2011–12 NBL Canada season
Sports season
2011–12 NBL Canada season | |
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League | National Basketball League of Canada |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | October 29, 2011 – March 4, 2012 (regular season) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Morgan Lewis |
Picked by | Oshawa Power |
NBL Canada seasons | |
The 2011–12 NBL Canada season was the inaugural season of the National Basketball League of Canada.[1]
Teams
2011-12 National Basketball League of Canada | |||||
Team | City | Arena | Capacity | ||
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Halifax Rainmen | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Halifax Metro Centre | 10,500 | ||
London Lightning | London, Ontario | John Labatt Centre | 9,000 | ||
Moncton Miracles | Moncton, New Brunswick | Moncton Coliseum | 6,554 | ||
Oshawa Power | Oshawa, Ontario | General Motors Centre | 5,180 | ||
Quebec Kebs | Quebec City, Quebec | PEPS | 3,000 | ||
Saint John Mill Rats | Saint John, New Brunswick | Harbour Station | 6,603 | ||
Summerside Storm | Summerside, Prince Edward Island | Credit Union Place | 4,532 |
Map of teams
Draft
The 2011 NBL Canada Draft was held August 21, 2011. The Oshawa Power had the first pick and selected shooting guard Morgan Lewis.[2]
Regular season
The regular season began October 29, 2011 with the Quebec Kebs defeating the Moncton Miracles 102–97.[3]
Standings
# | 2011-12 NBL Canada Standings | ||||||
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Team | W | L | GB | PCT | PF | PA | |
1 | y London Lightning | 28 | 8 | -- | .778 | 3711 | 3442 |
2 | x Halifax Rainmen | 23 | 13 | 5 | .639 | 3813 | 3604 |
3 | x Quebec Kebs | 22 | 14 | 6 | .611 | 3457 | 3403 |
4 | x Saint John Mill Rats | 17 | 19 | 11 | .472 | 3576 | 3586 |
5 | Oshawa Power | 15 | 21 | 13 | .417 | 3566 | 3694 |
6 | Summerside Storm | 12 | 24 | 16 | .333 | 3770 | 3903 |
7 | Moncton Miracles | 9 | 27 | 19 | .250 | 3284 | 3537 |
Playoffs
Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
1 | London | 2 | |||||||
4 | Saint John | 0 | |||||||
1 | London | 3 | |||||||
2 | Halifax | 2 | |||||||
2 | Halifax | 2 | |||||||
3 | Quebec | 1 |
Semifinals
(1) London Lightning vs. (4) Saint John Mill Rats
March 6 7:00 pm |
London Lightning 106, Saint John Mill Rats 105 |
(2) Halifax Rainmen vs. (3) Quebec Kebs
Finals
References
- ^ "What lockout? Pro basketball returns to Canada | CTV Toronto". Toronto.ctv.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Pro basketball: Harvey grad Morgan Lewis is drafted first overall in Canadian League". news-herald.com. 2011-08-21. Retrieved 2012-02-14.
- ^ "Kebs Historic Victory Over Miracles Kicks Off Inaugural NBL Canada Season » BasketballBuzz". Basketballbuzz.ca. Retrieved 2012-02-14.