2010–11 New Zealand Breakers season

New Zealand Breakers
Head Coach Andrej Lemanis
Arena North Shore Events Centre
NBL results
Ladder 1st
Finals 1st
Record
Wins 22
Losses 6
New Zealand Breakers seasons
← 2009–10 2011–12 →

The 2010–11 NBL season was the 8th season for the New Zealand Breakers in the NBL. In this season, the Breakers won their first NBL championship title, becoming the first New Zealand first-grade team in any sport to win an Australian-based sporting championship.

Off-season

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Mika Vukona Signed in April[1] Gold Coast Blaze
Gary Wilkinson Signed 19 August[2] Utah State University

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Oscar Forman Contract not re-newed. Wollongong Hawks
Tony Ronaldson Retired N/A
Rick Rickert Released Free Agent

New Zealand also re-signed Kevin Braswell for the season.[3]

Roster

Depth chart

Pos. Starting 5 Bench 1 Bench 2
C Gary Wilkinson Alex Pledger
PF Mika Vukona B. J. Anthony
SF Thomas Abercrombie Dillon Boucher Leon Henry
SG Kirk Penney C. J. Bruton Corey Webster
PG Paul Henare Kevin Braswell Josh Bloxham

Regular season

Standings

# Team Pld W L Last 5 Streak For Against % Win %
1New Zealand Breakers 282264-1W32,4632,367104.06%78.57%
2Townsville Crocodiles 2817113-2L12,2252,163102.87%60.71%
3Perth Wildcats 2816123-2L22,3802,192108.58%57.14%
4Cairns Taipans 2816124-1W42,1862,107103.75%57.14%
5Wollongong Hawks 2815134-1W12,2722,209102.85%53.57%
6Gold Coast Blaze 2813152-3W12,3962,44098.20%46.43%
7Melbourne Tigers 2810181-4L32,2092,35793.72%35.71%
8Adelaide 36ers 289191-4L12,2122,36293.65%32.14%
9Sydney Kings 288202-3L32,1712,31793.70%28.57%

Game log

2010–11 season game log
Pre-season: 1–0 (Home: 1–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 3–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 1–0)
November: 3–2 (Home: 1–1; Road: 2–1)
December: 4–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 3–1)
January: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
February: 4–2 (Home: 3–1; Road: 1–1)
March: 3–1 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–1)
April: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)

Semi-Finals

2010–11 season game log
Semi-Finals: 2–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 7 April Perth Wildcats L 78-101 North Shore Events Centre
4,000		 0–1
2 10 April @Perth Wildcats W 93-89 Challenge Stadium
4,400		 1-1
3 13 April Perth Wildcats W 99-83 North Shore Events Centre
4,148		 2-1

Grand Finals

2010–11 season game log
Grand Finals: 2–1 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 20 April Cairns Taipans W 85-67 North Shore Events Centre
4,400		 1–0
2 24 April @Cairns Taipans L 81-85 Cairns Convention Centre
5,200		 1-1
3 29 April Cairns Taipans W 71-53 North Shore Events Centre
4,400		 2-1

Player statistics

Awards

Player of the Week

Player of the Month

Coach of the Month

All-NBL First Team

Most Valuable Player (Finals Series)

See also

2010–11 NBL season

References

  1. ↑ "Breakers finalise local roster with return of Mika". Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  2. ↑ "Burger King Breakers sign 'Big Man'". Archived from the original on 22 August 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
  3. ↑ "Breakers fans Kevin Braswell's back". Archived from the original on 5 September 2010. Retrieved 18 December 2010.
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