2010 New Zealand NBL season

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.

2010 New Zealand NBL season
LeagueNew Zealand NBL
SportBasketball
Duration4 March – 1 July
Number of games18
Number of teams10
Regular season
Minor premiersWellington Saints
Season MVPLindsay Tait (Wellington Saints)
Top scorerEric Devendorf (Wellington Saints)
Playoffs
ChampionsWellington Saints
  Runners-upWaikato Pistons
Finals MVPLindsay Tait

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
Pos
Team W L
1 Wellington Saints144
2 Waikato Pistons135
3 Nelson Giants126
4 Harbour Heat117
5 Hawke's Bay Hawks117
6 Southland Sharks99
7 Christchurch Cougars99
8 Taranaki Mountainairs612
9 Manawatu Jets513
10 Otago Nuggets018

Playoff bracket
  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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