2013–14 NBL season

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Regular seasonSeason championsPerth WildcatsSeason MVPUnited States Rotnei Clarke (Wollongong)FinalsChampionsPerth Wildcats (6th title)  Runners-upAdelaide 36ersSemifinalistsMelbourne Tigers
Wollongong HawksFinals MVPUnited States Jermaine Beal (Perth)Statistical leaders
Points Australia Chris Goulding (Melbourne) 23.0
Rebounds Australia Andrew Ogilvy (Sydney) 8.6
Assists Australia Nate Tomlinson (Melbourne) 5.2
NBL seasons
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The 2013–14 NBL season was the 36th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2013 and 23 March 2014, and was followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late March and April 2014. The schedule was announced on 9 August 2013.[1] The Perth Wildcats defeated the Adelaide 36ers 2–1 in the three-game finals series, with the final match at Perth Arena attended by 13,498 people.

Australian broadcast rights to the season were held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the fourth year of a five-year deal, through to the 2014–15 season. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the second year of a three-year deal.

Pre-season

Sydney Kings pre-season

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6 August 2013 Sydney Kings 85–87 University of New Mexico Bankstown Basketball Stadium, Sydney
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8 August 2013 Sydney Kings 76–82 Butler University Newington College, Sydney
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30 August 2013 Sydney Kings 54–73 Melbourne Tigers Scholastic Stadium, Terrigal
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31 August 2013 Sydney Kings 74–95 Melbourne Tigers Hills Sports Stadium, Sydney
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16 September 2013 Sydney Kings 74–72 Townsville Crocodiles The King's School, Sydney
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27 September 2013 Sydney Kings 99–107 (OT) Wollongong Hawks Sutherland Basketball Stadium, Sydney
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Cairns Taipans pre-season

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11 August 2013 Cairns Taipans 97–73 Butler University Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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19 August 2013 Cairns Taipans 76–66 Saint Mary's College of California Ipswich Basketball Stadium, Ipswich
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20 August 2013 Cairns Taipans 86–68 Saint Mary's College of California The Southport School, Gold Coast
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6 September 2013 Cairns Taipans 87–72 Wollongong Hawks Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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24 September 2013 Cairns Taipans 102–99 Perth Wildcats Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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29 September 2013 Cairns Taipans 96–86 Townsville Crocodiles Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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Wollongong Hawks pre-season

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12 August 2013 Wollongong Hawks 69–72 Saint Mary's College of California Bomaderry Basketball Stadium, Shoalhaven
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29 September 2013 Wollongong Hawks 93–98 Sydney Kings Beaton Park Stadium, Wollongong
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Melbourne Tigers pre-season

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15 August 2013 Melbourne Tigers 70–67 Saint Mary's College of California Kilsyth Sports Centre, Melbourne
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Adelaide 36ers pre-season

2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge

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16 August 2013 Adelaide 36ers 64–89 BC Prienai New Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China
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17 August 2013 Adelaide 36ers 75–83 Utah Valley University New Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China
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18 August 2013 Dongguan Leopards 96–92 Adelaide 36ers New Shenzhen Stadium, Shenzhen, China
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Adelaide 36ers finish fourth (last).

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14 September 2013 Adelaide 36ers 100–66 CABL All-Stars Pasadena Sports Centre, Adelaide
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2 October 2013 Adelaide 36ers 88–84 Melbourne Tigers Millicent Basketball Stadium, Millicent
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3 October 2013 Adelaide 36ers 100–104 (OT) Melbourne Tigers Bern Bruning Basketball Stadium, Mount Gambier
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Perth Wildcats pre-season

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8 September 2013 Perth Wildcats 93–79 SBL All-Stars Western Australian Basketball Centre, Perth
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New Zealand Breakers pre-season

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10 September 2013 New Zealand Breakers 80–83 Melbourne Tigers CBS Canterbury Arena, Christchurch
. Attendance: 6,400
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29 September 2013 New Zealand Breakers 114–93 Dongguan Leopards TSB Stadium, New Plymouth
. Attendance: 2,264
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1 October 2013 New Zealand Breakers 82–81 Dongguan Leopards Claudelands Arena, Hamilton
. Attendance: 3,014
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3 October 2013 New Zealand Breakers 86–80 Dongguan Leopards Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,011

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

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26 September 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 91–95 Perth Wildcats RSL Stadium, Townsville
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2013 NBL Pre-Season Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 20–22 September 2013 at Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney. The winner received the inaugural Loggins-Bruton Cup.

