| 2012–13 NBL Canada season | |
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| League | National Basketball League of Canada |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | November 2, 2012 – March 16, 2013 (regular season) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Draft | |
| Top draft pick | Robert Curtis |
| Picked by | Windsor Express |
| Playoffs | |
| Atlantic champions | Summerside Storm |
| Atlantic runners-up | Saint John Mill Rats |
| Central champions | London Lightning |
| Central runners-up | Windsor Express |
| Finals | |
| Champions | London Lightning |
| Runners-up | Summerside Storm |
| Finals MVP | Marvin Phillips (London Lightning) |
| NBL Canada seasons | |
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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] With the addition of the Express, the NBL Canada incorporated two four-team divisions, the Central and the Atlantic.[4]
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.[5]
The 2012 NBL Canada draft was held August 27, 2012. The Windsor Express had the first pick and selected center Robert Curtis.[6]
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.
| # | 2012–13 NBL Canada Standings | |||||||
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| 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 |
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Notes
| Category | Player | Team | Statistics |
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| 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 |
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The following players were named the NBL Canada Players of the Week.
| Week ending | NBL Canada Player of the Week | ||
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| 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 | |
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 | ||||||||||||
(4) Saint John Mill Rats vs. (5) Moncton Miracles
March 19 |
| Moncton Miracles 98, Saint John Mill Rats 90 |
March 22 |
| Saint John Mill Rats 126, Moncton Miracles 99 |
March 23 |
| Saint John Mill Rats 103, Moncton Miracles 111 |
Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick |
(1) London Lightning vs. (5) Moncton Miracles
March 25 |
| London Lightning 106, Moncton Miracles 80 |
March 27 |
| London Lightning 89, Moncton Miracles 78 |
Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario |
March 29 |
| Moncton Miracles 114, London Lightning 103 |
March 30 |
| Moncton Miracles 98, London Lightning 104 |
Moncton Coliseum, Moncton, New Brunswick |
(2) Summerside Storm vs. (3) Windsor Express
March 24 |
| Summerside Storm 112, Windsor Express 114 |
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
March 26 |
| Summerside Storm 114, Windsor Express 98 |
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
March 28 |
| Windsor Express 84, Summerside Storm 112 |
March 30 |
| Windsor Express 124, Summerside Storm 122 |
WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario |
April 2 |
| Summerside Storm 109, Windsor Express 103 |
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
(1) London Lightning vs. (2) Summerside Storm
April 6 |
| London Lightning 105, Summerside Storm 100 |
April 7 |
| London Lightning 99, Summerside Storm 96 |
Budweiser Gardens, London, Ontario |
April 10 |
| Summerside Storm 111, London Lightning 99 |
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
April 12 |
| Summerside Storm 80, London Lightning 87 |
Consolidated Credit Union Place, Summerside, Prince Edward Island |
The 2013 NBL All-Star Game will take place the weekend of April 13–14, in Saint John, New Brunswick.
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April 14, 2013 |
| Atlantic Division 145, Central Division 150 | ||
| Scoring by quarter: 35–34, 34–41, 35–45, 41–30 | ||
| Pts: Ballard28 Rebs: Ballard 11 Asts: Crouch15 |
Pts: Phillips37 Rebs: Phillips 14 Asts: Atuahene15 | |
Harbour Station, Saint John, New Brunswick |
