2010 New Zealand NBL season

2010 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 4 March – 1 July
Number of games 18
Number of teams 10
Regular season
Minor premiers Wellington Saints
Season MVP Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
Top scorer Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
Champions Wellington Saints
  Runners-up Waikato Pistons
Finals MVP Lindsay Tait

The 2010 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 29th running of the competition. In 2010, the Southland Sharks began their first season in the competition, the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence, and the Auckland Stars were suspended due to financial problems.

The regular season began on Thursday 4 March and concluded on Friday 19 June. The playoffs began on Tuesday 22 June and concluded on Thursday 1 July, with the Wellington Saints taking home their sixth NBL title after defeating the Waikato Pistons 2–1 in the best-of-three finals series. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series.

Standings

# Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Wellington Saints1447828
2 Waikato Pistons1357226
3 Nelson Giants1266724
4 Harbour Heat1176122
5 Hawke's Bay Hawks1176122
6 Southland Sharks995018
7 Christchurch Cougars995018
8 Taranaki Mountainairs6123312
9 Manawatu Jets5132710
10 Otago Nuggets01800

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                               
        1 Wellington Saints 98  
  4 Harbour Heat 77     5 Hawke's Bay Hawks 92    
  5 Hawke's Bay Hawks 82         Wellington Saints 74 98 82
        Waikato Pistons 80 69 79
        2 Waikato Pistons 74    
  3 Nelson Giants 82     3 Nelson Giants 62  
  6 Southland Sharks 67  

Awards

Player of the Week

RoundPlayerTeamRef
1Eric DevendorfWellington Saints[1]
2Thomas AbercrombieWaikato Pistons[2]
3Rick RickertHarbour Heat[3][4]
4Eric DevendorfWellington Saints[5][6]
5Jeremy KenchChristchurch Cougars[7][8]
6Erron MaxeyWellington Saints[9]
7René RougeauSouthland Sharks[10]
8Thomas AbercrombieWaikato Pistons[11]
9Eric DevendorfWellington Saints[12]
10Michael HarrisonNelson Giants[13]
11Thomas AbercrombieWaikato Pistons[14]
12René RougeauSouthland Sharks[15]
13Lindsay TaitWellington Saints[16]
14Lindsay TaitWellington Saints[17]
15René RougeauSouthland Sharks[18]
16René RougeauSouthland Sharks[19]

Statistics leaders

Stats as of the end of the regular season[20]

CategoryPlayerTeamStat
Points per gameEric DevendorfWellington Saints25.6
Rebounds per gameAlex PledgerWaikato Pistons12.6
Assists per gameLindsay TaitWellington Saints7.1
Steals per gameRené RougeauSouthland Sharks3.8
Blocks per gameJon RogersHawke's Bay Hawks2.2

Regular season

Playoffs

References

  1. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 2 Media Guide
  2. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 3 Media Guide
  3. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 4 Media Guide
  4. RICKERT EARNS POW
  5. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 5 Media Guide
  6. POW #2 FOR DEVENDORF
  7. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 6 Media Guide
  8. KENCH WINS POW
  9. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 7 Media Guide
  10. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 8 Media Guide
  11. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 9 Media Guide
  12. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 10 Media Guide
  13. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 11 Media Guide
  14. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 12 Media Guide
  15. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 13 Media Guide
  16. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 14 Media Guide
  17. 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 15 Media Guide
  18. "2010 Bartercard NBL Round 16 Media Guide" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2013.
  19. "QF Preview: Giants v Sharks". Basketball.org.nz. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010.
  20. "Tait, Abo Big Winners". Basketball.org.nz. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010.
  21. Tait Named NBL MVP for 2010
  22. Wellington Saints march to NBL championship
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