2014–15 NBL season


The 2014–15 NBL season was the 37th season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of eight teams contested the league. The regular season was played between 10 October 2014 and 22 February 2015, followed by a post-season featuring the top four in late February and March 2015.
Australian broadcast rights to the season are held by free-to-air network Channel Ten and its digital sports sister station One, in the final year of a five-year deal. In New Zealand, Sky Sport are the official league broadcaster, in the final year of a three-year deal.
During the off-season the Melbourne Tigers were rebranded as Melbourne United.

Pre-season

Sydney Kings pre-season

Wollongong Hawks pre-season

Cairns Taipans pre-season

Melbourne United pre-season

Adelaide 36ers pre-season

Perth Wildcats pre-season

Townsville Crocodiles pre-season

New Zealand Breakers pre-season

2014 NBL Pre-Season Blitz

A pre-season tournament featuring all eight teams was held on 19–21 September 2014 at NAB Stadium, Brisbane. The winner will receive the second annual Loggins-Bruton Cup.
Townsville Crocodiles are pre-season champions.

Regular season

Round 1

Round 2

Round 3

Round 4

Round 5

Round 6

Round 7

Round 8

Round 9

Round 10

Round 11

Round 12

Round 13

Round 14

Round 15

Round 16

Round 17

Round 18

Round 19

Round 20

Ladder

The Cairns Taipans became the first regional centre team to win the minor premiership since the Geelong Cats did so in 1984.

Finals Series

The 2014–15 National Basketball League Finals will be played in February and March 2015, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosts the first and third games.

Playoff Seedings

  1. Cairns Taipans
  2. New Zealand Breakers
  3. Adelaide 36ers
  4. Perth Wildcats
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

Semi-finals

Grand Final

Season statistics

Statistics leaders

Note: regular season only and excluding negligible attempts

Top 10 Attendances

AttendanceRoundDateHomeScoreAwayVenueWeekdayTime of Day
13,5591516 January 2015Perth Wildcats102-106Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaFridayNight
13,3161521 January 2015Perth Wildcats78-86Melbourne UnitedPerth ArenaWednesdayNight
13,2411915 February 2015Perth Wildcats87-89 New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
12,903110 October 2014Perth Wildcats70-80New Zealand BreakersPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,877614 November 2014Perth Wildcats93-78Townsville CrocodilesPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,711171 February 2015Perth Wildcats80-61Sydney KingsPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
12,6592022 February 2015Perth Wildcats81-71Townsville CrocodilesPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon
12,469324 October 2014Perth Wildcats84-63Sydney KingsPerth ArenaFridayNight
12,266186 February 2015Perth Wildcats65-54Cairns TaipansPerth ArenaFridayNight
11,7311014 December 2014Perth Wildcats97-76Adelaide 36ersPerth ArenaSundayAfternoon

Awards

Player of the Week

Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

Pre-season