statistic leaders

Category Player Team Statistics
Points per game Devin Sweetney Moncton Miracles 24.9
Rebounds per game Isaac Butts Summerside Storm 11.1
Assists per game Darren Duncan Windsor Express 8.3
Steals per game Chris Hagan Montreal Jazz 2.5
Blocks per game Jonas Pierre Moncton Miracles 2.59
Fouls per game Sylvania Watkins Moncton Miracles 3.9
FG% Isaac Butts Moncton Miracles 0.603
FT% Jermaine Blackburn London Lightning 0.883
3FG% Jermaine Blackburn London Lightning 0.472
Double-Doubles Antonio Ballard Summerside Storm 15
Triple-Doubles N/A N/A N/A

Awards

Yearly awards

Source:

Players of the week

The following players were named the NBL Canada Players of the Week.

Week ending NBL Canada Player of the Week
Player Club
November 4 Tyrone Levett Moncton Miracles
November 11 Greg Plummer Summerside Storm
November 18 Morgan Lewis London Lightning
November 25 Devin Sweetney Moncton Miracles
December 3 Darren Duncan Windsor Express
December 10 Quinnel Brown Halifax Rainmen
December 17 Nick Okorie Oshawa Power
December 24 Elvin Mims London Lightning
December 31 Chris Commons Windsor Express
January 7 Eric Frederick Montreal Jazz
January 14 Devin Sweetney Moncton Miracles
January 28 Anthony Anderson Saint John Mill Rats
February 4 Melvin Goins Halifax Rainmen
February 11 Marvin Phillips London Lightning
February 18 Isaac Butts Moncton Miracles
February 25 Marvin Phillips London Lightning
March 4 Isaac Butts Moncton Miracles
March 11 Omari Johnson Summerside Storm
March 18 Kenny Jones Saint John Mill Rats

Playoffs

The NBL Canada Championship Playoffs began on March 19, with the top five teams going for the championship. The two division winners, along with the second place team with the next best record are given the top three seeds. The next two teams in terms of record are given the lower seeds.

The fourth and fifth seeds meet each other in the first round of the NBL Canada Playoffs. The winner of this best-of-three series goes on to meet the first seed in a best-of-five semi-finals series. Second and third seeds meet in the other semi-finals series. The winner of the two semi-finals series will meet in a final best-of-five series, known as the NBL Finals.

Wild card Semifinals Finals
         
1 London 3
5 Moncton 1
4 Saint John 1
5 Moncton 2
1 London 3
2 Summerside 1
2 Summerside 3
3 Windsor 2

Wild card series

(4) Saint John Mill Rats vs. (5) Moncton Miracles

March 19
7:00 pm
Report
Moncton Miracles 98, Saint John Mill Rats 90
Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick
March 22
7:00 pm
Report
Saint John Mill Rats 126, Moncton Miracles 99
Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick
March 23
7:00 pm
Report
Saint John Mill Rats 103, Moncton Miracles 111
Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick

Semifinals

(1) London Lightning vs. (5) Moncton Miracles

March 25
7:00 pm
Report
London Lightning 106, Moncton Miracles 80
Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
March 27
7:00 pm
Report
London Lightning 89, Moncton Miracles 78
Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
March 29
7:00 pm
Report
Moncton Miracles 114, London Lightning 103
Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick
March 30
7:00 pm
Report
Moncton Miracles 98, London Lightning 104
Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick

(2) Summerside Storm vs. (3) Windsor Express

March 24
2:00 pm
Report
Summerside Storm 112, Windsor Express 114
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
March 26
7:00 pm
Report
Summerside Storm 114, Windsor Express 98
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
March 28
7:00 pm
Report
Windsor Express 84, Summerside Storm 112
WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario
March 30
7:00 pm
Report
Windsor Express 124, Summerside Storm 122
WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario
April 2
7:00 pm
Report
Summerside Storm 109, Windsor Express 103
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

Finals

Main article: 2013 NBL Canada Finals

(1) London Lightning vs. (2) Summerside Storm

April 6
7:00 pm
Report
London Lightning 105, Summerside Storm 100
Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
April 7
7:00 pm
Report
London Lightning 99, Summerside Storm 96
Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario
April 10
7:00 pm
Report
Summerside Storm 111, London Lightning 99
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
April 12
7:00 pm
Report
Summerside Storm 80, London Lightning 87
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island

All-Star Game

The 2013 NBL All-Star Game will take place the weekend of April 13–14, in Saint John, New Brunswick.

Roster

Atlantic Division All-Stars
Pos Player Team No. of selections
Starters
G Jerice Crouch Saint John Mill Rats 1
G Joey Haywood Halifax Rainmen 2
G/F Brandon Robinson Summerside Storm 2
G/F Devin Sweetney Moncton Miracles 1
C Isaac Butts Moncton Miracles 1
Reserves
G Al Stewart Summerside Storm 1
G/F Kamar Burke Moncton Miracles 1
F Chris Cayole Summerside Storm 1
F Omari Johnson Summerside Storm 2
F Steve Deluca Saint John Mill Rats 1
G/F Kenny Jones Saint John Mill Rats 1
G Antonio Ballard Summerside Storm 1
Head coach: Joe Salerno (Summerside Storm)
Central Division All-Stars
Pos Player Team No. of selections
Starters
G Darren Duncan Windsor Express 2
G Nick Okorie Oshawa Power 1
F Tim Ellis London Lightning 1
F Elvin Mims London Lightning 1
F/C Marvin Philips London Lightning 1
Reserves
G Antwi Atuahene London Lightning 1
G Papa Oppong Oshawa Power 1
F J.R. Harrison Montreal Jazz 1
F Greg Surmacz Windsor Express 1
F Chris Common Windsor Express 1
Head coach: Micheal Ray Richardson (London Lightning)

^INJ Will not participate due to injury.
^OSC Will not participate due to overseas commitment.

Game

April 14, 2013
Box score
Atlantic Division 145, Central Division 150
Scoring by quarter: 35–34, 34–41, 35–45, 41–30
Pts: Ballard 28
Rebs: Ballard 11
Asts: Crouch 15		 Pts: Phillips 37
Rebs: Phillips 14
Asts: Atuahene 15
Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick
Attendance: 2,000

References

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