Opening round

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7 September 2013 Cairns Taipans 86–64 Wollongong Hawks Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium, Cairns
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12 September 2013 New Zealand Breakers 76–94 Melbourne Tigers TSB Bank Arena, Wellington
. Attendance: 3,200
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17 September 2013 Sydney Kings 81–70 Townsville Crocodiles Penrith Sports Stadium, Sydney
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18 September 2013 Adelaide 36ers 102–91 Perth Wildcats Trinity Grammar, Sydney
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Final round

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20 September 2013 Adelaide 36ers 86–105 Townsville Crocodiles Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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20 September 2013 New Zealand Breakers 64–91 Perth Wildcats Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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21 September 2013 Adelaide 36ers 105–101 Cairns Taipans Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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21 September 2013 Perth Wildcats 95–75 Wollongong Hawks Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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21 September 2013 Sydney Kings 97–93 New Zealand Breakers Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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21 September 2013 Melbourne Tigers 84–86 Townsville Crocodiles Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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22 September 2013 Sydney Kings 91–99 Cairns Taipans Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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22 September 2013 Melbourne Tigers 98–101 Wollongong Hawks Northern Suburbs Indoor Sports Centre, Sydney
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Perth Wildcats are pre-season champions.

Regular season

Round 1

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10 October 2013 New Zealand Breakers 92–73 Wollongong Hawks Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,087
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11 October 2013 Perth Wildcats 83–80 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 10,208
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12 October 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 92–103 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,265
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13 October 2013 Sydney Kings 73–69 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 4,424

Round 2

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18 October 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 94–84 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 2,905
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18 October 2013 Perth Wildcats 81–69 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 10,573
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19 October 2013 Adelaide 36ers 97–91 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 5,815
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19 October 2013 Cairns Taipans 86–85 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,747
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20 October 2013 Melbourne Tigers 71–75 Perth Wildcats State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,350

Round 3

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24 October 2013 New Zealand Breakers 89–96 Perth Wildcats North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,460
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25 October 2013 Cairns Taipans 84–87 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 3,703
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26 October 2013 Wollongong Hawks 85–81 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 4,474
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27 October 2013 Melbourne Tigers 93–79 Adelaide 36ers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
NBL TV Attendance: 3,236
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27 October 2013 Sydney Kings 72–82 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 5,507

Round 4

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31 October 2013 New Zealand Breakers 93–96 Adelaide 36ers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,175
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1 November 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 86–88 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,163
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1 November 2013 Perth Wildcats 87–47 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,570
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2 November 2013 Cairns Taipans 74–86 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,873
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3 November 2013 Adelaide 36ers 97–84 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 4,540
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3 November 2013 Wollongong Hawks 89–97 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 2,132

Round 5

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8 November 2013 Sydney Kings 99–86 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 3,990
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8 November 2013 Adelaide 36ers 90–87 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 4,364
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8 November 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 91–78 New Zealand Breakers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,170
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10 November 2013 Melbourne Tigers 81–76 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,088

Round 6

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14 November 2013 Perth Wildcats 75–68 Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 10,322
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15 November 2013 New Zealand Breakers 94–95 Adelaide 36ers Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,470
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15 November 2013 Sydney Kings 88–67 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 5,163
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16 November 2013 Melbourne Tigers 88–85 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
NBL TV Attendance: 3,226
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17 November 2013 Wollongong Hawks 76–89 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Network Ten Attendance: 2,171

Round 7

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22 November 2013 New Zealand Breakers 81–74 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,405
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22 November 2013 Adelaide 36ers 91–86 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 6,585
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23 November 2013 Cairns Taipans 73–75 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,800
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24 November 2013 Melbourne Tigers 75–90 Townsville Crocodiles State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,315
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24 November 2013 Perth Wildcats 98–55 Sydney Kings Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 11,960

Round 8

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28 November 2013 New Zealand Breakers 84–74 Melbourne Tigers North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,211
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29 November 2013 Adelaide 36ers 82–81 Wollongong Hawks Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,080
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30 November 2013 Cairns Taipans 75–85 (OT) Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,508
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1 December 2013 Melbourne Tigers 63–67 Sydney Kings State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,500

Round 9

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6 December 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 98–94 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 2,909
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6 December 2013 Perth Wildcats 95–91 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,373
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7 December 2013 Wollongong Hawks 73–69 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 2,224
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7 December 2013 Cairns Taipans 98–78 Adelaide 36ers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,750
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8 December 2013 Melbourne Tigers 84–82 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,500

