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

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

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

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 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

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
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_New_Zealand_NBL_season
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