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2019 Queensland Basketball League season

The 2019 QBL season was the 34th and last season of competition since its establishment in 1979. A total of 30 teams contested the league (15 men and 15 women teams). The regular season was played between 6 April and 3 August 2019, followed by a post-season involving the top eight of each gender in August 2019. The schedule was announced on 22 February 2019.[1] The Brisbane Capitals won their second men's QBL title, whilst the Southern Districts Spartans successfully defended their women's QBL title. The Gold Coast Rollers reached both grand finals, however were unable to win either.

It was announced on October 30 that the 2019 QBL season was the last QBL season to be played, with the league merging with NBL1 for the 2020 season.[2]

Regular season

Men's regular season

Main article: 2019 Queensland Basketball League men's regular season

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1 Brisbane Capitals 18 17 1 4-1 W4 8-1 9-0 1810 1459 124.06% 94.44%
2 Gold Coast Rollers 18 15 3 5-0 W5 8-1 7-2 1740 1582 109.99% 83.33%
3 Townsville Heat 18 14 4 3-2 L1 8-1 6-3 1699 1518 111.92% 77.78%
4 Cairns Marlins 18 13 5 5-0 W6 8-1 5-4 1635 1458 112.14% 72.22%
5 Rockhampton Rockets 18 12 6 4-1 W2 6-3 6-3 1752 1638 106.96% 66.67%
6 Mackay Meteors 18 11 7 1-4 L2 6-3 5-4 1710 1643 104.08% 61.11%
7 USC Rip City 18 10 8 4-1 W4 5-4 5-4 1626 1636 99.39% 55.56%
8 Logan Thunder 18 9 9 2-3 W1 5-4 4-5 1741 1724 100.99% 50.00%
9 Sunshine Coast Phoenix 18 8 10 2-3 L1 4-5 4-5 1564 1628 96.07% 44.44%
10 South West Metro Pirates 18 7 11 2-3 L1 3-6 4-5 1654 1688 97.99% 38.89%
11 Southern Districts Spartans 18 7 11 3-2 W3 3-6 4-5 1727 1775 97.30% 38.89%
12 Ipswich Force 18 5 13 1-4 L4 2-7 3-6 1715 1808 94.86% 27.78%
13 North Gold Coast Seahawks 18 5 13 1-4 L3 3-6 2-7 1432 1638 87.42% 27.78%
14 Gladstone Port City Power 18 1 17 0-5 L16 0-9 1-8 1539 1828 84.19% 5.56%
15 Toowoomba Moutaineers 18 1 17 0-5 L12 1-8 0-9 1463 1784 82.01% 5.56%

Women's regular season

Main article: 2019 Queensland Basketball League women's regular season

Ladder

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak Home Away For Against % Win %
1 Southern Districts Spartans 18 17 1 4-1 W3 9-0 8-1 1460 1190 122.69% 94.44%
2 Rockhampton Cyclones 18 14 4 3-2 L1 7-2 7-2 1432 1319 108.57% 77.78%
3 Townsville Flames 18 13 5 4-1 W2 7-2 6-3 1399 1301 107.53% 72.22%
4 Gold Coast Rollers 18 13 5 4-1 W3 6-3 7-2 1359 1249 108.81% 72.22%
5 Logan Thunder 18 12 6 3-2 L1 7-2 5-4 1447 1301 111.22% 66.67%
6 Mackay Meteorettes 18 11 7 3-2 L1 5-4 6-3 1358 1267 107.18% 61.11%
7 Ipswich Force 18 11 7 3-2 L3 5-4 6-3 1433 1329 107.83% 61.11%
8 North Gold Coast Seahawks 18 9 9 1-4 L2 5-4 4-5 1403 1319 106.37% 50.00%
9 USC Rip City 18 9 9 5-0 W5 7-2 2-7 1368 1358 100.74% 50.00%
10 Sunshine Coast Phoenix 18 8 10 2-3 W1 4-5 4-5 1361 1449 93.93% 44.44%
11 South West Metro Pirates 18 7 11 3-2 W2 2-7 5-4 1372 1436 95.54% 38.89%
12 Cairns Dolphins 18 5 13 0-5 L7 1-8 4-5 1248 1475 84.61% 27.78%
13 Gladstone Port City Power 18 3 15 0-5 L6 1-8 2-7 1325 1540 86.04% 16.67%
14 Brisbane Capitals 18 2 16 1-4 L3 0-9 2-7 1133 1364 83.06% 11.11%
15 Toowoomba Moutaineers 18 1 17 0-5 L17 0-9 1-8 1264 1465 86.28% 5.56%

Finals Series

The 2019 Queensland Basketball League Finals were played between 10 and 31 August 2019, consisting of two best-of-three semi-final and final series, where the higher seed hosted the first and third games. The Brisbane Capitals won the men's finals, and the Southern Districts Spartans won the women's finals.