Round 10

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13 December 2013 New Zealand Breakers 62–71 Perth Wildcats Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,597
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13 December 2013 Cairns Taipans 87–74 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
One Attendance: 3,894
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14 December 2013 Sydney Kings 63–69 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 6,038
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14 December 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 71–76 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 2,853
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15 December 2013 Adelaide 36ers 91–67 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 4,981

Round 11

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27 December 2013 Melbourne Tigers 74–67 Wollongong Hawks State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500
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29 December 2013 Sydney Kings 83–99 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 5,655
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31 December 2013 Wollongong Hawks 81–91 (2OT) Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 2,633
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31 December 2013 Cairns Taipans 99–90 Perth Wildcats Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,809
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31 December 2013 Townsville Crocodiles 89–90 Adelaide 36ers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,920

Round 12

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3 January 2014 Sydney Kings 62–73 Cairns Taipans Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
One Attendance: 3,816
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3 January 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 77–95 Melbourne Tigers Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,044
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4 January 2014 Wollongong Hawks 96–91 (OT) Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 2,134
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4 January 2014 Adelaide 36ers 99–73 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 6,676
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5 January 2014 Melbourne Tigers 76–66 Cairns Taipans State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 3,500

Round 13

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10 January 2014 Melbourne Tigers 87–93 New Zealand Breakers State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne
One Attendance: 3,500
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10 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 102–87 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 12,050
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11 January 2014 Cairns Taipans 79–82 Wollongong Hawks Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,922
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12 January 2014 Adelaide 36ers 89–102 Sydney Kings Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 6,314
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12 January 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 97–103 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,140

Round 14

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17 January 2014 Cairns Taipans 88–92 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,916
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17 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 95–73 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 13,206
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18 January 2014 Adelaide 36ers 92–79 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 5,737
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19 January 2014 Sydney Kings 97–84 Melbourne Tigers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 4,492
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19 January 2014 Wollongong Hawks 77–79 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 2,025

Round 15

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23 January 2014 New Zealand Breakers 106–101 Wollongong Hawks North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,526
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24 January 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 79–90 Cairns Taipans Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,405
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24 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 80–83 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,493
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26 January 2014 Sydney Kings 105–93 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 3,622
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26 January 2014 Wollongong Hawks 78–86 Melbourne Tigers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 1,836

Round 16

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30 January 2014 New Zealand Breakers 105–87 Sydney Kings Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,052
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30 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 94–99 (OT) Cairns Taipans Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 11,771
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31 January 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 80–67 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,098
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1 February 2014 Adelaide 36ers 89–87 Cairns Taipans Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 5,519
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2 February 2014 Melbourne Tigers 57–81 Perth Wildcats Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 6,323

Round 17

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7 February 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 88–75 Perth Wildcats Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
One Attendance: 3,207
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8 February 2014 Sydney Kings 98–96 New Zealand Breakers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 4,736
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8 February 2014 Cairns Taipans 82–90 Townsville Crocodiles Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,567
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9 February 2014 Wollongong Hawks 102–80 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
Network Ten Attendance: 1,840

Round 18

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14 February 2014 New Zealand Breakers 96–78 Cairns Taipans Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,442
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
14 February 2014 Wollongong Hawks 90–75 Townsville Crocodiles WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 1,711
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
14 February 2014 Perth Wildcats 85–61 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,473
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15 February 2014 Sydney Kings 84–102 Wollongong Hawks Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 4,296
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
16 February 2014 Melbourne Tigers 82–99 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 6,704

Round 19

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21 February 2014 Wollongong Hawks 88–68 New Zealand Breakers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 2,444
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
21 February 2014 Cairns Taipans 63–85 Sydney Kings Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,691
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
21 February 2014 Perth Wildcats 87–75 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,696
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
22 February 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 90–83 Sydney Kings Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,399
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
23 February 2014 Adelaide 36ers 96–92 New Zealand Breakers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 6,011

Round 20

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27 February 2014 New Zealand Breakers 102–99 Townsville Crocodiles North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,315
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
28 February 2014 Wollongong Hawks 91–89 Adelaide 36ers WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 3,123
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
1 March 2014 Melbourne Tigers 106–109 (OT) Townsville Crocodiles Hisense Arena, Melbourne
NBL TV Attendance: 6,001
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
1 March 2014 Cairns Taipans 92–87 New Zealand Breakers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 3,823
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
2 March 2014 Sydney Kings 81–85 Perth Wildcats Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 5,435

Round 21

{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
7 March 2014 New Zealand Breakers 84–97 Melbourne Tigers Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 6,808
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
7 March 2014 Perth Wildcats 81–69 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 11,528
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
8 March 2014 Wollongong Hawks 79–82 Cairns Taipans WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
NBL TV Attendance: 3,082
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
8 March 2014 Adelaide 36ers 102–70 Townsville Crocodiles Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
NBL TV Attendance: 5,722
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
9 March 2014 Melbourne Tigers 92–82 Sydney Kings Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 7,523

