The 2017 NBL season was the 36th season of the National Basketball League. For the second year in a row, the league fielded seven teams.
| 2017 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 16 March – 17 June |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 7 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
| Season MVP | Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) |
| Top scorer | Corey Webster (Wellington Saints) |
| Final Four | |
| Champions | Wellington Saints |
| Runners-up | Southland Sharks |
| Finals MVP | Shea Ili |
| New Zealand NBL seasons | |
The regular season commenced on Thursday 16 March in Invercargill with the Southland Sharks hosting the Nelson GiantsatStadium Southland. The season contained 13 weeks of regular season games followed by a Final Four weekend in June at Tauranga's ASB BayPark Arena.[1][2][3] The seven teams played every team on three occasions to make up an 18-game round robin season.[4]
With an 18–0 record, the Wellington Saints made NBL history by becoming the first team to complete a perfect regular season.[5][6] They went on to post a perfect 20–0 campaign after sweeping the Final Four and collecting their 10th NBL championship in the process.[7]
| Team | City | Arena | Colours | Head coach | Import | Import |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canterbury Rams | Christchurch | Cowles Stadium |  Mark Dickel
|
 Jeremy Kendle
|
McKenzie Moore
| |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Napier | Pettigrew Green Arena | Ben Hill
|
Kareem Johnson
|
Amir Williams
| |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | Brendon Bailey
|
 Kyle Adnam
|
Morgan Grim
| |
| Southland Sharks | Invercargill | Stadium Southland | Judd Flavell
|
Nick Kay
|
Mitch Norton
| |
| Super City Rangers | Auckland | The Trusts Arena | Jeff Green
|
Nnanna Egwu
|
Mitch McCarron
| |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | TSB Stadium | Trent Adam
|
 Daniel Gomis
|
 Tylor Ongwae
| |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | Kevin Braswell
|
Josh Duinker
|
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 18 | 0 |
| 2 | Southland Sharks | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | Super City Rangers | 11 | 7 |
| 4 | Canterbury Rams | 10 | 8 |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 4 | 14 |
| 6 | Nelson Giants | 4 | 14 |
| 7 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 4 | 14 |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 94 | |||||||
| 4 | Canterbury Rams | 73 | |||||||
| Wellington Saints | 108 | |||||||
| Southland Sharks | 75 | ||||||||
| 2 | Southland Sharks | 106 | |||||||
| 3 | Super City Rangers | 67 | |||||||
Stats as of the end of the regular season[19]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Points per game | Corey Webster | Wellington Saints | 26.0 |
| Rebounds per game | Amir Williams | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 10.2 |
| Assists per game | Jarrod Kenny | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 7.5 |
| Steals per game | Dillon Boucher | Super City Rangers | 2.4 |
| Blocks per game | Amir Williams | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 1.7 |