2017β18 NBL Canada season | |
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League | National Basketball League of Canada |
Sport | Basketball |
Duration | November 18, 2017 β April 2, 2018 |
Number of games | 40 |
Number of teams | 10 |
Total attendance | 400,811 (2,004 per game) |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | ? |
Picked by | ? |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Halifax Hurricanes |
Season MVP | ? |
Top scorer | ? |
Playoffs | |
Atlantic champions | Halifax Hurricanes |
Central champions | London Lightning |
Finals | |
Champions | London Lightning |
Runners-up | Halifax Hurricanes |
Finals MVP | Garrett Williamson |
The 2017β18 NBL Canada season is the seventh season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBLC). The regular season ran November 18, 2017 to April 2, 2018.
After two years as league commissioner, Dave Magley left the league to found North American Premier Basketball. He was replaced on an interim basis by London Lightning owner and league president Vito Frijia.
After years of league ownership, the Moncton Miracles were folded to make way for an expansion team under new ownership called the Moncton Magic. [1] The league also awarded expansion franchises in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, [2] and Sudbury, Ontario. However, the Sudbury ownership group delayed their launch in the league until 2019. [3] The Orangeville A's folded in the Central Division, leaving the league with six teams in the Atlantic region and four in the Central. As a result, the new St. John's Edge were scheduled to play in the Central Division. [4]
Standings as of 2 April 2018: [6]
Atlantic Division | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Div |
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z β Halifax Hurricanes | 40 | 28 | 12 | .700 | β | 21β8 |
x β Moncton Magic | 40 | 23 | 17 | .575 | 5 | 16β13 |
x β Saint John Riptide | 40 | 20 | 20 | .500 | 8 | 15β16 |
x β Island Storm | 40 | 19 | 21 | .475 | 9 | 15β16 |
Cape Breton Highlanders | 40 | 13 | 27 | .325 | 15 | 9β23 |
Central Division | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Div |
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c β London Lightning | 40 | 27 | 13 | .675 | β | 23β8 |
x β St. John's Edge | 40 | 25 | 15 | .625 | 2 | 20β11 |
x β Windsor Express | 40 | 20 | 20 | .500 | 7 | 16β14 |
x β Niagara River Lions | 40 | 17 | 23 | .425 | 10 | 11β19 |
KW Titans | 40 | 8 | 32 | .200 | 19 | 6β23 |
Notes
As of games played 2 April 2018
Pos | Team | Total | High | Low | Average | Change |
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1 | London Lightning | 84,081 | 8,236 | 1,534 | 4,204 | β19.3% |
2 | St. John's Edge1 | 68,028 | 4,803 | 1,821 | 3,401 | n/a |
3 | Niagara River Lions | 41,085 | 3,941 | 1,582 | 2,054 | +17.2% |
4 | Halifax Hurricanes | 39,164 | 3,667 | 1,032 | 1,958 | +1.7% |
5 | Saint John Riptide | 37,670 | 5,392 | 1,245 | 1,884 | +1.5% |
6 | Island Storm | 37,503 | 3,111 | 1,454 | 1,875 | β3.1% |
7 | Cape Breton Highlanders | 27,078 | 4,236 | 950 | 1,354 | β8.2% |
8 | KW Titans | 25,289 | 2,768 | 563 | 1,264 | β3.1% |
9 | Moncton Magic | 21,418 | 2,186 | 562 | 1,071 | β30.0% |
10 | Windsor Express | 19,495 | 1,451 | 804 | 975 | β5.7% |
League total | 400,811 | 8,236 | 562 | 2,004 | +9.4% |
Source:
[1]
Notes:
1: New team.
Division Semifinals | Division Finals | NBL Canada Finals | ||||||||||||
A1 | Halifax | 3 | ||||||||||||
A4 | Island | 1 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Halifax | 4 | ||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||
A2 | Moncton | 1 | ||||||||||||
A2 | Moncton | 3 | ||||||||||||
A3 | Saint John | 2 | ||||||||||||
A1 | Halifax | 3 | ||||||||||||
C1 | London | 4 | ||||||||||||
C1 | London | 3 | ||||||||||||
C4 | Niagara | 1 | ||||||||||||
C1 | London | 4 | ||||||||||||
Central Division | ||||||||||||||
C2 | St. John's | 2 | ||||||||||||
C2 | St. John's | 3 | ||||||||||||
C3 | Windsor | 0 |
Bold Series winner
Italic Team with home-court advantage
The 2017β18 NBL Canada Draft and Combine was held on October 20β22. The St. John's Edge selected Aaron Williams first. [7]
Rnd. | Pick | Player | Nationality | Team | School / club team |
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1 | 1 | Aaron Williams | ![]() |
St. John's Edge | Chicago State |
1 | 2 | Zachary Valliere | ![]() |
Island Storm | Fitchburg State |
1 | 3 | Duke Mondy | ![]() |
Cape Breton Highlanders | Oakland |
1 | 4 | Steven Toyloy | ![]() |
Moncton Magic | Cincinnati |
1 | 5 | Matthew Hart | ![]() |
Niagara River Lions | George Washington |
1 | 6 | Torrence Dyck | ![]() |
Island Storm | Daemen College |
1 | 7 | Scottie McRae | ![]() |
Windsor Express | Albany |
1 | 8 | Cleon Roberts | ![]() |
Saint John Riptide | La Salle |
1 | 9 | Andrew Hayles | ![]() |
Windsor Express | Alabama State |
1 | 10 | Shawn Amiker | ![]() |
Halifax Hurricanes | Youngstown State |
1 | 11 | Bright Mensah | ![]() |
London Lightning | William Paterson |
2 | 12 | Zach Gordon | ![]() |
St. John's Edge | Cal Poly |
2 | 13 | Jean-Rony Cadot | ![]() |
Windsor Express | TCU |
2 | 14 | Damarcus Harrison | ![]() |
Cape Breton Highlanders | Clemson |
2 | 15 | Willie Connor | ![]() |
KW Titans | Buffalo |
2 | 16 | Robert Ukawuba | ![]() |
Windsor Express | NJIT |
2 | 17 | Georges Serresse | ![]() |
KW Titans | Laurentian |
2 | 18 | Kyle Steward | ![]() |
Saint John Riptide | UMKC |
2 | 19 | James Johnson | ![]() |
Windsor Express | CulverβStockton |
2 | 20 | Daryl Hunter | ![]() |
Halifax Hurricanes | |
2 | 21 | Boyd Vassell | ![]() |
London Lightning | St. Mary's |
Month | Player | Team |
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December | Jeff Dunlap | St. John's Edge |
January | Keith Vassell | London Lightning |
February | Mike Leslie | Halifax Hurricanes |
March | Mike Leslie (2) | Halifax Hurricanes |
Source: [8]