Round 22

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13 March 2014 New Zealand Breakers 106–78 Sydney Kings North Shore Events Centre, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 3,279
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
14 March 2014 Adelaide 36ers 102–79 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 6,253
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
14 March 2014 Cairns Taipans 66–73 Melbourne Tigers Cairns Convention Centre, Cairns
NBL TV Attendance: 4,137
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
14 March 2014 Townsville Crocodiles 85–94 Wollongong Hawks Townsville Entertainment Centre, Townsville
NBL TV Attendance: 3,678
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
16 March 2014 Sydney Kings 100–90 Adelaide 36ers Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
Network Ten Attendance: 3,746

Round 23

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21 March 2014 New Zealand Breakers 83–95 Cairns Taipans Vector Arena, Auckland
Sky Sport Attendance: 7,947
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
21 March 2014 Wollongong Hawks 100–87 Sydney Kings WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 4,446
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
22 March 2014 Sydney Kings 79–88 Townsville Crocodiles Sydney Entertainment Centre, Sydney
NBL TV Attendance: 4,676
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
23 March 2014 Adelaide 36ers 99–94 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
Network Ten Attendance: 5,843
{{{teamA}}} v {{{teamB}}}
23 March 2014 Perth Wildcats 86–65 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
NBL TV Attendance: 11,943

Ladder

Pos 2013–14 NBL season
  • v
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Team Pld W L PCT Last 5 Streak Home Away PF PA PP
1 Perth Wildcats 28 21 7 75.00% 4–1 W1 12–2 9–5 2419 2177 111.12%
2 Adelaide 36ers 28 18 10 64.29% 3–2 W1 13–1 5–9 2527 2469 102.35%
3 Melbourne Tigers 28 15 13 53.57% 3–2 L1 7–7 8–6 2299 2292 100.31%
4 Wollongong Hawks 28 13 15 46.43% 3–2 L1 8–6 5–9 2295 2333 98.37%
5 Sydney Kings1 28 12 16 42.86% 1–4 L2 7–7 5–9 2312 2414 95.78%
6 Cairns Taipans1 28 12 16 42.86% 3–2 W1 5–9 7–7 2304 2349 98.08%
7 New Zealand Breakers 28 11 17 39.29% 2–3 L1 8–6 3–11 2474 2493 99.24%
8 Townsville Crocodiles 28 10 18 35.71% 2–3 W1 6–8 4–10 2369 2472 95.83%

Updated to match(es) played on 23 March 2014. Source: NBL.com.au

1Sydney Kings won Head-to-Head (3-1).

Ladder Progression

  • Numbers highlighted in green indicate that the team finished the round inside the top four.
  • Numbers highlighted in blue indicates the team finished first on the ladder in that round.
  • Numbers highlighted in red indicates the team finished last place on the ladder in that round.
2013–14 NBL season
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Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Adelaide 36ers 5 3 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Cairns Taipans 2 2 2 4 6 6 7 7 7 7 5 4 7 5 5 5 5 7 7 7 6 7 5
Melbourne Tigers 6 7 4 3 3 3 3 5 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
New Zealand Breakers 1 6 8 6 7 7 6 4 6 8 6 7 6 7 6 6 6 5 6 6 7 6 7
Perth Wildcats 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Sydney Kings 3 5 6 5 4 4 4 3 3 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6
Townsville Crocodiles 7 4 5 7 5 5 5 6 5 5 7 8 8 8 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8
Wollongong Hawks 8 8 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 6 8 6 5 6 7 7 8 6 5 5 5 4 4

Finals

The 2013–14 National Basketball League Finals will be played in March and April 2014, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

  1. Perth Wildcats
  2. Adelaide 36ers
  3. Melbourne Tigers
  4. Wollongong Hawks

The NBL tie-breaker system as outlined in the NBL Rules and Regulations states that in the case of an identical win–loss record, the results in games played between the teams will determine order of seeding.

