Sport Basketball Dates 10 Oct 2013 – 13 Apr 2014 | Champion Perth Wildcats Number of teams 8 Top seed Perth Wildcats | |
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Duration 10 October 2013 – 23 March 201427 March 2014 – 1 April 2014 (Semi-Finals)7 – 13 April 2014 (Grand Finals) TV partner(s) Network Ten (Australia)One (Australia)Sky Sport (New Zealand)NBL.TV (online)LiveBasketball.TV (online) Similar 2010–11 NBL season, 2011–12 NBL season, 2015–16 NBL season | ||
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. 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.
Contents
- 2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge
- 2013 NBL Pre Season Blitz
- Final round
- Ladder Progression
- Finals Series
- Playoff Seedings
- Statistics leaders
- Pre season
- Season
- Finals
- References
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.
2013 Intercontinental Cup Basketball Challenge
Adelaide 36ers finish fourth (last).
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.
Final round
Perth Wildcats are pre-season champions.
Ladder Progression
Finals Series
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
- Perth Wildcats
- Adelaide 36ers
- Melbourne Tigers
- 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.
Statistics leaders
Note: regular season only (minimum 14 games) and excluding negligible attempts
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.