Sports season
2010 New Zealand NBL season |
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League | New Zealand NBL |
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Sport | Basketball |
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Duration | 4 March – 1 July |
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Number of games | 18 |
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Number of teams | 10 |
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Regular season |
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Minor premiers | Wellington Saints |
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Season MVP | Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints) |
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Top scorer | Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints) |
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Playoffs |
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Champions | Wellington Saints |
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Runners-up | Waikato Pistons |
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Finals MVP | Lindsay Tait |
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New Zealand NBL seasons |
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The 2010 NBL season was the 29th season of the National Basketball League. Foundation member and nine-time NBL champions the Auckland Stars withdrew from the league in 2010, while the Otago Nuggets returned after a one-year absence and the Southland Sharks joined for the first time.
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.
Summary
Regular season standings
Playoff bracket
Awards
Player of the Week
Statistics leaders
Stats as of the end of the regular season[20]
Regular season
- Most Valuable Player: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- NZ Most Valuable Player: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)[21]
- Most Outstanding Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding NZ Guard: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Most Outstanding Forward: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
- Most Outstanding NZ Forward/Centre: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
- Scoring Champion: Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints)
- Rebounding Champion: Alex Pledger (Waikato Pistons)
- Assist Champion: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- Rookie of the Year: Martin Iti (Southland Sharks)
- Coach of the Year: Pero Cameron (Wellington Saints)
- All-Star Five:
Playoffs
References
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 2 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 3 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 4 Media Guide
- ^ RICKERT EARNS POW
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 5 Media Guide
- ^ POW #2 FOR DEVENDORF
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 6 Media Guide
- ^ KENCH WINS POW
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 7 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 8 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 9 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 10 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 11 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 12 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 13 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 14 Media Guide
- ^ 2010 Bartercard NBL Round 15 Media Guide
- ^ "2010 Bartercard NBL Round 16 Media Guide" (PDF). Basketball.org.nz. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 February 2013.
- ^ "QF Preview: Giants v Sharks". Basketball.org.nz. 22 June 2010. Archived from the original on 28 June 2010.
- ^ "Tait, Abo Big Winners". Basketball.org.nz. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010.
- ^ Tait Named NBL MVP for 2010
- ^ Wellington Saints march to NBL championship
External links
- Basketball New Zealand 2010 Annual Report
- Basketball New Zealand 2010 Results Annual
- Final round and end of season stats
- 2010 QF Media Guide