Playoff bracket

Semifinals Grand Final
          
1 Perth Wildcats 91 80 X
4 Wollongong Hawks 79 61 X
1 Perth Wildcats 92 84 93
2 Adelaide 36ers 85 89 59
2 Adelaide 36ers 101 87 102
3 Melbourne Tigers 85 98 63


Semi-finals

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27 March 2014 Adelaide 36ers 101–85 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 3,865
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28 March 2014 Perth Wildcats 91–79 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 10,907
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30 March 2014 Melbourne Tigers 98–87 Adelaide 36ers Hisense Arena, Melbourne
Network Ten Attendance: 4,044
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30 March 2014 Wollongong Hawks 61–80 Perth Wildcats WIN Entertainment Centre, Wollongong
One Attendance: 2,721
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1 April 2014 Adelaide 36ers 102–63 Melbourne Tigers Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 4,024

Grand final

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7 April 2014 Perth Wildcats 92–85 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
One Attendance: 13,291
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11 April 2014 Adelaide 36ers 89–84 Perth Wildcats Adelaide Arena, Adelaide
One Attendance: 8,127
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13 April 2014 Perth Wildcats 93–59 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena, Perth
Network Ten Attendance: 13,498

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

Category Player Games
played		 Totals Average
Points per game Chris Goulding (Melbourne Tigers) 27 621 23.0
Rebounds per game Andrew Ogilvy (Sydney Kings) 28 243 8.7
Assists per game Nate Tomlinson (Melbourne Tigers) 28 146 5.2
Steals per game Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) 28 66 2.3
Blocks per game Andrew Ogilvy (Sydney Kings) 28 65 2.3
Field goal percentage Scott Morrison (Melbourne Tigers) 28 120-209 57.4%
Three-point field goal percentage Damian Martin (Perth Wildcats) 28 35-74 47.3%
Free throw percentage Jacob Holmes (Townsville Crocodiles) 28 41-43 95.3%

Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts

Attendances

Regular season

Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest Total
Adelaide 36ers 14 5,603 6,676 4,080 78,440
Cairns Taipans 14 4,010 4,809 3,508 56,140
Melbourne Tigers 14 4,305 7,523 3,088 60,266
New Zealand Breakers 14 5,127 7,947 3,175 71,774
Perth Wildcats 14 11,512 13,206 10,208 161,166
Sydney Kings 14 4,685 6,038 3,622 65,596
Townsville Crocodiles 14 3,225 3,920 2,853 45,156
Wollongong Hawks 14 2,591 4,474 1,711 36,275
Totals 112 5,132 13,206 1,711 574,813

Finals

Team Hosted Average Highest Lowest Total
Adelaide 36ers 3 5,339 8,127 3,865 16,016
Melbourne Tigers 1 4,044 4,044 4,044 4,044
Perth Wildcats 3 12,565 13,498 10,907 37,696
Wollongong Hawks 1 2,721 2,721 2,721 2,721
Totals 8 7,560 13,498 2,721 60,447

Top 10 Attendances

Attendance Round Date Home Score Away Venue Weekday Time of Day
13,498 GF 13 April 2014 Perth Wildcats 93-59 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon
13,291 GF 7 April 2014 Perth Wildcats 92-85 Adelaide 36ers Perth Arena Monday Night
13,206 14 17 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 95-73 New Zealand Breakers Perth Arena Friday Night
12,050 13 10 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 102-87 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena Friday Night
11,960 7 24 November 2013 Perth Wildcats 98-55 Sydney Kings Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon
11,943 23 23 March 2014 Perth Wildcats 86-65 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Sunday Afternoon
11,771 16 30 January 2014 Perth Wildcats 94-99 (OT) Cairns Taipans Perth Arena Thursday Night
11,696 19 21 February 2014 Perth Wildcats 87-75 Melbourne Tigers Perth Arena Friday Night
11,570 4 1 November 2013 Perth Wildcats 87-47 Wollongong Hawks Perth Arena Friday Night
11,528 21 7 March 2014 Perth Wildcats 81-69 Townsville Crocodiles Perth Arena Friday Night

Awards

Player of the Month

Month Player Team
October James Ennis Perth Wildcats
November Chris Goulding Melbourne Tigers
December Rotnei Clarke Wollongong Hawks
January Sam Young Sydney Kings
February Rotnei Clarke Wollongong Hawks

Coach of the Month

Month Player Team
October Trevor Gleeson Perth Wildcats
November Joey Wright Adelaide 36ers
December Chris Anstey Melbourne Tigers
January Shane Heal Sydney Kings
February Gordie McLeod Wollongong Hawks

Pre-season

Season

The end-of-season awards ceremony was held in the Sketch private dining room at Docklands, Melbourne on Wednesday, 2 April 2014.[2]

Finals

See also

References

  1. ^ "NBL Fixtures 2013/14". NBL.com.au. 9 August 2013. Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Rotnei Clarke takes out the 2013/14 MVP Award". NBL.com.au. 2 April 2014. Archived from the original on 4 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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