2010 New Zealand NBL season

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2010 New Zealand NBL season
League National Basketball League
Sport Basketball
Duration 4 March – 1 July
Number of teams 10
TV partner(s) Sky Sport
Regular season
Top seed Wellington Saints
Season MVP Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
Finals
Champions Wellington Saints
  Runners-up Waikato Pistons
Finals MVP Lindsay Tait
New Zealand NBL seasons

The 2010 New Zealand National Basketball League season was the 29th running of the competition. In 2010, the Southland Sharks begun 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, with the Wellington Saints eventually winning the season after a three-game finals series with the Waikato Pistons. Saints' guard Lindsay Tait was recognised as the most valuable player of the regular season and of the finals series.

Standings

# New Zealand National Basketball League Regular Season Standings
Team W L PCT PTS
1 Wellington Saints 14 4 78 28
2 Waikato Pistons 13 5 72 26
3 Nelson Giants 12 6 67 24
4 Harbour Heat 11 7 61 22
5 Hawke's Bay Hawks 11 7 61 22
6 Southland Sharks 9 9 50 18
7 Christchurch Cougars 9 9 50 18
8 Taranaki Mountainairs 6 12 33 12
9 Manawatu Jets 5 13 27 10
10 OceanaGold Nuggets 0 18 0 0

Playoffs

  Quarterfinals     Semifinals     Finals
                               
        1  Wellington Saints 98  
  4  Harbour Heat 77     5  Hawke's Bay Hawks 92    
  5  Hawke's Bay Hawks 82         File:Gold Cup icon.svg  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

Round Player Team Ref
1 Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints [1]
2 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons [2]
3 Rick Rickert Harbour Heat [3][4]
4 Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints [5][6]
5 Jeremy Kench Christchurch Cougars [7][8]
6 Erron Maxey Wellington Saints [9]
7 René Rougeau Southland Sharks [10]
8 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons [11]
9 Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints [12]
10 Michael Harrison Nelson Giants [13]
11 Thomas Abercrombie Waikato Pistons [14]
12 René Rougeau Southland Sharks [15]
13 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints [16]
14 Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints [17]
15 René Rougeau Southland Sharks [18]
16 René Rougeau Southland Sharks [19]

Statistics leaders

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

Category Player Team Stats
Points per game Eric Devendorf Wellington Saints 25.6
Rebounds per game Alex Pledger Waikato Pistons 12.6
Assists per game Lindsay Tait Wellington Saints 7.1
Steals per game René Rougeau Southland Sharks 3.8
Blocks per game Jon Rogers Hawke's Bay Hawks 2.2

Season

  • Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
  • NZ Most Valuable Player: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)[21]
  • Regular Season Winners: Wellington Saints (14–4)
  • Keith Carr Trophy – Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
  • John Macdonald Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
  • Commissioners Cup – Most Outstanding Forward: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
  • Stan Hill Trophy – Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
  • Garry Pettis Memorial Trophy – Leading Individual Rebounder: Alex Pledger (12.6) (Waikato Pistons)
  • Dave Taylor Trophy – Leading Assists: Lindsay Tait (7.1) (Wellington Saints)
  • Leading Scorer: Eric Devendorf (25.6) (Wellington Saints)
  • Nial Forsyth Trophy – Best Team Free Throws: Manawatu Jets (74.2%)
  • Rookie of the Year: Martin Iti (Southland Sharks)
  • Coach of the Year: Pero Cameron (Wellington Saints)
  • Media Award: Brendan Egan (Southland Times)
  • Administrator of the Year: James King (Nelson Giants)

Finals

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
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  20. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  21. ↑ Tait Named NBL MVP for 2010
  22. ↑ Wellington Saints march to NBL championship

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