Men's finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
               
1 Brisbane Capitals 109 X X
8 Logan Thunder 78 X X
1 Brisbane Capitals 105 X X
5 Rockhampton Rockets 90 X X
4 Cairns Marlins 79 X X
5 Rockhampton Rockets 90 X X
Brisbane Capitals 96 112 X
Gold Coast Rollers 79 61 X
2 Gold Coast Rollers 99 X X
7 USC Rip City 91 X X
2 Gold Coast Rollers 77 X X
3 Townsville Heat 58 X X
3 Townsville Heat 80 X X
6 Mackay Meteors 78 X X

Women's finals

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Grand Final
               
1 Southern Districts Spartans 85 X X
8 USC Rip City 59 X X
1 Southern Districts Spartans 87 X X
7 Ipswich Force 80 X X
2 Rockhampton Cyclones 74 X X
7 Ipswich Force 79 X X
Southern Districts Spartans 82 48 X
Gold Coast Rollers 64 46 X
3 Townsville Flames 75 X X
6 Mackay Meteorettes 64 X X
3 Townsville Flames 76 X X
4 Gold Coast Rollers 77 X X
4 Gold Coast Rollers 73 X X
5 Logan Thunder 69 X X

Season statistics leaders

Men's leaders

Category Player Games
played		 Totals Average
Points per game Kyle Harvey (Ipswich Force) 18 526 29.22
Rebounds per game Bryce Washington (Mackay Meteors) 19 278 14.63
Assists per game Shaun Bruce (Rockhampton Rockets) 20 191 9.55
Steals per game Aaron Anderson (Brisbane Capitals) 22 57 2.59
Blocks per game Will Magnay (Brisbane Capitals) 18 59 3.28
Three-point field goal percentage Sean Carroll (Logan Thunder) 12 37-73 50.68%
Free throw percentage Joshua Wilcher (Townsville Heat) 16 97-104 93.27%

Women's leaders

Category Player Games
played		 Totals Average
Points per game Anita Brown (Toowoomba Mountaineers) 18 470 26.11
Rebounds per game Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder) 19 373 19.63
Assists per game Mikhaela Cann (Logan Thunder) 11 107 9.73
Steals per game Aja Parham-Ammar (Southern Districts Spartans) 20 68 3.40
Blocks per game Sarah Ambrose (Gold Coast Rollers) 22 23 1.05
Three-point field goal percentage Stephanie Bairstow (South West Metro Pirates) 14 30-52 57.69%
Free throw percentage Caitlin Clancy (Sunshine Coast Phoenix) 18 57-68 83.82%

Awards

Player of the Week

Round Men's Division Women's Division
Player Team Player Team
1 Bryce Washington Mackay Meteors Deja Middleton North Gold Coast Seahawks
2 Josh Derksen Southern Districts Spartans Mia Loyd South West Metro Pirates
4 Jason Cadee Brisbane Capitals Mikhaela Cann Logan Thunder
6 Spencer Parker Gold Coast Rollers Alexis Hyder Sunshine Coast Phoenix
7 Henry Pwono South West Metro Pirates Mikaela Ruef Logan Thunder
8 Mitchell Young Logan Thunder Angela Tomkins Cairns Dolphins
9 Will Magnay Brisbane Capitals Leah Scott Southern Districts Spartans
10 Jason Cadee Brisbane Capitals Abby Bishop Townsville Flames
11 Shaun Bruce Rockhampton Rockets Mikaela Ruef Logan Thunder
12 Josh Wilcher Townsville Heat Amanda Johnson Ipswich Force
13 Will Magnay Brisbane Capitals Mikaela Ruef Logan Thunder
14 Jason Cadee Brisbane Capitals Mikaela Ruef Logan Thunder
15 Sean O'Mara Rockhampton Rockets Abby Bishop Townsville Flames

Season

  • Men's Most Valuable Player: Jason Cadee (Brisbane Capitals)[3]
  • Women's Most Valuable Player: Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder)
  • Men's All-League Team:
  • Women's All-League Team:
    • Jessica Thomas (Rockhanpton Cyclones)
    • Aja Parham-Ammar (Southern Districts Spartans)
    • Leah Scott (Southern Districts Spartans)
    • Amanda Johnson (Ipswich Force)
    • Mikaela Ruef (Logan Thunder)

References

  1. ^ "OFFICIAL 2019 QBL DRAW RELEASED - Mackay Basketball Association". SportsTG.
  2. ^ Arsenis, Damian. "Queensland embracing NBL1 for 2020". The Pick and Roll. Retrieved 2019-11-05.
  3. ^ "The official BQ #QBL19 MVPs have been announced..." facebook.com/basketballqld. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Congratulations to the following players for being selected in the All-Star 5 All League Team for the #QBL19 season!". facebook.com/basketballqld. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 24 August 2024.