2010 New Zealand NBL season
| 2010 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | New Zealand NBL |
| 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 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[edit]
Regular season standings[edit]
| Pos | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Wellington Saints | 14 | 4 |
| 2 | Waikato Pistons | 13 | 5 |
| 3 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 6 |
| 4 | Harbour Heat | 11 | 7 |
| 5 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 11 | 7 |
| 6 | Southland Sharks | 9 | 9 |
| 7 | Christchurch Cougars | 9 | 9 |
| 8 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 6 | 12 |
| 9 | Manawatu Jets | 5 | 13 |
| 10 | Otago Nuggets | 0 | 18 |
Playoff bracket[edit]
| 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[edit]
Player of the Week[edit]
Statistics leaders[edit]
Stats as of the end of the regular season[20]
| Category | Player | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Regular season[edit]
- 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:
- G: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
- G: Eric Devendorf (Wellington Saints)
- F: René Rougeau (Southland Sharks)
- F: Thomas Abercrombie (Waikato Pistons)
- C: Mika Vukona (Nelson Giants)
Playoffs[edit]
- Finals MVP: Lindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)[22]
References[edit]
- ^ 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