2016 MSBL season
| 2016 MSBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | State Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 18 March – 30 July (Regular season) 5 August – 3 September (Finals) |
| Number of games | 26 |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Regular season | |
| Minor premiers | Cockburn Cougars |
| Season MVP | Cooper Land (Rockingham Flames) |
| Top scorer | Tre Nichols (South West Slammers) |
| Finals | |
| Champions | Cockburn Cougars |
| Runners-up | Joondalup Wolves |
| Grand Final MVP | Rhett Della Maddalena |
The 2016 MSBL season was the 28th season of the Men's State Basketball League (SBL). The regular season began on Friday 18 March, with Round 1 seeing the 2015 runners-up South West Slammers looking for redemption against the reigning Champions the Joondalup Wolves. The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game was played on 6 June at Bendat Basketball Centre – the home of basketball in Western Australia. The regular season ended on Saturday 30 July. The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September, when the Cockburn Cougars defeated the Wolves in the MSBL Grand Final.
The regular season began on Friday 18 March, and ended on Saturday 30 July after 20 weeks of competition. The Stirling Senators opened the season in front of a huge crowd at their newly renovated home venue Warwick Stadium when they hosted the Lakeside Lightning.
Two other venue changes occurred for the 2016 season:
The finals began on Friday 5 August and ended on Saturday 3 September with the MSBL Grand Final.
The 2016 MSBL All-Star Game took place at Bendat Basketball Centre on Monday 6 June, with all proceeds going to Lifeline WA for suicide prevention.
Head Coach: Ben Ettridge (Joondalup Wolves)
Assistant Coach: Aaron Trahair (Geraldton Buccaneers)
*All originally selected on the bench.
*Jayden Coburn was selected after Geraldton Buccaneers guard Matthew Adekponya (starter) was ruled out due to injury.
**Timothy Squire was selected after teammate Brandon McGill was ruled out due to injury.
***Thomas Korf was selected after Perry Lakes Hawks guard Bryton Hobbs (starter) was ruled out with a wrist injury, and initial replacement Trian Iliadis of the Joondalup Wolves was ruled out with a hamstring injury.
^Kyle Lindbergh was selected after teammate Cody Ellis (starter) was ruled out due to injury.
Head Coach: Matt Parsons (Cockburn Cougars)
Assistant Coach: Stephen Black (Willetton Tigers)
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