2009 New Zealand NBL season
| 2009 New Zealand NBL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Basketball League |
| Sport | Basketball |
| Duration | 14 March – 25 June |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| NBL season | |
| Champions | Waikato Pistons (4th title) |
| Season MVP | Phill Jones (Nelson Giants) |
The 2009 New Zealand National Basketball League was the 28th season of the New Zealand NBL.
The top two teams of the regular season, the Waikato Pistons and Nelson Giants made the semi-finals, along with Wellington and Christchurch. Waikato and Nelson went on to face each other in the final, with Waikato becoming the 2009 NBL Championship winner.[1]
2009 clubs
| Team Name | Hometown | Colours | Arena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harbour Heat | North Shore | North Shore Events Centre | |
| Waikato Pistons | Hamilton | Hamilton YMCA | |
| Hawke's Bay Hawks | Taradale | Pettigrew Green Arena | |
| Manawatu Jets | Palmerston North | Arena Manawatu | |
| Taranaki Mountainairs | New Plymouth | Taranaki Stadium | |
| Wellington Saints | Wellington | TSB Bank Arena | |
| Nelson Giants | Nelson | Trafalgar Centre | |
| Christchurch Cougars | Christchurch | Westpac Centre | |
| Otago Nuggets | Dunedin | Edgar Centre | |
Season
Regular season
| # | New Zealand NBL Season Standings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | W | L | |
| 1 | Waikato Pistons | 14 | 2 |
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 12 | 4 |
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 12 | 4 |
| 4 | Christchurch Cougars | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | Harbour Heat | 9 | 7 |
| 6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 7 | 9 |
| 7 | Manawatu Jets | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Auckland Stars | 4 | 12 |
| 9 | Taranaki Mountainairs | 0 | 16 |
Playoffs
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Waikato Pistons | 96 | |||||||||||||
| 4 | Christchurch Cougars | 106 | Christchurch Cougars | 89 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Harbour Heat | 98 |  |
Waikato Pistons | 81 | 94 | - | ||||||||
| Nelson Giants | 69 | 84 | - | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Nelson Giants | 83 | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Wellington Saints | 80 | Wellington Saints | 82 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Hawke's Bay Hawks | 75 | |||||||||||||
Season Awards
MVP: Phill Jones
Leading scorer: Michael Efevberha
Rookie of the Year: Thomas Abercrombie
Coach of the Year: Dean Vickerman
All-Star Five: Michael Efevberha, Phill Jones, Thomas Abercrombie, Adam Ballinger, Tim Behrendorff[2]
References
- ↑ "NBL: Season 2009". australiabasket.com. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ Jones named NBL MVP