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Semi-finalists set for SBL Play-Offs following culmination of the 24/25 SBL comp

327Tags: 24/25, Playoffs, SBL

Following the final league game of the season between Dragons and Bucs, the top 4 positions have been determined, with those teams progressing to the Play-Off competition.

  Team Played Wins Losses % For Against Difference Points
1 14 13 1 93 973 707 266 40
2 14 10 4 72 1088 740 348 33
3 14 9 5 65 1018 917 101 32
4 14 9 5 65 943 849 94 32
5 14 8 6 58 889 923 -34 30
6 14 4 10 29 854 1091 -237 22
7 14 3 11 22 804 980 -176 20
8 14 0 14 0 603 965 -362 11

The Play-Off competition format, as in previous years, will be two semi-finals and a final to determine the SBL Play-Off Champions. First place Huish Tigers will play fourth place Taunton Dragons and second place Bridgwater Blackhawks will play third place Bridgwater Bucs.

2024/25 SBL Semi-final Playoff matcu ups

This year’s league was the most competitive we’ve seen for a long while. Second, third and fourth place positions were determined by the final game of the season Taunton Dragons vs Bridgwater Bucs. With their victory in that game Bridgwater Bucs moved from 5th place to 3rd overtaking Chard Flight by 2 league points and having the head-to-head tie breaker over Taunton Dragons who finished with the same points total. Had Dragons won, they would have overtaken Bridgwater Blackhawks for second place by 1 point, Blackhawks would have finished 3rd, Flight 4th and Bucs 5th.

This season 53 out of 57 fixtures were completed with 4 being forfeit. 1 game was abandoned. 21 games were decided by 8 or fewer points, 7 games were decided by less than 4 points, 5 games were decided by less than 3 points and 1 game came down to a single point! There were 3 games requiring overtime this season and 1 of those could only be decided after a second overtime period.

A total of 3,635 baskets were scored (7,654 points) across all games. Of those baskets 2,299 were two-point field goals (4,598 points), 579 were three-point field goals (1,737 points) and 757 were made free-throws. The most points scored in a single game this season was 106 by Bridgwater Blackhawks.

There were 118 individual players that took part in at least one SBL 24/25 fixture

MVP Votes

At the end of each game, teams vote an opposing team player for MVP. The following is a list of the top vote getting players over the course of the league competition:

2024/25 SBL total points scored leaders

  Player GP W L W% PTS PPG FGM 3PM FTM
1 Adrian Andres 16 7 10 41% 287 17.94 113 17 44
2 Brad Masters 13 7 6 54% 264 20.31 108 17 31
3 Jack Walker 21 6 15 29% 253 12.05 96 40 21
4 Theo Mckenna 20 8 12 40% 231 11.55 95 2 39
5 Dan Rubino 19 6 13 32% 226 11.89 86 45 9
6 Randy Vitug 10 6 4 60% 193 19.3 80 1 32
7 Rich Nurse 13 8 5 62% 166 12.77 54 47 11
8 Elliott Worth 20 9 11 45% 158 7.9 71 3 13
9 Phil Rogers 20 9 11 45% 155 7.75 64 19 8
10 Mantas Saltmerys 11 6 5 55% 153 13.91 67 2 17

2024/25 SBL points per game leaders

  Player GP W L W% PPG
1 Alex Ross 3 1 2 33% 23.33
2 Brad Masters 13 7 6 54% 20.31
3 Randy Vitug 10 6 4 60% 19.3
4 Ben Williams 4 4 0 100% 19.25
5 Adrian Andres 16 7 10 41% 17.94
6 Ben Ellis 7 5 2 71% 16.57
7 Arunas Venslovas 1 1 0 100% 16
8 Lewis Cuthbert 8 7 1 88% 15.5
9 Thiago Botelho 9 8 1 89% 14.67
10 Lukas Glotnis 5 5 2 71% 14.2

2024/25 SBL two point field goal leaders

  Player GP W L W% FGM AFGM
1 Adrian Andres 16 7 10 41% 113 7.06
2 Brad Masters 13 7 6 54% 108 8.31
3 Jack Walker 21 6 15 29% 96 4.57
4 Theo Mckenna 20 8 12 40% 95 4.75
5 Dan Rubino 19 6 13 32% 86 4.53
6 Randy Vitug 10 6 4 60% 80 8
7 Elliott Worth 20 9 11 45% 71 3.55
8 Mantas Saltmerys 11 6 5 55% 67 6.09
9 Phil Rogers 20 9 11 45% 64 3.2
10 Udibe Rana 16 1 15 6% 60 3.75

2024/25 SBL three point field goal leaders

  Player GP W L W% 3PM A3PM
1 Rich Nurse 13 8 5 62% 47 3.62
2 Dan Rubino 19 6 13 32% 45 2.37
3 Jack Walker 21 6 15 29% 40 1.9
4 George Adams 16 0 16 0% 32 2
5 Simonas Alavocius 9 7 2 78% 32 3.56
6 Udibe Rana 16 1 15 6% 24 1.5
7 Phil Rogers 20 9 11 45% 19 0.95
8 Cliff Vilo 9 3 6 33% 18 2
9 Adrian Andres 16 7 10 41% 17 1.06
10 Lewis Cuthbert 8 7 1 88% 17 2.13
11 Brad Masters 13 7 6 54% 17 1.31

2024/25 SBL free throw leaders

  Player GP W L W% FTM AFTM
1 Adrian Andres 16 7 10 41% 44 2.75
2 Theo Mckenna 20 8 12 40% 39 1.95
3 Randy Vitug 10 6 4 60% 32 3.2
4 Brad Masters 13 7 6 54% 31 2.38
5 Grzegorz Siwicki 13 8 5 62% 22 1.69
6 Ben Rowswell 11 6 5 55% 21 1.91
7 Jack Walker 21 6 15 29% 21 1
8 Lewis Cuthbert 8 7 1 88% 19 2.38
9 Donatas Jokubauskas 13 7 6 54% 19 1.46
10 Zac Perfect-Porter 13 8 6 57% 18 1.38